Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-27

ooh, aunt, has he For moment
Jess was confused Then she said:
"1'm sorry l forgot to tell him about
the lock. 1t was my fault"
Eye didna forget to tell him. 1 wis
speakin' to Angus the day, an he said
it had been doom on the sclate, but got
rubbit DOT. So We medina blame yer
sell. l pit it doom on the sclate again
masel', so he'll maybe mind afore the
years oot.'
"Tll remind him myself" said Jess.
She experienced feeling of disap-
pointment, for during the week she
had been elated to observe the regular
and almost willing fashion in which
her husband attended to his work.
There's anither thing We can tell
him." Mrs. Wallace proceeded to re-
tail the information received from the
grocer, concluding with: 81 doot it's
over big job fur yer man, but it'll
be n peety if jiner ootside Kinlochan
gets it. I've heard talk O. anither jiner
settin' up in Kinlochan, an IL the
greenhouse job was gaun by yer man
~ AhAShS SoAhC W 1llGii llOI lGiht ALI
that wud be bad thing fur David
Houston an yersep, Jess. Weel,
maun be off,"
"Wait, Aunt Wallace, and I'll get
you cup Of tea"
"Na, ma. Never heed the tea. I've
got ma ludgers to LUX after. Never
tax in ludgers, ma lassie. They're list
Il torment. l never done it afore this
year, an I'll never dae't again, never
It's hard earned siller l thocht l wud
like to max poun' or twa extra,
but
"What have they been doing now?"
cav, naethin' new, jist the same
aud gemm-comin' doom with the late
boat when. I've got their teas ready
fur the early yin, an comm WI the
carly yin when I'm no. luiln' fur them
till the late yin, an sleepin' in L the
mornin' an sweerin' l never Weakened
them when ma haun's sair WI Chaplin
at the bedroom doors, an cryin' DOT fur
suppers-hot suppers. mind ye-at II
o'clock Mt NIGHT, an hammerin' their
hired piany' an singin', an smokin',
an playin' cards till + the mornn',
an'-weel, their tines up ut the end
O. the month, an I'll no. be greetin'
| 10 see their backs. Guild kens when
I'll get the smell O smoke DOT ma paur-
lour Nae mair ludgers fur me-"
4 minute later Mrs. Wallace took her
departure, and Jess set about tidying
| up and preparing the evening meal.
Afterward, as she and Davie st in
the garden enjoying the cool breeze
that had risen at last, Jess referred to
her aunt's visit and the subjects con
nected with it.
"You know, Davie," she said, ~
don't blame Angus. He's getting old,
and you can't expect him to be very
brisk. But you'll have to look after
the orders yourself. It'll never do to
put things ON the slate if he's going to
rub them out"
"Puir aud August" said David, with
a lenient smile. "He does his best.
Onywey l think l can mind a that
was ON the sclate the day. Dinna fash
yerser ABBOTT it, lass"
I'm glad you can mind the orders,
DAVE. But II ism I the nrSt Time II mas
happened. Angus told aunt that her
order for lock for her coal cellar
door had been rubbed out some time
ago."
"0h, ye're no. to blame Angus fur
Hat, Jess, fur rubbit 1t DOT masel'."
well, you see, you've forgotten
about the lock-"
but didna want to mind ABBOTT the
lock. Yer aunt's no needin' lock on
her cellar door. Wha's gaun to steal
her coals?'
"Oh, Davie, you're the queerest mint"
she cried, half laughing. ut doesn't
matter to us what people need. It's
what they ask for
But I've dlnna keep a lock on cor
cellar door. Yer aunt has Il snib on