Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-11-22
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MRS. STRINGS RECEPTION.

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"whea ihoa mak0, dias-r. or supper. es u
no, ,hy iri,nd.. sot thy bre,hr,a. p-iihsf thy
kir.m.n. nor Thy rich osishb0"."
"And N We are really settled In our own
house! I, seems too good 70 bc true. don,
t!"
AZ John s,irlins's pretty vile ws' speak
Ing. shs 10, down che soit. heavy falling
brocstells curtains Of the handsome room.
half parlor, half library, where she sst with
her husband; turned on little morn gas.
90 tha, the Italian peasant girl and the
dark. bright Spanish woman. on the ala.
ba',.r shade Of the drop.lieh,. might die.
play their b"autics YET more slo~inely !;
and then seated herself IN cory little easy.
char. beside the lounge. where her husband
lay stretched cut 10 Oh. enjoyment o. the
masculine comforts OF evening ease and
household sovereignty. Ta.ius ups dain.
ty bit Of hrisb.color~d knitting. shs went
on:
-, Was very nIcs. to be SURE. boarding
q, mothers, bot Il wss . sor, Of vacant lite
after oil. THE 10 90 much better. I have
something TO DO now"
John Stirling smiled.
"And something to sorrr. Amer ell. ]
hsli.v. !, is the love OF power that makes
you women 90 delight 10 homes Of your
own. don't doubt. gentle q. you women
s-em. 'ha, your servants find you n aus
,ere as the Great Mosul."
- declare. John. you are too bad. !
never scoli. and I'm suro everything has
gone on 90 nicely since ~s have hem bsre--
"A whole we-k. Nellie, and al the brooms
new. but don't look sober. have every
confidence In your ability to keep the wheels
She 90, ellen, . while. until her husband
began TO wan, to hear her voice sssin. and
rallied her for her abstraction.
What 10 10. little one! You secm In =
brown study about something. Remember
I'm your prime minister. and must know
all the state secrets and cares OF govern.
ment."
IL va. only wondering. John. whether
you would -. certain matter n do. DO
you realize how many parties We vent TO
While ws were at mo,hcr's' Their, were
ths lilrlbuts asked us three timc.. and ihs
GraySns tsice, and you know va ven,
ercry-hsre."
John Stirling knew sha, very a,ll. Some
what reserved Of nature save 90 those OF his
own household. and not find of general 40
c,eiy. going TO a continual round OF par
'ie. had BEN one Of the saerihces lie had
made. during the fret winter Of HE mar.
riass. TO plrass his gay little wife. The
idea crossed hi, mind. As shs sp Ike. and she
too had wcsricd Of % much excitement. and
~as going to propose. for the future, q qui.
e,er life.
Yes" he answered. 81 know we vent
on, great deal. but I thooshs you liked
it,"
YES. I liked it," she said. with little
embarrassment. for her woman's intuition
OWNED the courss his thoughts had taken.
" 4 was only thinking, John. that. having
accepted 80 many invitations. every one
would cay we were very mean II We did no,
give at east oo- large party IN return. IL
would be just the b--, time now, don't you
.ce, Everything We have 10 % fresh and
nss-our drawing rooms are reall y elegant
I should so like TO gather our friends round
us. and give . sort OF hou,s.warming :"
Ths,'s q primitive. comiortablc-sound-
ing term, Nellie. How much would thi'
friendly little affair COS. u.s."
"Oh. I've thought ,ha, all over. We
should have to ask every one We know. IL
wouldn't do to slish, any. Besides. the more
the m.rrier. you know. We could have
Smith get up the supper and furnish the
decorations. HE bill would be sbou, three
hundred and hi,y-ay City more Tor music !;
aud new dress for me-
Five hundred dollars, Oh, Ssllie7'
Yes. I an sure could make Eve hon.
dred do !, handsomely. could send out
the invitations for week after nett"
We'll. dear. YOU mus, let me dream over
IL. I really didn', know receptions we're
such expensive Affairs. Five hundred to'.
lar, for IN evenings entertainment; and
the prospec, Of . bard winter, and so much
suffering among the poor! Well. I'll tell
you IN the morning. u can make up my
mind thai 1t 10 right, you shsll have the
party"
The rect OF the evening was . little con.
strained. The young wife. seeing that her
husband did not car. to talk about the 70.
cep,iOn any more jos, then, struggled brave
ly to avoid the subject, and inasmuch s' i.
held possession Of oil her thoughts, was
rather 40 abssut.minded companion.
That night. after HE vile was quietly
asleep beside him. John Stirling spent an
hour OF no, un,roubled .housh.. Unlike
Nellie. he bad been brough. up in . quiet
country bone. where Eve hundred dollars
would have hcsu thought by no means in.
adequate provision for the support Of the
whole family during an entire year. Was
1t right, could IL DO right, 10 SPEND IL oil
upon ono evenings entertainment ,-ior the
sake. too, Of people Who would be IN pov'ss
benefited ,hereby-whose choicest pleasures
were 90 common that they had already palled
upon their senses! Dat then, as bic wiie
had suggested. they bad boen out 20 much
would not this drawing back from Q re-