Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-04-10
MiseellaEenus.
Moth and Rust.

II never could understand, Eliza, VIII y
you choose to bury yourself in that little
country town, away from everybody and
everything
Il dare say not" returned Mrs. Ma
son, good-naturodly.
Aud there you vegetatc the year
round" continued her sister, with the
same ill-used expression of tone and face
How YOU live without summer Jaunt
st the very least, within thirty miles oil
Saratoga too! | don't believe you ever
see it !"
I'VE we're there three years ago, rec
ollect'
YES, had to tease you into it though,
and write that you would not see me at
all if you did not come where was
You haven't been in New York since
that winter, and | don't believe you
would have been here now but FOR Hurry 5
wedding"
Il don't think | should have been,
Ellen; though you ou-ht to know me
we'll enough not to be atfrontcd at it,
"Oh, It's not that But what is the
use of having decent income and a
good position, ahd buryiug yourself where
nobody ever sees or hears OF you p
But We do have some very pleasant
neishbors, and great many people
would miss US if we should move away. 1t
would make difference to several fam
lies"
"Oh your poor people, and work pco-
pie. and all that il, the very thing
complain of, John says SO too. Hes pro-
vokea whenever he thinks Of it, that you
should slave your life out for people that
have no Rad OF claim on YOU. And
then you get 80 behind the times. | be-
lieyc you've had that dress the last h'e
years.
But Ellen, its nice silk, and IL.
Just a. much in fashion as ever it was
/ had it made plainly, aud trimmed with
the same, 50 that 1t might last. l could
not afford to get new wliAlng-ircss;
and have pretty evening-dress and cap
for the welding, too
81 must say you looked very well at
the wedding" and the recollection seam-
cd to soothe Mrs. Bradiord's irra,atIon a
little. A great many remarked it, Lucy 5
friends, too, aud they are all such fash
ionable people. To tell the truth was
afraid you would think it your duty to
look ike fright"
No, Mrs. Mason knew her duty bet
ter than this, better than to wound her
sisters feelings OF pride at the marriage
of her only sou with fashionable wo-
man. She knew the proprlety Of time
and place too well to appear without " a
wedding garment; II would not have
been follow NJ the only rule OF life \ pc
walked by-the golden rule.
1t was for this reason she had hesita-
ted a little about accepting the invita-
tion. She knew the unavoidable expense
Of the journey, and her dress, would be
more than she had been accustomed t.
allow herself; yet it would give her sis
ter pleasure, and they had not met for "A
long time. The Masous We're not poor,
in the ordinsry sense Of the word. Mr..
Mason had retired from business, to the
surprise Of every one, JUS, as he seemed
in the very way to realize large
fortune satisfied with a comfortable in-
eome. large indeed in the country place
to which he removed. Mrs Mason gave
np her town house and fashionable ac-
quaintances. gradually laying aside all
extravaganza in dress and style of living,
as if they really were in straitened means.
Mrs. Bradford could not understand it.
The two sisters went on with their
morning occupations until Mrs. Bradford
had finished looking over her list Of calls,
and shopping, and general engagements
for the week. For person who had
Just reproyed another for " slaying,' it
was rather a formidable list, and would
require a great deal of planning, aud
calculation, and hard work, to accom-.
plish it,
You did not say how you liked the
new dinner-set Eliza" she said reminded
of the omission by a memorandum, to
call at the Haughwout's and match wiae-
glasses and goblets," broken at the we'd
ding supper. Every dessert plate is
different it's the handsomest set impor-
ted this year-the shapes are perfect"
"Yes, | noticed the style, and the
painting 1t is very beautiful, and very
difficult to match | suppose"
Match why it capt be matched
That's the charm of it; it's the only ono
in the country !"
~ should think you would dread to
have it used.
80 | do. never give a dinner
without fear aud trembling-servants are
70 careless. What do you think l dis
covered this morning7 \ great scratch
ON my silver teakettle. One Of the legs
OF the tripod was bent, too and | have
not had it six months And there's the
large silver waiter had TO 60 to Tiftanys,
it was so dentod and injured the other
night. Tired as | was, ! sat up an hour
and . half couptipg spoons and forks,
and hunting up things. We have every