Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-12-25
BY w. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON.
DEMoREsT's MONTHLY MAGAZINE

mate I've been telling you Of"
At this juncture Mrs. Brown chan
ced to 6 lance out of tho window 81
have just finished my story in timc''
sai,, she, her voice subsiding. "There
IS Mrs. Wells coming up the garder
path; you shall have her own tcsti-
mony."
Bonnet and mantle disposed Of and
work in hand, the new -comcr was
prepared for the consultation by an
active rehearsal from Mrs. Brown OF
portion of her own and her neigh
boris recent discourse. Mrs. Wells
entrance had been the signal for the
resolving of tho several little groups
of takers into general conversation.
Not Il few listened anxiously for her
sentence upon Mrs. Browns nara
tive.
II am quite prepared to indorso all
L said yesterday" returned she at its
conclusion, smilingly surveying her
auditors, "and can even say more.
Mrs. Brown kindly complimcntcd me
yesterday upon the arrangement of
my table, and moro than one of you
praised the trifies in the way of past
ry and other refreshments contrib
uted to the rcfreshmcnt table of our
last years fair. The household de-
partmcnt of the Magazine was my
guide in numberless instances; it il
especially devoted to tho discussion
scientifically Of cdiblcs and items of
interest to housck eepcrs. You have
seen such practical illustrations OF
the value of it's various receipts, that
J. need scarcely dwell upon it. 1t ut
tcrly dispcnses with the extra cx-
pensc Of cook-books, that are but too
often humbugs, composed Of mixtures
neither wholesome nor palatable.-
The receipts Of MY reference will bear
testing"
Where did you learn of the exis
tence of your oraclc?" questioned
Mrs. Hart.
IL read of it in the village papor."
Sob, we don't take that"
"Not take the Alb cviIIe Press? I'm
surprised. Why, it's to every ones
interest to take the local r"pors. You
got your moncv's worth over and
over. should as lief be out of the
world as TO be without the news. NY
husband says he set> as much store by
them as L do by my D.mqrcsl's
Monthly. That must have been tho
reas'n why Afr. Wells did so mucA
better by his grain and hay than Mr..
Hart. You SEQ he had tho ADVANTAGE
OF knowing how tn soil, AID when and
where t" fad good customer, AMI uIl
this through tho paper, while neignbor
Hart, even thongh hos q lite ., ehrewd
Ut bargaining, had to trust TO luck
after all. Mr.. Wells says he finds 80
many items OF use to him about r.r-
dening, and then there are tho ql,ta.
tions feom the city mirkets. IT. won't
90 TO trust TO hearsay. Y,u want
reliable source for such information,
80 us to know how to shape your own
arrangements. We always do woli
off oar fruit, because we dsn't of No.
cessi'y, heed to tuks much risk by
bursting to get il out for sale in tim.
when it is really too carry or too Iato,
and IL must be sold at sacrifice or be
leis to spoil. We wa;ch tho paper,
and are generally just about right tor
very good sale. Just make O trial
OF it, and if you don't confess that you
wonder how you ever did without it,
LII pay lhe cost Of your subscrip-
tion."
Before any one could reply there
Was slight stir at the doorway, and
the next moment chorus of voices
welcomed tho good shepherd of th,
Greenwood flock among his people.
"What have you there? 2" said Jen-
ME Kip, the pet and belle par czcsl-
lenee of the village, as, after the greet
ings were over, the reverend gentle
mnn sat down before the table and
began divesting small packet he had
carried Of its wrapping.
"Something that 1 fancied might
be Of use and in,ercs. to you ladies'
in the pursuance of your good work ;
Demorest's Monthly Magazino."-
There was o rapid interchange OF
glances amsng the needle-workers.
IL thought you disapproved of light
reading" ventured Miss Kip, mis-.
chievously.
$50 do, except when, like the lit
erary department of this magazine,
is Instructive, entertaining and calcu.
lated to exert strong moral influence
over our minds. This Monthly ia q
great favorite at the parsonage. ]
am irregular subscriber, for scarcely
think. we could do without it. NV
wife says it has taught her to love
poetry, because Of the little gems Of