Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-01-05
MRS. STIRLING's RECEPTION.

When tIiou N aKest dinner or supper. call not
thy crisads nor thy brethren, neither thy KIns-
u.su. 4or thy rich Eeighbors"
And So we are really settled in our own
house It seems t3O good to be true, don t
t?''
As Joha S,iriibg's pretty wife was speak
Ing. she let down the soft, heavy falling bro
,.t;aIie cnrrains OF the hAulsouo room, half
la..y.. half library, where she sat with her
husband. turned on a little more gas, so that
the italian peasant girl, and the dark, bright
Sianish woman. On the alabaster shade of
the drop light, might display their beauties
Yet more giowingly. aud then seated herself
ina little easy chair, beside the lounge where
her husbard lay stretched out in the enjoy
ncut It the mu>cuiine eouisoTts-evcning
case AVID household sovereignty. Taking up
!ajuty biz Of bright colored knitting, she
went on:
It was very nice, TO be sure, boarding at
mothers bU; it vas sort of vacant life,
alter all This is 50 much better. have
something TO Do nov.
,Iohu Stirling smiled
And something To govern. After all,
believe it is the love of power that makes
you women SO delight in homes of your own.
don doaht, gentle as you women seem,
rh4t your servants find you as uustere US the
Grea, Mogul
Il declare, john, you are too bad; | nev
er -c.id and ann sure everything has gone
on SO nicely since we have been here"
y whole week aud all the brooms new.
But don look sober have every conf
denee IN your ability to keep the wheel in
notion"
She sat silent awhile, until her husband
began TO want to hear her voice again, and
rallied her from her abstraction.
w ha; is it, little one? You seem in a
brown study about something. Remember.
I'm y2Gr prime minister, and must know ali
the -'ats secrets and cares Of government. y
i was only wondering, John, whether
You would see i certain matter as do. Do
You realize how man parties we went to
while We were at mothers? There were
the Harbuts asked Us three times, and the
t'raysons twice. and you know we went
everywhere"
John Stirling knew tha, very well. Some
what reserved Of nature save To- those of HI.
own household, ancsnot fond of general so
ciety. going to a continual round of partie:
had been one Of the sacrifices he had made
during the FIRST winter of his marriage, tC
please his gag little wife. The idea crossed
his mind a she spoke, that she, too, hao
weariei Of 50 much excitement, and was go
ing to propose. for the future,a quieter life
Yes, | liked it, she said, with a littlt
embarrassment, Tor her womau's intuition
OWNED the course his thoughts had taken
WIS only thinking, John, that having ac
cePtcd 80 many invitations, every one woult
saywe were mean if we did not give at leas
one large party in return. 1t would bt
Just the best time now, don't you see
Everything we have is fresh and new-ou
drawing rooms are really elegant shoul'
so Ike to gather our friends round us, an,
give sort of house warming.
That a primitive, comfortable -soundin
term, Nellie How much would this friend
y little affair cost us ~
oh, I've thought that ali over. w
should have to ask every one we know.
wouldn't DO to slight any besides. the NOR
the merrier, you know We could hav
Smith get up the supper and furnish tn
decorations. His bill would be about thre
hundred and fifty dolars-say fifty more fc
music, and new dress for me"
Five hundred dollars, Ell, Nellie?"
Yes, I'm sure | could make five hundre