Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-01-22

I soou as maze. vi course, when II ettV is
/ Mrs. Col Redcliffe, YOU wont expect her
to notice you muc she may give YOU
some SEWN to do once in while. but
My gracious there's his carriage at the
/ door this minute And he was here only
1 yesterday Biddy run up and tell Miss
Hetty to put on her pink dress, and take
/ her curls out of the p.pers-CoI Redcliffe's
at the door You can sit ia the kitchen
while he's here, Mary, and peel the pota-
toes for dinner, if it isn't too common work
for them lily fingers Hetty don't want
you pryin' round when her beau's here ,
Run-quick
And as Mrs Tompkins, Jr, disappeared
Mrs. Tompkins, Sr., opened the door with
simpering smile.
Dear me, Col. Redclife, who'd have
thought of seeing you? Do walk in
we're highly honored, I'm sure ,
Col. Redcllffe was a tall elegant looking
man, whose wealth and station in society
fully warranted the calm dignity with
which he bowed to Mrs. Tompkins' adula
ton
Take a seat on the sofa, Col = chatter
! ed Mrs. Tompkins Wont you sit near
er the fire? Not cold, eh? Well, it amt
so freezing-lke as it was yesterday, to be
sure! | hope yoI won't get impatient
she giggled; Hetty'll be down in min
ute
W4o will be down ? inquired Col. Red
clifie, looking up from the book he was
carelessly turning over, with some astonish
ment expressed in his fine features.
Hetty-my daughter
| beg your pardon said the Col quiet
ly, there is some mistake here | called
to see your daughter-in- law, Mrs. 7omp-
kins"
IIarry's wife, gasped the mamma in
law.
And added Col Redclife, as you
| are the nearest relative and guardian at
present, it may be well for me to mention
to you that | intend making an offer of
marriage. Her beauty and grace render
her fit wife for any man, and | am proud
to think that | have won her affections. -
Of course [ may reckon upon your sane
ton and approval"
Ie-yes :. suffered Mrs Tompkins, who
was completely taken aback by this sudden
overthrow of all her Aladdin visions con-
corning her red haired daughter, Hetty-
However, even if Col. Redcliffes partial
establishment wasn't for daughter uctty,'
still il was something to keep so much
wealth in the family.
III call her said she. humidly, slip
ping cut the room, just in time to arrest
the triumphant entry of Miss IIetty, with
her curls all in 4 quivcr OF hair oil and
cologne.
90 back, Hetty" she exclaimed in a
stage whisper, Your rot the one that's
wanted It's Harry's wife"
And she shot down stairs as fast as pos
sjble
Mary dear" she sud in the softcst of
tones, you're not pccHn' potatoes Well,
You always were SO obliging. Give me a
Kiss, loye-I always did say Uarry's vile
was just like my own daughter. Now run
up stairs into the parlor and see what Col.
Redcliffe has TO say to YOU
Mrs Harry Tompkins was uncertain at
first whether her respectable mother-in-
law was not little demented. Never be-
fore had she listened to such softly affec-
tionate sylIables from the old lady, and
! she went up stairs Ike one in Il dream.
'And when may | call you mine, dear
/ est, was the parting question of Col. Red
clife, as he held that fair young widow to
/ his heart.
Poor Mary it was so long since she had
! heard the accents of love and kindness,
and now to be chosen bride of one to whom
the world looked in admiraton-ah, it
seemed too much happiness
Remember | shall not wait long " he
added, caressingly smoothing down the
jetty tresses. The sooner take you away
from this vulgar and uncongenial atmos-
phere, the betterp
Vulgar and uncongenial gasped Mrs,
Tompkins, who was listening at the key
hole! Well, [ never
Mary, dear she said that evening, : |
shall be very sorry to lose you. You've al
ways been just like my own child, havn't
you? Come and kiss me, there's love
and be sure you don't forget your poor
dear main law, when you're married to
Col. Redcliffel Hetty, come here and con-
gratulate your dear sister [ wouldn't
have given you up to anybody else, but
Col. Redclife is the man that deserves
youP
Mary smiled quietly-she was of too
gentle and forgiving nature to resent even
the hypocricy of her mother-in- -law-and
in the bright future, opening before her,
she had forgiveness for all.
Harry's wife is going to be married,
said Mrs Tompkins to one of her gossips,
soon after"
What, that lazy, indolent, good-for-
nothing
Hush sh-sh" cried the old lady, clap
ping her haud over Mrs. Sykes mouth
That was all mistake She's dear