New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-24
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, SUNDAY DECEMBER a. 1877.

CTcu IOcts. DOunu IN rcU morocco, one OF
the few tangible relics of the days of her lit
tie hardware talisman had just now con
jured from the past. The fragrance of the
saucepan had hardly been. pushed aside by
the sweet SAVIOR she found in its pages when
q knock was heard at the shop door. Miss
Marigold was really startled. so unusual
on legal holiday she said. But when she
opened 1t she found no moro terrifying OBJ
Ject than the little servant girl of the Pink
ham Sisters.in green calico dress with vel
low spots, and very tight in the waist, to
say that the ladies sent their best compli
ments, and would Miss Marigold favor them
by coming right away to take very simple
dinner!"
Dear me ~ said Miss Mariyold, .'such
kindness. of course l will. and he only
too happy. Right away; yes, indeed; and
ed"
Wonderful = said Miss Mar;go,d again
as she closed the door after the messenger;
for. II the truth were TO be told, at the very
moment she opened the I" Selections" ii
| question altogether mundane was pressing
upon her mind Could she, by adding little
water to the stew, make it appear quite
enough for two days! Otherwise, unless
some customer should drop in in the morn
ing, she did not quite see how she was to
manage about the next days marketing
The quarters rent, always rather heavy
drain, had been paid the day before, and the
one little piece OF currency left from that
had been dropped in the poor-box at the
church. For certainly there was no one
there more distinctly called upon, so won
derfully as she had always been carried
through.
So she smiled more radiantly than before
as she lifted the saucepan over to the stone
| shelf III the pantry to cool and. withdraw
ing the onion, laid it on plate by its side.
Then one moment at the looking glass on
the other side Of the seam, and she was
ready. Not the bonnet this time, that had
done very well for once but second time
might disarrange her hair. SO it was an
| other relic. A hood of a silk that had once
been apple-green, close-ftting on the inside,
| but pulled out with cider down until it
| would, on first sight give the impression
| that Miss Marigold's brain had become sud
denly inflated by some tremendous en-.
| thusiasm, and that the first breath of en-
enlargement from the outside might carry
her entirely away.
II hope have not come too soon" she
said, as she stepped into the sittingroom of
Pinkham sisters, and was met by her hos
tesses standing in their usual relative posi-
lions, and arrayed in ancient brOcades with
very full skirts and skimping sleeves. and
wearing, the one a yellow and the other a
plum-colored bow Of broad ribbon Just over
the thin spot on the top of the head. Pink
ham and Pinkie the customers called them
If they wished to speak OF them separately,
tor the sign said only "Pinkham Sisters
and they never were known to use any
more individual term in addressing each
other.
Not minute said Pinkham con the
other hand, We really feel that We must
apologize"
oh, not a minute said Pinkie. in the
super-soprano. yes, we really should apollo
gize'
THE truth is. we felt such an anxiety
about the chicken-whetler it was going to
take handsome brown.
such an anxiety" said Pinkie, I'VE were
afraid it wasn't going to take a handsome
brown
And then. again. sister wasn't at all well
yesterday; she could hardly raise her head
from the pillow.
Oh. no! could hardly raise my head from
the pillow.
p But she's been Frightening up every
minute to-day: SO we felt we must have the
pleasure of sending for you
''Oh YES, Frightening every minute to-
day; we felt we must have the pleasure
well. I'm sure said Miss Marigoid, as
her little head slipped out of the inflated
hood, not IL hair disturbed, lin SO graft
tied-so entirely unexpected"'
"Oh . don't speak of it. said Pinkham.
while she waved the tight wasted calico. a
majestic sign 10 place the chicken on the
table; THE favor is altogether on one side.
But still, don't you fin0 it little solitary
on such occasions, Miss MarigoldR''
'Altogether on one side, said Pinkie. |
"A little solitary
Why, bless You. no. said Miss Marigold:
'how could !! I'm so surrounded; so many |
merrieS
Well its a beautiful :hing if ym, can
say so. Miss Marigold. | only wish we all |
had the same spirit.
"Oh a beautiful thing" said Pinhie: IL /
Oh V wish We coulu all say So.
The t!ght-walSttd calico made Miss Fink
ham return signal from the corner OF .her |
eye, to the effect that the ceptral orb of the
occasion was successfully placed in its
sphere; winch was equivalent to saving |
that the whole rrandial system was adjust
ed. for Miss P!nhham had. with her own
hands. completed the arran cement OF every
minor satellite. moon and ring. in its own
relations. and on its own par
tlcuar figure of the table-clotl, at the very
instant Miss Marigold's knock was heard
Did you say dinner was ready, All
then. Miss Marigold, If you please we will
sit right down. | hope you lind yourself
with an appetite after your walk to
church
ieS We IL Slt right down. said P,nkie:
Il hope you find yourself with an appetite"
Dear me; YES. said Miss Marigold and
Il her humility had not beer SO genuine she
would have teit almost embarrassed at the
contrast with her own little preparations
eft at home. The apartment also seemed
50 crowded vita furniture, and there was
40 dividing seam IN the carpet here; it was
al sitting room, and there We're peacocks'
Gathers over the loohing-glass. And she
saw under the corner of the cloth thai the
able was OF shining mahogany. Then there
we're net only three kinds OF pickles, but
TX stalks OF celery in a very tall tumblcr:
10 onions; but the tight-waisted calico
Standing behind Miss Pinkham's chair,
WIKI peacock feather tly-brush in one
land. and the other at liberty to remove
he covers.
But Pinkham sisters were so afablc that
here seemed very little restraint, after all,
nd Pinkham. when she had carved with
lexterity, begged to know Miss Marigold's
avo,ltc pare. Miss MariSold declared she
ad no tavorite part; but after Pinkic had
aid with great freedom that she was never
atIShed II she couldn't have walker and
'lnkhain had said there was no portion
quail for delicacy to the left wing, Miss
larigold got up courage to say that she
ad rather a weakness for the part that I
cent over the fence last although she al
rays had some scruples about mentioning
:. Then she ventured to speak of the table. {
nd Pinkham said it was her mothers, and I
ad eight claw feet, and after that she felt
erfectly at her ease. So much so, indeed, {
lat she began to tell them about the ser
ION and Its wonderful appropriateness to 6
lie day. though she lamented that her mind !
III not succeed N tracing it as accurately s
) she could have wished, and that she had
'und her thoughts sometimes wandering t