The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-03-22
AT THE PAR T Y.


q Mother. YOU do no. mean to spoil
Your beautiful party. by having grandma
in the parlor and Mt dinner. We surely
can send her a nice meal in her owl.
room for once, and she Is so old anc
clumsy and lame"
g But, Jenny, she expects it, and will
enjoy it so mueh, and haven't the hear
70 deprive her of any pleasure. Besides.
the Montieths requested TO see her thu
day they called, and as she was no
dressed properly to see strangers, l di.
not urge her entering the room; bu
they spoke of visiting her years ago il
Connecticut, and she must meet then
when they dine here"
Well, mother why don't you fur
nish her with handsome black sill
dress That old alpaca will look 81
odd among all the rich dresses. Their
is always something to destroy all my
enjoyment at such time, and now. whei
there is such chance as this supero.
Captain Montieth. fresh from the army
with all his honors, coming to see us
the first thing all our old relations mus
be trumped up. | wish she had stayet
at home in old Connecticut
There was no time for new silk.
Jenny, and l must say no money either.
Yours was very expensive, and the en-
tertainment cost double what it used to.
since prices have gone up so enormously
Try to be happy, dear child, and don
worry it will spoil your looks for tn,
evening to show that frowning brow, and
do want you should make a good i'm
preston upon these people.
Pity that Mrs. Nelson had no highel
motive in restraining her daughter S sci
fishness. But where a mother is not led
by Christian courtesy to amable actions,
or to instill into the heart of her child
true and pure principles OF conduct, no
wonder her example is follows ed by tho
same course of action.
~ will try grandma myself, though
Jenny, knocking at the bed room door
Entering, she found her aged relative
busily engaged at an old trunk, drag
aing forth articles that had long been
hidden from view.
Il am looking, she said . at my
old shawl I think it will do to wear
to night, holding it up to view.
But, grandma, there is to be a large
party, and the noise and confusion will
make your head ache. l should think
You would rather have Charlotte read
you to sleep, after you have had some OF
the nice entertainment
'.Oh l am used TO noise, with all
those staving boys in Windham, / tell
you, Jenny, there is nothing like seeing
company once in 4 while, and when
WAS Young, these Montieths used to live
ncighbors to us. l mean their father
and mother, and then l was of great ser
vice once to them. Oh, yes l mean to
be spry and early at the party. you may
depend. | shall get Charlotte to rub up
my dress with the fatiron, and with my
new cap shall look as likely as any
body, l calculate "
"Oh, dear! 1t is of no use TO alter
her persistency, said Jenny to herself
!" 1 wish she would have a good hard
turn of her old rheumatism. 1t is so
yexatious Young people like to enjoy
themselves together, without old people
to sean and peep and ask questions =
So she went to her room out of spirits,
10 arrange her hair in waterfall and puffs.
with which to attract the attention of the
young captain fresh from the war
Evening came, and the first sight
which met Jenny's eye, as she entered
the brilliantly lighted drawing room.
was grandma, sitting in state ready to
receive the visitors as they should ar
ilNt- hoNeNSI. sue WAS COaNeV into 9
corner out of the way. and a large flow
err screen drawn up by her side, to shade
the detestable alpaca dress.
Susie Lambert, who was visiting Jen.
ny, was grea.iy amused at all these pre-
cautions.
why, Jenny" she said, depend
upon it your grandmother will be tn,
chief attraction of the evening YoJ
don't know how earnestly the Montieth:
inquired after her the other day
:. Do be quiet, Susie l feel so badl,
about her coming at all. Don't YOU pu
it into her head to talk about Connect
cut clocks all the evening l know how
she will look at supper, with that burn
finger of hers stuck out while she eat
her cake. F"
g For shame Jenny, Don't you know
how she burned her hand in that dread
full manner ?"
No, nor don't want to hear now
Do you not hear the rustic of silk ? The
are surely coming into the hall. =
What heartless girl. !" thought Su
sic 81 wish my grandma was living
How l used to love her, How little "
really prize our friends till they are ts
ken away,