Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1832-10-30
"Aunt Quimby |" exclaimed Albina, this in.
deed caps the climax I"

Mrs. Mar5sen. When lived In town she an.
noyed me sufficiently by coming every week 10
spend day with me, and now she does not spend
days but weeks. would go to Alabama 10 get rid
of herr
IS And them" siid Albina, sshe would come and
spend months with us. However, TO do her Justice
she Is very respectable woman"
All boros are respectable people, replied Mrs.
Alarslen, "if they otherwise, il would not be
IN their power to bore for we could cut them and
cast them off at once. How very unlucky. What
will Mrs. Washington Potts think of hcr-snd the
Moniagues too, if they should come Still we
must not ali ont her, as YOU know she is richn
What can her riches signify to US, said Albina,
she has hurried daughter.''
2" Trne," replied Mrs. Marsden, but YOU know
riches should always command certain degree of
respect, and there are such things as iegacies"
Alter all, according to the common saving,
:" It's an i'll wind that blows no good' the parlours
having been freshly papered, we can easily persuade
Aunt Quinhy that they arc too dniap for her TO
SIT m and SO we can make her stay uR stairs all the
evening.
At this moment the old aiy's voice was heard
1T the donr, dischlrging the porter who hal brought
her baggage on his wheelbarrow and the next
minute she was in the font parour, -shiss Mars.
den and Albina were properly psiaSished, and
properly delighted at seeing herr hut each, after
pause of recollection, suddenly seizedsihe old lady
by the arms and conveyed her into tho entry, ex-
claiming" Oh Aunt Quimby, Aunt Quimby this
is no place for YOU"
- What's the meaning of all this" cried Mrs
Quimby, "w why won't you lei me stay in the par.
lour."
You'll get your death, answered Mrs. Mars.
den, "you'll get the rheumatism. Both parlours
baye been newly papered to-day, and the walls are
quite wet"
"That's a bad thing" said Mrs. Quimby--"
very bad thing-l wish you had put off your paper.
ing till next spring. Who'd have thought Of YOUR
doing il this day of all days"
"ohl Aunt Qumby," said Albina, why did
you not let us know that you were coming 70
why, wanted 10 give you an agreeable sur.
PRISE" replied the old lady. But tell me- why
the rooms aie so decked out, with flowers hanging
about the looking-glasses and lamps, and why the
candles are crest with cut paper, or something that
looks like it,"
" We are going to have patty Tonight" said
Aioina.-" party-Pm glad oft. Then Pm lust
come in the nick of time"
thought you hadlong since given up parties, {"
said Mrs Marsden, turning pale.
No, indeed-why should IL always no han
am asked--to be sure can't make much figure /
a! parties now, being in my seventy fifth year. But
Mrs Hpwks and Mrs. Hines, and several others If
my OLD friends always invite M to their daughters,
parties, along with Mary and | like tosit there
and look about Inc and see peoples new WAYS. Il
May had party herself last winter, and il went
pa ss'y we'll only thai both tho children came out
lnae hght WIN the ineases and one of the lampsl
leaked and the oil ian all over the sde.boarl md
dreamed down ON the caipet RIM Ii
D q n Ifran in the house, Pc.
eP the sMPld black hoy, not only brought salcers
o eat in, hut cups aud saucers boih.'' Ii
The old lady was now hurried up stairs, and q
he showed much dissatisfaction on being told that \
Is 'he damp parours would certainly give her her
ieath, there was no alternative but for her 10 re. n
main all the evening in tho chamber allotted 10 In
er. FMS chamber, (rhe best furnished in the a
ouse) was also to be the Indies ioutn,' and AL Id
ma somewhat consoled Mrs. Quimby by telling y
er that as the ladies would come up there to like Ii
II their hoods and arrange their hair, she would d
ave an opportunity Of seeing them all before ihey n
rent down STAIRS And Mrs. sMafsden promised
give orders that portion of all the refreshments
lou'1 Do carried up to her, and that Miss Matnn h
10 mantuamaker, should sit with hor great mari
tho evening. n,
u was now time for Albina and her mother To- OF
dressing, but Mrs. Marsden went down ST
AIRS again with more last Words 10 the Servants
I'd Alhina TO make some change in the arrange. :
ent OF the cenire,table. m
she was in loose gown, her rulls were mined In,
ana 10 Keep them close and safe she had tied st
.et nen mead an Old gauze handkerchief. While ga
MARKING
se'leaves some the most beautiful of Mrs. HI. GA
ans poems, and opening two or three souvenirs Ia
tneIr finest plates, knock was suddenly heard
the door, which proved TO be the baker with the wi
cond plumh-cake, it having been consigned 10 of
,oven. Albina desired him TO bring il to bar iva
putting it on the silver waiter, she determined m
divide it herself into Slices being afraid 10 tr,s ~
Z business ioahy one else. lest it should hc Ind
kwasdly cut or broken 10 pieces; it being oui,al nd
rim. f1"oI' ~
ne baker went out leaving tho front.door en-
Alhlna intent on her task of cutting The -,
netsaak up till she heard the sound Of foot. WI
ps in the parloli, and then what was her dsnay yo,
perceiying Mr.. and Mrs. Montague and their alv
ightcr. ho
Alhina's fret impulse was to run away, hut she
' that il was now too late; and pale with con. ma
ion and vexation she tried TO summon suficen, tb
to enable her pass off this cont,s :, j,
Is with something like address. CO.,
Il was not yet dusk, the being scarcely down sd
of all the persons invited to the party, il wnsl I'M
urai to suppose that the English family would tpul
10 come the latest. ~,
Mr.. Montague was ong.bodied shnrt.lerped nor
n, with round grey cYes that lonkad M ;r a.. ~