True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-01-20
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superb kind, took its place.
In vain her father stormed, and her mo
ther protested. She knew they had the
means Of Lying like other people, and
she was determined at least to do so her.
self If she could no: have things at
home as they should be, there were other
places where she could find them. What
would the Squire's people say This
last was an unanswerable argument, and
when at last the Squire's daughters. who
had been her schoolmates, actually con-
descended TO visit Mary Miranda, the
proud mother could scarcely contain her.
self for JOY
From that day she became the oracle
Of the house. What she said, was law
and gospel; what she wanted must be OBJ
tanned at all hazards. Even her meals
were selected with epicurian extravaganza
and set apart from the commoner fare Of
the family.
OF course, this stale of things could
not continue long without creating disseu-
liens amongst other The children but the
fear of their mothers resentment restrain
ed any open demonstration. Mary Mi
randa had her admirers too some we're
really sincere in their admiration, others
were tempted by knowledge Of her la-
theirs wealth. s4t .#.
Among them, the two most in favor,
were sturdy well-to-do farmer, whose
broad acres lay just over the mountain,
joining her fathers; the olher hand
some, insipid elegante, whom Mary Mi
randa had met at school, and who now
obtained comfortable living, sometimes
by teaching music, sometimes French, to
the children of the villagers. '.'. SOL
The farmer was honest, hearty, and
tough his rival, smooth, peaceful and
deferental; need | say which the lady
favored! But parents have finty hearts,
and however much her mother might be
disposed 10 humor and spoil her pet child,
she had no notion of toiliAg all her days
to enrich what her good sense taughther
was an idler and spendlhrilt. TO all
her daughters pleading she was inexora-
Bile. She needn't marry the farmer if she
didn't want to, but she shouldn't marry
the teacher.
Mary Miranda dutifully limited that
she couldn't help herself, 10 which her
mother replied she would help giving
them any money, and that was all The
lazy feller wanted.
Mrs. Hall and her daughter were in the
midst Of their first quarrel, when Tue wa
gon, which the widow Nixon had obtain
ed at the village, drove up, containing
herself and any amount Of trunks and
bandboxes. Mrs. Hall, angry with her
from the first, was not greatly modified
by the quarrel with her iavori.e daughter.
She did not even offer 10 wait upon the
door, but stood staring impudenlly at the
open window.
Who may this be, l wonder! Pears
to me it's some great lady by the look"
she said, loud enough to be heard by the
visitor, but still no approach toward a
welcome. ...
Widow Nixon bit her lip with anger
for poor or not poor she remembered
many acts of kindness bestowed upon the
family Of her distant aunt, and thought al
leas, she was entitled to welcome.
This was another lesson for her to trea.
sure up. Mr.. Hall seeing. the wagon at
the door, and guessing who had come,
hastened out of the barn, and was soon
cordially grasping the hands Of his niece.
"Shut up, end clear out, will your
screamed his amiable wife !; "I guess
can take care Of my company! (empha.
sizing the word without any Of your help.
Come in, if you want ter. / suppose I've
got ter do somelhin' for yer. It's too
plaguey bad, though, to have fer dig and
dig Ter support other folks, when folks
has got folks enough of their own to take
care Of" n4tr-r..
Widow Nixon followed the great, bony
woman, with a feeling partly Of amuse-
ment, partly Of anger. She was already
beginning to regret her mad scheme, and
to think it were better not 10 have known
by experience how much friendship was
governed by money. And If William
Earle should prove like all the rest Only
that she was determined TO try him to the
utmost, she would even then give it up,
and come out her owA natural self" my
niece, the rich widow Nixon;" for she
saw at once the system Of petty tyranny
she would be subjected to for the few
months she might remainin her uncle's
house. faN itbl pI lseU Hp 0a @
When once in doors, Mrs. Hall resu,
med: s'. ".t- ss.eFi" - .a.i. ~
'',"Wal. you've brought your pigs to a
poor market, hain't yer? You must ha'
been sick 10 lose all that money! Hadn't
We no eyesl As toEsense you never did
have any, and so ] alters told sister Nam
cy.m ~a.gah eoo
4 No use to cry for split milk agnty,''
replied .he widow IN her most cheerful
tones. on .gsiygi. ts{itl,
'',What's ter become Of yer ) You
don't expect to play the fine lady here,