The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-05-08

ones hard up. It's mercy there's such
things ms uncles to go to. Since the baker
would not leave the bread on credit, our
two ladies don't take in half enough to
feed 'em. They have not had meat, nei.
ther, for three days, nor nothing to substi.
tute for it but them six behring's yesterday
which was anything but of tho freshest,
as my nose told me in cleaning em. Miss
uraves-lts she as generally speaks-is
always ready with excuses; ;they've got colds
and cant eat, or they've got this, or got
that"
do they owe much TO the baker?"
"Five shilings, odd. He's cautious
man is our baker, and says he never trusts
no dodgers. And now," added Sarah, stop.
ping in her pairing and looking at me, they
don't take in no milk"
went on mixing my crust and rumina
ting. L felt much sorrow for them, for |
was sure they were not systematic decev-
ers and | cannot but say felt for nv own
pocket. | now looked upon the money
Rs being rs good as lost, and we wanted it
badly.
81 should like to know what tliey mean to
do for Goals, resumed Sarah; there amt
above couple of scut.lefus left. THEY'LL
be wanting us to lend 'em some, but il we
do, we may whistle for 'em back again.
Haven't pared enough yet, missis?"
declare had been paying no attention
to the apples, and Sarah had done too ma.
ny. So, TO prevent waste, | thought
would make pie and use them up. Pop.
ping my dumplings, when they were ready,
into the iron pot, | got down the flour,jm
again.
|
What with this. and slicing and sailing
red cabbage for picking, which was do.
ing that morning, il struck one before had
well finished. | told Sarah to dish up the
| dinner.
1t was Irish stew we had that day, and
the girl got the great hash dish and put it
on the table, and then, taking the large
saucepan from the fire, turned the greater
portion Of its contents into the dish /
went inside the pantry, to put away some
of the things had been using, when Miss
Graves came into the kitchen, nearly run
ming against Sarah and her hash dish, who
was just going out.
Miss Graves came up to the fire, not see
ing me. And oil! the pinching look of
care and want that her face wore. / won
dercd had never noticed it before. She
looked, with eager eyes, into the saucepan
which Sarall had lodged, without its lid,
on the fender, and then turned away, rs if
she would shut ont lis sight. On the Ia
ble there lay little heap Of stew, splashed
there by Sarah when pouring it out and
she stole 10 the table aud caught this up
greedily with her finger, and ale it, /
heard Sarah coming back again, and had
to come out of my hiding place-,hough
I indeed | IN f,r In
started when she saw me, and her face
turned crimson. made believe not TO
have seen her till then.
rs it you, ma ann" said. What
cold day! Pray take care of your sleeve
against the table: something seems to have
been split on it. hope it has not touch
cd it,"
'Oh no." she said brushing away at her
! right hand cuff, with nervou, movement.
Some of them young misses jumped
about when they saw and smeIt the Irish
stew, observed Sarah when she entered
Its a rare favoritc dish of thern:"
81 don't wonder at that when it smells
as savory as yours" remarked Miss Graves
81 looked Il little 10 it myself to day, and
| put in bit of thyme: that's great i'm
provement," said. Don't you think so,
ma'am!"
81 don't know" she answered IL DON,
! think we ever put thyme in ours"
! Then if you'll allow me, III send YOU
/ up little plate o: this To taste" SAID 10
! her; for | could not bear To- think that we
were going 10 eat our fill of this nice dish
and they should only smell and long for il.
"Oh, thank YOU she stammered, her
face going crimson again, but-;he trouble
! -"
Don't mention it, pray,"I interrupted;
its no trouble. Sarah, bring me in that
| little dish"
took my place at the head ofthe school
room.table, and Sarah, looking as demure
rs if she understC vi nothing, brought in
the dish. heapcd |. With the stew, and
sent il up.
But Of course | could not do this every
day, and fear circumstances grew slraiter
with our dodgers. Sarah was frequently
/ opening her budget of wonders as 10 what
they did, but paid little heed TO her, Tor
they were not. just now, in her good era
ccs, not having, for n long while. given her
any gratuity-a neglect sure TO excite the
ire OF servant One evening, n day or
two after we had broken up for the Christ.
mas holidays, she came bounding into the
room, with eager, wild words. Lucy and
| were sitting by freight, for it was the
dusk hour before tea, and she really star
lied us both, though she spoke in whis
per.
"Missis! Miss Lucy! as sure as you are
both alive, them two have got man up
stairsl"
''Who is hel What has he come for!
Money, SUPPOSE"
Not that sort of man." retorted Sa.
rah, with an indefinite amount of CONTEMPT
IN her tone for my simplicity-"not folks
as call. man locked up with 'cm-con.
cealed in their bedroom"