Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-09-15
vRs WOODS VISIT.

not raI1 You VISIT yet but you must not
think hard Of ne, for, declare, I've set a
6ay Of every week since you have been in
The 1aighJorhood to so and pass day with
75a. You know my family Is large, and l
Lsge great deal of sewing 10 do; but next
Friday l have determined l0iU 90, and
take nv work along We are not half as
soc:sble as people ought TO be; but can't
ret time 10 visit a. much as L ike to, and,
declare, believe this Is the first time
vou we're ever in our house"
Iwalked aywly home from Mrs. Woods,
for was busily thinking The fact Is, |
thought rather fast. We had not been in
the village but a few weeks, and she had al
ready called on Us twice That morning l
had gone up street on an errand, and 1t be
ing very warm, had stopped IN al Mrs.
Woods tc res; few moments had not
asked her TO our house, and was entirely
urcouscio Z that Ee had received any slight
tv her and her children net la wing as yet,
spent rhe day with rs. until she informed
NJ Of the fact amid regrets and apologies
We were really in troable about the uDe1-
pectei visit not that Mrs Wood vas at al
upple.sant, but the caildrsa-I grew sick
:, thought Of them, for they were 3 noisy
and unruly set
FAIRY Friday morning there came knock
a tie front door that echoed over the whole
bo1ss- Trying to feel resinged, opened
the do5-. but 1t was with utter despair that
closed the door after Mrs Wood and i've
snail children ] took them to the sitting
roorl. but heartily wished sfterxards that
by some means We could have stumbled IN
70 the kitchen
Well, I've got her At last" broke in
Ms Wood. as she deliberately laid aside
her bonnet
1t Is really too bad that have left II so
long but as told Maggie the other day l
have been 50 very busy.
We were scarcely seated when the child
rsa seemed TO think some atteBtioD due
them
Mother want piece, - yelled Charley,
the second hopeful SO do !, - said anoth
e Aud ne, too, - ehimei in third
oh be still; y1u ce@tainly are not hun
gy yet, said Mrs- Wood. n a whining
cyaIing way.
Yes an. and want piece, replied
Charley, With a defiant, impudent look
Vel then. ask Maggie right pretty to
ct You : piece, said the mother, Is she
picked up the crying ID from the foor.
ID nltsay aaything, but in very good hu-
Hor laid down ny work aud went 10 the
paauy.
And this Is but the beginning Of the day,
Thought with sigh, as I took up my
work again The children grew quiet while
eating their bread and butter, and the baby
vsu, TO sleep. Then Mrs. Wood took uP
ts- Jag and drew forth her work
Maggie, ! want to make myself light
e5lE from the pattern Of your spring cloak F.;
dctylu thiuk il VIII make pretty one?'
and shs gathered the goods up in folds to
display u 10 the best advantage,
OF course thoaght It would make Up
vel
B1, I have 10 pattern of my cloak. Mrs
Wood
Wen, noT, | n real sorry for it; bat
ps-laIs you and could cut ii out from the
ooak have heard several Ii ines how handy
you Tzre ab0at cutting anything you wanted
70, an1 l Just breGgh, this goods along to-
Is! Oh purpose to get you to help me about
l. And she smiled insinuateingly.
IL ' I
replied and would not like to undertake
Il Ip7ai for ny learning too, | added,
u.sBisly.
Vel le; lie see your cloak, anyhow. |
gu=ss ! eau Do it myself -
= went up stairs and took the cloak
hon trsak where l had intended it 10
say al summer. Then Mrs Wood wanted
. know hJw this vas done, and how that
" cut and wished she had pattern, or
Lad The cloak cut l Was very busy with
ny Eork and did not take the hint, for |
"a not wish to have anything 10 do with it.
1-as--y sbe asked me for paper and scissors,
- mat she might cut pattern. just then
Tie tour eldest children, who had slipped
0-t some tine before, came bouncing in
zirh.
VI mother, We got such good berries
'-' u tie garden don yoa want some? p
h, how do you know that the folks
@'S yo1 10 gather them p studying H.
"oly On her Pattern Don't pub auy
Ia'e'- desrs-' So away they all ran. ike
many Wild horses, and into the garden
s2ppoSe to help themselves.
Mrs Wood now had the fronts cut, and
la she guessed she could cut the backs
Nh'at any pattern I thought differently,
-. old not say So Just then the baby
aIened up, yelling SO that | could not
N7at word that the mother was saying,
a heaved heartfelt sigh as saw my
''E box set down on the foor for lis a.
oseneut- l took occasion 10 need some