Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-14

She come in a. demure as kitten, with her
black frock, that she keeps on her . purpose to
contrast with her white neck, and sot down by
the minister's wife, and had hardly . word to
just before supper, she brightsned up Ike .
sun after shower What do you think she
done? Jest ~ I'd got up to go and set BY Mr..
Hartly, the gentleman who's come a. partner
in Squire Waldnn's law-ofics, she hirted out
OF her seat on the other side Of the room, and
vent and sat down by his side, on the sofa, and
commenced such close conversation with him,
though he wanted to, bad enough, for Re's an
old bachelor Of very agreeable manners, and,
they say, the intellectualist person in Penny
yille--that 10, of the male sex. I'd just made
mp my mind to interrupt her, md give Mr..
Hartley achance to see there was some persons
full q Intelligent as Miss Wilson IN our village,
when Miss Stebbins come to the door 10 say
that tea vas ready-sbe'd been out the last
half hour preparing saw she looked wor-
ried, and 1 surmised the reason. Mr.. Stebbins
seemed surprised at the hurried look on her
face. which had been 30 mighty pleasant be-
fore she went out; but when We ell fled into
the dining room and took our places at the
table, and he lifted the plate Of biscuits to pass
em around, the mystery was explained. He
looked at her 50 inquiring and mortified like,
thst I thought she would burst right out q
crying, for. You SEQ, this vas her frst attempt
at entertaining company, and she's Q childish
thing, anyhow. Such biscuits you never saw .
| as green as grass in streaks, and smelling Of
saleratus enough to drive person ont Of the
room- 4 don see how i come to make such
nistakes said she, in = distressed voice, /" /
never did before. The company will have to
make out on bread, for thsyc cannot eat my bis
cults I'm afraid s8isaa s5s0 90
"Young housekeepers is liable to mistakes .
said Miss Walden soothingly, Sand your bread
Is excellent, good enough for the queen-so
don't fret a minute about your failure, Miss
.she's always hit it to r, before >, said
Stsbbins, nneasily. ~ - IL u1isksIae.-
J. I" / guess it was because tried too hard, .
said his wife, trying to smile; &c still, can't
account for it. I'm positive the measure was
q s'Tsin't worth speaking sbout. Mi.s Stab.
bins, said ready to burst with laughing,
secretly, to see her pitiful face. "Wesye ali
eat worse many time, and anybody that
cam make out meal on what you've sol be-
fore 'em ought 70 90 hungry. j suppose you
ind Joshua little particular, on account Of
having such q superior cook for his first wife !;
but time works woudsrs,' and I've no doubt
you II make out very we'll after while. 'isa1 .
I'm afraid she'll ind me rather q sorry com.
forter, for she didn't really rally the whole Of
the rest Of the evening; but as for me, was In
excellent spirits at the success Of my innoeent
little JOKE, especially rs had. q seat next 10
Mr. Hartiy, and kept by him pretty much Of
the time after We left the, table. I'd make up
my mind to inpel him to see me home, lust to
spite that widow Wilson-not that I cared any
thing shout him. for this was the first of our
acquaintance-but the forward thing got the
start Of me, and carried him of before my eyes
1t takes them widows to come around the mon
A young lady like myself would be ashamed to
practice such arts as they resort 10. I'm not
perfect, no mcrs'n some Others, but hypocrisy
and artiiiee isn't one Of my faults, thank era-
cious: L do think . designing widow one of
the most shameless Of the female sex.
| What. must you be going? I'm real sorry
you wasn't TO the party; Miss Stebbins ought
10 have invited yen, though / suppose you
couldn't have gone if she had. Do bring that
sweet little darling over with you the next time
you came. I dots on babies, especially on
your Mis- Peters, they're an such iittle
loves. .HAK0ggSu y