The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-11-12
From Pe'erson's Nogasine.
Much Ado About Nothing.
By LIZZIE WILLIAMS.

" There 90 the widow and her brother.
in-law again l declare | can scarcely
ever look out Of the window nowadays
without seeing those two people walking
or riding together--its shameful think .
Z" Oh, i.s horrid - chorussod three or
four voices together
Z" wonder they do not see the impro-
priety OF their conduct" sal very Sc.
date-loo ing lady, llrs. Miller. wha with
her mother and sister, had come TO spend
tie evening with their dear friend, Mrs
Webb. " It seems to rue" she went on
that If were so unfortunate as to be
lef; q widow, would be exceedingly cir
cumspect in my deportment-but some
persons have no discretion.
4" And Mrs. Gilmer is ono of thc num-
bor," remarked Mrs. Parker.
4" Yes, indeed, ch;med in Mrs. Webb
" To think Of her being seen out riding
and walking so often with any man, aud
she not yet out Of deep black for her
husband. Oh, that rpm.nds me---ladies,
you ought to hear how aunt Sally cut her
up-yery innoccntly, of course-the
other day Tell AZ about it, aunt Sally,
do"
Aunt Sally" needed no pressing
Very deliberately she knit round to the
seam.stitch, then folded her stocking
evenly. and laid il on the table beside her;
took off her spectac!es and placed them
near her knitting then taking pinch
of snuff, leaning back N her chair, and
looking around at the ladies' who were all
awaiting her narration, she commenced,
"Well there cin't much to be told, b It
howsomever, what there is of it you re
welcome to hear! You see, the other day
| made up my mind that Id take a good,
long walk don't 60 about so much as
| used to- but sometimes get sort of low
sperited, you know and find nothing
so good in that case as long, brisk walk.
So as | was saying, / made up my mind
soon after breakfa that I'd go out, so |
got on my things and off | went. Twas
as purity day as one would want to see
maybe you remember it; let me see-last
Tuesday, think it was---or was it Wednes-
day, ClaraT
/" 1t was "Wednesday, aunt Solly," re-
piled Mrs. Webb.
Well, Tuesday or Wednesday, which.
ever day it was, twas proper fine day !;
so l went along, stopping at dry-goods
shop, to look at all the cheap thugs. /
was always great hand for that l re-
member when | was a young girl like
Lucy or Becky here, there was nothing
amused me so much as to look at all the
calicoes, silks and the rest, at the shop
doors or windows. Well as | was going
to say | went on and on, enjoying myself
every bit as well as if | was .oking at a
play, when all of n sudden, just as ! had
crossed the street, who should I see few
feet ahead of me but Mr. Edward Gilmer
and his sister-in-lsw They must have
turned the corner while l was picking my
way along the crossing, for it wac very
muddy. They were going slop = as slow
as could be, jest putting one foot in front
Of the other as 'trere, and talking all the
time"
"Hadn'tthcy the little boy with them p
interrupted Mrs. Miller. Il should think
she'd like to have him along"
I" So they do most always" put in Becky
Webb Just for blind, you know"
"0f course, nothing else in the world"
said Mrs. Webb.
"They had him along that day" r.
sumed aunt Sally, "I kept my eye 50 on
them, for fear | might lose sight Of them
in the crowd, that didn't notice little
Arty, ss che calls him, AZ srst. hut ! saw