Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-06-18

them. III write to her, and maybe her girl
| is disengaged'
Mrs. Giily's single minute had heightened
! to an hour when she arose to depart. As
| soon as she had gone, Mrs. Jones hastily in
dited a note to her next door neighbor, and
despatched it by Mary Antoinette, her oldest
daughter.
Mrs. Eden read it, looked curiouslv at the
child, read it again, and then a most mirthfIl
expression came over her c0untenance she
raised her eyebrows slightly, laughed to
herself and mentally saving, I'll carry out
the Joke she answered Mrs. Jones bv direct
ing her to the squire's great house, where
Miss Lizzie Holmes was at present engaged.
Now the sqGire's house was a fine old
fashioned but aristocratic affair, very lofty,
and located upon an imposing elevation. sur
rounded by gigantic trees, smooth walls. beau
tiful gardens and conseryatories, that held
within their grand space, the rarest. the
brightest, the tenderest flowers, filling the
air with their perfume
That afternoon, Miss Lizzie Holmes, while
sitting in the richly carpeted dressing room.
received two little billets. When she read
the first, she blushed, looked indignant, and
laid it on the table, when she read the sec
ond, she laughed, threw back her curls.
pushed by her work, and springing up, she
indulged in one or two very graceful jumps
Then gathering up her sewing, with the notes
she bounded like gazelle THROUGH the door
The next day Mrs. Jones was up early in
the morning, sweeping and dHsting. throwing
the windows open wide now in the parlor,
now in the kitchen, alternately scolding her
children and her maid and with a great deal
of noise and hustle setting things to rights
HI i ++I1 g. I Il
lor, when she heard a timid knock at the door
and shaking her dress little. she hurried
out. and came back Immediately, followed by
neat looking girl, attired in il close fitting
dress Of black silk, with white linen apron
and collar, and a most tilnid air
Let's see, what's your name, Miss" " asked
the good lady, as the young girl smoothed
down her curling hair.
Lizzie Holmes, ma am, she answered with
4 sweet simplicity.
Lizzie-Lizzie Holmes-yes come from
the country, | suppose well, heard of vou
through my tfic1id lhS, ElCcD: rs I've got any
quantity Of sewing, | thought | would patro-
nize YOU
Thank YOU said Lizzie humblv.
Now | hope you sew as fast as we'll as
nice. lam willing 10 pay YOU good price--I
suppose You don't charge more than qaartcr
a day-and it's my way to invite company
when / want good batch Of work done. for
my friends think so much Of me that they al
ways will take hold and help. whether want
them to or no; so | humor them You will
please commence on these plain pants. and
the table yonder with the red cloth on ii. YOU
can have undisturbed suppose YOU would
prefer to sit alone
Lizzie seemed satisfied. took her seat. and
Mi hnr, IL II
Jones, as she came and examined her work
once in a while, tbecause she looked so Young
and eXperlencedj was perfectly delighted.
Friends dropped in one by one till there
was quite room full and such clattcring
OF tongues as might have been heard that
DAY IN the cosy parlor Of the would be lead
ing lady OF the village, Mrs. Septimus Jones
Most OF the good company preferred to
Keep the seamstress at Il proper distance ::
put TWO or three OF those rare people who by
some mistake sometimes find their way into
gosslpplng villages, and almost redeem them.
took more notice Of OUR lonely Lizzie ON that
very account They afterwards said thcy
found wonderful beauty in that quiet blue
eye, and her tones and words were rs sweet
and well chosen as those Of any lady to whom
they ever listened.
We should DO wrong if we were 10 DENY
that there was scandal afoat that afternoon
because Mrs. Jones narrated her opinion Of
Mrs. Eden 's-her new uni.hlor's uarsiInanv
at long detail, and all the ladics cried .mcau ,
ana scandaious :. and then, after they had
! thought of everything they could saw abour
her appearance, manner, &C.. conversation
turned on young Mr. Hazwcll. the son of
/ their old pastor, who had lately returned
from abroad, such a gentleman. and was Mt
/ present stopping at his fathers. They cxpa-
tlated on his extraordinary manly beauty. his
prncely form, his graceful carriage-and one
ana all united IN considering him but less
than a divinity, and wondered who he
! would have"
! AT dinner and at supper there was unfortr-
nateIy room for all but one eycrybodv
looked significantly at Lizzie, who declared
! that she would rather wait than not So ON
/ both occasions she ate with the children. who
( were so much occupied in staring at her, that
/ they neglected to act in their usual boistcrous
manner.
In the evening after lamp light, those who
had good eyesight sat down to sewinn. and
several other ladies took out their knittino,
/ work. Our heroine, the seamstress turned
her chair back towards the door. so that she
might devote her attention more easily TO her
task with swiftly flying fingers she had CON
/ UlVea stealthlly to embroider Il tinv pink
rose with two little green leaves. on the
waist OF white frock but these she kent
hidden from the light. She looked pale and
tired, but no one asked her to rest fof while
why should she? ''''->
The party had grown quite merry, when
all at once the door opened, and ANY. the
stout domestic, came trampling into the room,
her arms spread wide apart, and between them
a large basket heaped to the full, literally
running over with glossy, lustrous grapes, in
great clusters.
Mrs. Elden's compliments, marin, and