New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-24

was thinking over all those things, and the
| chances that have come, and the more
thought the more my heart seemed to sing.
SO wonderful the way have always been
| carried through. SO many mercies "
The tight-waisted calico, at another mys-
FERROUS signal from Miss Pinkham, now dis
appeared. and after an absence of at least
five minutes, during which the Pinkham
sisters were evidently suffering from ex-
| IRENE nervous uneasiness, reappearing with
| pudding much the size and shape of a
very small cannon ball, and of such evil
| dent Importance that the tly-brush had been
laid aside and both hands lent to its tri-
umphal entry. After this crisis was passed,
| an air of repose, which Miss Marigold
| wouldn't have quite liked to say she had
| missed before, stole over Pinhham sisters,
and everything went on more delightfully."-
| than ever, and when Miss MarigOld had de-
| clared it wouldn't be physically possible for
| her to eat another piece of the pudding as
| big as a pea, Miss Pinkham proposed they
| should take their nuts and raisins over to
| the window, and hold their plates in their
| laps.
II consider there is nothing" she said,
| that finishes dinner with an air of more
ease and elegance than taking your nut
plates in your lap. 1t places one so en-
tirely at leisure, and at the same time al
lows one to see all the passing
''Oh, nothing" said Pinkie, $50 entirely
| at leisure, and one can see all the passing"
Miss Marigold said she would be delighted
with any way that would allow her to eat
them slowly, for she had really taken so
much more than usual; and then she fell
into great admiration of the three nut
plates, which Pinkham said were all that
was left OF her mother's wedding dinner set,
that had been ordered for her IN China
one hundred and thirty pieces, and differ
ent design on each On Miss MarigOld's
crawled three large beetles with sharp
cOrnered legs; Chinese architecture was
illustrated on the next, and Miss Pinkham
reserved for herself club-tooted mandarin
PROSTATE before a lady of whom little could
be seen but her fan. Then they all spread
tringed napkins in their lap, and the tight
wasted calico brought box of stilettOs
from the shop, of which they each took one,
and after that, Miss Marigolf seemed ire
sis:ibly led to refer 10 the pickle again.
I'm sure" she said. Il can't think how
] should have been so Overtaken. OF all
days in the year to appear like an migrate
full discontinued person Why, was think
ing this very morning, as | satin church, /
did not believe there was soul there so
called upon to give thanks. So many mer-
cies!'
And yet, said Pinkham, you have seen
a great many changes.'
Yes" said Miss MarigOld; "but it is SO
wonderful the way have always been car
ried through! Why, can remember when
there were not SO many of us. and not one
of them would have believed could ever
take care of myself, and here have never
wanted for anything, and it's only my left
knee that is lame, and this very morning
counted five buds on my Glove pink And
a smile OF inetfable sweetness gave the Miss
Pinkhams glimpse of the superb teeth.
well" said Miss Pinkham, that is a
great deal to say. especially the five buds at
this season. Still, Miss Marigold. if that
were all, I'm afraid l shouldn't feel as
thankful as you do
oh u great deal to saw, said Pinkie, !
''but I'm afraid shouldn't.
But it isn't ALL said Miss Marigold.
mot nearly: but l always feel such deli
cacy in speaking of myself. So uninteresting
to stranger. But you know. dear friends" |
and her voice grew low, and soft light |
shone in her eyes. Il am always looking for !
an inheritance. where we shall all be gath
that speak OF are only a sprinkling by the
way. And the way is so short, and it is SO
the way l am always carried
along"
We'll. it's beautiful thing if YOU can
think So. said Miss Pinkham, ''but it seems
to me very solitary way. | think of you
great deal, Miss Marigold, and l can not
feel that it is good tor you. Now, consider
that 1t Is a terrible thing to be married. but
if one had not ones sister to live with |
don't know but should even
oh a terrible thing" said Pinkie. '.but
don't know but should even
The light in Miss Marigold's eve grew
still softer as, with little knob OF English
walnut on the head of her stiletto, she
gazed ibsently down at the beetles on the
plate. Some day, she said, 'some day,
pnt her I N 10,
was lost"
Now you don't mean to say ," said Pink
ham.
NO. you can never mean to say ;" said
pinkic
No" said Miss Marlgol,l. ..hccause |
tont really hn.w. Sucn uncertainty at
sea- You know. l heard that he was and |
suppose it was true. though of course |
would not believe it until l was forced
| felt so divided for a number
If years. but you've no idea how natural it
las seemed now for good long while TO lie
ust myself and live 10y myself"
They all fell into silence fer a few mo-
was something so awe
Inspiring i'll having a real love affair to
peak OF.
What should you say if he were to come
'ack-such things have harpe,ed," said
~ | .
md Miss Marigold's composure at he same
Yes, what should you say il he we're to ..
ONE back - said Pinke
Oh! dear me :" cried poor little Miss I
iarigoid, throwing up her hands with such
start as to shake several of her nutshclls {
own upon the carpet, " should be SO EN-
| shouldn't know what to do
he idea of having man about. Oh Gear {
ne" $
We'll. don't know said Miss Pink $
am. - if you had not any one else. To se l
ure should not think of such thing my ]!
elf; but then, if you had no one to speak t.
eek in and week out c
"Oh shouldn't think of such thing t
,yself. said Pnkie: but then, if you had a
q one to speak to-. II
"Oh. dear mer said Mss Marigold g
gain, 81 l should be so embarrassed" :
But then, as old memories began to steal
ack, the tender light came into her eyes
gain, and she held her stiletto thoughtfully
olnted into vacancy. I
He used to call me MarigoId-Goldi- 9
larry she said, softly, land with :
tile laugh-'used to call him Jack alta :,
inch, because his name was Jack PynchOn
nj because it leased him. | am sorry now
lat ever did, but it was so amusing"
And then, as it flashed upon her that she O
as talking great deal about herself, she u
hanged the subject; with an air that did
ot admi: of recurring to it; the tight
aisted calico took away their plates; they
l took their knitting work, and another
DIR passed very rapidly until Miss Mari
Did declared she positively must 60 home. L
le was ashamed Of herself that she had '
aged SO long.
Dear friends" she said, as by a return 81
the inflated hood she became once more II