The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-08-28


happy chat and gay laughter ringing
from the room below. And j was
very sure that / never could be pretty,
and thought that nobody would ever
love me. As
y One day Mr.. Marshall came TO dine
Extra attention was given to the house
and dinner, My aunt had been very
wealthy when first. married, and from
her husbands failure she had saved Q
few things which gave the house M
air of means and style-sone articles
OF fine table silver and some handsome
oil paintings ] remember. sd ano
With my assistance she served the
dinner herself, and managed to be
richly dressed to appear ut the table.
She was cool and stately = but ], who
had fingered until the last moment in
the kitchen, making grayies and scrv-
ing up vegetables, was 80 tired that ]
could hardly speak. ] never did talk
much, though, '1so IL was not noticed
apparently. Mr.. BIarsllalI conversed
of books. pictures and music, all oi
which Julia was acquainted with, and
it was agreeable to listen to them. ]
was sorry when the meal lwns finished.
"Mr. Marshall turned TO look at the
pictures on the wall when he arose,
and after few moments my aunt COM
menced clearing the table. The dishes
were put through slide in the cup
board into the kitchen. Thelped her
do this. Julia stood looking out oi
the window. 04t...t lass. fss
when the table was cleared OF the
dishes my aunt went out. / sat down
and took my sewing, thinking that my
aunt would be back IN moment to
finish clearing the table, and that j
should be allowed, during the after.
noon, the place of n guest. Mr.. Mar.
shall spoke to me, and asked me tc
lplay backgammon 1t was the only
/ game of pleasure that / knew, and
was delighted at the thought. ] put
down my sewing, and he brought tho
board and arranged the game. julia
sat in a corner of the sofa with some
embroidery. Just as we were ready tc
play. l looked up and saw that the ta.
bic stood spread with its linen cloth
and the crumb cloth had not been tax.
en mp. julia glanced at 1t the same
moment. and then turned sereneiy
lack to her former embroidery. / put
down the dice box timidly.
/. .F' Excuse me. said ], aunt is mo-
coming back, md the table must bt
put in it's place. .af "e q q .
Il took OF he cover and carried i
into the kitchen, and then came back
put down the~leaves of the old-fash
ioned tables and was. going TO put i
up at the side OF the room alone, wher
/ Mr. MARSHALL arose and did it for me
/ Then took mp the crsImb-cloth
carried it out and shook it, and put j
in its place in the hall closet, and al
!, the time he stood and watched me, q,
sif IN surIprisoy When ] was ready e
.sit down again he. playetlvery badly
/ He seemed To be absent-minded.
HE came to the house two or three
times after that, but not TO spend the
evening alone with Julia. Pretty sool
he did not como ut all, and Julia uset
to cry out and be so cross that shi
made the whole family uncomfortable
Zone day he drove up to the doc
i'm splendid sleigh, for It was White
time, and the sleighing was very good
Julia was sitting at the dining-roon
| fire. ...t ! e--.Asss gse- ds.8 4ita
a. There, said she, jumping up
'he's como 70 take me drive. Now
] | won't 40 step unless he asks m,
pardon for staying away 50 long,
g Her. mother showed him into tn,
Iparlor, and he asked for me. ] wen
lin wonder. He asked me to go to rid,
as coolly as II I had been in the habi
.lof driving with him all the days Of m,
i life and there was something in hi
manner that would not let me refuse
:. I went, and he asked me 70 marry him
4 I waited three years for him, for h,
was not settled in business then thei
we were married, and / have beer
Happy every day of my life SINCE.
i Zone day he told me why he haa
mot married Julia. Il was pleased
with her, said he, but when I saw he
let you, guest, leave your employ
ment with a gentleman to do he
mothers work, while she sat doin,
nothing but some embroidery, / kney
that she was indolent and selfish, an,
she never looked pretty to me aafte
that momentsfH it hnd mot been 70
that crumb7cloth. Mamie, i shoul
lprobably have married her, and bee
as wretched rs am now happy.
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