The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-19

"I believe you're afraid of the trouble
Martha. Or else you don't like going be
cause they're poor"
"It amt fair, ma'am, of you to say so
that il ain't. All ask isis that Il
be ell When Eve give 'em the lamb
am 1 inst to come away straight, or an
l to say anythingf 1t viii look SO ode
if Pm just to put dowa the basket and
come away without e'er word"
"Marthap
Yes, ma'am."
You're a fool. =
"That's true, too, ma'am."
"1t would be like you to 60 about in
that dummy way,-wouldn't itf-and
| yol that was 80 fond of Miss Dorothy
II was fond Of her, ma'am.n
"Of course yop'll be talking to her
and why mott And If she should say
anything about returning"
Eyes, ma'am."
i HYou can say that you know her old
aunt youldp't-wouldn't refuse to have
her back again. Yoz csn put IL your
own way, you know. You needn't MAKE
me fnd words for you"
"But she won't, ma'am.
f'Won't whatp ..
"Won't say anything about Fe'utH
ing" :, NON tall 70
her rightly" The servant dldn't reply
for a While, but stood looking out OF tne
window. "You might as well go for the
lamb at once, Martha" -
$50 l will, ma am, when I've got it OUT
a II clear" IAN
"What do you mean by thatf 7"
"Why, Just this, ma'am. May l tell
Miss Dolly straight out that you want
her to come back, and that I've been sent
to say soP
'No, Martha"
GThen how am to do it, ma'aI1 !"
apo it out of your own head, just as
il comes up at the moment "
"Out of my own head, ma'am 7"
"Yes,-just as you feel, you know"
Gust as l feel, ma'am !"
"You understand what / mean, Mar
tha."
cpl do my best, ma'am, and can't say
no more. And if you scold ne after
wards, ma'am, why, Of course, must
put up with it,
"But won't scOld you, Martha"
"Then Pll 60 out to Winslow's about
the lamb, at once, ma'am."
Every nice, and not too small, Mar
tina"
Martha went out and ordered the
lamb, and packed it as desired quite
clean in a napkin, and fitted it into the
basket, and arranged with Giles Hicb-
body to carry it down for her early in
the morning to the station, so that she
might take the first train to Lissboro'.
1t was understood that she was to hire
q fly at Lissboro' to take her to Nun
combe Putney. Now that she under
stood the Importance of her mission, and
was aware that the present she took
with her was only the customary accom-
paniment of an ambassadors intrusted
with great mission, Martha said moth
ing even about the expense. The train
started for Lissboro' at seven, and as
she was descending from her room at
six, Miss Stanbury, in her flannel dress
ing gown, stepped out of the door of her
own room. "Just put this in the bas-
ket," said she, handing a note to her
servant. ~ thought last night I'd write |
a word. Just put it in the basket and |
say nothing about it," The note which
she sent was as follows
"THE CLOSE, Sth April, 1856.
"MY DEAR DOROTHY:-As Martha |
talks of going over to pay you visit,
Pve thought that Pd just get her to take
you a quarter of lamb, which is coming |
in now very nice. / do envy her going
to see you, my dear, for l had gotten
somehow to love to see your pretty face.
I'm getting almost strong again; but !
Sir Peter, who was here this afternoon,
Just calling as a friend, was uncivil |
enough to say that rm too much of an
old woman to go out in the east wind. l
told him it didn't much matter, for the
sooner old women made way for young
ones, the better.
az am very desolate and solitary here.
But rather think that women who
don't get married are intended to be
desolate; and perhaps it is better for
them, if they bestow their time and
thoughts properly,-as / hope you do,
nv dear. A woman with q family of
children has almost too many of
the cares of this world, to give her mind
as she ought to the other. What shall
we say then of those who have no such
cares, and yet do not walk uprightly I
Dear Dorothy, be not such one. For
myself, acknowledge bitterly the ex-
tent of nay shortcomings. Much has
been given to me: but if much be expect
ed, how shall answer the demandH
81 hope need not tell you that when
ever it may snit you to pay visit to
Exeter, your room will be ready for you,
and there will be a warm welcome.
Mrs. MacHugh always asks after you;
and so has Mrs. Clifford. / won't tell
you what Mrs. Clifford said about your
colors, because it would made you vain.
The Heavitree affair has all been put
off:-of course You have heard that-
dear, dear, dearl You know what /
think, so l need not repeat it.
"Give my respects to your mamma and
Priscilla, and for yourself, accept the
affectionate love of
"Your loving old aunt.
"JEMINiA STANBURY.
"P. S.-IfMartha should say anything
to you, you may feel sure that she knows
nay mind"
Poor old soul! She felt an almost
uncomfortable longing to have her neice
back again, and yet she told herself that
she was bound not to send regular invi-
tation, OF to suggest an unconditional
return. Dorothy had herself decided to
take her departure, and if she chose to
remain away, so it must DE. She, Miss
Stanbury, could not demean herself by
renewing her invitation. She read her
letter before she added to it the post
script, and felt that it was too solemn
in its tone to suggest to Dorothy that
which she wished to suggest. She had
been thinking much of her own past
life when she wrote those words about
the state of an unmarried woman, and
was vacillating between two minds
whether it were better for a young wo-
man to look forward to the cares and
affections, and perhaps hard usage, of
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