The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1854-01-19
WHOLE NUMBER 147

, thee's a good deal like me, for I'm up
, to any sort of fun :"
40, nothing of any importance" said
: Louise. I" But come, don't you want
, to 60 up stairs and rest ,"
:" l guess thee don't know that I'm
hard Of hearing" replied Edith, placing
herself in listening attitude. " Wont
thee say that over 7"
|, "Don't you want to 90 up stairs :"
, repeated Louise, in louder tone-then
: added, in lower voice, "you stupid
Quakeress :"
Have her go by all MEANS" chimed
in Angerretta, feeling quite at ease to
express her opinion, now that she had
found that her cousin was hard of hear
ing, {" fer there comes Mrs. belmont
and Julia, and would not have them
see the fright for the world"
There was a mischievous twinkle in
Edith's eye, as in answer to Lousie's
question, she said, " No, not yet-for l
haven't seen half the pretty things in
this room. This glass is splendid
thing 1t must have cost heaps of
money-and there's another just like it.
Why, one of these, take and cut it up,
would make fifty glasses, large as ourn
in our best parlor at home"
The girls, who now saw that entreaties
were useless, called servant to take
Edth's baggage, and hurried her of
with but little ceremony, and then re-
turned to the parlor to entertain their
guests. Scarce had they seated them
selves, when in bounced Edith, quite out
of breath, exclaiming:
Goodness, Angerretta! thought
| should never have found thee. must
set down, my head swims so, comm
down them are windin' stairs. Louise,
won't thee jest look round on the carpet
and SEE if thee can't find my knittin'
sheath : tits made ofyelow silk, stitched
with white. | hope | amt lost it, for
aunt Jerusha made it for me, and she
said if | lost this she'd never give me
another: but should have to use a cob
one. There, that's cleaver, Louise,
thec's found it. Pm so Austerfed,"
continued she, as she closed the door,
" good day to thee, ladies'"
Poor Angeretta aud Louise were sad
ly mortified, but they had the good sense
to seq that apologies would not better
the matter so they barely said that
Edith was distant relation Of theirs,
very distant, but somehow, she had found
her way there, and of course they must
treat her with civlity, and strive to rem
der her visit agreeable.
The ladies both assented to this, and
blandly assured them they should think
all the more of them for their disinter-
ested kindness to their uncouth visitor.
Yet no sooner had they left the house,
than they wondered that they had never
thought before that the Darnley's were
rather suspicious people-not truly aris-
ocratic. But they concluded, as it was
80 pleasant place to visit, they would
lot cut them, but wait until matters
ook decided turn.
Scarce had Mrs. belmont and her
daughters left, ere more visitors arrived
md the girls heard with evident cha
,rin, that their guests would remain un-
il evening. AS the tea hour drew nigh,
hey became more and more uneasy;
or how could they introduce Edith to
heir aristocratic friends. This really
eemed to be out of the question. so
hey urged their mother, just for this
nee, to have tea earlier than was usual,
n the hopes that Edith, who had fallen
sleep, wouldn't awake in time. Tho
lmily were seated at the table, and
Ingeretta and Louise were inwardly
ongratulating themselves upon the sue
ess Of their scheme, when the door
'as thrown open and Edith entered, with
er brown dress rumpled sadly, and her
air in state of disorder. After gag
,g wildly round the room for moment,
he exclaimed:
"Goodness, aunt Darnley why didn't
nee call me to supper' Why I'm
ungry as bear, and | d any time rath-
r eat than sleep. suppose this seat
for me-" she continued, as she seated
erself q, the table aud thon glancing