Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-05-07

kit, ''but she began to notice at Mattha,
who'd never gone anywheer in a social
manner before. were beginnin' to spend
all his evenin's at Burton's When she
spoke to him about it, he said 'at Burton
were very well-informed man. How
sumiver, afore many weeks We're over
he came home one night and told Sarah
at he'd come to t serious conclusion at
it were high time he were a wed man"
well. he were a reasonable age, sure
~" remarked Mr. Merrill.
Aye, he were quite ripe said Mr..
Pos<itt "Well, now. Sarah Ditchison
were a born diplomatist. She said nowt
except to ask Nattha who he aimed at
weddin'. Then he told her-Sophia She
said nowt to that. neither, except at
Sophia were fine lass Ye see, she
believed in let tin Mattha have all t
rope he needed But at t. same time
she were layin' the plans o diplomacy,
cause she weren't the sort O woman,
weren't Sarah Ditchison, to see a young
lass step in an take t. place at she'd
held ever since her mother died-and
that were forty year before"
NO, sir, of course" said Mr. Merrill.
VI
theer until Z time came to be cut down"
AN So" continued Mr.. Poskitt, "she
bided her time until it were the right
moment to bring off what the diplo-
matists term the coop-de-tatt Now
that come i this way. Mattha an
nounced to her one night at him an
Burton an Sophia were all goin' to York
fair durin' the following week, an at
if she liked she could 90 with 'em. How
sumiver, Sarah didn't see the use O.
throwin' brass away like that, an she
made an excuse. An it Were very likely
at the diplomatic idea entered into her
ovid head then-anyway she told Mattha
at of course he'd be expected to buy
Sophia a fairin'. An Mattha said at
he wo'dnt object to owt in reason-a
bit % ribbon or owt like that, an 'at
he naturally expected it. An he went
about for t next week thinkin' at even
if he did lay out shillin' or two on a
fairin' it 'ud pay him in the long run"
'He had an eye to t main chance,
seemin'ly," remarked Mr. Merrill
HE niver had an eye to owt else, :"
said Mr. Poskitt. well, durin' that
week Sarah made an opportunity O.
goin' down to Burton's farm to buy a
sittin' o ducks eggs, and she sat talkin'
to Sophia for a bit over glass o cow
slip wine AM she said to Sophia at
she understood Mattha was goin' wi
'em to York fair, an, of course, he'd
want to buy Sophia a fairin' An then
she said wi nod an a wink, confiden-
tial like, 'at Mattha was a very gem
erous man, an liked to spend his money
free, an at Sophia was to choose owt
she liked, never mind what it cost--it
nd please Mattha. An after that she
went home WI t. ducks eggs, well
suited"
"Deary me-deary met" sighed Mr..
Merrill
"Now, then. this is what happened,
said Mr. Poskitt "T' fair day came
an Burton and Mattha and Sophia
landed i York, an i course O. time
Burton met some friends and went off
wi 'em, and Mattha and Sophia were
left to theirsens, and so he said he'd
buy her a fairin'. They were i Coney
street at t time fashernablest street
theer-an' Sophia turns into hat shop
and picks out fine hat, trimmed wi
imitation heliotrope. An before Mattha
knew wheer he were he'd had to part
WI two golden gpineast"
Way ye don't sayl" exclaimed Mr..
Merrill
"Aye-he had!" said M. Poslitt.
'An', of course, it were all ever then.
He said at lass at 'ud put two
guineas' worth O finery on her head 'ud
ruin him i twelvemonth. An he went
home an told Sarah at he'd made up
his min at he'd never marry. l don't
know at Sarah ever did laugh in her
life, but shd occasion to then. How
sumiver, clever as she'd been, she
laughed t'other side of her mouth afore
long"
"IIow were that, sir?" asked Mr.. Mer-
rill
why" said Mr. Poskitt, finishing off
his glass, 1T came out at Sophia had
| been engaged to a young man in an
other neighboorhood all t time lat Mat
tha had been maxim up to her!"-J. S.
| Fletcher in the London Mail.