Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-04-04

pie, except Uncle Kershoe, as fine fel-
low as ever stole n horse. When / spoke
Of him. she laughed as if he were going
ON as well as ever; and / hoped that 1t
might be no son of his to whom l had
trusted Cantelupe. But of course l knew
that gypsy honor would hold him sacred
for the time. 1t really made me feel
as il / never should laugh again almost,
when | saw this fine, unselhsh woman
controlling herself, and commanding her
SELF in the depth of her misery about
her child. And when l thought how she
might have got on, if she only had liked
education. and that and to marry fell
low of Oriel. l really could not help
feeling that poor Cinnaminta had not
made a good tally with her husband.
However, that was no concern of mine.
She had made her own choice, and must
stick to it. But to think of it made
me uncomfortable, and l could not speak
then of what / wished to speak of, but
took short leave and rode away. First,
however, / got permission to come over
again on the Friday-yesterday mean;
and now 1 will tell you exactly what
happened then"
The log had burned down, and the fire
WAS low. MuGu AAusStl tiuS CnuGN his
story. Grips was indignant, because he
had made up his mind for ''summat of
settlement" and Esther was full of
young womanly thoughts about CHINA
minta and her poor child. But even be-
fore they could consult one another, or
rross-examine, a loud, sharp knock at
he door was heard, and in ran Mary
Hookham.
"Oh. If you please, sir-oh, If you
please. sirr' she exclaimed with both
hands up "such a thing have turned up
Il never! Them stockings! Oh. them
ak stockings, sir! Your worship-oh,
them silk stockings, sir!'
"Silk stockings, forsooth"' cried Mas
Ter Cripps, being vexed at this break of
he evening. why. my grandmother
had whole pair Of they: l behave l
.onld find 'em now, ! do! Silk stock
lngs. TO break up ones comfort for.
Not but what be glad to see YOU
"Oh, Mr.. Cripps, you are so funny!
Nh | am so shocked to trouble you!
MATERIAL hair are so provoking, compar-
ID TO what most people wears nowadays.
Rut about what / come for-oh, your
worship. stockings is not what l ought
10 speak of, except in the ear of fe-
males"
stockings are a very good subject,
Mary. particularly if they are silk ones"
..Now. | never thought of that. To be
.rre. that makes all the differencei Well.
,hen. your worship must know all, and
Master Cripps, and Miss Esther, too. II
seemeth that Mrs. hermitage, masters
avn sister. you know, sir, have never
been comfortable in her mind about her
behavior when the quest was held.
Things lay on her nerves at that time so.
that off and on she hardly seemed 10
know where she was. or how dooty lay
10 her. You could not expect her-could
you now ITO so through it, as If she
was man; or rather, l should say, a
gentleman
"Of course we could not" answered
Overshute; and the carrier began to think
why not?
"However, she did go through it." S. "a
Mary. las well as the very best man
could have done. She covered her feel
ings. Well, this very day, sir, in she
come when I was doing of my morning
docs. and she say 10 me, Mary Hook
ham, and / says, Yes, ma'am; at yeur
service Aud she ask me without any
more to do. for to send at once. without
troubling poor master, 10 fetch they
stockings as was put by, 10 the period
az the coroner's quest. Poor master
have never been allowed 70 see them. no
,,ora has none OF us. sir; for fear of
sattipg on foot some allowance Of vulgar
curiosity. So l acted according to moth
80 directions. And between us We got
Master Kale 10 20 all the way TO Ok
ford lie carried letter from Mrs.
hermitage. couched in the thirtieth per
son 10 Mrs. Luke Sharp of Cross Duck
House. Masters sister have felt below
contempt towards her. And now she
put it short and sharp. and word fer
word can | say of il.
Mrs hermitage has the honor of
presenting her compliments 10 Mrs.
Sharp. aud begs to express her surprise
q the strange retention by Mrs s. Of a