The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-09-07
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From the Waverly Magazine.
COMPLAINT OF A MAIDEN AUNT
DY EMILY u. CARROLL

Plague take tue children, say !
wonder if any poor woman WAS SO plagu.
ed AS | am. can't move without hav
ing troop OF children dangling after me.
| can't open a drawer but dozen eyes
aud AN unac 'ruutahe number Of illle
fingers are pry irg into it. Was ever any
one so to:meni"d with other peoples chill
drcn As ! am I Why, | might Just as
well have got III ,rried myself, for believe
IN my heart Lucinda's got my share and
her own too; and the worst Of it is, there
is II" telling when the womal's going to
leave off! She's got near twenty now,
| know let's >""--there's the twins and
the baby, and Billy, and Tommy, and
Jak"y, and Molly, aud Julia, and there's
another one ! know, but can't think
whether Itsa girl or a boy-oh know
now, its Ike; here lie is sticking the kit
ten mp on the fence. Oh you wicked
boy, how'd YOU like 10 be served that
way.
bnly nine of them, but dear knows the
way they scatter themselves over the
hou-c, and the noise they make, one
wrul' think thee was double that mum
Der It, Il great Wonder some Of them
Gidn't follow me to nay room, but they
wont let me stay long 10y myself,
know.
III finish cmhroidering that visite Of
niue now, believe what "a lucky thing
got SO much OF that embroidery silk,
Tor 1t is such difficult color to match :;
and # | hadn't happened to get it then
might have searched the CITY in vain for
1t, BECAUSE there's not one skein TO be had
for love or money. How stylish il will
look and its such IA pretty shade, too,
and SO near done; l can finish it 10 wear
to church next Sunday.
Vow for my si:k-plague on it, where
lsit! know ! put it III this box: can
It be possible that one of them little imps
has been 10 my box and taken it Here,
YOU Ike, come to the window here did
you see ANYTHING Of my embroidery silk
lately z
yes, marm see Bill have some thick
silk he got outer your box, aud he WAS
"a driving Of his hobby boss with it.
The little wrricls! I'll almost shake
ibe life ou, Of him if had him here =
However, it's a mercy that he didn't cut
up tbs vIslte for Iclns. He's always hunt
ing reIns, and J never run to put on an
apron 10 hurry, but find the strings
cut oil. i, was ouly Yesterday that felt
sleepy and tired and so | laid down on
the bed to get little nap, and left my
shoes and stock-ahem my hose living
10y the bedside; and when got up again
aa! sign could ! see OF my hose or The
hose entbrdeerS that little wretch had
taken them for reins! Well, I'll go TO
york OIL that collar, and try TO finish il
by Sunday. Ii has been great Job to
be sure, but ii is very elegant, handsomer
tnan any Baker has got for Eve dollars.
Wha, state my bureau ia in; every,
thing topsy Iurvey-my under sleeves and
collars tumbled about, my smelling bottle
tarned upside down and THO stopper out ,
and everything out Of place. Some OF
them little imps have been here I'm sare;
and, oh dear help me, my collars gone!
There's one of the little wretches how
Julia, do you know where my collar is
that I've been working on for the past
month 4
Yes, aunty, I'll ge, it for you in lit.
tie WHILE
What did you take il out Of my draw.
er fori The next time catch you among
my things I'll fix you. I'll have that lock
mended so can fasien you ough, Of it ;
but what did you do with il Z can't you
speak or have you lost your tonguei
i was g2irg 70 tel! you, aanty, only
you would not let me. The girls AT school
were going to have doll baby patty, and
all the dolls had TO be dressed either in
silk or their white dresSee, and | hadn't
anything big enough to make dress for
dolly, so | thought at frat that Id just
cut little tiny, tiny piece out Of your