The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-01-20

You can come to the kitchen fire and warm,
if you will wait till he is up ?"
"Well, Ill get my wife first. Won't
you help me outofth the wagon with'this ere
kag and trunk ~
The servant started but thinking some
thing had been ordered from the country,
assented.
"There wife. you go into the house
This man will show you a fire, while Iput
Betty up in some stable."
The woman remained'in the entry long
time before the servant made his appear
ance; then with scoruful glance he ask
ed "what she wanted 2"
"Want! want to see Mrs. Ellingwood,
or Maria. I'm cold in the bargain, and want
to go to fire."
"Yesm,' said the servant, rather more
respectfully !; and opening door discover
ed Maria at table covered with drawing
materials. Maria ran heartily toward.
"Why, Aunt Hannah, how do you 3
When did you arrive!
go dear me, I'm so tired and chilled, l
don't know what to do. We started long
enough before daylight this morning"
Maria rang the bell, and ordered tea
with accompaniment.
81 beliye you never drink coffee, aunt,
breakfast for the family will mot be ready
this long time; | rise very early to improve
in drawing
"Early! why I've had my breakfast, and
cleared it all away, fore sunrise, all this
winter"
"Should you not like to go up stairs
now?" said Maria, when Mrs. Harris had
dispatched her beakfast,
"Lud marcy! how many stairs have
you got all carpeted too! why, it seems as
if could pick them are roses off and smell
on 'em. Pray Maria, what are them black
men holding them chains forr'
''They are bronze images, Aunt and
placed in inches to receive them.-Lamps
are placed in those chains, and they are
used to light the entry and staircase"
Maria tapped gently at her sisters dool
and announced Mrs. Harris.
"You arrived early" said Mrs. Filing
wood, after the usual salutations.
"Yes, yes. You know am bright ant
early. My husband has lot of apples
and sauce to sell; we thought if they would
sell here, 'twould pay for carting, so We
concluded to kill two birds with one stone
and come together. IT'S ls years, Mrs
Ellingwood, since / was here. You want
bigger than my Lucy, who'll be five mex
June. Pspose there are great many new
things TO be seen; and Maria, I'spose yor
know all the way about
The blood tnged Maria's neck and face
she exchanged glances with her sister, bu
made no other remarks than 81 shall be We
ry happy to make Aunt Harris pass th
time agreeably."
"Yes, yes, ! know you would-my hus
band thought like enough you would b.
ashamed of us, but / told him you wa
dreadfully altered then, for you went all a
round our town last summer, and called OF
all our old acquaintance"
"Ah' thought Maria, 81 shall have t
survey that dress of my childhood man,
times this week. Mrs. Harris little think
of the difference between our city and he
native village"
"What nice baby yov'e got Mrs. Ell
lingwood. Pooly cretur, what has Auntt
got for it, DEAR" said Mrs. Harris, extrac
ting a huge nut cake from her reticule.
"Oh!" said Mrs. Ellingwood, "we d
not allow it to eat solid food-she is onI,
eight months DID,"
'La! always fed my babes at thre
months sartin. forgot to tell you brough
you keg ofJune butter; It's as yellow a
your marigolds used 10 be Maria
"Just like yourself Aunt Hannah, al
ways making presents, said Mrs. Ellino