The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-05-19

doctors bill was SO much larger than she
expected, she was obliged TO give il up.
The sacrifice had cost her many hours OF
calculation, alternate resolves, and recon-
siderations. Every purchase that she
made, indeed, was of necessity turned
over and over in her mind for weeks.
Miss Prime went on with her fitting by
the window, and Mrs. Smelling with her
task Of washing up the break fasi.d dishes,
'joeging the cradle with one foot, every
now and llen, as her youngest child sir-
red in lIor morning nap.
'Tha, was lucky thought, that cape.'
Miss Prime resumed her tlimble and her
conversation together. III don't seem to
be worn as much as the rest, neither
Mott isn't; I only KEEP, it for very cold
days. | thought Of il in church, Sunday,
right in the middle of the sermon. Queer,
wasn't il? | was SO dreadfully afraid you
couldn't getit out. SOFAS soon as came
home, | took il out and looked al IL; sure
enough, il was the very thing
q see Miss James has got a new clonk
this winter. She hain't worn hers mole
than three winters, TO my knowledge
Well, these rich people are jist as world
ly, for all | see, as If they wasn't profess
sors.' Miss Prime was one of the most
constant attendants Of the church prayer
meetings, and saw mo bepm in her own
eyes
time was, rs you say, Miss Prime,
when we were all plain people together,
with good feelings towards each other ]
think Of /. very onen-the days when
Susan Hubbard and ] used to send our
little presents 10 each other New Yetr's,
and be neiglborly all along. That was
before the Jameses moved here, or laws
yer Martins pr ople. She's so intimate
with them now she hasn's got any time
for old friends. Many and many's the
time I've cen, her things right tff my ia>
bile; and, when her Jane had the scarlet
fever, | sat up with her night after night
But don't mind that. What look at is
Christian professors being SO taken up
with dress, and going about, but dress par
.icularly. Ii don'l look right, and it isn'i,
according 10 Scripture
[, was wearisome, fstiguing day 10
Mrs. Smelling, who did ,he whole work
of her household. Her Oldest son was
leaning his fathers trade, and the din.
ner for The two had to be on The table
precisely at twelve, for they had but ar
hours incoming. So, scarcely were tie
breakfas, things cleared away,when there
we're the meat and vegetables TO prepare
for a boiled dinner and twice she was
obliged 10 stand aud be pinned up in the
.hick Jean lining Miss Prime was fitting
with unexampled ,ightness. The after
noon was no better; SHE had Tuesday
ironing to finish, her little boy was sicl
and fre,ful; though four years old, ant
very heavy, he required TO be nurscd ant
tended as II he had been baby. Sht
wanted to sew with Miss Prime; bnt, ne
sooner would she get her needle thread
ed, and her ihinble on, than somo new
demand would be made upon lier time
and so the short afternoon passed before
she could stitch up a seam, and tea mus
be ready by dark. Besides all this, Mis-
Prime was disposed to continue her con
versation with very little pause or stint
discussing The aff,irs Of the neighborhoo'
and the church with train Of moral, re
ligious, and personal reflections. Ever.
one knows how fatiguing it is to be ex
pec,ed TO listen 10 such discourse, ant
re spond in the right place, even when th'
mind is nnoccupied; and then the dres
did no, look nearly go we'll as Mrs. Snel
ling had figured itin her mind, the nev
pieces being several shades darker thai
the main body Of the material. More dis
couraging than all, il needed finishing
off when seven o'clock sounded the sig
nal fol the conference meeiingMissPrim'
would not miss on any account. 3'
Il wouldn't mind staying over my tint
lis, 10 give you helpin' hand,i il wasn'
church meeiin' night; but. you know, IL
very important all should be there tha
can. To be sure, Miss Hubbard is 81
took up with other things now, she nev
er goes; and, though Miss James joine'
by letter when she came she's never beef
i to a business meeting. For my part,
i think we've 60. just as good right 4
\ vote 10 the church meelin' as the men
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