The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-07
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ss,hor Of I'm Chimney Corners"
through the Turf-smcke" and
other stories.
Copyright 1900.
-arRE was man from the noun
"A tain named Donai, once married
~ daughter OF a stingy old couple
Who lived on the lowlands.
~ used 10 stay and work on his
nvr wee patch OF land all the week
Ia I'M II came 90 Saturday evening.
~ "a saturday evening he went TO his
S1ls's fathers 10 spend Sunday with
aenL
conslpe and going he always passed the
III n Manas the miller, and Manas. who
s1,d u b. Watching him passing. always
Sss1r<d and thought It strange that while
x y lufpped the miIirace going 10 his wife $
TiSsrs on Saturday evening. he had
c1vnys 10 wade through II coming back.
~ little time he noticed this and won
6vre6. and AT last he stopped Donal one
11sdey morning and he asked him to tell
20 he mesning OF st.
sWsn. I'll toll you" says Donal. says
= ~tt's this My old father-in-law is
s-rk ( very small eater that he says grace
VA kJesses himself when I've only got n
~ pisees out OF my meals. 80 I'm al
vsyr weak coming back on Monday morn
~
nsrss. he thought over this to himself
AZ awhile and then says he: Would you
MA letting me 30 with you next satur-
~ evening" II you do, promise you
mt youli leap the millrace coming
1nekts
10. but m be glad to have YOU" says
pseai
ysy vsll and good. When Saturdoy
.suun1ng came Manas joined Donai and on
~ 10th trudged TO Donars father-in-
n ~ 0M man was not too well pleased
X oeelne DonaI bringing a fresh hand.
Y n manas. he didn't pretend to see this,
- nAde himself az welcome ms the fow-
~ d May, and when supper was laid
IN on saturday night. Manas gave
Dxl6I the nudge and both of them began
\ ~ (htir shoes as II they had got loose.
IN my tied and tied away at their
61w tlll the old man had eaten couple
kninutes. and then said grace and fin
tA& End got mp from the table, thinking
~ wouldn't have the III manners to sit
NJ nflsr the meal was over.
~ loun TO the table my brave Man
4 ~ ponaI ut and eat their hearty
A Ard when the old fellow saw
- was gruff and grumpy enough.
~ NJ little they could get out OF him
MVoa that and bedtime.
~ usnas kent a lively chat going.
~ ~ good stories that passed away
Wnrnt and when bedtime came, and
~ oesrsd Manas a bed in the room.
1ns mid no. that there was no place
kpeid sleep only one. and that was
~ the fireside.
~ Old man and the old woman both
Arr(ed 10 this. and said they couldn't
x 4 allowing a stranger TO sleep
~ but all they could say or do wasn't
~ - and Mnnas said he couldn't nor
ur1nt sieen In any other place. and
Mnled on wing down there. and lie
- here M ala in spite OF them all.
~ hey all went on 10 their beds,
~ though Manas lay down, he was
WY sure not 20 let himself go 10 sleep.
~ when he was near about two hours
~ hs hears the room door open easy.
- The old woman puts her head out
- hstens and Manas he snored as II
= e&dnt silent for ten days and ten
A<An before
NheA the old woman heard this. she
Qne On M the fioor and looked az him,
- Nv him as II he war dead asleep.
esn sae fastened 20 put pot OF water
~ ARE and began 90 make a pot OF
m'soout fof herself and the old man,
- shis was the way, as Manas had well
Psctsd that they ueed 20 cheat Donal.
~ lust In the middle % the cooking Of
- pos o. sttr-ahnnt doesn't Manas roll
~ and pretend TO waken 40. Up he
~ ard rubs his eyes and looks abou,