Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18

CHAPTER V.

T. IL,
IA continued Mrs. Wallace
E1SS "A bottle O. furniture pol
y&EJ ish," repeated the grocer,
moistening the point of stumpy pen
Gil and applying 1t to the dog cared
page of dilapidated order book.
AYE, an see an no. send a bottle
o. Complexion Cream the wey We
done the last time"
Complexion CreamY"
list that! That wis whit We sent
the last time-it's while syne+ or
dered furniture polish. presoome it
wisna your fault, Master Ogilvy, fur
Iperceived an evil smile, as the stories
say, on the face O. the laddie that
brocht the messages. But it wisna an
evil smile nor ony ither kim O. smile
when l got the baud O. him the next
mornin'. MAJ
"Oh, Mistress Wallace" exclaimed
Mr.. Ogilvy in unaffected distress, "I'm
vexed We was insultit by the laddie!
He was jist wee devil, an Pm gled
sent him AVA. Deed, 1 wish had
sent him AVA simmer. In fac, l wish
had never seen his impiddent face.
was near dementit WI his pranks
an tricks. He thocht naethin' o. pit
tim saul in siftit sugar, an yin time
he mixed up pepper in puir aud Mails
ter Bowie's snuff an near kilt the puii'
buddy WI sneezin' an greetin'. An
at the New Year what dae We think he
done to Mistress NIason's parcel, the
biggest order I've had for mony lang
day-what dae ye think he doney'
II cudna say"
"Aweel, sud explain that the pair
Gel contained, as 1t WERE Il heap O. lux
uries. In fac, it was maistly compos-
ed O. luXuries, a sorts o guild things
an sweet things, We KEN
"Mphm!''
Pm tellin' We ABBOTT the luxuries SO
as We may perceive the full meanin' O
the wee DEVILS prank"
II see"
"Weel, the parcel was sent AVA, an
the day efter Mistress Mason's servant
lass cam into the shop an said cud
get the parcel back as shin as l likel
to send fur it, an she said forbye that
medina tell the laddie to ca fur fur.
Their orders, an wi that she wakit DOT
the shop, leavin' me completely DUN.
foonert. But there was naethin' fur ii
but to get back the parcel an solve
the mystery, as it We're"
"An' whit wis the mystery as ii
Wis.," inquired Mrs Wallace, little
impatiently.
THE mystery" said Mr. Ogilvy sol.
EMMY, was a large size bottle o. cas-
tor lie WI "A Happy New Year writ
ten on it, an Mistress Mason hadna or
dered the ile''
Mrs. Wallace chuckled. 81 furgi'e
the laddie! furgre the laddie!" she
cried.
81 didna dae that, Mistress Wallace"
said the grocer shortly, "but I gi'ed
him a weeks notice."
ut wis peety to loss sic SMART
laddie," she remarked. still chuckling.
"He was over SMART fur me. He
was that, tell We. An tell't him he
was over SMART fur runnin' ma mes
sages. / tell't him that when peycd
him his wages fur the last time. But
he jist made face at me an gaed
nwa' lauchin' like to hurt hisscl. 1t
was the Saturday NIGHT an when
had seen him afr the premises l cam
back here, whaur I'm the moo, fur to
max up ma books, an made to sit
doom on ma stool-the stool We see
there, Mistress Wallace-but the stool
gaed birlin' awa'. an cam doom WI
an awfu' crash on the fure. l was
thenkfu' there was nae customers in
the shop. An when l cam to ma
senses discovered three nutmegs O.
the vera best quality that the wee
deevil had pitten unner the legs o. ma
stool, which accoontit fur the accident,
as it were. So, We see''-
"An' We can send hauf pun o. yer
best ham," interrupted Mrs. Wallace.
"Hauf a pun O the best ham," re-
peated Mr.. Ogilvy. But what wey,''
he suddenly asked, did We no return
the Complexion Cream Mistress Wal
laceW
"Weel, to tell We the truth, tried it
OH ma mahogany chiffonecr, an the
result wis first rate, only the cream