The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-08-23
MISCELLANY.
TID'S CALICO BAG.
WELL THAT ENDS WELL

1t was birthday present. Tid made
it for her doll, three weeks old that Mon
day. 1t was five inches long, three
broad, and drawn up on piece of bob
bin. lid whose real name wns Theo-
dora, and who was four years of age,
thought 1t very pretty. SO did the doll,
perhaps.
No one else wasted thought upon tho
subject, especially not lids pretty aunt,
Miss Pauina Priestly She took no par
ticular interest ir children or chldren's
toys, and at that moment was pretty mn
likely TO do so for it was her own birth
day, and she had a new toy of her own,
II superb little Geneva watch, presented
to her by her grandfather. The smaller
II watch is, the more its lady owner
prizes it. Miss Pauina's was not the
size of butter cracker, and was valued
accordingly as the 'sweetest little watch
ever seem"
The young aunt and her small neice
were together at Mrs Barn,tabes, Il
fashionable watering place, which shall
be nameless.
This summer Miss Paulna was, per-
haps, the belle of the villa. She had
fine dress, good looks, and was an heir
cSS.
Miss Paulina, sent with lid to the
seaside for the dear clild's health con-
sdered her duty done when she gave
their maid Dinah directions for her toilet,
and warned her mot to let the little mis-
chief burn too black on the shore So
that Miss lid roamed at large. attended
BY her dusky guardian, growing more
lreckled every day, and forming an ac-
quaintance with strangers as we'll as the
inmates of the villa, Juggling her doll, and
latterly her dolls pink bag, wherever she
went.
Next TO these possessions, It'd Eancied
her Aunt Pauina's watch the prctticst
thing under the sun, and believed that
Providence intended it for dolly on ac-
count of its size. Consequently when
Miss Paulina unwarily left her treasure
on the dressing-table one morning, the
bright eyes spied it out, and the little feet
clambered upon chair at once. First
It'd stroked 1t with her small paws, then
she hung the chain about her neck, then
she swung it gleefully to and fro, and on
ly resigned it regrettully when summoned
by Dinah to her morning bath Even
then only fear of Aunt Paulina's wrath
prevented her from carrying it with her,
and in the thought she for the frs. time
forgot her pink calico bag, and left it "
ing on the table beside the watch Pro-
bably the aristocratic toy regarded ITS pie
belan companion with scorn. Yet their
were linked together.
No sooner was lid off seaward, than
Becky, the chambcrmaid, entered the
apartment to dust and arrange it. She
spied the watch on the table and vented
her astonlshment in the words, How
careless white folks Is y Then she essay
ed to open bureau drawers or work-box
in order to place the watch out of harms
way, but in vain; all were closely lock-
ed. She knew Miss Paulina and her
maid were both out and felt heavy re-
sponslbility upon her shoulders. She
pondered Tor a moment; then an idea
struck her.
'Dere's Miss Tids caliker bag she
said; I'll pu; it in dat and hang it on a
glass, whar it'll be all safe
No sooner said than done. And the
watch once in the bag. Becky went on
with her work with the air Of woman
who has had weight removed from her
mind. She left the room with the belief
that the watch was safe through her
medns. Alas how little can we know
of the future
Ten minutes afterward Miss Dinah re-
turned with Miss lid duly bathed. Miss
Dinah was belle of color, much admir-
ed by the sierner sex OF her own complex
ion. Mss Dlnah had of late been great
ly annoyed by the attention of gentle
man who attended to the boots at A
neighboriag hotel, and who that very
morning had followed her home from the
beach. and paced the path without, like
dusky Romeo, watching the balcony
whercat Miss Dinah sometimes sat.
1t makes my blood bile, said the
belle to Mrs. Whipple's maid at the next
window. Good-for-nuilin nigger! 1
ncber encourage dem hotel niggers. I'll
fix him 'i
Her eyes had lighted on lids calico
bag. An elegant and cutting rebuff pre-
sented itself. To send gentleman a
bag, is to say, as Dinah explained, 'Clar
YOURSELF II.
An errand hoy was dispatched to the
admirer showing the whites of both ewes
over the fence, aud the two ladies of col
or laughed loudly in the balcony as he
sluffied off with the SACK
u Alishty sOt-up sort O gal, dat he
said. And he vented his spleen on the
bag, which he flung from him with dis
dain. As he did so, something jingled.
'' whats dat p cried Sambo. and with
the words he picked up the bag, opened
It, and found a watch. Sambo trembled
from head to foot. ..f.... .l.
pn Oats a horrid mean trick he said.
She wants to get me took up. is got
as good character as any gempleman in
dis place, Its done gone now, it is
But I'll get rid Of it somehow lie said
and, making circuit Of the house, he
approached the kitchen stea'thily. The
window was open. Beneath it stood IA
table snread with mans nntmao orotar,