Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-09-29
VIRGINIA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1870

down the front, and RULED 1t all round
) The weather was warm, and it was throw
open at the neck. while the sleeves onl
came to her elbow, not quite low enough
to hide tue dimples when she moved he,
arm. She had set down on the stairs te
tie up her roses, aad you could see th,
pink shadows floating over her rount
arms while she was sorting the flowers
from her lap. She had a lot of them,
can tell you, and every time she shook "
: the folds of her dimity skirt, and shool
the pile together, we could see her twg
little naked feet as whito as her dress,
except that they were just then "a littlt
rosy with the heat=-for we did not wear
stockings in the summer time those days
entry as he came in
Mar and stood watching her over
the banisters when she heard the gate
shut, and some body coming up the door
yard. Louisa didn't.seem to mind Il at
first, but at once she started so QUICKLY
ttaet halt the roses went dancing dow
stairs; she lifted her foot to spring away
then seemed to remember for the first tina
that she had no shoes on, and sat down
bluShiag all over, and almost crying.
! The front door was open, and there, as
true as I live. stood young Mr.. Smith,
looking strait at Louisa, and smiling, as
if he did not guess that she was only our
help. I declare trembled like leaf,
and seemed as if should drop when
run to my room and called mar to help me
slick up little.
'By-and-by, went down, and there
was Louisa sitting in the out-room with
Mr.. Smith as independent as could be.
She had contrived to get her shoes on,
but she kept changing color as If some
thing was the matter of her yet.
4 felt awfully.' What would Mr..
Smith think at the idea of sitting there in
an out-room so socially, when he come to
find out that Louisa was only our help.
I could have tainted away RIGHT there
Just as well as not. Mr. Smith seemed
I glad to see me. He shook hands with
mar and kissed me right before her You
can't think how frightened l vas. 1t
seemed as if [ should blush myself to
death; and there sat Louisa hlasIing too,
don't know what fer, it was no concern
of hers
1t was getting near dinner time. and
we had nothing cooked but hashed fish
and Indian pudding, for par had gone off
| to the upper farm with his work hands,
and we had nothing but a picked np din
ner. There was one work hand near the
house clever creature as ever lived, that
hung about and did chores for Ids all the
year round. While mar vas Baking
with Mr.. Smith I went out-sLousa, she
followed lae, and then / up and told her
piece of my mind, about her setting
down to entertain my company. Now
says I, Miss Louisa, it is high time that
you should learn to know your place.
Hired help never think of setting
down in the room with company, or
even at the table in York says 1, and
there is no sense in your settingup your
self to be better than the rest ofthem
Louisa turned pale, and I saw the
tears filling in her soft eyes but they
| didn't touch my feeling just then,and says
I, "now, while Mr.. Smith is here, you
can eat with the work folks, and If we
want any thing you can run and get~ it,
and then go away again
You have always been kind to me,
Patty, says she, shutting up her eyelids
to breake up the tears that were just fail
ing-'I did not expect this, but if you
insist on it, I will not complaint (
I began to feel sorry for her and says
We'll | don't want to-be hard with
you, only just stay 10 the kitchen and see
to things perhaps Mike will wait on the
tablet is more genseel to have a shan
after all.
so went to find Mike; he was
swinging fox in the barn yard. When
[ told. nlm what I wanted he sat down on
! the fax break and wiped his forehead
with his sleeves, and seemed 10Th to
speak out. Bye-and-bye, says he
We'll, Patty, was net born to be a
servant to servants, or slave to any
one but seeing as it's you, III come IN
and help a little
so rolling down his sleeves, be shook
the dust from his clothes, and went round
to the we'll to wash up.
| Lou isa had set the table in the out
room the cloth was Like a sheet of snow,
and everything looked nice as when she
put it on the table. But | could see
that she felt bad yet. Her eyes were heavy
with tears, and now and then could see her
| lips tremole-but kept saying to N.Y.
heart. what business has she to. set her
self up?. She ought to know her place,
and so Z let her pass back aud forth
without saying word about anything
but the work.
Before we sot down TO- dinner, l went
out to see if Mike was ready. He bad
his Jacket on, and had washed himself,
head and all. till his long hair lay smooth
" over his forehead down to his eyes
and water was dropping from the ends
every minute.
Now says I, Mike remember ana be
behind MIR. Smith chair and whom ne
stops eating take it away to the eorne'
cupboard and bring clean one. -
Just So" says Mike.
Now be careful says T, turning back,
try an! be genteel this once. and II
give You a double bladed knife the hrs'
time we send butter and eggs to The
store"
Never fear me- says Mike, putting
one hand in his pocket as if he felt tn
knife there already.
| I went into the out-room again to see
if every thing was ready for dinner.