Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-05-21


Fourth Row from the Top"
looked speculatively at Sally B.
Course. l want raised to it-been
miles from churches all my life. But
it's the proper caper, an go the hull
thing, you know"
Esther asked Sally B. how she liked
her fellow parishioners.
''Tain't no matter how I like them.
What I've started to do is to make
them like me. But it's no go. They'll
take to vi, an to my money; but
they'll never swaller me-"
''How do you know?"
"Oh, they eat my dinners; say
they're splendificent. An they invite me
to their'n. But most generally it's Bill
an vi an me a-playin' lone hand fur
visitors. Or If they's other folks, they
wink an tech-touch one another
when talk. They think I don't size
'em up; but amt durn fool all the
time, If they do bleed me like thun-
der"
BLEED you?"
"You bet! They think they do it
slick, an l don't let on, but just give,
give, to all kinds of missioners, an
all kinds of poor boxes, till I wonder
how much they pay the man that in
vents so may ways"
Il can imagine how generous you
are" Esther said approvingly.
There's one piece of work they let
me run my own way, an I like it;
that's looking after the poor. Some
way, I can understand them folks;
tell whether it's grub or boost o. the
sperit they need most. 1 s'pose we're
right smart happier with folks that
needs us. That's why l ain't-well,
not exactly hilarious with the big
bugs; they don't need nothin' I got
except my daughter"
Esther sighed. Did any one in all
the world need her? How does Mr..
Bernard like the new home?" she
asked, stepping across the room for
another view of the beautiful grounds.
'Oh, like me, bang up. Yet what
you're raised to don't git out of the
blood in a minute. An / know Bill
dreams at night of the mountains an
the mines. cause he hollers out in
his sleep about EN-
She was busy bringing from hook
and shelf and drawer a billowy food
Of heterogeneous finery. Her tongue
voiced a new mood; and Esther, not
without sympathy for the "big bugs
recognized Sally BIS company man,
ner. ~~~~~-~'
''This here is made by Worth OF
Paree. l hope it will be worth as
much to me as it was to him. Amt
it orfay? And here's one that's just
magnif! l brought them all over rny.
self-wore 'em all first to save duty.
My! But maybe you think t want no
job to 1op around a hotel parlor in a
new dress four times day! Whew!
1t makes me sweat now to think of it,!
Amt that red just"
"Rcga!" Esther finished, as Sally
B., for a wonder, paused for word.
Like it?" Sally B. displayed with
pride the scarlet satin robe, spangled
from hem to throat, and finished with
costly gold lace. "That's my own
design, an my favorite of all I got.
Worth told me never to tell it was his
make. Wouldn't put his tag on it
Didn't want to steal my thunder,
s'pose. Clever Of him, want it? Say
With my diamonds in the
bank or I'd show 'em to you'll look
We've used the only word, Mrs
Sally regal" Esther laughed, think
ing Of her at fancy dress ball as the
Queen of Sheba. -, 4a .55
''Oh. what a pretty thing this ISL
she said, lifting pale gray gown from
the flmy heap. -"
Eyes. I s'pose the toot onsembel Of
that's good. But them pale .colort
don't fit me; an the work on that
won't stand the eyes Of con
Missioner #. 3.
II suppose Mr.. Bernard has a lo1
of things, too" Esther said as soon q
she could control her face.
'''You bet! Only mems things ain't
interestin' like women's. I wish mer
wore lace an things, like they dc
when that picture was took. Sht
glanced up at an exquisite engraving
Of scene at the court Of Louis XIV
II presume Mr.. Bernard woult
rather wear the dress Of 1862
3 Yes. An I'd rather he would. Hi
manners don't somehow At what he,
got now. never noticed that Bill
was short on manners when he wa!
swearin' Z blue shirt, an punchin
mules, or huntin' lead. But in THU
B fine house. him q pushin' victuals Will
4 silver knife, an eatin' soup audible
while people sets round an tMes no
to laugh; an the flowers and the pic
lures someWay shamin' him VIII!
good Teller as he is, I wish he'd g
back to his blue shirt an mules, O
else buy some manners. An the wors
of it is, know I got Just as bad 2 case
/ OF not fittin' here myself only In
that stuck on myself. Is can't see II