The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-07-26
HOW SHE CURED HIM
BY T. B. HANDELL.

Il Pclcds llllc mdu-WuO llN6Q IN q
superb old country seat in Suffolk.
| He had money to leave. but his
nieces and nephews believed that it
would be deal easier to go to Klon-
dixie and dig fortunes out. nugget by
nugget, than to stay at home and earn
them by making themselves acceptable
to the old gentleman.
Emma, Madge and Rhoda had each
tried it without success and were tell
ing their experiences when Minnie. the
youngest, tallest. and prettiest of the
four girls. spoke up:
Il could get along with him, I'm
quite sure" she said.
/ Ii was sunset-a red, flaming sunset
when she came up the terraced flight
of steps that led TO the house. Uncle
Henry stood on the steps.
| so you are Minnie?" said he, sur
veying her with little twinkling eyes
like glass beads.
Yes. I'm Minnie" said the bright
checked girl. giving him a kiss.
You are late" said Uncle Henry.
Il am late" said Minnie. 81 thought
the old carriage never would get here
The horses fairly crept and the roads
were horrid."
Its dreadfully warm day." growl-
ed Uncle Henry.
I'm almost baked" sighed Minnie.
"The whole summer has been rather
warm" said the old gentleman.
Uncle Henry gave her the keys that
night, just as he had three times before
given them to her three sisters.
Il shall expect you to take charge OF
the whole establishment" said he
The servants are miserable"
No more than one might expect.
interrupted Minnie. with a deprecatory
motion OF her hand. Servants are
mere frauds nowadays!"
And nothing goes right about tn,
place"
Nothing ever does" said Minnie.
At breakfast next morning Uncl,
Henry began to scoid as usual.
Fish againl" said he. This makes
four mornings this week we've hat
fish"
Il detest fish," said Minnie. pushinr
away her plate.
Il
Uncle Henry. breaking one open.
please give me the plate. Uncle
Henry" said Minnie. and she rang tn,
table bell sharply.
Betty. the cook. a stout. good-humor
ed woman. made her appearance
Betty" said Miss Roberts. be 81
good as to throw this bread out o
the window"
But what am to eat for my break
fast?" bewailed Uncle Henry.
| Biscuits. of course" said Minnie
Anything is better than imperilinl
ones digestion with such stuff as this
And. Betty, If you send up any NOR
fish in a month you may consider your
self discharged-do you hear?"
But, my dear. am rather fond O
fish," put in the old gentleman.
"One can't eat fish the whole time,
said Minnie imperiously. Here, Bett,
this coffee isn't fit to drink. and tn
toast is burnt. and you must have pu
the cooking butter on the table by mis-
takei Let these errors be rectified a
once"
/ MY DEAR" said Uncle Henry. Bet
ty is very old servant, and"
81 don't care IL she is the age of Ne
thuselah." said Minnie. nobody cal
be expected to put up with sucl
wretched cooking as thisi"
, my dear" said Uncle Henry, "Bet
ty is generally very excellent if"
|. Dear uncle" interrupted Minnie
pray permit me to be the Judge O
these matters"
Old John. The gardener. was not ex
empt from his share of the genera
turmoil. Miss Roberts chanced to hea
her uncle reproaching the old man 70
some fancied neglect in the fiowerbedE
, the pride of his horticultural heart, an
, she promptly came to his aid.
Gardening indeed! Do you cal
this gardening?" she said. 'Uncl
Henry, I'm astonished that you kee
such a man about the place!"
And the torrent of taunts and re
proaches which she showered upon tn
luckless head of poor old John wa
enough. as that individual observed
Ito make ones flesh creep"
MY niece is young lady of spiri
and energy. apologized the old gen
T tleman, when Minnie had gone back Z
D the house.
81 "verra like you, sir, vera like youl
c said old John.
Like mel" said Uncle Henry SLOWLY
Il And he stood full five minutes. quit
speechless and motionless. At the en-
OF five minutes he spoke to othe
words. and only two:
''Like-mei"
There's no KNOWN the master, he
that changed" said Bette in tn
kitchen a week OF two later Hes a
mild as a lamb and as peaceable as
; kitten"
well. isn't that what the young lad
told u.s." said Jane. when she cam
. down into the kitchen the first morn
= ing. after the fire was lighted, and tol
us she was goin' to try an experiment
We wasn't to mind a word she salt
cause 1t was all by eontraries. II
(; don't know what his temper has got I
be- said she. and I'm going to sho'
him And. bless her sweet heart. he
i, plan has worked like a charm"
But Uncle Henry took all the cred
to himself. He never knew that Mil
/, ME had taught him a lesson. And Mir
l ME was his heiress and darling afts
all-for he will always believe that
was he who formed her character"
Short Stories.