The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-10-27


commonplace little soul, whose sphere Was in
the kitchen. wondered at myself for my for
mer iniatuatiou. Spring glided into summer,
summer faded into autumn, and winter came,
bringing with it its peculiar gayeties, and by
that time hardly ever met Bessie except at Ia
bic. Although still, on my late nights, some
body kept my dinner warm and saved me slab
of pudding. and once, when had cold, Bid.
dy brought hot lemonade to my room with
"Alrs. Bsasle's compliments" Mrs. Beagle.
bah knew Bessie sent it.
Iremelnber the lemonade, because II helped
to cure cold particularly wished to get rid
of in order to take Selma Maydew out sleigh.
ing. had come toa desperate resolve. My
quarters money was due the following day, and
come what might, should ang 1t at the feet
of my goddess in the form Of sleigh.ride.
NY stockings were growing airy. and ! needed
boots mus, do without these and dozen
other comforts for the next three months In con
sequence, bat what of that! Expensive though
il might he, could not forego the pleasure Of
a sleigh ride with Selma Maydew. Oh bliss
:" nave her "eS''ea "''''' 'ae' '"' ''"' '''
over our knees, to have people whom we passed
(lor at nineteen VINO Is not tue o'ser'eu o' VI,
obscrvcrsD see me with the hand'omes' ana
best dressed girl in New YORK at my side. u
was worth going barefoot for if need be.
a r.. 4
consequently ue's'"S ''"' i"'"''e' "''"-
tally invested my quarter allowances ~ ,"e
i's' CENT anu "sS'u "'s" "'y'e"' .'''sy'
I" '"o"s" ''',s',''''' "',' ''''! ''y ""s'' s'
VIII" "e' ,o' Wv "'"'' VI wv 1'"P!'
aec'ptea the i"'''a.''n P'o"P'"' "''''s '"''
She au"ren s'','",'''''' w" "'"' W '''' '''
enth heaven OF a'or'"S swans h' once
was TOO happy 'or All "'s"'' oes'u's' 7"
remembrance OF the strict account DEMANDED
by grandfather OF my expenditures set me to
thinking. | tear J was divided between the
merits OF w'a'u' tale OF ro'oery ana an ac'
count OF mysclt as having been socarried away
by the discourse OF the latest returned mission
ary. that in moment Of zeal ! had placed my
twenty five dollars at the disposal of the hea.
then. Never having told the smallest lih be.
iorc, presume all my forces had been held in
reserve 10 make this one a "whopper."
Alas! the next day dswned upon the begin
ming OF my troubles; Tor tie hrst time my
grandla,hcr's bulky, red sealed ms'vo did not
arrive punctually at ten o'clock on the first OF
the month.
Indeed. the three regular visits OF the post.
man were paid without bringing letter for my
name. grew restless alter the first, anxious
after the second, despiiring after the third. |
had not cen. in the world: knew no one
who woul, loan me money.
n nv un.oward chance nv grandrather's re-.
mit,ance did not reach me was discraccd for.
ever for had not the livery stable man inform.
ed me that Young gents nowadays is such
cheats" that HE terms were "Cash down at
startinc?"
had bitter disappointment at noon, when
a small boy brought mo letter which turned
out to bc a circular inviting my attention to
"the best assortment Of boots in the city;"
and at night only the hope that my letter had
been sent to my boardns-houss kept me from
losing nv senses. rushed home pell-mcl.
Alas, Bildy assured me, "no latthcr hadn I
come"
AsI conyersed upon that subject with that
handmaiien, Thompson, the practical joker of
our establishment, came in and c.lled to mo
"Ls,,er: bless me Pitcairn, a letter came by
s,,rcss lor YOU five minutes after YOU left. RIM
h,.L .,l ,ct !, befo,s tho old WON m shuts
,,r
A, .,v other time I should have known I
WAS being yictimized to Thompson 81 sense of hu.
NOR but was too much excited to under.
stand that at the moment. Away wen, to
find that had been sold.
Only the i,nitress was in the sanctum Of the
heads of tho firm, whirlins clouds OF dust
about with broom: and when. after fruit
les, search, turned to depart again, the wo.
man called to mo:
..Mr. Pitcairn. come back-do. Here's
some one left a watch. Whose is it?"
.,u- w,,a.r,. ~ said. as sh, nut il in nv
h,rd ..,nd = v,,nabl. one too."
al ,bou,h, 81 ~ s,id tbs initre.s. "Bless
20 ;,.s we'll ,bo, old yen,leman's $ head il glued
=, If ,,u,,,', he'd leave tha, behind him
.o,,, ,;,b, Sieb careles,n,~s, Now how
,,,.I, ,n, w,s bsr,, 7 Imi,b, ba, besn ,usnee,.
cd"
.Oh no." said I.
"You know it's oh yes, Sir" said tho old
woman. ~ should ha' been all OF tremble.