The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-06

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said. were
.,n the dull season his good girls
leisure hours dragged "a ro+es for
heavily. e,,od
or settled plan-things should take
their course, he thought
So. leaving business cares behind'
he determined. If possible to enjoy
and make himself agreeable; ne ar
rived to find the family prepared 10
welcome his as r guest.
In the parlor, sure enough were
two young ladies', tastefuliy dressed
handsome and intelligent; our hach-
elor succeeded in pleasing them
sensible men always do SO succeeu
when they try
The mother and 4 neat-looKlhg
maid could be occasionally seen IN
an adjoining room. busting ABOUT
preparing supper.
Soon the girl entered and arranged
the table so gracefully and quietly.
as II she had made such duties
stndy as a science that she won
glance OF admiration as a pretty ser
want. a model of a help
When they sat down at the cheer
ful supper, the light homemade
bread and cake, the hot. well-fiavored
tea, the excellency and good taste
manifested In the whole ordering
mada j him I'm ute lieitfaits ATM himself MP9aa
more than ever that he was the pos
SCISSOR of Just such a comfortable
home, and the question again re-
Cured:
When the supper was over q third
young lady entered, and was formal
ly introduced as one OF the sisters.
Miss Sarah. He was not little sur.
prisei to find that the supposed SER
want girl, whose handiwork had won
his admiration, was one of the sis
tiers.
He found her cheerful and accom-
plished. more graceful than Miss
Julia, who was older. or Louise, who
was younger than herself.
In the moruing, after nights
sound asleep, he was joined at break
fast by Julia and b. uise. aand, al
though their greetings a., smiles
were acceptable, yet he missed some
thing, and 1t was not until Sarah en-
tered, that he felt just right.
There she was with rosy checks, in
calico. with clean, white apron,
bringing a plate of cakes as light as
a snowflake, beautifully baked by
her own hands.
II WISH" he thought, that one OF
those girls would take Sarah's place
IN the Kitchen, that might find out
some of their housekeeping quail
ties and that ! might have a little
more chat with her"
But vainly he waited for such
chance.
He. however, found opportunities
for conversation, and discovered all
he wished to know. just then. about
her mental qualities.
He was suited.
All that remained was to ascertain
what Sarah thought about becoming
Mrs. Henry Waters.
At the close of the fourth day OF
his visit. just before he retired to
sleep, he slapped the white bed quite
emphatically and said to it-as there
was nobody in the room of course,
he must have spoken to the bed quilt
or the bedpost--and said to It. shes
the wife for me-
The next day was the limit of his
visit. and as he stood at the window
after breakfast, he saw Sarah wear
ing that becoming white apron. look
ing as neat as Quakeress, and so
piquant and pretty. that he rushed
out of the house to join her, quite
obllvious of the two handsome girls
at his elbow.
But what will not man do when
head and ears in lover He was so
much under the tender Influence o
the tender passion that all perplexity
as to which of the three?" was over.
and he then and there told Sarah
in the most approved style that he
decided at first sight to ask her the
particular question"
What Sarah said in reply we can
not record here, but we conjecture il
must have been perfectly satisfac-
tory, as in a short time thereafte
she became Mrs. Waters, and now, il
u snug, comfortable home, fully JUS
titles her husbands choice but being
a most excellent wife and superla-
tive housekeeper.