Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-02-03
AUNT EyGrzyGss WARNING

| wan In tue womb OF TIE snow
AUNT EyErZyEfs WARMING
You wanted to hear about the warning
Very well, then ;coss me that bundle please
and hold this zephyr while | wind, and III
tell you all about it"
Aunt Hepzie had come over to take tea
with my mother, and the two were sitting
in cheerful state, before the parler fire; aunty
was aIraycd in her pontificals, her best al
paca gown and silk apron, with 4 stiff cap
which always came in a box and went in a
box, and during the interregnum lowered
subimely upon its owners head.
- Is there anything of interest in the vii.
lage?' asked mother. Aunt Hepzie was
from the vllnge. We were suburbans.
mo, nothin partickcler that know Of, )"
| replied my aunt, conscicntousy, at the same
time adjusting her knitting sheath 81 think
our church is in an awful condition"
Why DO you? thought they seemed
very united last year." remarked mother.
United Oh dear yes, Deacon Hall be
says we're all frcze together. Oh, he talked
beautiful about it, the last conference meet,
in. Said he wondered the storms tha, come
down on So3om and Gomorrcr didn't visit
us. Oh, it'S o the Lords mcrcy that We
amt consumed, every one on u.s." and
aunty gave deep sigh.
Why as to that, it's Of Gods mercy VIC
have all our blessings, isn't it Hopzbah p
replied mother, with some energy. She nev,
er rslshed aunty's attacks upon time and
people; and she went on, AS FOR thinking
that we are in any danger of the fate O! Sod
| ON, don't even think we are particularly
| lag rf NJ, ka |
reason to DO humble on account Of our sins
but what's the use of saying that We live il,
tie worst age, ard among the worst people :
It's no such thing! For ny part, am
thankful my lines have fallen in such pleas
ant places"
Well, Susan, I'm glad ef you can take
snch a cheerful view ont but that warns
the way Deacon Hall talked. An speaking
o him reminds me ; they do ssy't Carrissy
Halls rcely going to be married. They Dor.
ried Miss Squire Jones's cake tins this morn.
in Borryln' them cake tins a!lers means a
weddin'; right of too. An that makes me
think '-aunty WAS fairly under way now
| knew there would be no intermisson until
tea time.
"Dye know that Squire Jones's nephew
had come up from New York to spend the
summcr!'
"No. We lad not heard of it. wha
nephew ?" asked mother.
Why, young Farley. You remembc,
hs mother; she I WAS Lecty Jones. She
married 4 Farley, and they went off down
country somawhsres to live, and this is heI
SON."
"Ah yes, remember his mother perfect
". Well, this will be very pleasant Tor Mrs
Jones'"
Pleasant for the girls, you'd better say
Master hand he is for the girls, they tell me,
an shouldn't wonder. Come up here for
hisheaith, indeed! Don't believe a word of
it. see him TO mcstin' long o Miss Jones
Ill he looked well 'nough 'cordin' to my way
Of thinkin'. All pink and white. We'll,
know one thing III WAS a girl I would
not speak to Kim with ell his airs. The up
start - and sunty made an emphatic pause.
There was a silence broken only 10y the
clicking Of two sets Of knitting noodles. !
had a book, reading with my eyes and hear.
ing with my ears. quite conscious that the
present subject was supposed to have bear
ings upon myself. a...
IL tell ycn," began Aunt Hopzic again,
sturdily, girls better be pretty careful. -
City beaus is mighty onsartin-mighty on.
ssr,in," and she repeated the werGs to ren.
der then still more impressive "All they
care for country girls is to kite about an hev
a good time With 'em here, an when they
get back 10 the city they don't think no
more about 'em II they do about last years
robns-not aiwhit more so, Loizy"-herc
she sent a shot frem her black eyes over her
spectacles at me" SO now you may take
warnin'."
Thank you, aunty, bu, don't think
will be needed. Pink and white people are
not just my style, you know" said.
just out Of the city there was grand old
place, with bay windows and balconies, ,foun-
tains aud flowers. That was the Farley
place. Up on the hill there was brown
house, with low roof and wise. covered porch.
That was our house. Philip Farley's father
owned ships OH sea and blocks on shore
Mine had gone TO sleep years ago, under the
tapge OF wild brisr and golden.rod up in
the churchynrd SOD #.E
Six feet tall and bread shoudcred, with
blue eyes, light hair, and n beard golden and
sken like embroidery iloss-;hars Philip.
You gee how little and dark avn, and
my hair, did you ever see it down? Look
at me then when take tho combs out
Back rs night, and nearly covers mr, you
see. Vain Of t,'' you say? A triae per.
haps. Why rot? know it's beautiful -
If were pretty myself Id own it all the
same; but Pm not, you know. Wasn't it
odd that great mass Of sunshine like Phil
ip should fancy little dusky bit Of shadow
like me? But hs did, and knew it, Of
course" A woman always knows, suppos.
And don't mind now telling you that
liked him from the FIRST. In fact we were
in love use the expression under protest,
because it's the briefest way Of putting it,
You know there is ciass of our country
psople, who, for some reason or other, are
inimical toward their city brethren. You can
easily imagine that my Aunt Hepzic was
one Of these. Ii was fsw days after her
tea-drnking at our houss that she was bust
ling about one bright morning in her tidy
kitchen, by the by, you should sec il. From
silver spoon down to brass kettle, everything
shines. /, would lie work Of snperroga
ton TO introduce mirrors into that house
when one may see ones face in every thing
But, as | said, Aunt lltpzie was i,i the kitch-
en- when she heard "skrlnping noise" as
she reported 10 me subsequently,, with wig.
or Of direction peculiarly hsr own, and tnrn
ing, she was aware of a figure standing in
the doorway.
Mrs. Sinclair, | think" said the stranger
rith bow.
Yes, that is my name replied aunte,
more concise than suave. hat did he
want 20 come to the back door for :" she
thought
And mire is Farley" said the young
man II think you used to know my moth
er, Mrs. Sinclair; and | hope you'll let me