Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-03-03


board"
Ser goodness sake" exclaimed Mrs
Porter. what on airth nd We do with
him IL we took him, Id like to know!
We don't go In fer style. an amt ust
TO Twin as he'd expect to: an then,
s'posen IL was all right, an father was
willin, I don't know what Samanthy'd
say" IL
ooh, you'd got along with him well
enough" said Mamie. confidently. II
know you would. lie wanted to come
to our house, but l knew we couldn't |
make room for him. knew you could,
and I knew. too. that he couldn't find |
ncater place: and as you had only Uncle |
Porter and the hired man, with Saman-
thy to help you with the work. thought |
you could take him without putting your |
self out much. promised to see about |
It and let him know tonight. at singing
school,"
~ don't know rs I have any pcrtiklcr
objections. Of father hain't," said Mrs.
Porter, after thinking the matter over.
"What do you say. SamanthyT
Samanthy was Mrs. Porter's cousin,
and acted in the thrccfold capacity OF
hired girl. companion and household die
tutor. She was "smart as a steel trap
an awful capable" Mrs. Porter told her
ncighbors, "an' takes right holt an goes
ahead with things as well as ! could.
She us't to make us oil stan round
Mrs. Porter was wont to affirm. years
after Samanthy had left her, "but we
was us't to her ways an didn't mind her
bossin' us, she was 40 handy an willin'.
There want n single lazy hair In her
head. an We never had nobody work fer
us that begun to earn her wages as Sa-
manthy Peters did--ncver!'
"Whnt do think about whaty' asked
Snmnnthy, coming In from the back room
and leaning on her broom. prepared to
listen and advise or object, as the case
might be.
1.-THE singin' school man wants to come
here to board" explained Mrs. Porter.
what do you hcv to say about itT'
"'Tain't fer me TO say anything as /
know on" said Samanthy. In reply. II
s'pose there's plenty Of room fer him.
an We can git along 18th the work well
enough; but I'm free to shy l didn't take
much of a fancy to him, and wouldn't
keer to hev him round more'n six months
to time. but mcbbc we can stan 1t
while he's tcachin', an you can turn my
bill to singing school on his board, Of It's
any accommodation"
Samanthy's consent being obtained,
Mrs. Porter went out In the garden,
where father was at work, and held
a short consultation with him. The re.
suit of this conference was foregone
conclusion, however, as father" always
deferred 20 his wifc's judgment ind
wishes.
"You can tell him that he can come.
them" said Mrs. Porter, when she came
back to the house. That Is, CT he feels
as Of he could put up with our way o
livin'."
"Oh, I know he won't mind that" said
Mamie. delighted with her success. Then
she put on her sunbonnet aud ran home,
never stopping for word with Dick, who
had been leaning on the fence, waiting
patiently for the conference with Mrs.
Porter to end.
II wonder what's the matter nowy" he
thought, as he saw Mamie come out Of
the gate and walk straight down the road
toward homo without so much as looking
In his direction. Something about the
singing school, I suppose. or Its teacher"
he added, with q curling lip. ITS strange
how girls will act, oil on account Of
handsome face and smooth ways"
From which remark yon will under.
stand that Dick was beginning to got
jealous Of Mr.. Wayne.
won't It be nice" Mamie said to her
mother, when she got homo and told the
news. Hell be 80 near that can run
over real often to have him show me
about anything that bothcrs me. mean
to practice all the spare time l get. and
get ahead Of oil the other girls. know
I shall like him ever SO much"
When Dick came to supper, Mrs. Boone
told him about Mrs. Portcr's new board.
or. Mamie, for some reason, didn't come
into the kitchen as she usually did when
he washed his face and combed his hair.
"Coming to Mrs. Portcr's, il heY Well,
I can't say as ! care great deal about
having him for such q near neighbor.
Samanthy and didn't take much Of a
fancy to him."
Dick looked at Mamie as he said this.
but she pretended not to hear. Dick
knew that she did hear It. for all that.
for her cheeks got a triAe rcddcr, and
she gave her head little toss that told
that she was not greatly pleased with the
remark.
II s'posc we'll be favored with whole
slathers O. music, afore long" said Mr..
Boone, as they sat down to supper.
"This gal here" pinching Nannic's plump
cheek, "thinks she'll have the whole
grammit, or whatever you call II, at her
tongues end In less'n week."
"Well. 1t will be Q frst.ratc chance
for me to learn" said Mamie. as she
passed the butter to Dick. Hell be %
near, you know. can run over to Aunt
Porter's and ask him lots Of questions
when come to something ! don't just
understand"
"Too near" Dick thought. but he said
nothing.
They walked down to the school house
together that night, but the conversation
between them was not what could be
called very lively one. II Mamie talk
ed Of anything It had to be either the
singing school or Its teacher. and Dick
could not wax very enthusiastic ON such
topics, therefore he preferred to keeT
! still and let her do the talking.
. Promptly at seven o'clock the session
began. Any one who has ever attended
! singing school In the country knows what
, the usual routine OF work Is: An explana'
ton Of the scale. with Its letters, 1T
fats and sharps, and ever-changing keys
, for the beginners benefit, little easy ex
ercises which are to the study of har
mony what the primer Is to tho reading
book with the student In the district
school. Every teacher OF music begins
with these a-b.c's Of the science. but moi
/. one In dozen succeeds In making hi,
I scholars understand much about them
The "fun" comes In when they get t.