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"I do wonder who is going to hinder me now?" fretted Recta, as lifting her dripping hands from her scrubbing suds, and drying them upon her apron she obeyed the summons. At the first glance at the intruder she recognized Daddy, and turning pale and then red by turns, she sank speedily into a chair. How changed were both since they last met.
To cover her confusion, therefore, which Recta secretly exulted in having occasioned, she retorted; "Heavy footsteps! ridiculous! Look at me," and she drew up her slight little figure; "for shame, Recta; confess it was your heavy ears, and I'll forgive you." Recta compressed her lips and Louise immediately changed her tactics. "What a nice breakfast! Recta knows what Ned likes, don't she, ma? Fie!
Ned wont stay long away from Recta and broiled chickens, will he, ma?" Recta's lips visibly expanded. "I reckon he won't stay long away from Miss Louise and flowers," said she, glancing at a beautiful bouquet, which Louise held in her hand. "Aren't they lovely, Recta? I've just gathered them fresh for Edward. Now I'll arrange them on the table, while you put on the hot dishes."
"Her name was Miss Orrecta Lippincott; they generally called her Recta, in the Judge's family." "Recta is single yet, I saw her just before we left; but why did'nt you marry her?" "'Tween you and me, Doctor, I was a fool, I've allers felt a kinder hankering after her. I can't get over them fust feelings I had, to this ere day. Is she handsome yit, Doctor?" "Not very."
"'Tween you and me, Recta, that was singular; now I think on't I've noticed lately that Fanny has looked ruther pimpin. We must not cross her in nuthin. I shan't tech the chicken feed 'til she comes; 'tween you and me, hadn't we better write to the Honey?" "May be she don't believe in signs, some don't," said Recta, reflectively. "'Tween you and me, we might tell her about Squire Billings."
It's my opinion he ain't got a fur-seein woman, or she wouldn't hev preached no sech doctrine as that are. You wouldn't have ketched the Honey a doin of it; she thinks it's all vulgar and wicked tu." "I think it's a sin to pass it around at them parties, Philip." "Sartin, Recta; young fellers will get a liking for it, and get ruined in that are way."
As touching any ordinance of the church we say with Whittaker, Obediendum ecclesioe est sed jubents ac docenti recta—We are to obey the church but commanding and teaching right things.
Plenty of pure wine would soon do away with the adulterated liquors so common in public places and social drinking would become much more harmless than it is at present. I would advise you, mother, to keep up a vigorous correspondence with Recta on the subject, about currant time next summer, for it is getting quite fashionable to manufacture your own wines."
"That's the way with men," said Mrs. Lander. "They always think the's time enough; but I like to have things over and done with. What chuhch do you 'tend?" "Well, there isn't any but the Episcopal," Clementina answered. "I go to that, and some of the children go to the Sunday School. I don't believe fatha ca'es very much for going to chuhch, but he likes Mr. Richling; he's the recta.
I'll dress, O, ever so quick, and say a very little prayer, and come right out. I want to feed the speckled hen and the little yellow chicks; please Daddy don't forget me, will you?" Recta looks very much disturbed as they pass on together. "That bird," she mutters very mysteriously, "it's a very bad sign." "What's a bad sign, Recta?"
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