Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-14
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yfFroIn Miss Slimmens,s Wipdaw

80 fFron Mis- slimmens's w indsw.l 4
~ Good morning, Miss Peters; rlsd 10 see, you
out again, after your ninth. fske a chair and
rest yourself bets see it's nigh ON to seven
weeks old, ain'tit? and this Is the 6rst time
you've been IN to see neighbor. You've had
sickness, and been pretty low this time AM
can say Is, it's amerey You amt in youreofIn,
and Peters looking around for some woman to
take care Of his orphans Thank ee, don't
feel at all we'll I've bad trouble. to mind
lately; them 'pFenticss Of mine behaved 50
shamelessly, and I've had other troubles be-
sides. There's nothing brings the wrinkles so
quick as trepidations Of the mind, Miss Peters,
shouldn't wonder if looked Is much as fort
-tbir-r-ty years old, since Clara played me
thas trick. hadnf any heart 10 * up any
for several days. aud don't know what would
have stirred me ap 70 pick mp my crumbs. but
! bins'sl Iexpeeted to see you there as mueh as
could be. Wasn't invited Is it possible Z
There hasn't been no trouble, has there?
suppose its sbecauss you've been sick ever since
she come. and haven't called on her. but /
don't think she'd any business to be 50 particu-
lar, when she musta known it was because You
wasn't able.' She comes from a smaller town
than Pennyviile, and it don't become her to
pat on airs. - - z
Well. didn't feel like going out into COM
pany much, but thought I'd 90 lest out of
!, curiosity, to see what was to be seen; and Ia
1 haven't been 30 amused in long time. I
beiieye I've always been considered ss of an
observatory disposition; ! went q purpose to
use my eyes and ears, and / used 'ena. Sl,s.
Well, fixed up In my best, for, one or two
. reasons Of my ows, principally to let Miss
Stebbins see that Pennyvifle wasn't behind
= salem -Four Corners in the fashions. put
four yards Of the stiffss. kind of bunnit wire
put on six Of the Laws Of Life, gathered on
string for hustle, and guess when
got there I took up about as much room as
anybody. All the visiters admired my head
dress 30 much. 1 must show it to You Isn't it
sweeR There's whole piece of marrow pink
ribbon II, besides the Lace and artifcials, and
l. 1 was . whole evening putting It together
: Well, Invent early, to see everybody come in.
which is half the fan Of going to q meeting or
to parity There Was nobody arrived preyi-
Gus to me, except old Miss Grant, and she al
way goes At one O'Clock in the afternoon.
Miss stebbins was as pleasant as . basket Of
chips, and she believed Miss Slimmens and her
husband we're old friends, and she hoped I'd
be as friendly with her; then, after we'd chat.
ted few minutes she beggsd me 70 be- ex-'
cused, saying she guessed she d have time to
mix her biscuits before any one else come and
then twoald be OF her mind. Twas just ach-
ing for a chance to get in her kitchen, to see
how II looked; % 1 jumped mp and said :
I'd keep her company; 80 We left old, Miss
Grant to her knitting, and I followed her into
the pantry. Sich Kitchen and cupboard as
that uass To be sure, il wasn't exactly dirty.
bat things wasn't in the order they used to be;
: and wondered II they didn't ache to get
back IN the nice rows they used to be kept in.
/ never can SEQ any one with fIaf kind of a
nose that can know the meaning Of the word
order. But win say there was plenty of nice
victuals on the shslf, all dishsd and ready to
80 on the table. offered 70 set the table
While she was a-mixing mp her biscuits, 30 as
70 get o good chance to peck around. I
thought she didaf sssn exactly willing. but
she thanked me very politely, and eopldn, I
sits something Of q knsck 10 make nice
soda-biscuits," said rs sat the honey and
peach preserves on tbs table. sU''R
1T is indeed, = said she, ait was . long time
before could get 'em to suit; but now. If
there's anything pride myself on, in the
cooking line, it's soda biscuits" said shs. az
iecssce ever make . mistake. Mr. Stcbbins Ia
very fond Of 'em with honey ~ ,.FtStVEy 5
zass You might pride yourself on al your cook
eaing, as far as that goes, says I. as / piaeed
beautiful pound cake beside the preserves {,
ust then there was rap at the front door
Miss Stebbins had measured out her four, her
shortnin, and her milk, bad mixed the cream
tartar m the four, and put the soda sins the
dough. I'll have to wait before make up
the dough and roll il ont, said shc, sstiH it !
her check spron she told me 10 Leave ~ rIs. ~
the table and come alop- and ace vho i, ss'
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