Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-04-25
GRIPS, THE CARRIER
r. y. BL ACKMORE
Author of 81 0RNA D00NE" "ALIcE LORRAINE" ETC. ETC
L 0RNA D00NE," "ALIcE LORRAINE" ETC., ETC


because they are not?"
What is it, good woman?" cried
Smith impatiently, what is all this up
roar? Do tell us, and have done with
| it."
Good man." replied Widow Hookham
tartly, my words are addressed to your
betters, sir. Your worship knoweth well
| that Master Kale hath leave and license
for his Sunday dinner; ever since his
poor wife died, he stitch with knife
| and fork to the right side of our cook
maid. he were that genteel, do assure
you, although his appearance bespeaketh
1t not, and city gents may look down
on him; he had such sense of proprie-
ty, not word did he say all the time
OF dinner to raise an objection to the
weakest stomach But as soon as he see
tnat all were done, and the parlor dinner
forward, he layeth his finger on his lips,
and looketh to me as the prime authori-
ty; and when ask him TO speak out, no
secrets being among good friends, what
he said were deal too much for me, or
any other Christian person."
We'll, well, ma am, if your own din
ner was respected, you might have show
ed some respect for ours" Mr.. Smith ex-
claimed very sadly, beholding the noble
sirioin weeping with lost opportunity.
But Mr.. Oglander took no notice. To
such things he was Indifferent now.
ITO keep the mind dwelling upon
earthly victuals," the widow replied Sc
verely, ION the Lords day, and with the
day of the Lord a hanging special over
us-such things is beyond me to deal
with, and calls for Mr. Warbelow Car
rier Grips hath sent his sister over to
nurse Squire Overshute"
John Smith pretended to be busy with
his beef, but Mary, who made a point
of watching whatever he did, startled
as she was by her mothers words, this
girl had her quick eyes upon his face,
and was sure that it lost color, as the
carved sirloin of beef had done from
the trucking of the gravy.
"Overshute. nurse Mr.. Overshute?"
led the Squire, with great astonish-
inent. "Why, what ails Mr.. Overshute?
1t is a long time since have seen him,
and | thought that he had perhaps for
gotten me. He used to come very often,
when-but who am | to tempt himf
When my darling was here in the time
Of my darling, everybody came to visit
me; now nobody comes, and of course it
is right. There is nobody for them to
look at now, and no one to make them
laugh a little. All, she used to make
them laugh till | was quite jealous, /
do believe; not of myself bless your
hearti but of her, because | never liked
her to have too much to say to anybody.
unless it was one who could understand
her. And nobody ever turned up that
was able, in any way, to understand her,
except her poor old father. sir"
The Squire, at the end of this long
speech, stood up and fourished his fork.
which should have been better EMPLOYED
in feeding him, and looked from face to
face, in fear that he had made himself
ridiculous Nobody laughed at him. or
even smiled; and he was pleased with
this, and resolved never to give such oc-
casion again; because it would have
shamed him so. And after all it was
his own business. None of these people
could have any idea, and he hoped they
never might have. By this time his mind
was dropping softly into some confusion
For a few minutes Mr.. John Smith
had his flourish all about the Queen, and
the law of the land, and the jurisdiction
of the Bench, and he threatened the alb
sent Cripps with three months impris-
onment, and perhaps the treadmill He
knew that he was talking unswept rub
bish, but his audience was female. They
listened to him without leaving off their
work, and their courage increased as
his did.
But presently Mr.. Oglander, who had
seemed to be taking a nap, arose and
said, as clearly as ever he had said
anything in his clearest days:
MARY, go and tell Charlie to put the
saddle on the mare at once"
ooh, sir! whatever are you thinking
of? l couldn't do it, couldn't. You
amt abeen ahorseback for nigh four
months, and your orders is to keep quiet
in your chair, and not even look out O.
winder, sir. Do e plaize to go into your
slippers. sir"
Il will not go into my slippers, Mary.
l will go into my boots. l hear that Mr.
Overshute is i'll, and 1 gather from what
you have all been saying that his illness
is of such kind that nobody will go
near him. l have wronged the young
gentleman bitterly, and / will do my best
to right myself. If l never do another
thing, / will ride to Shotover this day.
Order the mare, as 1 tell you, and the
arid will do me good, please Godr'