Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-03-02
THE REPUBLICAN,
OUR nLIDDY LIZER.p

MAJ being cont take the trouble of pro-
nouncing ,hnse Two hard names hun
ase.l tim - a day; and the natural canse-
9lsnce was that she was always cllled
Liliy Liz'r. AMI always callel herself so;
anil th- f,ct ought TO be q warning to all
poor people not 10 taxa airs when they
name their children. As for LiIdy Lizer
herself she never took any airs-I'll say
chat for her; but lhoa, you see, she had no
reason to- took her out of the poor
house. When Mr. Trsbb left this wicked
world. ahl thought OF taking few Sc.
iect boarlers. Invent &c the poor house
AMI adopted Liidy Lizsr, | chose her be-
canse she loollsl tia healthiest AMI smart.
est. II hal known how snar, she was
Ia never have hal anything to do with
her. you may depend on that; bnt never
knew any good TO come OF those charity
childrsn--aeyer Pen could not .eil all
/ did for that girl. She was bound to me
until she was eighteen. and | felt it my
ddts. She always wore tow aprons that
covered her from her chin to her toes, and
nice. Thick cowhiie boots. AMI all winter
I gave her two nights a week at evening
school, AL never allowed her to contract
habits of idilsness--no, that is not on my
conscience. have hal that girl mp at five
IN the morning scrubbins the steps. when
they frozs beneath her brush before she
WAS twelve years old.
The only fault | hal to find with her
MAS that she was too pretty for her posi-
ton. Charity children have no right TO
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healthy red cheeks and chubby shoulders.
hut Idly Liz.r grew up tell anil fair.
with great blue eyes and golden curls Il
utthem off as close as could to her he.d
though. and was better looking than my
Araminta. who was just her age-or
would have been. il / had dressed them
alike. Du, you see kept my Araminta
always like doll. and put her hair in ps-
pers every night and never let her soil her
hands. aud had her taught to play on
the piano. AMI forbade her the kitchen
for | meant to bring her up q lady.
Az for Idly L'zsr. you heard her
name all over the house hun lrsi timos
a.day. Iwan,el her, cook wanted .h:r.
Araminta wanted her. and every boarder in
turn needed Liddy Lizer. When she found
time to grow l don't know. but grow she
did. knew tina. ty her tow aprons. She
WAS q heal taller than Aarminta by the
tins she was sixteen; and, to own the
truth she looked like young lady when
she wore her pink prin; to church on sun
day.
Z That Christmas hal new boarler-
very rich gentlemsn-not very young
bu. good looking and stylish. He wanted
. quiet home. and furnished some apart
,nents on the first floor with his own hand
s,ms things. aud paid we'll AMI promptly.
which the boarlers didn't all do.
wondered he was bachelor.
looked at my Araminta. dressed in
acarle. AL black. with her hair braided
at the back and fastened with gold combs.
Tho girl had a bewtchins way. like her
mothers when she was young; bu. l lay
awake dreaming; though my eyes were
wide open. all night of being mother in
law to Mr.. Ashton. Yes. the truth WAS,
Ihaa made up nv mind that my Araminta
should be his wife The dear girl prom
issd to do her best. and dress her prettiest;
and certainly. when was almost driven
wild with duns. from dry goods stores
every day of my life. she ought to have
Lad a sufficient wardrobe. And that i.
the way Liidy Liz.r was pressed into the
service. AMI put on her pink calico. aud
sat up in the back parlor stitching all day
fcT she was so handy with her needle, and
Araminta detestei sewing.
Matters began finely; for. as Araminta
told me. while they were sewing Mr.
Ashton tapped at the door. and WHEN Of
course) she asked him in, sa, talking TO
her for two hours.
The next day. and the next. he came
also; and real to her poetry. and sentiment
tai poetry at that. and said | to Aramin-
"a; 81 never saw any one come on quite
60 fast my dear. Your pa was three
months getting TO And she said,
"Oh. 60 way, ma"
Sunday felt curious. Araminta dressed
10 her best. and ran all over the house,
talking and asking the time. so that any
one might DO sure shc was quite ready;
but Mr.. Ashton did not offer to escort her
land she went alone. ! fsncied he was
not church going man; but ten minute,
after be pnt on his hat and went in quite
IN opposite direction, and never came
back until half past twelve.
Of course Araminta was in pet tina,
afternoon. which was to be expected. But
~ 1 told the girl. who knew what odd
acct Mr.. Ashton might belong to? he
had travelled. and travelling appears to IN,
settle peoples minds on religious sub
ject..
Poor Araminta! She sail she had half
mind to give up Dir. Ashton. and marry
young Tompkins. who really dill adore her
The next week. however. Mr.. Ashton
seemad to be as devoted as ever. There
vas more sewing. and Ara ninta insisted
on having Liddy Lizsr Of afternoons, and
he read more poetry. He drew, it seems,
aud asked leave to sketch her as she sew
ed.
When he was done he would not let
her see il because j, did not suit him; but
Ipeeped into his port folio next day. and
saw that he had really been dissatisfied
for be had rubbed Araminia's portrait al.
most out. and left only Liddy Lizer sitting
on bench at her feet.
The boldness Of that Liddy Lizer vow
I never half knew what it was until about
flower planting time. went unexpect-
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