Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-08-11
SCELLAN Ny .
From Gols,'. ial,'. noOk.
CHARITY ENvIETH NOT
ur ArleEn SrAl.

"Y0u jon' say 50 .'
"True a. the Gospel, Miss Smelling. That
yrl,s, cloak Of hers-she calls It Talma-
Gus, every cent of twenty-five dollars. Then
there's her bonnet. .tha, came from Ne~ York,
too. Miss Duuu's work amt good enough
Gr her. We'll, that bonnet could no, be
b1asb, for less'n cigh dollars. Why the
ribbon must be four and sIN yard, not To-
sneak OF the feathers. Then there's tina, new
Plaid So, YOU know, and lha, French ncu-
40, neither OF EN- lcss1'J 'Jivcl,c shillings, and
taa,'s the way she dresses. Time vas when
she was glad enough TO get me TO sew Cor her.
I've bad her beg, and bgg, and is'srrb me 90
give her jay, or even bali dly, 10 my
,-uas hurry, and nov she's got a scams'rcss
as she calls tbs, stuck cup girl that sets IN the
,u.n,Iooaa AZ CAV. she makes the chill
J-cn's slotues and her are cot IN New York
vbea they amt msse there"
"She's dreadful eHtnvagan, ior a church
member saii Mrs. S'eII.ur, with a sigh,as
sic turned herself slowly round before the
luIs Io5s.a..slass She vas having lin
ING fitted by the village dlcssmakeg, Miss
Prime. and a mcrtro dress she had worn TAO
wears was partly nFFcl up on the chair by
the window. l. twas lhe only jrrss.mll.us
she had Cu hand ior he season. Il vas a hard
winter. and. what with the stckncs, of The
children, and Mr. S1s''iog losing 50 much
time by the tust, ihctr mcaas were unusually
Invited 40 wonder she though, Of the ease
arJ plenty of ths rich manufacturer house
hold with feeling of envy. She did not
Snow DO though She vas plain ,cooj-bCar-
tsI rsrs0r mutually. sruCC 'iug ou Co De- her
dots throoci ,hs jtscouucemcn, Of i,I-beal'h.
a.Im. children, and very narrow means, but
Oh, could ro, help thinking Mrs. Hubbard
was rcua- woIrd.y arJ cvayaglnt,l ,ls, wear
O., wear, her household arrangements and per.
souaI expenses increased.
Only the jly before a, meeting she could
ra, tx her attention ulou hcssrmou 1r look
ir, al the y,l,r, Ta!ma worn by horoli friend
a-I sun giuJ ue.-bbor, Mr. IIgbbarI. They
were member, OF ths same church Of which
Mr. Hubbard vas ,hr mo,, liberal supporter.
lie gave according go bis means, and az she
same time, jcs.rcj hl ata ssi family 10
.l-ass sn1 re as became bs altered position
.Bj prospects.
Time was when she bad lo work hard
enough, " continued Miss Prime, pinching 10
side seam ~ the eujcavor 10 produce the
Lour.glsss shape. orthodox when she ''iearu-
Cd her trade" Il remember when ,hey drs'
set up Housekeeping cod shs had to 10 her
oxn work. o. vel as c.psr people, aud her
own sewing TOO. Ag4 jont believe she
axes rc5iis .S Der hand from morning till
-,gbi. .vhIi. you and !, Miss Saening, don't
.ss. many spells"
The lsayen Of uuchar.tablcney worked on
in Mrs. Seedlings heart.
"Im afraid there isn't much spiritual
,rov,h.Mt,s Prime. The cares of'his world
choke she seed" Poorwomau' she thought
B., vas an interest 10 her ne.ghbor's best good
lha, prompted such a constant review Of her
conduct people Who have their hearts set
90 dress and high living can't have much time
Coz better things"
That's wha, think. How do YOU like
them back waists, Mss Smelling heard
they're an the fsaion in New voh. Nj,
Dunn said she'd Try ia &c, inc a paucru
when sc vent down IN the spring Iwould
Dot ask Miss Ils75lrd to lend me hers To- look
st ior sO,hing in the world. How am going
70 &c, out new hacks, Miss Snelling''
There's the cape, YOU see"
"why, 80 there -, ! was s,udyin' and
.cOnuiyin' an the while YOU was to breakfast
Saws !, "Miss SnslEng'n have them backs
2ieced and then everybody in iown'l know
rs being msde over"
Asifeyerybody in Mrs. Snsllinc's commu,
.u.iy would not have known and noticed under
l0N ClrcN Nilai4hceat liAt utl 'l"Nu WtlINo o
two winters ago, Rad been turned and mad,
up again hr her best dress. She had set he
heart early in the fall on a new style ofPlaid
igr sals a, Brown & ChsPiuS ,bu, the doctor,
billvss 50 much larger than she expected
she Wn1 obliged to give It up. The saerldc,
had cost her many hours Of calculation, alter
nate resolves and considerations. Ever!
purchase that she made indeed, Vas Of nee
essly, turned over and over IN her mind 70
weeks.
Miss Prime went 90 with her fitting by ih,
window, AID Mrs. Smelling with her task o
washing up tire breakfast dishes, Jogging iht
cradle" vi,h Oae foot, every now and thea
as her youngest child stirred in his morning
ulP.
THAT was lucky thought, ,ha, cape.
Miss Pri@e resumed her lhimble and her con
'srsauon Together. ~, DON'T seem to b
worn as much as the res,, neiiheJ."
"No, It isn't J Ouly ksPi II fOr cold DAYS