Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-08-21

PEGGY, THE H0UsEMAID.
A GOBLIN gT0Ry.

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active, and tidy, and ready at her bust
ness, BIS well as civil and ob!iging, that
every one ia The house liked her, and re
'spectBd her. 1t was q sight to see her
sweep the house down, she was SO quick
without hustle, and SO tidy without prim,
ness. Not that you often saw her about
her WORK, for the dust used to disappear
as If by magic, and al the waste and rub
bish found its way outside the door al.
most without it's being observed. People
said the fairies must have done her w9rk
for Der, as she was always so quick and
so clean, and yet got through three times
the work of the noisy, bustling ones. |
don't how that was, but somehow or 9th
er, early one fne spring morning, when
she happened to be sweeping the chill
dren's schoolroom, and bad Just fourished
her broom into q favorite corner, bringing
forth a dolls arm, the leg Of n (woodeE J
horse, the ivory top Of q whistle, the
handle of a hu~mming-top, q boot lace,
the two middle pages of q spelling book,
the crust of a half slice of bread and
butter, a baby's coral, a drumstick, 3 Bit
of string, three marbles, q brass medal,
and a little sock when just at her feet,
she saw a letter, which, on picking up,
she found was addressed to herself, and
unopened. Having been well brought
up, little Peggy, the houseInaid, was able
70 read writing, and 0 % opened her
letter. Judge her surprise when she
found il was an invitation actually an
Invitation to a cbr,stening-a christening
of a Goblin child But what was Haore,
the Goblin parents, who wrote very 20
litely, and very friendly indeed, said they
we're most anxious that she should rot
only come to The christening party Of
their dear infant Bobble-Babble-Billy-Go
rum-Pei-Stittgkin Chat was to be tue
young gentiemap's name, for be was heir
TO old Mr.. RunpeistiIEk,n's gold raine),
but should also stand godGnother to that
beloved aud beastiful goblin baby.
At first, little Peggy could hardly
make up her mind how to actor it is
not every one, you know, that likes to
visit uncommon people besides that, the
being a godmotber is q very serious task,
and more tbsa al, the standing godmoth,
TO a goblin BABY But, at last, she
thought that, as it raight be dangerous
TO refuse, as DO particular harm could
come TO her By going, she would accept
the invitation.
Three COLLINS came to fetch her in a
neat little covered cart, Just such a one
the aaandress brings home the clothes
in FROM washing and away they went
until they came TO Primrose Hill, right
iuto which they drove, the ground open.
ing before them, and closing behind, into
a great vaulted road, like a rail way tuD-
mel, only quite light and they stopped
at a beautiful little house. with a bright
green little door. There was q little por-
ter at the door, and a little maid to take |
their cloaks, and offer them a cup of tea i
and little carriages by hundreds, with
little horses, and little coachmen, and
footmeD, driving uo fast to the little
door, and knocking loud little sharp rat
t~at.tats (; and then the little porter threw
open the doors, and down the carriage
came the little ladies', with little
silk stockings, and little shoes, and large
oh such large pe~tticoats, aud little
bouquets, and little flowers 10 their hair :;
and little young gentlemen to hand them
out, with little fat hats under their little
arms, and with little eyeglasses, and lit
tie gold watches, and little chains hang.
out of their little waistcoat pockets.
These little gentlemen, Peggy oouli see.
made pretty little speeches to the pretty
ladies. which made the little ladies'
give little laughs and little smiles at the
little gentlemen. It was plain that there
was a large and fashionable party of the
little people; and Peggy felt very much
at being invited, for every one
paid Der the greatest attention, as if she
had been a priucess-goblin herself, instead
of plain Peggy, the housemsid.
Their enjoyment was great, although
everything was so little; and the splen-
dor and msguifcence everywhere seen
something to wonder ct. Tie lying
in lady was on a couch Of black ebony,
exquisitely carved and incrusted, where.
ever space could be found, with pearls.
The coverlet was embroidered in gold.
and the cradle Of the baby was of ivory.
The baptismai font was of massive COLL.
After the ceremony had taken place,
was DESTROYS of going home at
once, as she feared her mistress might
want her. although she had got leave for