Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-13

flee an gaun DOT at nicht to classes.
Mphm! But every lass nooadays is
young Teddy an over fine fur the
things that wis guild enough fur her
fayther an mither. Deed, We sud haze
mairrit yin o thon fancy chaps that di
naethin' but pu' down their cuffs an
dance ABBOTT the flure O. the big diapers
in Glesca. Yin o. thOn chaps wud
shairly please We better nor plain
jiner."
Jess, having heard all this before,
laughed good naturedly and left the
room to prepare tea.
When she returned with the neatly
spread tray, her aunt was still in her
critical humor.
Il suppose We ca this afternune tear
she said, with sniff. I'm extremely
vcXed didna bring ma veesitin' cards
wi me, yer ladyship! But left them
in ma cairriage."
You can send the footman up after
ward" retorted Jess calmly MS she
poured out the tea.
| We're over SMART, wumman," said
Mrs. Wallace, with her short chuckle.
| 'Weel, weel, seein' we've made the tea,
suppose I'll need to TAX it." And she
took it with considerable relish.
AN hoo dae We like keepin' hoose
efter keepin books:" she inquired
presently. ITS change for we, eh?"
YES" said her niece softly. "Of
course like it. aunt" she added some
what sharply.
"Mphm! They a say that at the
START. Yer hauns IL no. be as gentecl
like as they wis i'll the Office"
81 don't mind that" said Jess, not
absolutely truthfully.
"Ye Gamma rub an scrub an dae yer
ain washin' an keep yer hauns like
a doochess'. Whit wey did Davie no.
get some puir buddy to dae the bit
washin' fur ye?"
"He wanted to, but l wouldn't let
him. l can manage 1t fine myself. 1t
isn't such Il big job, you know"
"Weel, I'm shair I'm glad ye're
pleased-thenk We, jist hauf cup-but
doot yere,daein' mair nor yer share.
Ye're daein' mair nor yer man to keep
the hoose gaun."
"Oh, no, Aunt Wallace. Davie works
very hard
aye, when he yinst gets stairtit,"
said the old lady, shutting her mouth
with snap. Hes jist like a. the ither
men in Kinlochan"-
Hes not!'
"Haud yer tongue! I've leeved here
fur ten year come Martinmas, am ken
whit I'm talkin' ABBOTT. Gle n Kin
lochan man job to dae. an if he's his
ain master, like yer ain man, he'll
footer ABBOTT an footer ABBOTT till he has
to dae't or loss it a'thegither. Aye, an
mony a job here's been lost a'thegither.
Whisht! I'm no feenished yet. grant
We the jobs dune quick an weel when
yinst it's stairtit; but, mercy me, it's
got to wait fur that! Did ever tell ye
ABBOTT aud Master McDonald's gate?
Ma; didna. Weel, it's a parable fur
the guidwife O ony Kinlochan man,
especially If he's n jiner, an there's
jist the yin jiner in Kinlochan the moo.
Mind, I'm sayin' the moo. fur I'm think
in there's room fur anithcr. If he's got
ony spunll ava, il the future. Och, ye
medina flee up! Weel, aud Master
Mcdonald bided in the big hoose next
10 ina wee yin, an he wis q rale kind
aud man, an mony's the basket O.
frit had frae his garden fur nacthin'.
Weel, it wisna lang otter cam to Kin
lochan that his gate gacd wrang-it
was aud likeNhissel'-an' needit repair
in. So he sent fur the jiner-it was
Davies fayther-an' efter two-thret
weeks the iiner cam am lukit at tho
gate an said lie wud get 1t repaired
wi'oot delay. But the time gaed by
an the jiner never cam, an the gate
got waur an waur Master Mcdonald
sent fur the jiner again, an the tfnel
cam'-no in Il hurry, We ken-an' said hi
wud sort it wi'oot delay. An theI
ABBOTT sax month gaed by, Master Nc
Donald writln' to the liner or cain a
his shop an the jiner aye sayin' ht
wud sortithe gate wi'oot delay. ] mint
fine aud. Master Mcdonald speakin' t.
me over the wa an me askin' otter hi:
health, fur I thocht he wis lukin' gey
frail, an him sayin', Deed, Mistress
Wallace, I'm no feelin' whit We cud Gu
extra herty, but u creakin' gate hing.
| lang While. That wis in the simmer
an wee bit,while efter the New Yea,
he deed in his sleep i'll an awfu' storm,
NIGHT, an when gzled DOT in the morn
in, no. kennin' he wis deid, seen til,
gate lynn across the road an Davie',
fayther cominJalang the road whustlin
wi his bag o''tools. He didna loss til,
IN the .cconnt d;nno +bink ha eva,