Beadle's Dime Novels No. 35: East and West — page 35: what you’re looking at

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A SUDDEN TRANSFORMATION, 85 symptoms improved with every hour, so that by night she was sitting up in an arm-chair. “ Waal, I declare! if you don’t git sick, and git well agin, jist the easiest!” exclaimed the good woman, when she had given her patient a bit of toast and tea for her supper. “Do you think so, Mrs. Gleason? But I have no time to . waste in sickness just now. I can hardly wait till morning to be doing something.” “ Bless my heart, child! Why, what do you expect to do, to-morrow ?” . “ Oh, several things.” “ Now, Minnie, I shan’t think you’re keeping your word about bein’ a woman, if you take on in sich a childish way, and go and git sick agin. If there’s any thing specially needs doin’, that you know of, I'll do it fur you, ruther’n have you be so foolish.” “Will you? Then, just to please you, I'll try to be sick as long as I can stand it,” said Minnie, smiling. “ But, seri- Ously, there’s something that worries me. You know my pic- tures on the chimney ?—well, I want them whitewashed out. There’s some lime in the shed, and a brush. Will you do it for me, early in the morning ?” “Why, yes, if you say so; but some of ’em are right purty, to my notion.” “ And then, I want you to take Constance to see the work- men, and let her tell them how to partition off the barn to the best advantage.” “La, Minnie! your cousin don’t know the first thing about house-building, I'll warrant. Mebbe she’s never seen one built. City folks seldom trouble theirselyes about sich things.” “But she has always lived where people have good houses, and can’t help knowing what is wanted for her own comfort.” - “ Waal, child, I have my doubts; but I'll do as you say, though, mebbe, your father won't like it.” “He always likes things done right,” answered Minnie, a little proudly. “And there is one thing more. I should like to have Olive come up, to-morrow, and help me make conniclbooks.conn