Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-28

Nhttt Nudt WNUueT MUSIC tcaScu ana
caJolcd and Knocked and rocked and
sohhcd and throhhed laid my cheek
against his coat sleeve and gave my,
SELF away. didn't care to whom,
Again that strange sense OF some
wonderful eternal good came to me-
and found myself hummiuS Billy's
little soul To keep" PRAYER against
the doctors sleeve to the tune Of that
magic waltz, had never danced with
him before, OF course. hut felt us ir
| had been doing II always and
melted in his arms as that baby had
wiltrd to his mother out In the cabin
few hours earlier. and don't soc
how such happiness rs that could stop
Rut with Il soft. cntreating wall the
music came to an end and there the
doctor was, smiling down into my
face with his whimsical, friendly
smile that woke mo up all over
"Somchody has stolen rose from
the Carter garden and brought It to
the dance" he said with n laugh that
was Tor me alone
NO" flashed back, "a string bean"
And with that ! danced or again with
the judge, while the doctor disappear.
ed through the door. and heard the
chug OF his car as II whirlcd away.
He had Just stopped In for Il second to
see the fun. and God had given me that
gypsy waltz with him because he knew
| needed something like that in my
life TO keep for always
This has been n happy night. in
which | hctrothcd myself TO Alfred.
though he doesn't know 1t yet am
going 10 take 1t as Il sign that life for
us is going to be brilliant and gay and
full ot laughter and love
| haven't had Blly in my arms to-
day, and don't know how | shall
ever get myself to sleep II | let myself
think about It. His sleep place on my
breast aches. 1t is a comfort to think
that the great big God understands tho
womcnfolk that he makes even II they
don't understand themselves
Most parties are just lunches OF self
ish people who so Off in the corners and
have good times all by themselves, but
in llillsboro, Tenn. 1t Is not that way.
Everybody that is not invited helps
the hostess got ready and have nice
things for the others. and sometimes l
think they really have the best time OF
all
This morning Aunt Bette came up
my front steps before breakfast with a
large basketful of things for my din
ner, and wondered what would
have collected to be served to those
people by the time all my neighbors
had made their prize contributions, 1t
took Aunt Bette and Judy II half hour
to unpack their things and set them In
the refrigerator and on the pantry
shelves One was u plump fruit cake
that had been keeping company In a
| tight box with sponge soaked In
sherry for ever since New Years. 1t
was ripe, or smclled So. 1t made mo
| gnaw under my belt
A little later Judy was exclaiming
over Il two-year-old ham that had been
simmered In port and larded with egg
dressing. when Mrs. Johnson came In
and began to unpack her basket. which
was mostly bottles OF things she said
she used to stick" food The ginger
colored barber got the run OF them be-
fore the dinner was over and got bad
! ly stuck, so Judy says That's what
made him make the mistake
| had planned to have n lot OF strange
food and had ordered some things up
from a caterer In the city. but | tele
! phoned the expressman not to de
/ liver them until the next day, even II
| they did spoil How could | use soft
shelled crabs when Mrs. Wade had
sent me word that she was going to
bake some brook trout by recipe of
the judges grandmother2 Mrs. Hamp-
| ton Buford had let me know about two
fat little summer turkeys she was go
ing to stuff with corn pone and green
sage. and flllet mignon seemed foolish
eating beside them But when the 1T
! tie bit of baby pig. roasted whole
with an apple In its mouth. looking too
/ frisky and innocent for worlds with
his little baked tail curlcd up In the
! air, arrived from Mrs Caruthers Cain
! "tht Out Ahto tiit Eulbtil hhh ihukb
| ed out loud at the idea OF having spent
money for Holsters. to be shipped alive
and to be served broilcd In their own
shells.
When ! got back In the kitchen
things were well under way. every
thing smelling grand and Aunt Bette
/ In fun swing matching up my dinner
guests
Nobody In this town could suit me
better than Pet Buford for n daughter
in-Iaw. and believe III have all the
east rooms done over in blue chintz for
her. think that would be the best
thing to set Off her blue eyes and corn
silk hair" she was saying as she cut
orange peel into strips.
you've planned the refurnishing Of
that east wing to suit the style OF
nearly every girl In Iiillsboro since
Tom put on long trousers Bette Pol
lard. and they are Just as they have