Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-08-15


old times" she mIilered.
"'Dear auo, Patty there could not bs
better tune, "we all exclaimed" The
11rm Is just the thug Itm,kes us EN-.
Joy the bright warm fire u thousand
times more than usual. Come nov, he
good natured this once, you promised
10 give IA this story about MIR Smith,
and we have waited long time -remem.
ber that"
Still the old maid shook her head
"i'il settle IL, wait n minute" cried
Llzzy, dext"rously peeliDg an apple ~
4 way that len the rlnd one entire
chain IN her hand ''seo, vii
fling this over my head, il il falls ia
an : aunt Patty shall tell us the story
about her city lover, If 1t forms any o,her
letter we viii promise moi 10 tense her
wlIi YOU agree TO this all Of YOU 7"
"Certainly, yes -.es," we exclaimr'
oil nj once, very willing 10 stand tn,
test, for as both ends ofthe rinds wer,
curled opposite ways ii was mex, 10 i'm
possible that any letter except an 5 could
be formed by il.
"And YOU, aunt Patty" said Li2zy,
holding "p the crimson rind, and swing
ing II slowly round her head lido you
agree In u''
YES" sald sunt Patty innoren,ly
out Of tweu,y-'our letters | stand a gooc
chance. IL il comes All ), IN tell tn,
story"
Before she had done speaking LizZ,
swung the apple skin over her henC
for the third tune, and il dropped at aunt
PalIy's feet a perfect ), and very pretty
;.
"Now dad yon ever" exclaimed the
old maid bending forward & gazing AT the
phenompn -" II beats all who would
IA thought iti'
"fhere, ] thought how it would be-
said Lizzy senrenronsly," come girls,
let us all take out our knitting .worl;
while aunt par begins"
We sat down, aud gathered our work
together, and 10 a few minutes there was
no sound TO Interrupt aunt Patty in her
story save The click Of our needle.
around the heath, and the storm rag ing
without
"Well," commenced aunt Patty ihrus-
ting her needle IN The crimson sheath at
her SIDE, and winding the yarn round
her finger: "Ifyou must hear II the soon
er u ~ over the better: bui never saw
snch set oi tormenrs in my llfe-when
yon take thing into yonr heads there
- no getting rid of YOU
"Well, ~ ! vas saying, il vas let
ma see-yes, it was the very next sum
mer after NV visit to New York hen
par received letter from young Mr.
Smith, saving that his health had hPeu
drhca'c for some months, and if par
would like II he thought Of coming III
into Connecticut and making his home
with US awhile.
II could hardly breathe while par
was reading The letter: when he go
through aud laid il among his old Da.
prrs IN the desk, went and took it sly.
~ away and read il over n thousand
times before | went To bed slept with
II IN my bosom all that night, but instead
oi dreaming lay awake till broad day
,h'nkin OF him, and almost crazy with
the hope of seeing him once more
hour without thinking Of him since my
return home, and YET 1t was with sort
ol sorro" tul feeling as il had buried a
friend; but now when he was coming -
when the paper his hand had touched
lay against my heart-you needn't smile
girls, ! wasn't haIf 80 feshy IA | am
now--weil, il seemed "a Il every line
t,ln II,
snd as If my heart would never bea;
regularly again Did he come to see
me? kept asking myself that question
every ten minutes for a fortnight.
"By and bv another letter came
he would be al our house in a few
dnys-! thought | should have died
II made me feel so dread'nlly when the
time drew near. began 10 feel aux-
Ious about the way We lived. and tried
10 persuade par into buying some new
things Tor the house, hut par was awful
set when he took Il notion ,n,o his head
and says hr every time | mentioned the
subject says he,
"Pauy, child, don't make a fool Of
Yourself -
The house Is good enough for your mo.
iher and me aud rather guess it will
have 10 answer for your company
Besides that Pany,if were to spend all
I'm worth on the old house you could 40
more make il appear like cousin Smith s
than yDu could make cheese out Of chalk
Act natural, Patiy-act natural. and
nyou've a good heart and pretty ,oera-
able common sense, there is no danger
but the highest of them viii respect you,
and a grea! deal more than If You tried
TO be what you never was brought up
to-
"Weli, par would not help me n mite, ,
80 was obliged to get along as well
ms ] could've pat out the dImity cur
tains to bleach for the bed in our spare
room, and | took the skirt TO mars we'd
ding gown, whitened it up and ruillad
" round one Of orr smallest kitchen
tables, and set IT under the looking glass,
just as I'D seen one at cousin Smiths
Lonlsa knit new fringe for the window
curtains, and without letting par know
n took this great China pitcher-stan-
dug here Just now with The cider in it
mud ,'I' punch bowl still in the cupboard
v"nder, aud set them on little table for
Mr Smah 10 wash in, for | was afraid
be mlgm think VIC had been bro't up in
the woods II he had 10 wash ~ the
s,o0p and wiz" on the roller towel, with
the work hands, every morning as we
did. cot or half tho piece of hard
s"ap from patr shaving box, though