The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-06-28


tedious, and Edith felt quite sensation OF re
lie; when The stage-coach stopped before tht
door OF her uncle Darnle.' 5 ele CANT dwelling
Angeret.a and Louise DaFnley stood peepina
from the partially closed blinds, when EIitE
alightsd.
%. dear, Angeretta it mus be that Quaker
cousin of ours. | never did. Only look a
her. i>n's she perfectly horrid? Her bonnel
looks il it nj ght have belonged To her grea
grandmother; and look al her leather shoes
But here She comes, clump, clump, up the
steps. There, she's stopping now to rub hel
hand on them. suppose IT'S to see if they r
real marble. must Taught said Louise
Laugh. l shouldn't think youd d feel like
laughing. O, what disgrace. l told pa so
O, dear. get her in quick, for there are tbs
Wilson's and the Delmonts gazing with al
their eyes. This is what comes of vulgar re-
latons. l shalt faint. Louise
All this was uttered in breath by Anger
eta, whose flushed face looked Ike anything
but fainting. Edith now made her appearance
and her cordial how does thee do? was met
with GOODNESS; but apparently needless of this,
she commenced untieing her bonnet, and no
one could have denied but that her appearance
was extremely prim and comIcal. Her beau
tiful curls were fastened in an unwieldly mass
upon the back Of her head. on which a large
tortoise shell sat like crown. Her brown,
stuff dress. with It's short waist, and It's mar
row, goring skirt, and her small, spotted mus
lin cape, with its large collar, seemed to be in
good keeping. Going to the mirror, she sur
yeyed herself with self-complacent air.
smootLed the rumples from her dress, and re-
arranged her comb. The girls could no long
er command themselves, but burst into a
laugh.
What does thee find to laugh at, girls?'
said Edith, innocently. L ruess thee's a
rood deal like me. for I'm up to sny sort of
fun
o, nothing of any Importance said Lou
isc. But. come, don't YOU want 10 20 up
stairs and rest?'
i guess thee don't know that I'm hard of
hearing replied Edith placing herself in a
listening altitude Won't theo say that
over?'
Don't you want to go up stairs?' repeated
Louise, in a louder tone; then added, in a
lower voice, YOU stupid Quakeress!'
Have her 20 by all means. chimed in An
gerretta, feeling quite at ease to express her
opinion, now that she had found that her Gus
sin was hard of hearing, for there come Mrs.
belmont and Julia, aud l would not have them
see tie fright for the world.
There WAS mlschIeVous twinkle IN Edith
eye, aS IN answer To Louises question. she
sad No, not yet; Tor 1 maven seen haIt the
pretty thin5S n this room ms glass Is a
splendid thin8. l. must nave cost heaps OF
ana there another Jus' IKE IT, why,
one OF THESE take / anu c"t II up would
m axe MY glasses, large as ourn IN our BEST
p"flor TO nome.
ne glrls, VINO now Sa" that IN. reaIes were
sal p4ll l4I Il n T1k haF
gage. and hurried her OIL with bus httle cere-
mony, and then returned to the paTloF 10 en-
-eF'ain their guests. scarce MAJ they sea.ed
themselves "neh II bounced Eiitl' qnl'e out
oI oFea,h' eNcia1h.h5'
o2odheS>' cousin AL? eLe'1''- thought l
shoui1 never nave iouhu tHeo: mus Sc
down. my heai S"IoiS So comm 90" them'
.lehi are "idi's SaFS. Louise: Wonc NEE
lss' iooN Foohi on me ca! pei, anu see II thee
can AhI my h"'--+h s'e'-''- Us maze OF
leiIo" SILK St!'cAed "ttl "Ai.e' L nope l
i'nt ioSl /. lor aunt Jefusla maae II Ior me,
anu she Saiu II ioSt 'iiis sac d never give me
lhoLher; out sAoali nave 10 use my COP
ohe. lhere' Una, cIeNeF' louise, ,hee
G'''d H. III 80 u'N'e'ei' con Ia ''1d 9Ae' as
;, S,'9 rose ~ io"'1 ''io i9oln %dui't7' d Sii9
5''>eo 'i'c uoor' Soou u.'s u 'i'ee' lau'eS.
Poor AnSeretta and Louise were sadly NOR
tilted, but they had the good sense to see that
apologies would not better the matter; 50 they
barely said tha. Edith was a distant relation
Of theirs, very distant. but somehow, she had
found her way there, and Of course they must
treat her with clvlllty, and strive to render her
visit agreeable.
The ladies both assented to this, and bland
y assured them that they should think all the
more Of them for their disinterested kindness
to their uncouth visitor. Yet no sooner had
hey left the house, than they wondered that
hey had never thought before that the Darn
evS Were rather suspicious people-not truly
!ristocratic. But they concluded, a. it was
% pleasant place to visit they would not cut
them, but wait until matters took more de-