Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-20

one. though she was then unconscious OF
the fact.
Allen Goodrich went in and took the
chair that Lizzie had placed for him, for
the big kitchen al farmer Stanion's was
the common sitting room. Lizzie went
back 10 the sink TO finish her dishes
while grandmother and Allen kept up
quite a brisk conyersatlon-lhe health or
his mother and the rest of the family.
the weather, the crops and the news from
town, being topics of great interest 10 the
old lady. s
Al len 9Th, after quite pause, during
which he had placed his cap in dozen
different POSITIONS. Allen iniima,ed that
he would be very ma; py if Miss Lizzie
would go with him TO singing school ,ha,
night at Four Corners. il was about
three miles and nice roads and If she
would 90 he would come with has sleigh.
LIZZIE was ready to Jump for JOY bu,
she looked very demure and replied
she should like TO go very much. If
grandmother was wiling. Grandmother
smoothed her knitting work on her knee.
and SAID she had 10 objections. and If
nothing happened she might 60. Where
upon Alien took his departure, and Liz-
zie wiped her hands and. marched up
stairs.
You h,te know, gentle reader. the
task j, WAS for Llzzie to 80 up stairs for
have neglected TO inform You of the
impurlan, parsonage she had to eneoun-
ter when she entered her room. Mary
Hodges was another granddaughter, but
no,. like Lizzie, a lincai descendant If
the Stanton family. Farmer Stanton
married the widow lIodgets for his Sc
oud wife. and so. you see, She was step
mother to Lizzie's father. Harry Stan
ton, and his brother Mason. She had
one son, John, who afterwards died and
left his daughter TO his mothers care;
aud thus il happened that these two girls
lived al Farmer Stanton's. They we're
both orphans, both sixteen, and had equal
claims upon the oiI people. But here
the likeness erdcd.
LIZZIE was plump as partridge. bIthe
as robin aud happy as Il lark. Her
skin vas like the inner leaves Of a blush
rose, her hair Tie deep brown int the
oak leaves year in the late autumn
swept back from her brow with here and
there Il ripple, 10 reAec, the sun, and
nestled in massive coil on the back of
her head. Mary, | am sorry TO say,
was no, such Il fayorite with Dame Ma
luTe. and had been turned OF with thin,
bouy form. yellow SKIN, aud a very vide
mouth, and perpetual cold in + head.
DO not know whether nature IS respon-
siLle for our d sposilons, but If she does
give them to us, l think Mary's must
have been composed on a drzzly rainy
day. for a more dismal Disconnected, sell
fish mortal ! should not wish to meet
Blu, to make amends for all Deficiencies.
She had given her an unlimited stock OF
ImpuIence.
LIZZIE went skipping inro the room
where Mary sat huldlrd up by the stove
pipe, ana going 10 lhe closet, commenced
taking down her dresses. Poor child, il
dldn', take her long.
Where are you gong, LIZZIE 2
No where now; I'm gong to sing
ing school tonight"
-' To singing school; and how are you
going 10 singing scho5l' and who are
you going with and how do you know
you are going 2"
Well, l hope You Ak questions
enough. srn going wilh Allen Good
rich IN his cu!er,aad gr4ul.no.h,r sljII
might"
Alien Goodrich cauer7 Wei ,Aal's
very uice. don't kno. whether shall
% or not"
Lizzie was aghast.
90, yes! would go by all means.
As Allen didn't say word abou, you |
presume he will be very much disappoin,-
ed if you don't go"
= Don't be sarcastic. miss, or I'll spoil
yonr fun soon enough
Lizzie selected dark brown woolen
dress, put the res, away. AMI proceedsd
to dress herself. The beautiful hair
was combed cat and twisted up-it would
be becoming n spite Of her. The dress
was donned, linen collar added. and
he. simple toilet was complete.
WAY, Lizzie, what a taste You have
got. You look like real dowdy in that
dress. See, Im going TO wear my pink
calico. wouldn't wear collar-it looks
80 Old womanish; bui I've got a beaut-
fui yellow bow to wear on ny bosom
"Loak, Mary, who is that com. ag
iu :"
" Mercy rle. I don't know. 4 man
and woman; grand folks, too, guess.
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