Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-12-25

| her letters home, which were before filled with
grateful expressions for the undeserved love
aud Kindness she had received avoided in
stlnctlvely the mention of her social expert
ence. 1t is a very humilating confession to
make, that of declining popularity one we do
! not care to whisper even to ourselves and
Mrs. Stone silenced any such suggestions by
condemning herself as oyer-sensitive and ex-
acting - l' 'oi AsHar9 2hat .q.-.a.. isala-i'
/ No taste or expense had been spared to make
the grand saloon attractive. Ii was richly
draped, and filled with stalls containing every
variety of articles that ever congregated on
such an occasion. The toy tables, the cake,
the trinkets, made it children's paradise, and
their eager little faces were clouded with their
first lesson, perhaps, in the value of money,
finding themselves unable to purchase every
thing with three fps and levy Greedy
little spectators they were, debating between
the attractions of mintstick and the more lasting
pleasure of food for the mind, as presented in
the veritable history of Simple Simon with
colored plates There were young ladies, ac-
customed to consider shop girls as OF another
order of beings from themselves, bargaining
and wheeding the sale of giant doll, or
cambria and lace toilet table, Mrs. Jenkins,
who treated her servants with less considera-
tion than her carriage horses, was most obse-
quious in her attentions to the merest ftp Gus
TONER as she dished up the ice-cream, or
made change with an insinuating smile 1t
was beautiful lesson of democracy-Walnut
Street, as it were, walking hand in hand with
Kensington, and Washington Square growing
affable to Second and South. Il
! Miss Angelica Tuttle was the first to recog-
nize the presence of Mrs. Stone, who had en-
tered quietly, unattended by her husband, who
was to join her at night-fall. She had quilted
her exclusive domain, the post-office, the mails
having been detained, that is, at present, being
made up by her assistants, and was making a
tour of the room to see who was likely to call
for letters in the course of the evening. A
journey of leisure for business purposes.
you have very beautiful room, said Mrs.
Stone, admiringly. Il hope you make out
WELL
Miss Angelica vouchsafed half stare, and
answered very pointedly, 'they had used both
time and money, and hoped Mrs. Stone did not
consider it an objectionable waste of either
This was but the first shot of constant har-
assing fire, to which the rector's wife was sub
jec,ed in her progress through the ROOM
Miss Little, at the book table, pretended not
to see her, and devoured the index of the last
church magazine with praiseworthy industry
Mrs. Clarke wondered how she could find
Z, time to visit fairs, as she had none for seeing
visitors. u
Cor returning calls added Mrs. jenkins,
whose name stood conspicuously near the head
of the unfortunate list
1t was quite relief, at this moment, when
quiet Miss Brown came with glass of Jelly,
and request that she would came behi nd the
table and eat it. Miss Brown established her
visiter very pleasantly in a recess, and re-.
turned to the vending of needle-books.-
|
Clarke and Jenkins was, in a measure, for.
gotten, as Mrs. Stone watched the scene be-
fore her; nor did she at first, notice a lady
who came from a neighboring table and took
possession of the other vacant seat few
moments after. Fairs are great innovators
upon Formally, and the unknown lady bowed
and smiled when she saw she had "a neigh
bor. r...
'Quite an animated scene, was the com.
mon place with which the conversation be.
gan. ..........
Very returned Mrs. Stone, pleasantly
I don't belong to St. Johns parish con.
tinued the sociabe little woman 'but | al
ways 60 where think l can do good. Tt
tell the truth, though, I'm more than half in
cIined TO leave. never heard so many un
charitable things said in my life, as they
manage TO talk over about their rector ant
his wife,
Mrs. Stone gave slight start Of astonish
ment.
: i don't think it looks wel-do you? Jus
now, Mrs. Angelica says, amy one tina
dresses as she does, to talk about her extrav
gance?' And Mrs. Clarke says she's per
, feet aristocrat, and visits only carriage peo
pie in the church. Then that Mrs. Skimp
. ton, with her whining way-"Oh, my dear
t you should sci her lesson of charity Tn
/, sure she needs it. condemning those olde
and wiser than herself, as she does, whole
sale
, The lively speaker managed to initiate
: Mrs. Skimpton's solemn tones most admira
r bly,. and Mrs. Stone, kept silent by surprise
: and, it must be confessed, momentar,
: feeling of anger a: the injustice thus dis
played, arose to leave the sofa.
.WelI.I I declare, I'm as careless as ever
said the lady. You may be Mrs. Skimp
J toms most intimate friend for all know
But can't help it. came away because
, was boiling over with indignation; for
) though never saw poor Mrs. Stone, ant
: never expect to, can't bear backbi,ius
l and told them so. How would she fee
towards them, and they working for charity
To tell the irulb, that is my only objection
! to fairs. In the morning, before people
come, and at neallimes, they have nothing
else 10 do hut get together and talk owe
their peighbors. You ought to have l,sart
the way they went OH about the Stones wher