Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-06-10

"Ealtn an is IL Tile LulSlleS yeS a.tnet
Walk into the drawing-room, and will cal
her." said the Irish maid, as she threw opel
the drawing-room door; but the iron voic
replied
@No, I'll stay here in the entry until Mis-
Seymour comes to speak with me. It's po
litenoss to open your own door when your re
lation comes to visit you. I guess know
what belongs to manners"
Mrs Seymour arose and went into the hall
remarking: r.
at is probably some stranger in the city
who has mistaken the place" AS she me
the stern visage of her visitor, she bowed
and said: "I am Mrs. Seymour"
"And am Pricilla Ouinmins', from 'RooS
tick, and your husband was my fathers thirt
cousin. Ny father was Jacob Cummin', ant
married the second wife of your husband
third cousin, Ezra Seymour. AS heard o
the orful fire in Portland, thought as how
would come up, and knowin' as how provi
sions was orful high, I thought as how X
ruther stop 'long of my relations than to pa.
nine shillings week at tavern, considerin
as how our folks has never lived on YOUR
any. Here's my ban1 boZcs, aVo on 'em
and a hair-trunk, and long carpet-bag, witt
my everyday clothes in it, 'coz thought, 9!
how, being one more in the family, you NIGH
want me to take hold and wipe your dishes.
and sich like. Here's bag or ALFRED nice
pertaters-regular long-reds-some dad rails,
ed, and dug 'em, real early, the first of the
Season. l thought as how, if you were 60
ing to have an extra one in the family, you
might get short, and SO l brought three
bushels"
All this was spoken so rapidly as to give
Mrs. Seymour no chance to reply; but when
Priscilla paused for breath, the bewldered la
dy said:
81 am glad to welcome relative of my
late husband to my house, and thank you for
the potatoes. Come into the drawing-room,
and remove your bonnet and shawl, and will
order some refreshments, for you must be
very warm and tired"
She led the y to the dsawing-room, and
Priscilla, taking off her shawl, folded it care.
fully in the creases, placed it in a-chair, and
sat down on it while she removed her bonnet
and commenced to fan herself with it. Mrs.
Seymour brought fan, and the bonnet was
deposited upon another chair, and Priscilla
went on.
"You need not get out your clean towels
for me, nor tumble up your spare bed, for I'd
Jest as liefs sleep with you, seeiDg's how you
have to sleep alone, bein' your husbands
dead. And | don't want you to put yourself
out to get anything extra to eat on my ac.
count We are real plain folks to hum, and
generally gets pork and peftaters fer break
fast, aud fried pudding for the afterclap. Then
for dinner, we has boiled pork and all kinds
of sass, and termatoes or sumthin,' for the
afterclap, and for supper, we allus eats mush
and milk, though we generally aims to have
a pic on hand, in case a~ybody comes, but
MORN half the time, the pie gets sour. So L
tell marm that pie don't mount to much, any,
how"
eff you will excuse me for few minutes,
I will see about removing your baggage to
YOUR room" said Mrs. Seymour.
Tell l' YOU about the folks tn hum! Just as
like as not shall keep you awake half OF the
NIGHT. YOU will want to hear all about the
folks so bad"
Mrs. Seymour sent the servant to the third
spare chamber with the five band-boxes, and
the long carpet bag, and afterwards to the
cellar with the potatoes, and then came to
The room where we we're sitting to inform US
of the arrival of Miss Priscilla Cummings OF
'Rostick She said:
"You must make allowances for her de-
fects in education and good-brecding, and en-
deayor to make her stay with us as pleasant
ct possible"
While she was speaking, heard the
tramp orthc sturdy" Down East" girl in the
hall, and moment after, she appeared in the
doorway.
aOh, no" replied, Mrs. Seymour; "this
is Mrs. Clarence Seymour, my Oldest sons
widow; and this is Mrs. Maryland. This gen.
tleman is my only son, Mr.. Clifton Sey.
mour. allow me to make you acquainted
with YOUR cousin, Miss Priscilla Cummings" ;"
"Well, how are you all ?" said Priscilla
I amt bit stuck up for | consider city folks
as good as 'Roostckers, if they amt so smart,
'coz know that they have not the advan-
taoes that we has to study Natur. But you
are ar right smart on pOlteness, Miss Sey-
mour," re-
We looked at each other. In all my life,
I had never met with ouch 3 specimen OF my
sex. Priscilla was not silent many min,
utes, but addressing me, she commenced
again: -. :. c,,
looks powerful sight like you. just such
face YOU both look like a pictur' of the
Virgin Mary I've got to hum. Pretty az
lirhtnin', though you wouldn't pass for much
,eouut in 'Roostick, you are so white and del
lcate.lke. Just like pictur'; made only to
look at. Where's your husband r. .,,,
any husband is dead, but this child iE
not mine. She is one who has become an
orphan by the late terrible fire." | answered
"Du tell and you are real Virgin Mary
tez take care of that child. Young 'uns are
q mower OF trouble" Then turning to Mrs
Seymour, she continued: "Where did yot
put things? I've got lot of seed cakes, gin,
rerbread and tomartoes, and artlchokes, ano
green sass, and one thing and another, stow
ed away i5 them band-boxes. Seeing as how
l was going to lige on you two or three weeks
brought some stuff, 'cos you know didn't
want to eat you out ofhouse andhome. Where
did you put 'emf"
. =, ~ see in your room. Perhaps YOU
Ing -afresh yourself with O. bath
It's It is very dusty trass' ss'Ang' eSps''''' 'n's
month" 1,
aNo. marin 1 washed my face and ham,.
the last thing before I started, and combed
NV hair. and I never wash me only once q
day. and that is when I first get up; but II
Won will show me where you sleep, I'll bring
down some of the good things. Here, you
young uu,' jest run into the front room
and cit my shawl and bunnit, and Parasoi.
Poor little Mabel looked up perplezed, and
Mrs. Seymour said,
81 will go for them Mabel might not tinc