Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04
AFTER THE STORM. !;

IF we can't agree. ma'am. it's high
time we parted company" said Mr..
Rarnabas Burlington.
my sentiments exactly" said Miss
Patty chckson. land the sooner the
better, according to my way of think
tng'
Mr.. huntington was portly indiVid-
aal. with Il Roman nose. iron-gray
hair. and :. stout, short figure.
Miss Chickson was tall and spare,
with little spiral curls and the remains
o.' complexion, and with blue eyes,
tl.at had been passing bright 20 years
ago.
."rhcre is an end to all human endu"-
ance," observed the gentleman. stern
L..
Sir" said Miss Chickson. Il have
put up with your eccentricities until
forbearancc has ceased tobe a virtue"
"A months notice. said Mr.. Buff
hngton. savagely tlourishing his yell
low silk pocket-handkerchief.
''You are quite at liberty to go ut
the end of "A hours. for all care"
retorted Miss Chickson. with dignity
Madam, take you at your word,
said the gentleman.
Mr.. Barnabas Burlington had lodged
with Miss Patty Chickson for 20
years. He was rich and eccentric;
she was poor and proud. AS young
people, there had been certain iove
passages between them-or rather the
buds of loves passages. which mad
never blossomed into full perfection =
and when Mr.. Burlington came home
from China and found his old pastors
orphan daughter trying to gain
scanty livelihood by letting apart
luents, he engaged her entire second
floor at once, and paid his way like Il
rajah.
Poor girl. poor girl said Mr.. Bar
nabas Burlington. but how thin and
old-maidish she has grown. | really
can't imagine how l could ever have
fancied her n divinity. What fools
young men are. to be sure
"Poor. dear Mr.. Burlington! how
stout and vulgar he has become!" said
Miss Chickson. And only to think
how slender he was once. How the
dreams of ones youthful days do al
terri
Mr. Barnabas Burlington was not
perfect enough to be canonized. and
Hiss Chckson had her petty peculiari-
ties. The consequence was that little
collisions were inevitable.
And one day there came Il longer
measuring of wordy words than usual,
and Mr. Burlington and Miss Chick
son formally parted.
Ten years is quite long enough to
tolerate this state of things" said the
old bachelor.
I'm only surprised that | haven't
burned him away long ago." said the
aid maid.
So when Mr. Burlington had gone
away, in cab piled high with bag
gage. Miss Chckson rang the bell for
her maid
Barbara" said she.
"Yes, ma'am:" said Barbara.
Mr.. Burlington is gone at last"
so | perceive. maam.' said Bar
bara "And won't he come back again.
ma'am?'
Never" said Miss Chickson, with
spirit.
oh" said Barbara, rather sur
prised.
1T will be necessary for us tn re-
duce expenses" remarked the mis-
trcss. "Of course | cannot any long
er afford to keep so large a house as
this. Mf. Burlington. whatever We're
his faults. cannot at least be accused
of parsimony."
Certainly not. ma'am." said Bar
tara.
"Of all liberal. free handed. kind,
spoken gents"
Barbara. you will obllge me by
hiding your tongue said Miss Chick
son.
Certainly. ma'am.' said Barbara.
Get me cup of tea" said Miss
Chickson. land when | have drunk it
l will go out to look for Il cheaper
house In n less aristocratic neighbor.
hood"
Barbara brought up the tea. in q
quaint little Wcdgewood teapot. on a
Japanese tray.
Miss Chickson drank II In silence,
looking sadly at the fire.
Tea was. 80 To speak. Miss Chick.
sons inspiration. When she was low.
spirited or In doubt or puzzled. ar In
any way thrown of her mental bal.
ance, she drank tea. aud straightway
became herself again.
Meanwhile, Mr. Barnahas Ruhing
ton. In the solitary spicndors of u
west end hotel, was scarcely less III
ut ease.
Il don't like this sort OF thing p'
ALL" said Mr.. Burlington To- himself.
ene morning n month later. 1T Isn't
homelike There's no cat here. Patty
Ghickson always Kept eat. There's
something very domestic aud eozy
looking about a eat. Ill go ont aua
look down the advertising columns ot
the daily Isaper AMI see what Induce