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thought Clemen'ine, "quakers are good peO-
ple."
A few days after, Lydia Ellsworth, fol-
lowed by the servant man, loaded with a large
basket Of provisions ready cooked, went TO
the almshouse to make new gown for Neigh
Dor Markley, carrying with her the stuff.
She stayed all day, cut out the gown, and
with the old woman's assistance completed
1t by nine o'clock in the evening. The next
morning Lydia commenced making quaker
black bonnet, which Clementne understood
was for another inmate of the amshouse.
"How did youlearn TO do all these things7"
said Clementine.
Il was three months with mantua maker
and six weeks with bonnet maker replied
Lydia, that | might acquire some knowl-
edge of the art Of making gowns and bon
nets, which knowledge will be useful to me
in case should at some future time live in
the country, or be so situated as not to have
it in my power to employ others to work for
me-
Il believe said Clementine, you also
went to pastry school,
Il did, answered Lydia.
but how inquired Clcmentine, did you
find time to learn mantua making, bonnie,
making, and pastry?'
You must recollect,' returned Lydia,
shat have never learned music, dancing, or
any sort of ornamental needle work, and that,
as dress plainly, very little time is sufficient
for my own sewing. Therefore have al
ways had ample leisure to cultivate such ac-
quirements as are approved in our society,"
The more Clementine saw of the Ems
worth family, the better she liked them.
Never had people milder tempers or kinder
hearts, and never were people more perfectly
happy. In their company, Clemeutine felt
a disposition to be pleased with every place
they visited. and with every thing they show
ed her. They took her TO the museum, to
the asylum of the deaf and dumb, and in fact
} to all in the city worth seeing, excepting, of
course, places ofpublic diversion and Glenn
: entine found that it was possible to be very
well satisfied. and sufficiently amused, with
, out even hearing Of plays and balls.
Her father, who came every day to see her,
told her one morning that he would take her
, next evening TO a juvenile ball.
r 'Father,' said she, "do you think this ball
: will be very different from those have been
b at in Baltimore =
, mo- replied Mr.. Selbury, mo. very diff.
ferent.'
, Them said Clementinc, Il believe will
, decline going, out Of respect TO Mr.. Ems.
{ woth's family, as | am CUES, in their house
. and quakers do not approve of balls
, Il am very glad,' SAID Mr., Selbury, 'tha,
you seem to feel SO much delicacy toward.
: them; but they are so liberal in their opin.
ions respecting the customs of other sects
: and SO disposed to allow people of every de.
G nomination the privilege of Judging 70,
r themselves, that l am convinced they vii
not offer the slightest objection to your going
to the ball tomorrow evening"
Il am sure they will not, replied Clemen'
tine, so far from that. Lydia will ask me t.
describe the ball to her after come home
for she knows it will give me pleasure t.
talk about it. But as think they will b,
rather better pleased if do not 90, l vii
stay away, and not tell them Of the sacrifice
have made. And it will BIZ no great sacri
fee, for l anticipate very pleasant evening
at home, as some Of their friends whom
particularly like are to drink tea here TO-
morrow
A few days after, however, Cementine'
resolution was not proof against an invitation
from her father to accompany him to the
theatre, to see new and attractive melo
drama, and a very laughable farce. None
of the Emsworti's family gave the smalles
hint Of disapproval. Tea was prepared at
still earlier hour than, usual, that Mr.. Selbu'
ry and his daughter might take theirs com.
!, fortably, without fearing all the time tina
/, they would get TO the theatre too late 10 see
: the commencement of the play; and mex
n morning Clementine amused them highly by
0 her very animated account of il.
Il For several days, Lydia Ellsworth had no.
: sat with the family as usual, only joining
e them at meals, or for short time in the eve.
ming and when Clementne went out, Mrs
Ellsworth volunteered to be her companion,
instead of Lydia. CIementine, at last, ex-
pressing much regret at their now having SO
!. little of Lydia's company, inquired if she was
:, : indisposed.
NO. replied Mrs. Ellsworth, thou sees,
!, her always at table but she has particular
!. occupation which she cannot pursue as she
i wishes, except in her own room.'
1 And this was told to all Lydia's friends
9 when they inquired for her; but none, how
ever intimate, we're invited to 60 up to her
chamber. This very much surprised Gle
mentine, who had considerable share of Gu
riosity, and who felt little hurt tina, Lydia
, did not ask her to come to her room, and sit
! with her.
She at first supposed tina, Lydia was enga-
, ged with an unusual quantity of mending or
patching; but then she recollected that the
mending was done regularly every Wednes-
day, and therefore il was improbable that so
much should have accumulated as to make il
necessary for Lydia to devote her whole time
, to it; and she wondered what sort of work it
, could be that was not admissible to the par
lor, or even to the dining room.
At last she thought she had guessed ex-
actly.
Il suppose Lydia is quil.ng1' said she to
Mrs. Ellsworth.
mo, replied Mrs. Ellsworth, smiling, we
always do our quilting in the summer. when
|, the days are long