The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-02-13

me SISTERS was nervous and excited.

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the breakfast table Miss Tempy had
large cup of pepper tea for herself
and urged Bradley to partake, but the
elder sister came to the rescue and
gave him hot milk and water instead.
After the meal was over and the dish
es washed Miss Prissy went out TO
feed the hens. and Bradley went with
her. The house seen by day. was
big, square building badly in need of
paint. The roof was four sided and
sloped upward to cupola in the CEN.
ter. From it's closely shut front door
snow covered box hedges In parallel
lines defined the path to the front gate
also locked. and fastened and. like the
front door. only used on occasions.
There was a large tumbledown barn
with an empty pigpen back Of the
house and henhouse and yard in the
rear of the barn.
Next door to the left-on the right
was vacant tield-was Il small story
and half cottage, separated from the
Allen household by board fence One
of the boards i'll this fence had fallen
down. and as Bradley wading in Miss
Prlssys wake. passed this opening he
saw girl, apparently about his own
age open the back door of the house
next door and look out at him. He
wanted TO ask who she was. but didn' t
feel well enough acquainted with his
| guide to do so just yet
Just as the dozen hens and lonesome
! looking rooster We're fed-MiSs Prissy
| informed him that by and by looking
! after the poultry would be one of his
duties-Miss Tempy's voice was heard
calling eXcitedly from the Kitchen door,
| .'Prissy-' she screamed-"PrisSy come
In the house quick. He's comm. The
cap'n's comin.
MY land" exclaimed the elder sis
ter wildly. and. her dignity forgotten,
she almost ran to the house. followed
by Bradley. who didn't understand the
cause of the excitement.
'Oh, my sakes.'' calculated Miss
Tempy as they entered the kitchen.
what made him come so early I:
You'll have to see him first Prissy
I've got to fix my hair
Miss Prissy rushed into the sitting
room, wheeled chair into place set Il
tidy straight laid the photograph al
bum exactly i'll the center of the table
/ instead of two inches from the edge
and pattcd her own hair with her
hands. lodging in front of the big
gilt framed mirror as she did So
Then. as Il smart knock sounded OF
the dining room door, she assumed her
company" smile and marched sedate-
ly to receive the visitor.
1t was Captain Titcomb who had
knocked. and after cleaning the snow
from his boots on the 'scraper'' he en-
tered the house bearing two packages
wrapped i'll brown paper
"Well. Prissy." said the captain. lay
ing down the packages to shake hands.
chow d'you do? Didn't expect to see
me in this port jest now. did you?"
''No, indeed. Cap'n Titcomb,' was the
reply. But were real glad to see you
/ all the same. Come right in. Take
your things off. Bradley said he rode
down with You in the coach last night.
Dreadful storm we had. wasn't It?
How's your health nowadays: Walk
right into the sittin' room. You must
excuse the looks of things. I've been
sweepin'''
There was a good deal more. but
when Miss Prissy stopped for breath
the captain. who had thrown his cap
and oyercoat on a chair. replied that
the storm was bad, that his health was
good and that the room looked ''first
rate so far rs lie could see Then he
held out his hand to the boy. who had
seated himself on chair close to the
door, and said cheerily:
"Mornin', Brad Well. how are you
after your shake up last night? Want
seasick after got out was you?'
Bradley grinned bashfully and STAN
mered that he was ''all right
Good! We had a rugged trip comm
over, Prissy The old coach rolled SO
felt like goin' on deck and shOrtenin'
sail. Your new boy here's goin' to
make good sailor, / can see that.
Where's Tempyy'
"Oh. she's upstairs for a minute
eSAAN Al NC 1lS III 0OM ais W ClCu xAiSS
Prissy carelessly Tell me what
brought You home SO unexpected"
Sprung Il leak. and had to lay the
old hooker up for repairs. That's
speciality of my owners = repairs
They'd rather patch mp for hundred
years than build new vessels. IL
Brad fetch me them bundles out of
the dinin' ROOM
Bradley obediently brought the
brown paper parcels, and the captain
handed one of them to Miss Prissy,
saying: Here's a little somethin'
picked up over TO New York, Prissy.
| thought You might like it | amt
got much use for such things myself"
The lady took the package and began
to unite the string in a nervous man
ner. blushing a little as she did so.
Il know it's somethin nice, Cap'n
Ezra. You do buy the incest things.
It's real kind of you to remember me