The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-06

summer IN switzerland WITH my
n wife. My wife had a little mai6
we called Lettie, whom, as 1t will ap
pear, shall have cause to remember
She was very suspicious little body
and had great fear of robbers and
that we should be robbed She was o
novel reader and especially liked such
works as "Wuthering Heights" and
THE House on the Marsh"
This little maid is the one mystery
of my life. | have but one clew to her
character, which is proverb which
she used frequently to quote, IF peo-
pie will make sheep of themselves (she
used to say Sleeps in double plural
they must expect to be devoured by
wolves" She had literary taste, or
affected to have, and was apt in quota
ton, and once when / had offered her
an unused ticket to the museum, which
place / had pronounced in the common
way, and she asked II meant "the
mus-ee-um," / said to my wife:
where do you suppose Lettie lived
before she came to usT"
II never study the history of my
servants" said she. IL see that you
do not altogether like her. Why?"
"She is little affected" said I, ''and
too suspicious. She talks too much
about being strictly honest People,
as a rule, do not say much about that
which is continuous If person tells
again and again that he is honest he is
apt to have some reason for it. If one
says to me that he can eat anything,
that one has had or has the dyspepsia.
People who put cotton into keyholes
are those who peep through keyholes.
An honest mind is transparent and
thinks no evil"
But you are suspicious of Lettie,"
said my wife.
"She reminds me of q hypnotic par
fridge when the bird has something to
conceal. She hides everything with a
nervous flutter."
"She has learned prudence by service
as a lady's companion" replied my
wife, and men are not good judges in
such matters"
| had no more to say at that time,
but one day Lettie astonished me be-
yond measure by quoting from Brown
ing:
Truth is within ourselves; 1t takes
no rise from outward things"
where did you find that2' asked l.
No one had ever asked me to any
Browning club.
II read 'Paracelsus,' said she.
do you read Paracelsusr !" asked /
In alarm.
Her cap border gave little wiggIe
OF agitation, and she seemed to concen-
trate her muscles into statue, and
the statue spoke, Pygmalion-like:
II read 'Paracelsus.' Her form
seemed to grow.
"Oh, do your said / meekiy, with
new sense Of the progress Of the age.
! was 30 hurt and humbled that / went
out and found relief in freeing an in
dustrious hen which had become en-
tangled In cord that restrained her
activities.
We came from Geneva to London In
December and concluded to go to
southampton to take ship home We
arrived at that place late In the month
and took rooms In quiet quarter of the
town near gabled house which we
were told had been one Of the palaces
Of Henry VIII. and where Anne Boleyn
had passed the few happy days of her
married life
The street was a very old one. 1t
looked down to Southampton water
through heavy stone arch, through
which we were told that the soldiers of
Henry v. had passed on their way to
Agincourt. The little inn where we
stopped was called the Sign of the
Ship, from some long gone legend. The
upper windows overlooked the har-
Dor and were overlooked at little dis
lance by the pointed roofs Of the old
palace of Henry VIII, which stood in
somewhat central part of the city.
At this hotel, which now may have
ceased to exist, l met with one of the
most singular experiences Of my life.
l had been recommended to the inn
as quiet, inexpensive place of the old
time cast and character by friend
whom had met at Geneva and who
did me there many kind favors. We
came to 1t just at night, and our lit
tie maid, who had gained great in
nuence over my life and whose tongue
was never silent with her suspicious.
seemed 10 regard II unfayorably as
soon as we had allghted from the hack.
We had found her az Geneva, and we
could see that she was not altogether
willing 10 accompany MS 10 America.
She was suspicious" as she said. OF
Americans
'Ail the saints help us noww she ex-
fleiiped as We passed through the gate.
y have seen fhnf place before"
'Nhere l.eifler asked ny wife.
nifh y look VI apprehension
'in n'e dreams, lady, she used chs
word lady ~ a different tone !
eQHld go flaf my good VIC usually
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