Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-10-30
HRS. WOODS VISIT.

" It's real shame, Maggie. that Eve not
visiied.-you yet; bar you must not think hard
of me, for, declare, I've SET a day of every
wees since you have b, en- in the neigbSor-
hood to 90 and pass day with you. You
know my family is large, and | have a great
deal of sewing t9 do /; but next Fridey have
determined l will 60, and take my work a.
long. We are not half so sociable as people
ought 10 be; but can't get much time to
visit as 1 would like to have, and I declare.
l believe his is the first time you ever vera
iu our house
walked slowly home from Mrs Woods
for 1 was busily thinking. The fact IS, I
thought her rather fast We had not been
in the village but few weeks. anu she had
already called OF twics' That morning /
had gone up street on an Grand. and 1t being
very warm L had stope at Mrs Woods 10
rest few minutes. l had not asked her to
our house, and was entirely uDconseiuous that
we had received any slight from her and her
children not having, yet, spent the day
with Us, until she had informed US Of the fact
amid regrets aud apologies. We were really
in trouble about the unexpected visit, not
that Mrs W cod was at ali unpleasant, but the
children grew sick SIS [ thought of them,
for they were I noisy and unruly set
Early on Friday morning there came
knock AZ the front door that echoed throug h
the whole house. Trying to feel resigned, /
opened the door, but II was with utter despair
that closed the door after Mrs. Wood and
FIVE small children l took them to the sit
ting room. but heartily wished sftrwards that
BY some means we cnuld have stumbled into
the kitchen.
- Well I've got here a. last" broke in
Mrs. Wood as she deliberately Land aside her
bonnet.
1t is really to bad that have left it so
long but as I told Maggie the other day, L
have been so very busy"
We were scarcely seated when the childen
seemed to think some attention due them.
- Mother. L want pieca." yelled Charley
the second hopeful - So do /" said another.
''Aud me, Ia. ;" chimed in a third
20 .be still you certainly are not hun cry
yet p" said Mrs. Woods, IN a RiniDg, coaxing
way.
Yes. an. and want peice, replied
Charley, with defiant .impudent lsok
g Well, then, ask Maggie right pretty to
get you a piece, 3" said the mother, as she
picked the crying baby from TIE foor- 1 dId
notsay anything, but in very good bumOr
laii down my work aud went TO the pantry
g And this is but the beginning ofthe day, 4"
thought. with a sigh. as took up my work
again. The children became quiet while eat
Ing the bread ard ;u:ter. AZ d the baby went
to sleep. Then Mrs Wood drew up her bag
and drew forth her work
= Maggie, | van: to make myself a light
cloak from the pattern of your spring cloak;
don't you think It viii BE- pretty one and
aud she gathered the goods I'D into folds TO
display ii 10 The best advantage
OF course | thOug il would make up well.
g But bave No pattern Of of my cloak.
Mrs Wood
We'll, now. I'm real sorry for 1t; but per-
haps you and I could cut one from the cloak
l have heard several times how handy you
we're about cutting anything you wanted 10,
and Just brought this goods along to day on
purpose to get you 70 help me about It," And
she smiled iEsiuuatiogly.
al never e3t one without 4 PATTERN re-
piled and would not ike to Gndlrtake it
pad for D'y learning, too" | added,
mentally. We'll, let NE see your CLOAK.
any bow. gusss 1 can do il myself.
So 1 went up stairs and took the cloak from
4 trunk where l had intended il to stay all
summer Then Mrs. Wood wanted TO know
how this was done, aud how that was cut. and
wished she had pattern, or hai the cloak
cut [ was very buy with my work and did
not take the hiDt. for [ did not wish 70 have
anything to 10 with IT. Finally she asked
me lDt paper sfiiSSoIss 50 R0aL she might
cut pattern. just then the four eiies. chiI-
! dren, who had slipped cut some time before.
I came bouacing il with,
"Oh mother. we got such good berries cut
+ in the garden don't YOU want some -
Why, how DO you know that the folks al
/ low you 10 gather them p studying her pat,
terra. ''Don't pull any more, dears." So
away they ali ran. like 30 many wild horses.
aud into the garden, l suppose ID help them
p. selves
Mrs Wood now had the fronts cut. and
said she guessed she could cut the backs with
ont any pattern l thought differently. but
did not aAy 50. just then the baby wakoned
up. yelling so that | could not hear word
the mother was saying. and heased a heart
felt sigh as | saw my work box set down sn
the Eoor for its amusement. ] took occasion
70 need something in it. and tock II from the
baby. II few rinutcs the mother asked