The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-01-31

call setting sponge So much at home
did she seem in culinary art. that Aunt
Miriam said to herself, very decidedly '7nis
can't be the city visitor; I wonder where
she Isl? when her doubts were all dispelled
by Mrs. Brownell's voice
.Millicent. I wish you'd write out the re.
ceipt for that cake YOU made for teal don't
SEQ where you learned to bo 30 handy about
the house!' .. H.''
why. grindmamma p said the young lady
gaily, you seem to forget that my mother
was educated under YOUR eve. She does not
belieye that French and music ara everything
n Girl needs 10 learn. Now do nut those
stockings down-l'll see that they are duly
nended, by and by.'
Aunt Miriam turned away from the win.
dow more bewildercd than ever, but With u
satisfied feeling stirring under the heap Of
pr,judiccs that had filled her kind. old heart.
II this were tho much. .talked-of Millicent,
things might not be so very bad, after all
And AIillv worked nwav nj be spoppe. the
ncrrv smiles dimnlinu over her face. utterly
Unconscious of the audience of .one.' who
w.s nov con,emp,a,;rc n re,reot.
Bu, the adventures of the night were not
vel n. n close A, Ann, Miriam rroped her
way toward the patb. lamenting the pitchy
darkness of the night, and the cracking OF
the cr,sp leaves as her not very elastic foo,
sbufI,ed through them. eyery pulse in her
frame came to a sudden nause Of terror, as
mir u, muscular arms were thrown round
r. ona , non.,.,h, came !, cor,0., with
No., oho.L Sch . L;.s-A,n, Miriam
oo,,a,. :, romo,rbor u. ,;Le since the davs
whom Potter Ponrcr cour,ed the beauty Of the
VILLAGE In vain sbe ,,rugrled breatblessly
N escono-vboevcr tho individual might be-.
ho,d,dn., do ,b;n,s bv b,,ves and evidently
ha1 ~ d;.no.;,ion ,o rs,;no,;sh HI. nri,c
Al, a,,,;,, ,,,Io Nul,, bow did voo
lrow w,s com;,, ,,.ri,h,p
Tho, comc another kiss beIore Aunt Mir.
fam coo,d e,cloim IN ,,aed accents
.J,mc, Arne,, ara Won crzv ? do let 20
of me. and behave like n sensible creature =
Tho or,n, unela,ped with electric spced.
.A,,, Miriam how IN Garth,
Hush don't speak above your breath |!
Tbsre nou-.;f vou,re coinr to laugh like
that, YOU raise the town"
IL can't helm Il. Aunt Miriam rasped
James, clinsing to the gate-post. and vainly
trying to check the gusts Of laughter that
would como. what will Uncle Peter say
Who would have expected to find Mrs. Fen.
ncr, Vice President Of the Dorcas Society?
james. hold your tongue, If you don't
want mo to box your ears. And IL you
breathe word Of this to any living soul
We'll, I won't, aunty-I won. upon my
word only the whole affair is SO supremel,
ridiculous.
Nonsense said Aunt Miriam, Slipping
through the gate. 'ThOrc. you needn't turn
back with me, you silly boy. Go in and
sec AIilly-I know that's what you prefer
And jamie
well. Aunt Miriam
.rye changed my mind about that little
Nillv or YOURS. | don't believe that YOU
can find n pretticr vile. or a better, so sct,le
,,,,,or. no soon os vou nlc,se. and we'll see
,,ho,hor vo,r o,d Amt Miriam has C,rvotton
how % mokc weddiny cake.,
.p,, ,ro 90, IN .,r,c., ann,y
.Ns,or WA, mor, 40 in NV lils,
.Wbo, has altered vour eonvic,ion, sure.
!, NAV a.k that one oucs,ionq
,rh.; ;.n,, =, .,,. 70 tho nurr,.o vounv
p.. -. 80, , ro,d ,,f ,h;. i.
IT,. .s.,.,.,.o,
w." ,na, ho,v 10 ,au;r;.,o- b,;hs. Ann,
Nr.;,m .,;d ,bo vo,,h ,,ylv n. bs snG,ld.
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hs"'a 'n0 ,'','''y 1O" y, ~. -. 80 a H..
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