Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-05-20
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DlsCONTENTED MINNIE.

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DlscoNTENTED MINNIE.
Only mutton for dinner! Why can't we
have dinners like those they nave at DR..
Hanson's? Kate says they have turkey or
chicken, every day, and desserts, too but
we have such common things" and Minnie
Ellis, with frown upon her pretty face,
sat down to the table.
eyes, mother, I wonder at you," broke
in saucy Tom. "a roast of mutton, done
brown like this, is all we'll enough for such
commonplace people as you and me-, at
the same time helping himself to slice !;
'but that such fine young lady as Miss
Minnie Ellis should be obliged to eat such
fare, is truly sad. Shall 1 try, my dear
sister, to get you the left leg of humming
bird? Or, how would you relish few drops
of morning dew, in case should make an
extra effort, and rise early enough to get
them ?"
Mrs. Ellis smiled, but Minnie said, tart
lily, s'Do stop your nonsense, Tom; you
have an idea you are smart; but let me tell
you, that you seldom open your mouth to
speak, but that you say something silly.
Kate Hanson says, for her part, she cant
endure young boys, they're so conceited. y
"That's a cooler" said Tom; "it makes
me feel like an oyster with his trap door
down. T guess, instead Of letting out, Ihad
better let in and suiting the action to the
word, he began to eat his dinner with a
good will.
"My respects to Miss Hanson" said he,
as he left the table, and whistling =
''Nelie was lady,"
he went out to have game of ball.
Minnie knew her mother was not alto
gether pleased with what she had said, and
she continued: "you know, mother, l don't
care so much for myself, but Cousin Lucy
is coming soon, and you have often told me
how rich uncle is, and in what style they
live, and I am afraid she will not enjoy her
self when she finds every thing so different
here"
"She comes to the country for change" ="
replied Mrs. Ellis; "and if she proves as
sensible as she seemed last winter, have
no fears but that we can entertain her"
81 do wish," said Minnie again, after a
pause, "you had bought me bonnet, in
stead of hat for best. Kate Hanson has
one. She says, hats look childish. Didn't
you notice her, mother, last Sunday, as we
came out of church? She had on blue
silk dress and white bonnet, and looked
lovely; and she has so many things en-
broidered. That lame Miss Black spends
most of her time in working for her.
eyes, saw her in her fine clothes, and
7 could but think how much more suitably
my daughter was dressed; but Minnie" she
added more gravely, ''ifintimacy with Kate
Hanson is going to make you discontented
and unhappy, 1 must prevent your going
with her. Why cannot you initiate your
brother? He takes life as it is, and is al
ways contented. There arc very many peo-
pie who 90 through life and see flaws in
everything. Instead of looking for the sill
yer lining of the cloud, they see but the
dark cloud itself, and succeed in making
themselves, as well as those about them,
miserable 1t is both sinful and ungratetul
to your Heavenly Father to repine when
His good gifts are so increasingly showered
upon you. Think of the many who are de-
prived of the comforts you enjoy"
Minnie was not naturally disagreeable
girl, but she had lately been thrown with a
vain young friend, the spoiled child Of a sill
lily mother, whose one thought was wealth
and display, and who judged others by the
same rule.
The New York train brought Cousin Lucy
to Mrs. Ellis at the appointed time. The
gray straw hat, trimmed with pink rosebuds,
and the gray suit, thoug neat and pretty,
were not so grand as Minnie had counted
on but she received her cousin cordially,
and took her up to her own cosy bedroom,
which they were to share.
"You can hang your dresses in this ward
robe," said Minnie.
"Thank you, I believe I will unpack
them now, for I folded them myself, and
they may be creased. Mother showed me
how, for she wants me to be able to do such
things without depending on others"
"0nly one silk Dress" was Minnie's sill
ent comment, when the dresses were hung
up. II thought she would have two or
three, at least"
"You did not bring your bonnet t?' as she
saw Lucy open box containing hat
trimmed with white.
"My bonnet" and Lucy laughed merrily.
sNothing would induceme to wear bonnet.
Why no girls of my age wear them, unless
they want to be thought young ladies, and
that is more than do, I am sure. No, no !;
I don't want to be old before my time"
Tom had been nerving himselfup to meet
the city lady, and was quite subdued when
introduced; but she had such sunny face
and winning manner when she spoke to him,
that he soon found himself chatting quite
socially with her.
II never tasted such milk in my life, y
said Lucy, as she sat at the tea-table, and
passed her tumbler for second supply.
ssNot any," said she, as Minnie passed
the fruit cake. 81 will take piece of GIN
gerbread, Tom, if you please. l have heard
father often speak of your famous ginger
bread, Auntie, but this is the first time |
have had chance to taste it.
Toms respect rose at once, and "Good
for you!' on the tip of his tongue; but he