Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-28

my room, my otnce.' All was neat there,
for i kept bachelors hall too long to have
i.,disorderly. My mind wandered over the
house. The two third:story rooms we're
vacant and fittea-hp, one as a BEDROOM, for
I often entertained my friends for several
days together; these rooms must be aired
and arranged for Miss Jones. My imagi-
nation pictured raw school girl humping
exercises on my grand piano, dragging
school books into NY parors and pracliciug
dancing on my carpets; or still worse, n
young lady finished. filling my parlors with
her admirers, keeping me up till morning
to go out in the cold and bring her home
from parties. I savagely resolved | would
not take her to them.) Then another idea
flashed across ME e-somebody must be bcre
to play propriety; I was too young to have
lady Of seventeen visiting me alone.
Mrs. Dodd was not in her element out of
the kitchen and pantry. had no mother,
no sister, hut had An aunt. Ny blood
seemed to run in little cold rills all through
me as I thought of Aunt Jane; but l could
see no no other way but to acrpmmodate
MS. Grrndy, so I'took down my hat and
,sr.,t to Aunt Jancs's.
Tall s:iif, rigid was Aunt Jane, as usual.
Chilling was ny: g:eeting, wther'ng was
the glance cast at my mildly boots, but
my errand was successful. Aunt Jane had
always considered me foolish in living alone
and she agreed to make my house While
INV ward was with me- Leaving her with
cart blanche for the arrangements, went
TO court NV ward danced over my briefs,
and addressed the presiding judge once as
Miss Jones, once as Miss Fannie. I, WAS
released at last, and went home. ..- .-
What sight me! Taking nd
vantage of nv order to "do as she thought
proper Aunt Jane had instituted a
regular house-cleaning in the middle >f
January. As she had onIy oae Jay to do
| it it she had taken it all at once. From
| The earret to the cellar there was no. fire;
| the fnrnace-fire had gone out, and there
was no one to make it up-everybohy was
busy. There We're women on step'iadders
women under tables, women on the stairs
women, in the closets, women from the
front door to the roof. Buckets of water
large cakes Of soap, rags, brushes, towels
bfooms, bottles empty and full; books
everything in the most direful cenfusion.-
was stan.!ipg rreiutly contemplating til.
scene, Whrn heard: well known spifis a
III am sorry. Mr.. Il Holiness aid Mrs
D"dd; "tlut vie cnultfn"t do the ofioe--ha
it was locked, and We could not find .hj
key" -. -, ,..'l :. ,.....
Aud. at the same instant, i felt q Kc.
slipped into my. hand: 5~..e,.s -, - x
7 Mentally promising Mrs. sDodd. an extr
Y With her months wages. isaid -. ~ =
''Oh, I've got the kew. Aunt Jane, 7 ea
pect Miss Jones at midnight it IS now tsy
; o;eIock.. May I ask how. l. am TO. rcceiv
, her in this muss fn-.a ,.y..s SEX. s., s.. 81
>""Ob.s 1T will all BE done by that ,ime.-
, We did not take up the carpets; only GOV
cred them; and We will soon get through.
j u went. to, the Office. Dodd! Dodd
Incompatible Dodl "A fire burned brigt
: Iy- id .,heaopen CRATE, q cold COLLATION. <ws
r spread upon Que of tho tables, and not
J. BOOK vas oht ofsits place. + was scafeei
. seated, when nv melancholy -boosekeep,
entered win h6t coffee, agd sasd s,e-. - ' -.
8 !. ,"You see, sir, Miss lane said there, W
/, no time 10 get your dinner, 80 * did ii
c best could with the cold tongue and CHIC
4 ea,apdF b did manage ssornes oysterssifs st
Il yfip have fllem!''z. - ~ s.s4ss -S7 ~ -
D. AID she 1se q retafhs With one iofsh
!, delicious sfews. -. sssq ;4,s:,-.as.s:s e, .s.
D : If Miss douss. wants a ;smaid,isirs n
cousin has a handy girls satonttwents, wi
:. svo,s.d be lad TO eot1s!'.as .se issss.'ss< -,
2 arIaye hef qSess Is hfglig,' ssid:a
t si!h I grslelSt eonfitsy and ss6ifhss, M NJ
r. A3odd llsll me. 4Hxa .sF--i sl.,,.s 50 ~ /
N - AuntaJane was as goodas her word.
IL When Fleft the bonse to goYorhas sboat,;
= was ..iip its usual order, though d faeki
q headache reminded ne ef; he nose sss
- eonfusiopY that apreysiled until, after; !
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