New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-07

Nor shall they fail. till to it's autumn brought
Lifes golden fruit is shed.
THE SOCIAL PARTY;
OR, MISS DEBORINA FITZ JONES.
MRS. CAROLINE ohNE.
"Are you going over to the village to-ayn said Bet
sey Gray pretty brghteyed lass of sixteen addressing
"I calculate to-, was his answer.
Well, father. you know we are going to have party
ces which will be indispensable. Here memorandum
Of them. And should like to have you call and bring
Keziah Jellison home with you She promised that
she would come and assist u.s.
Why didn't you speak to your cousin Hannah to
and help ~ said Mrs Gray.
why you know mother that Keziah has spent whole
year in NewYor with her cousin who married confec
TONER and while there learnt prepare all of nice
things such as cream cakes blanc mango ice creams,
calf s-foot jelly, chicken salad and great many nice
things besides.n
and if she knows how to prepare thousand things
besides said Mrs. Gray, II don't the need of her
assistance The people round here won't expect have
anything out of the common way. We make loaf
of plum cake and frost it well as Keziah Jeson and
that and sponge cake and cusards in addition to
nice toast and drop cakes will be good enough
for anybody
Betsey.
II don't know,' replied her mother; but if she is
girl whose acquaintance is worth cutivating she will
think it much wiser in to entertain guests accord
ing to the custom of the place. than to to have
dozen things that they nor we know nothing about
L II.
Deborna Ftz hasn't the it in this
light don't know why should the sake of appear
ing gentee in her eyes make ourselves ridiculous in the
estimation Of every person OF sense by trying to city
CUSTOMS without adequate means. For instance what
would John Kitchens and David Bridges and their wives
and daughters know about blanc mango chicken
salad?'
They of little consequence, compared with Miss
Fitz Jones, y said Betsy.
docs anybody know who this Deborna Ftz Jones is ~
asked Mr. Gray.
SO yes said Betsy, her father wealthy merchant
of NewYork, and she is spending few weeks at Mr.
Lawsons, who, believe, is her fathers cousin.u
Fitz Jones-Fitz jones', repeated her father musing
ly was not aware that neighbor Lawson had any re-
laons by that But it is time for to be going
Which had better get to help you, cousin Hannah OF
Keziah Jelison?'
should rather have Keziah if You and mother are
Well mother' said Mr.. Gray to his wife Al guess we
will let her have her way this time:''
q shan't say anything against t replied Mrs Gray,
but really think she will be sick of her bargain before
she gets through
spinning linen, and who she spoke, pulled out her
thread from the dista with kind Of jerk rendered more
s S BY 9f her head 1
pudding without salt and it is true it is old
cording to my mind and Betsey, I've doubt will live
to see the day that she will agree with me.'
snow, aunt'' said Betsey, why can't you call Liz
zie Deborina Fitz Jones says Lizzie more gem
teel than Betsey and if you'll agree to call will
call you Aunt Mary
Much obliged to you but my name is Polly-always
was, and always shall be if can have my own way"
mother to go into another with her as she had
something say which she did not wish her aunt to hear
"Mother said She having carefully closed the door
am going over to Mrs Pamers to borrow her china
tea-set."
"Idon't believe she will be willing to lend it to you
Yes she will she promised to let have it, and when
they have their party, to lend them car
pet. They have nothing but homespun one on their
paror floor and Sally heard Miss Fitz Jones laughing
about Mrs. Lawsons homespun carpet, they all feel
to have her ud out that they haven't one that
is better.'
T,ol,
teaset is good and handsome enough for anybody
the Governor should come to shouldn't wish fol-
a bettern
at is good enough only it is all out of date and Debo
Ftz Jones says that she can't endure any thing thai
is old fashioned Besides, one set won't be enough"
| "Hsw are you going to manage to get it here ~
~ going to take the two bushel basket and gooi
Of cotton batting to put n and get Tom to go with
Betsey and her brother accordingly proceeded to Mrs
Palmers carrying the large basket piled high with cot
ton, between them by The united exertions of Mrs
Palmer and her three daughters together with those
Betsey Toms services rejected it being supposed
that his Of handling china would not be suf
fciently nice and gingery0 the tea.set was speed
packed, in a manner, unanimously conceded to b
transported with perfect safety
sNow, Tom,' said Mrs. Palmer he and his siste
raised the basket from the foor don't forget yourself
and think you are helping carry basket Of apples
potatoes but creep along just as careful as if you wer
swell decare said Sally Palmer, we like to forgo
to tell you, that you will be likely to have more
your party than you calculated on.''
l
sYou know that you have invited the Eveeths, an
they had a visitor arrived yesterday
| who! do you know %
"Her name is Wilton. Jane and I happened in las
evening without knowing she was there we were intro
duced to her.
slow does she look and appear ?n
| "Well enough, but her dress nothing to be com
pared with Miss Ftz Jones' She is the daughter Of Mr.
Eveeths sister suspect whose husband died few
ago, in very reduced circumstances''
.should you advise me to send her an invitation {?
said Betsey.
aIf you wish the Eveleths to attend your party,
should"
snow, what if we should meet Miss Fitz Jones
our way home? should be soashamed" said Betsey,
she and Tom moved with the basket towards the door
aI hope you won't am sure,' Said Jane you'll fe
mortified to death If you do.n
Fortunately for the china ware which otherwise mgl
proved of minor consideration Miss Fz Jones' if 81
took walk that morning, she sometimes did, cho
different road from the lying between Mrs Pa
and Mrs Grays The basket and its contents We
safely conveyed and safely unpacked just Mr.. Grs
returned with the articles set down in the memorandum
Miss Keziah Jellison and a cream-freezer.
"Come Aunt Polly" said Keziah in quick successo
taking off her bonnet turning up her sleeves and gyi,
yours for I'm going set all the female hands to
and don't know but shall want Toms help besides "
have plenty of cream suppose" Z"
eyes, said Mrs. Gray, but it isn't SKINNED off yet
"Wen, it must be done right away. and then sh
want Of you to begin to freeze it, Besides that the
brick oven to be set a-heating and nobody knows what
II La, what fuss said Aunt Polly
j. "Who is going to sift the Hour? You will, won't "
1t Aunt Polly ~ said Keziah,
No; sister wants me to skim the milk as soon as
= and change my"
WELL if you're going to skimming milk do step outs
the outer door, and let beat You about the should
with this towel first for who knows but there may ha
been shyes i'll the flax you have been spinning
n flew out and lodged on your handkerchief. declare
makes treInbe to think of it, for il of 'em sho'
get into anything when at the head of the coo
should not be able to hold up my head again long
| i had the breath of life i'll me-"
81 amt a-going to have any Of your beating about
shoulders with towel y said Aunt Polly, indignantly
D. am going to put clean handkerchief, and Gle
apron, as should have told you if you had given IN
chance to speak" -..
"That alters the case" said Kezah but my respor
bility is dreadful great. you know
- "Welln selioquized Aunt Polly, as she went TO
to exchange the articles of apparel she had nam
if anybody had told that should live to see the
when the daughter of old Nina JelisoD, who in her
days always went slp-shod and out at the elbows wo
!, undertake. to give me lesson in neatness. should
'o believed it. Beat about the shoulders with tow
10 should like to catch her at 1t Land O. Liberty
Il exclaimed as on opening the door to return to
70 Kitchen her ears were assaied by the multitudin
noises arising from the very spirited and energetic mo
ments of Kesah herself and of those subject to her
rections which given in voice that she eyider
intended should be heard land o. liberty if there
| a worse noise than this when the Tower of Babel
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