The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-10-19
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: HANNAH PAHTHoRBs SWEET =,
/, 500. HEART. So
Fifty years aso, and Yet i've but to shu,
my eyes and there comes. Willy over the
hill, q used to see him coming when I
sat waiting for him at the farinItsuse win
dow. Sometimes on horseback, but oitcn.
. ar afDot. for the llall was not very for away.
Nowadays you nee the boys and men all
alike In black. or with (n,ay be) bic OF gray
or brown. h wasn't % then. WIN wore a
hlue coat with gill buttons, and knee.brerch
e.. and silk stockings, and buckles IN bis
shoes. and buff vest and on gala days.
claret.color and white sIlk. Handsorne in
any onss sycs and wonderfully I'm mine
for !, was half Quakeress. and half Meth.
I. odist. and never had worn anything gay
myarlI 4 ~ grr1a5i l. ..ai
TAN? Surely he wastail Never Has
let under sin feet, aud broader in the shoul.
lders than;any one of his age. Straight.fe
tured aud rory, and just twenty five. ~ 4
vi wis fatl,er WINS rich Squirs Haslct, and
they lived ai the Hall. grand hOuse. We
thought Il, for we were plain people. Fa-
thsr q Quaker, MO,her a Methodist. and he
kent ~ the plain dress and lang,,agu ail hia
Efs. In'thoEc days no Methodist wore guy
colors ard new fashions, aud mother took
to the poke bonnet and grave drey nat.
Z unlly.9 ~ 80 .Y
II So we were quiet enough, not . picture
nor an ornament IN the house. Not fiddle
though hrother Barzillai begged TO have
one And at dusk on Saturday night work
put away, aud the house clean. and not %
n,,irh as I1mithGnl cooked the Sabbath
through. Everything cold; and mother
put tho key in her pocket and took tis girls
one way to Methodist meeting. aud father
took tho boys to Quaker meeting for that
was the compact, aud they never let relig-
ion come between them.
Il Is also different at the Sguires. The
curtains and carpets and Mrs. Haslc:s caps
all uglow with color And Sunday a feast
day, with more work for tue servants ,Sban
any other and guests down from tl,s city,
aud The piano wonder to nll-nn,l
the hurp n playing. They went TO church
if they chose, and sat IN the Squirc's high.
backed pew with curtains MotlIer used to
say-she wus biz preiudiced that what
with the organ, aud alter cloths, and fonts,
aud carvings and painted windows and gny
bol,nets, the Episcopal church was for all
the world like play house. Sister Ellis
used to say to me, "for NIL that. Id like n
pink bonnet myself and to 60 where there
Is music in the church, .f
Ellis hadn't Quaker hone in her body,
nor n Mcthols, drop in her blood. ! always
wondered viii didn't come wooing her
Instead Of me.
was biz Of a thing with blue eyes and
skin like wax-nota drop OF color In II,
aiul didn't there come an artist to our place
one summer and tell ne my face wns 'cias
siral' niid nearer the antique" than any
thing he ever saw. was pleased with the
frst, hut the last worried me, for though Il
sounded like compliinen', could make
no meaning Of antique but old, so asked
Willy, aud said lIe.
"Conc to my house and III show you."
so mother let inc and went There in
the ,ln,wing-rOOni was stand, and on II a
woman 10 innri,le-tlnt Is. the face and
neck of woman down to her waist. 4
"b,Ist" lc called II. says Willy, "rhats
antique. II is Psyche, aud nore like yol'
than ANY picture could be-" ..
".Nerer like me-" said; and then ]
blIlshe,i aud turned away, for not a tucker
nor scarf had sl,e -nnd felt ashamed.
Il was n splendid house too grand, il
seemed to me. TO live in; aud he took me
all over IL, even to tho hOl.l,o,,se where
summer flowers grew in winter time, und
l,e I,,d so,ne in my hair. '.
@whiIe.' said he. "you look best in
whito.' .I..
One night ! heard father and mother
talking by the kitchen fire.
Says mother . II IL wrong to stau,l in tho
girl = way, though he's Episcopal. And
think Of her being mistress of the Hall and
riding in coach.
Thee thinks too much Of the world,
Ennice," says father.
"i.ut remember, Elias, says mother, ''it's
a chance That comes to few. Aud she'd he
cool to Ellis IL We died; aud The fear
would le OF of our minds for the Children.
It's l,ari to lie poor-to pinch and strive
aud know that bnl yrnr for crops or a
spell Of sickness would swallow all. He
loves her, aud he'll be good to her; aud
she can go to our meeting and he to his"
a'rhee'll have thy way at last" says ia
ther, b,n d rather see her marry some
young Friend with hut one COW nnd two or
three acrcs. lnIis,iouh the ways Of worlds
folk I"
i,ui his voice was mild aud knew he
had yielded. AZ for the Squire himself
a handsome, Mlrly, re,l.iaced gentleman
with n loud voice he rode over one morn.
ing to see fnther. Mother went into the
sitting room. and was to stay in the dai-
~; hut how could !, when knew my fate
was IN the balance? creIa into the entry
and listened, stopping my mouth with my
white apron lest should cry out. ] heard
the Squire first.
MY boy has set his heart on your girl"
he said. ale might find n richer mae. hut
he couldn't find prsiiicr ar better. IL
you u say 'Ycs.' nrighbor FanIhorn, ] will
arul his ilnih-r. Sabrina's to be married
soon, and We shall want daughter ut the
Hall"
Father suid not word for while. He
folded his hands and saf hooking At the
floor. A last hc said, "llavc Thy own way
Eunice; she a girl" ,-
Oh, but III sweet 10 have the frrt lore
crowned by parent 9 blessing. Well, well,
with jny comes sorrow. A month alter
that day Willic's mother died. She droi'-
pei from her chair si tho dinner-table and
when The servant sped across the country
and lack will, the doctor she was dead. i
w-ra as stood near tho grave and saw
Willie 30 sad dressed for the fpt time in
his mourning, and ! had more reason 10
wccp than ] knew for Sabrina HasIct was
mistress u the Hail. and MI along in secret
she had set her heart ugainx her brothers
match with me. .r.r .a
A soon ns she could sho began to 6li the
house with co'npany-young ladies', nearly
oil handsome, fashionable, dressed In fine.
~ and jewels; and Will must play the par,
Of hoss, and mako them welcome. lie told
ne %. Though I'D Nther bo with my
onskes beauty by the river side" no said.