The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-12-27


oves and faxen hair and her
plble were German. But
| .s nothing of the Teutonic re-
hor manner, and her way of
~ at her work and executing
|,'oce steps across the kitchen
M thought Mrs. Pratt was not
dld not Indicate Teutonic SOL
!, character. Mrs. Pratt was
!, 0rst that she would not do by
L,,ns. particularly when, on the
4 evening of Elizabeth's engage
,bo found a young man in the
/, whose almost painful cleanli-
4 stiffness left no doubt of his
H., of "beau." Still, Elizabeth
A 70 be conducting herself with
.nost proprfety, and the young
N early, so Mrs, Pratt said moth
4 the time.
,oyt day, however, she thought
|od mention 1t, and she said. Ia
motherly sort of way, that
4 not want that young man there
|leu-not oftener than once a
IN any rate. Elizabeth laughed.
| 4 tbot she did not want him too
either. and she thought that
week was too often, so Mrs.
|Eent away feeling satisfied. So
line work was concerned she GER
|h0d nothing to complain Of. OF
| the girl was a new broom, but
" she took hold of things, the
[ps and thOroughness with
1 they were done, and the neat
Ipd order that seemed to descend
Ibe fat were exceptional. Mrs.
,had been suffering from n long
Of transient incompetents, who
lDpd her brow with care and
\ three hairs nearly gray. She
|,lt apprehensive, though, and
{Eebodlng was increased when IN
'use of the afternoon she found
y 8sth out on the back porch chay'
asantly with the Janitor, who,
! nther morose, middle-aged and
man he was, appeared to lie
4 the conversation immensely,
bntt said she could hardly De
bat he was the same man when
saw his face. A little later she
tll more surprised. That was
he janltor came up from the
lot with a bucket of hot soap
mop and his hose and began
-Ously to scrub off the porch,
as something he had never done
until the Pratts made three
complaints and a threat to
pCt Of the building, and as the
bad his office inconvenientIy
down town, and it is tiresome
Nmplalnlng and threatening to
y the time, the janltor had had
b way after all. Mrs. Pratt
pot help expressing her wonder
Dew domestic.
vell," said Elizabeth, smiling
II kess We don't have any
that troubles; | haf toldt him
clean it right away und keep
AS II that was all she had
evening Mrs. Pratt heard o
n laughter proceeding from the
and having some natural FEM
urlOslty, she went out TO see
Fas happening. 1t was another
nd shiny young man sitting on
lOnary tubs and swinging his
While Elizabeth swung hers
eat on the table and ate candy
paper bag. Mrs. Pratt went
NO the parlor in n frame of
Nld told Mr.. Pratt that he would
call at the intelligence Office
morning and see If he couldn't
Y another girl.
what's the trouble, now:'
Pratt
she's got the second one IN
ew; one isn't enough for her,
IMPLY Will not have that sort
gong on every night, anyway.
carry on with young men
uule and give proper attention
'o'k' and, besides, 1t isn't prop.
young girl. spoke to her
Yesterday, and that seems tc
4e good 1t did"
See here" said Pratt, "per.
sui the girls fault at all. To
WI should say that 1t wasn't;
now that is yourself"
Know anything Of the kind"
you don't. l know it was
nsAt that / ever went to see
uldnt find some one there.
4,W That you told me that you
uelp 1t, so Pm making the
pUahce for the girl"
'su SAID he was talking non
w he didn't make allowances
"u 1t wasn't anything of the
way; but she was Modified to
extent and said she would
husbands advice and wait
'Hue before she did anything
gIad that she had come t.
sol the next morning, for the
was on time and everythiLa
IVY cooked tnat even Pratt
us satisfaction, and as
rns Pratt Is hard to satisfy
w., time. Then the subset
Spng' busting, washing ana
sue all as well done as il II
y 40 those things, anF
n Elizabeth whfstled IKE
'ued nightingale.
e,.' ~a' way from that time
W., %N was done to perfection,
N ''uag lug men came with regul
HhzRbeth never LET them,