Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-27
lures in the world had declared her willing.

Ii was late in the afternoon before The pa
pering was over, and then great indeed was
the bus,le in clearing away the litter, clean
the floors, putting down the carpets and re-
placing the furniture. In the midst of the
confusion, and while the ladies were earn
esly engaged in fixing the ornaments, Drusa
came 10 say that Dixon, the waiter that had
been hired for the evening, had just arrived,
aud falling to work Immediately, he had
poured all The blanc-mange down the sink,
mistaking it for bony-clabber.* This inrel-
ligence was almost 100 much 10 bear. and
Mrs. Marsden could scarcely speak for vex.
alton.
'Drusa,' said Albina, you are raven that
has done nothing all day, but croak of disas-
ter. Away, and show your face no more,
let what will happen
Drusa departed, but in a few minutes she
again put tn her head at the paror door, and
said-'Ma'am may l jist speak one time
more:'
what now 2 exclaimed Mrs. Marsden.
Oh! there's nothing else spilled Or flung
down the sink, jist now, said Drusa, but
something's at hand a heap worse than ALL
Mlssis' old aunt Quimby has just landed
from the boat, and is coming up the road
with baggage enough to last all summer
Aunt Quimby. exclaimed Albina, 'tbs
indeed caps the climax
WAS there ever any thing more provok-
ing,' said Mrs. Marsden. 'When lived in
town she annoyed me sufficiently by coming
every week 10 spend day with me, and now
she does no, spend days, but weeks. |
would 60 10 Alabama 10 get rid Of her
And them said Albna, she would come
and spend months with US. However, to do
her justice, she is very respectable woman
ALI bores are respectable people, replied
Mrs. Marsten; If they were otherwise, it
would not be in their power 10 bore us, for
we could cut them and cast them off at once.
How very unucky. What will Mrs. Wash
ngton Potts think Of her !-and the Mon
tagues, too if they should come? Still. we
must not atfronl her, as you know she is
rich.
What can her riches signify 10 us , said
Albina, 'she has married daughter"
True, replied Mrs. Marsien, 'but you
know riches SHOULD always command GER
tain degree Of respect and there are such
things as legacies.'
Alter ALL according 10 the common say
ing, Ills an i'll wind that blows no good; the
pariors having been freshly papered, we can
easily persuade Aunt Quimby that they are
TOO damp for her TO sit in, and so we can
make her stay VI stairs all the evening"
AT this moment the old lady's voice was
heard at the door, dlscharging the porter
who had brought her baggage on his wheel
barrow, and the next minute she was in the
font parlor. Mrs. Marstlen and Albina
were properly astonished, and properly de-
lighted at seeing her but each, after pause
of recollection, seized the old lady by the
arms end conveyed her into the entry, ex-
claiming, oh! Aunt Quimby! Aunt Quinn
by +! this is no place for you.'
What's the meaning of all this, cried Mrs.
Quimby, why won't you let me stay in the
parlor1'
You'll get your DEATH answered Mrs.
Marsden, you'll get the rheumatism Both
parlors have been newly papered to-day, and
the walls are quite Wet
That's bad thing said Mrs. Quimby, "a
very bad thing-l wish you had put off your
| h,'J If
your doing it this day above all days
'Oh! Aunt Quimby, said Albina, why did
you not let us know that you were coming
why wanted to give you an agreeable sur
the rooms are so decked out, with flowers
hanging about the looking-glasses and lamps,
and why the candles are drest with cut paper,
or something that looks like it,
I'VE are going to have party tonight
said Albina.
"A party-I'm glad of it, Then I'm just
come in the nick of time
i thought you had long since given up par
ties,' said Mrs. Marsden, turning pale.
No indeed-why should Il | always 90
when I'm asked--to be sure cant make much
figure at parties now, being in my seventy
fifth year. But Mrs. Howks and Mrs. Hines,
and several other of my old friends always in
vite me TO their daughters parties, along with
Mary; and like 10 sit there and look about
me, and see peoples new ways. Mary had
party herself last winter, and it went off very
well, only that both the children came out that
night with the measles; and one of the lamps
leaked, and the oil ran all over the sideboald
and streamed down on the carpet, and it being
the first time we eyer had ice-cream in the
house, Peter, the Stupid black boy, not only
drought saucers to eat it in, but cups and sau-
GERS BOTH
The old lady was now hurried up stairs, and
she showed much dissatisfaction on being told
that as the damp parlors would certainly give
| her her death, there was no alternative but for
her to remain all the evening in the chamber
allotted to her. This chamber-the best fur
nished in the house-was also to be the ladies'
room," and Albina somewhat consoled Mrs.
Quimby by telling her that as the ladies would
| come ND there to take off their hoods and ar
range their hair, she would have an opportu-
nifty of seeing them all before they went down
stairs And Mrs. Marsden promised to give
orders that portion of all the refreshments