The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-15

| Major-Gencral Blank and Mrs. Blank.
Admiral Sir John Blake. Commanding
II. b. NJ. Asiatic Fleet. the famous OK
plorer, Count ZiInuski." Really, with
Lees assistance. Lydia could be sure
of getting any one she chose to ask.
Yet right athwart the sunny gardens
and the airy house, down the very CEN
tire Of the Canton damask were those
perfect dinners werc enthroned visible
only to the inner eye of little Mistress
Lydia Darlington Mickey. a deep black
shadow rested. 1t dimmed the lustre
of the silver, and turned the candles
in their crimson cages to mere PIN
points of sorry light, and threw tinge
Of sadness over the smiling face of
the little hostess. And that shadow
wore a queue.
The all-powerful Lee and his young
mistress were at odds. How it ever
came about Lydia could not tell, but
Lee, always peevish, grew quite insult
ferable. Lydia approached the kitchen
when she must approach it-with a
sinking of the heart, trembled when
| she heard Lee shufiling in of an even
ing to arrange his orders for next day,
and escaped from his blighting pres
ence to cry softly to herself in loneli-
ness and Encouragement.
The captain almost caught her once
or twice, and remembered how far
away her father and mother were, and
what a little thing she was. and be-
came clumsy in helpless alteration.
And that made Lydia feel worse than
ever. To think that this great. strong
soldier should bow down to her, who
could not even control Chinese cook,
At last it all came out one evening
when Lydia was so miserable that she
could not keep back the tears. 81
know it's hard,' said Captain Robert
''and perhaps I shouldn't have asked
you to stay here with me, but even if
they are far away"
Ear awayw said Lydia, comprehend.
ing only two words. "IIe's near"
"Who?" demanded the captain.
"Lee," said Lydia. 81 know I'm fool.
.sh, but-6ut-hes so awful, Rob"
What has Lee done:"
'He won't be pleased. OF course ]
don't expect him to mind me-he never
minded mamma-but if I could please
him I'd be satisfied. I'm sure I try
said Lydia, with pathetic humility
DAY before yesterday I tried as hard
as l could. At II o'clock he came ir
and said, NO gottee coal' He said II
so spitefully, as If it were my fault
and you know you forgot to order It
Rob. And I smiled at him as nicely
as 1 could and said. You know tn
Dightons and Major BoreIh are cominj
to tifiin, Lee. Can't you burn WOO,
Just this once| And he scowled-tha
terrible scOwl, Rob-and said, N
gottee coal, no makee chow-chow.' An,
l had TO tell Juan to harness-and tha
made him cross-and | drove down f
the quartermaster's and brought sacl
) Of coal home in the carriage. YoI
needn't smile, Rob. The sun mad
my head ache wretchedly, and the car
riage has never looked so nice since
"Poor little woman" said the cap
tain
Don't you dare TO sympathize.
cried Mrs. Mickey. IF you do. I shaI
, cry. And when I told Lee that W
were to have all those people to Dime
tomorrow night" she went on mono
onously with her catalog of woes, "h
frightened me. 'Yo think 1 no g
, plenty workT he said. You think
make cooke. cookee. cookee, all tim
Plenty people come, talkee, talke
4 talkee. no sabe nothing. You cate
/. mother cook had to coax him, an
tell him he might smoke in his room
q just little. Rob-before he'd tai
! about the menu.
: Il didn't dare to say anything MOI
!. about 1t till this afternoon continue
J. Lydia, "and then had to speak Of on
\ thing. don't mean to interfere wit
Lee at ALL and he's good cook, an
We're only his employers. but-yo
> know we've had banana and pineapp
: pudding at every one of our last thrC
:, dinners"
e "Mighty good. too" broke IN the ca
h tain. I'D eat it every time Lee wan
N ed to make IT,"
'd " hOD. cfleu I.Nulu' tfhRlcall
Ig "You don't want people TO think '
e, have only one kind. do you? And {
e. those people who will be here to-mC
n row have had II here at least ono
ID and all praised it,"
Or ''Then let em have It again, If tn
30 like It," said the captain, cheerfully.
"You don't understand" complain,
or his wife. "You're-youre only n man
,g "That's ALL" agreed the capital
ne humbly.
Of 80 this afternoon" said Lyd
m "when Lee sounded quite pleasant Al
in was singing that funny little song
Id his, went out and said to him just
Mt gently as | could, Please don't Ia
banana pudding tomorrow, Lee a
IN lie stopped singing at once. You s
C. you likee,' he said. Yes, likec We
III much, Lee said, but no iikee all
be time. You catch other kind pudding
lis morrow, Lee' And he was furlol
p- You no likee, what for say likeeg
to shouted, In that squeaky voice. BIN
NJ do llkee, Lee said. You no like
ey he said. What for you makee lie