The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-09

l just make her coax me and give me
dime;
But that great, big silly-why, honest and
He'd ed run a forty miles if she wanted him to
tell you what tits!
his.
I won't fall in love when I'm grown-no,
My sisters "best feller'' IS warnin' to me-!
| CHANGE PARTNERS.
The club doctor had gone away looking
very serious, and promising to call again
| i'll half an hour after he had been to see
! another patient. He was thinking that
| by that time his patient might have died
or recovered consciousness, in either of
which cases he would be able to express
more decided opinion about her symp-
tons. At present they puzzled him, and
he cOntented himself with looking grave,
patting John Emanuel on the back and
telling him to keep up heart and hope for
the BEST When he was gone the hus-
band sat and stared at the fire, with his
empty pipe in his hand. There was GER
tain enjoyment in the knowledge that
everybody in the village would soon be
talking about his wife's accident.
| "Tha naabors III mebbe COON in ia
see Soosan,' he said aloud refectively
and he put down the empty pipe on the
mantel shelf, with it's cheap clock that
seemed to tick more loudly than usual
and ITS two pot dogs which smiled as
fooilshly as ever in spite of the calamity
which had come to the house.
There was gentle tap on the door be-
fore he could sit down, and John Eman-
uels face took shade of deeper gravity
and Importance as he crossed the room
to open it,
"Oh, it's thoo, Cousin Sarah,'' he said,
as il buXom woman of so or so entered
the place." A'0"'
| 1T S rare an sad news" said Cousin
Sarah, as she shut the door behind her
n met tn doctor, as a wor coomin', and
he says it'll be tn end O. Soosan Tell
us how it COON abawt. They say as thee
faWned err when thee COON hoam to tha
| tea W 'A'
"Yaas." said John Emanuel, shaking
ms head slowly, ''joost ath' foot O. til
ladder: an a thowt. she wor dead Hoe
long tn poor thing had bean thear 4
don't know, but she ha'n't mooved syl.
labul since, an | doan't think she ever
will" ~'@'
! "Tha woan't find another like her in q
! hurry" said Cousin Sarah, who had beer
skirmishing around the place while she
talked, and had just discovered a table
cloth, which she proceeded to lay on the
wooden tahle>fp = hlstling, workman-like
manner. ~ 7ss..:zg ,,,->:
"a man. mum hsxs his :yittles, COON
| what may She said. IN answer "a his IN.
curing glance "A ii be boond tha:s had i"1
nowt sin tina COON hoam.''
! "a ha'n't thowt on it, said John
Emanuel, looking little brighter. as the
bustllng woman poked up the low fire
and put on the kettle.
Tina woan't find another like Soosar
IN hurry she suggested again as she
returned to the table; and John nodded
| "Oop early and ia bed laate,' she
went on, IAN hard at it all tn time
she wor a wonderful woman. What VOL
| she DOOM when she toombled off tn lad
| der?'.
embarrassing" said her husband.
! "A thOwt as much.'
| swell! thoo'rt joost such another
suggested John Emanuel. as he watched
her bustling about over the meal cave
f, often said to mysen', Soosan an Coosir
| Sarah are tn only two. wimen as a'd like
ia see abawt ma place. If Soosar
shood be took ave said to mysen agar
and agaan: Cousin Sarah's tn lass as &
shood maak Missis Smith,
The woman stopped in the act of cary.
ing huge slice of bread.
'"Tha' doan't mean it, John Emanuelr
she said, staring at him.
"A do that said John Emanuel. with
determination; 'but, of course, there's
Patrick in tina way naw.''
J ''Of coorse," said Cousin Sarah, going
on with her bread-cutting, and her tone
became more conversational again. "Pat.
rick COON with me as far as tn hoose,''
she said 'He sad he'd stop an smoak
in tn garden. He's no good in time O.
trubble, amt Patrick
He's noa nearer marryin', I spoase 81
said John Emanuel thoughtfully. Cous-
in Sarah shook her head.
"Patrick's bone idle, A Think
| Then why dOan't thee glib him oop?''
said the man. looking down at his boots
GIVE Patrick oop? Whatever foer?'
1 said Cousin Sarah, with an excess Of in
nocence, and the man still stared at his
boots as he answered.:
| why, ia marry me. of coorse. A shall
want somebody ia fend an to do for me
when Soosan's goan.''
| Cousin Sarah put down the knife again
| to stare across at him.
''Dost ia mean it, John Emanuel?'
"A do" said he.
''Then, all goa and tell Patrick that a
cant keap company WIN any longer,
she said briskly, and she opened the cot
| tage door to put her plan into execution
as she spoke.
! John Emanuel looked meditatively
into the fire when she was gone. The
kettle was beginning to sing. The cheau
| American clock seemed to tick more
| cheerfully.
"A wonder what Patrick IL saa," he
remarked to himself aloud, and then he
stared into the fire again.
! Cousin Sarah came back just as the
| kettle was beginning to boil, and she
| made dash for it with the teapot in her
hand.
''Tha's not taken long abaat it, said
John Emanuel. 'Whaat does Patrick
| saa?"'
ooh, he doan't mind"
| Has he goan hoam?" -- -.
| "Noa; he's Talking Ia that Mary En-.
| lily Quipple next door over tn hedge"
cam glad he takes it kind" said the
| woman in these parts a'd like ia see in
| Soosan's place but tina, Cousin Sarah
| Iha's made this tea j0ost she does, and
| three loomps O. sugar, too.' 49,. =.
"A spoase you'll be burying Soosan on
tina Sunday?'' said Cousin Sarah, who
had been following train of thought OF
her own. '.Tha' better get tn coffin
| made in Y0ark. It'll COON cheaper
| than if tina give it ia Tompkins ia do
He's rare an dear. What's tina mat.
ter. John Emanuel?'' 4, -szzs%%=. .
| For the man was staring with white
scared face toward the narrow, ladder
like steps that led up to room above As
| shg@spOke, she, too, heard the sound OF
steps descending, and they both sat with
mouths ajar, staring a-ss5 * s HI. Re
The next moment they started stimuli
taneously as well-known voice said
querulously:: 81 8**z .s. .&
Here's fine to do! 4 Me lying in ma
bed till all tina daalight's goan, an tn
outhoose not haalf doom yet, joost be
cause ave had a bit OF a. fall off til lad
der. It's like thee, ohm Emanuel, laain'
dirty shoon and closaSe on. WHY. what's
tina to do now. that tina looks as il tha'l
seen boggle y ss