Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-08-26

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Ny aunt was at the door now, pulling my
dress with one hand and pushing the child
back with the other. d. -'For shame; Mar
garetp' she said sngrily. s-z = % 80
81 will give this bill--it is three dollars
to any two men who will carry back the
child" "5sT T-flaaE al isa ~ 30
"What, ,nonsense. Margaret!'- said my
aunt, still pulling and pushing. ks~r ,ls z. 3
Two neblemen, in mason's attire. sprans
up the steps and took the child. t.s @.
"No, no,D said the foremost one; "keer
your money Come. little one, yon're as
safe as if yez were in the top of the ole
&. | no ionger resisted the efforts of my -annl
who drew q sigh of exceeding relief nhen
| the crowd -su shuf -sutasak only cot q
elimpse sof Pete Shaw, as she shook his
brawny nst'at me and walkedof. Iresigu.
edly obes ed my sunts gesture and iollowed
her back into the reskfast-room, as sure oi
lee uro o. If I had taken it, - s -
o "Sit down, Margaref," she began. "Let
me know what occasioned this. edisgraceful
uprosr 81 NV door, ssss1 p. uzas -s4sr ~
'isl ltold her the story in few words Ny
cousins exchanged looks of as.enishment,
and Fred laughed as1if it were a very COM
ical sffair indeed. IsupPose looked very
indignsnt, forshe began an apology. Ian
sorryp-- J Hgfi Ass ss-sA. . v5- - "a
az.Be silent. Frederick, ;" interrupted his
mother. "Wil you be SO kind sAargaret,as to
tell meiifSyou have been educated without
any regard to decormY'sl 50 s.sszs- vzeF
5."if you mean to ask, aunt, ,whether have
been taugs, oshe wholly unmindfulz of, the
sorrows of Others. I must confess that tn At
isa branchsso6 study of which my aunt
Msrsais ignorant, and aas q matter of course,
her niece 10 no wiser. seVss % al rt,s1a3
el"Becsuse >. .scontinued aunt Augusta sit
is very ua:ortunstez seifcumstanee for q
young lady co grow up without any sense
of propsiets -a 3oung iady of fortune, too,
and not defcient in naiuraktalent." So
al thought, -aun,sp = Laaswered- demurely,
"that my wealth. was. sot,to be mentioned
here, lest it should mar the matrimonial
prospects Of my cousins"
IF this pttie hit DID Hotssbring down the
the iidusessit produced pereeptibls sepsa,
ton. and bad ihe immediate effect of soften,
ing my .spnt's magisterial department.
"I suppose, :" said, when had sufficient
" enjoy ed the annoyance of my monitress,
.that you have something more to say to
me. You did not cal. me back merely to
inquire about my education."' I,
s"No, Margaret 4 wished to tell you that
you gre too impulsive. and that this MORN
ing's event must not occur again. You must
curb that morbid sympathy that leads you
beyond the bounds of decorum. Do you
suppose that truly-refned and delicate
lady would have been caught intle awk=
ward place that you occupied this morning,
gazed at by the rsbble and hugging dirty
pauper from the alms-house' Be candid,
Margaret, and own that you would have been
amazed if your cousins or myself had been
found in such circumstances" --- 30
"That is true
"You see, Margaret. that you are apt to
overstep the limits prescribed by genteel
society. 1t is in part owing to your esrly
training, but it is also constitutional. Your
mother bad the same trait. have seen her
leave a refined circle of friends to rescue a
kitten that some boys were amusing them.
selves with. Fie, Margaret! In tears!"
al can't help it. My darling mcther:"
aWell, wen, I'm sorry mentioned her.
But while we are IN this subject | want to
tell you that your behavior last night tried
me exceedingly"
"How, aunt" | dried my tears and sum
moned nv recreant- wits to defend myself.
"You were expressly told that a select
company would be here, and that, 20 avoid
remarks upon cur treatment of so near a
relative, wished you to dress suitably and
come into the parlor. Instead of this you
staid in your room till a late hour, and then
burst in upon US in a plain morning wrap
per, and after very slight recognition OF
the company excused yourself from joining
us, because you wished to heel and toe
Fred's stockings" 4.t..
..WelI, aunt, thought you would expect
some apology, and SO came to bring it,"
,"But did you not think Of the strange i'm
preston that you would make on t e minds
of the gentlemen present." ...-
mo. What does it matter!, did moth
ing criminal 80 49,.
"Then your employment, Margaret. Why
Harriet here would be ashamed If any one
suspected her OF knowing how to knit stock
ings. But there you stood with your hand
on the door-knob saying, please excuse me
aunt, Imust toe cd Fred's stocking OI
Margaret" ..---, - -.-...-'-. -. :
laughed, for it ioas rather droll, now ]
came to recallit it. -..-- --.+.-.
"What else, aunt Augusta!"
"Why, you are out walking on the COM
mon two hours before fashionable people
get up" - - q
"Tbey do not see me if they are in bed,
SO disgrace no one. can't live without
pure air. I was brought up to breathe it.
should look as puny and sallowsas Harriet
and Jane if ] did not walk" q
"Sallow! punny! repeated both the young
ladies angrily, and saw that in self-de'ense
4 had blundered again. ..-...-,1 -,
at is useless to talk" said nv aunt re-
signedly..s. -. -. -
al should think, Margaret" she added
presently, "that mere selfshness would
make you more particular How, with your
hoydenish manners, viii 70" ever get hus-
bandto