Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-04-28


was high.
"A nice looking dress, / guess she
had" drawled out old Grandma W., as
she listened to the widows wanderings.
I'm glad / haint got to wash it, all
drabbled up. with dew as it must have
been-but | don't 'spose she thought or
cared word about it, she's so carried
away with him. But I'll give her a
piece of my mind, the first time have
chance, seei Idon't. Cheating us all
in this way"
But the good old dame began to fear
by Wednesday night, she should never
have the desired chance, She hurried
through her washing on Monday, and
hobbled over to the widows as soon as
possible, but the door was locked, and
one of the neighbors said Mrs c. and
the gentleman went off in carriage, no.
body knew where, very early in the
morning. Eyes, and never got home till
8 o'clock in the evening" Look out
Widow c.? Your character is on the
carpet.
If she knew it, apparently she didn't
care, for the next day she went sailing
with her beau, and the next day a-ramb-
ling with him away off to the mountain,
and on the next forenoon went with him
in a carriage to the station-house, and
there not only wept as she parted from
him, but actually embraced and kissed
him.
What! in broad daylight" excIaim-
ed Grandma w. "Well, if ever seed
or heerd the like ont"
Little Nell, the old lady's youngest
grandchild, wondered to herself if it
were any worse in broad daylight than
at any other time. Perhaps you will
wonder too. We do, at least.
There was a very large attendance
that afternoon at .he weekly meeting OF
the sewing society. Everybody went that
could possibly leave home. And what a
chattering there was when the hustle Of
assembling was over. There was but one
topic, but that was all-sufficient, alien.
grossing-the widow beau-for the gen
tleman must be her beau, or at least he
ought to be.
Everybody had something to tell
something TO wonder about. But sud
denly every tongue was hushed, a uni
versal s.roke of numb palsy seemed tc
have fallen on the group. as looking ur
it perceived the very lady about whom
they were conyersing so eagerly, stand
ing in the doorway.
"G1od afternoon, ladies'" said she, il
her usual quiet, ladylike way. 81 am
glad to see so large and happy gather
ing. 1t is beautiful, day for our meet
ing" And then she proceeded to the
table, helped herself to block of patch
work, inquired for the sewing silh, which
having, she sat down in the only vacan
chair and commenced hemming very
red bird with very red wing, on to &
very green twig, which latter had al
ready been hemmed on to square piect
of white cloth, and the whole when com
pleted was designed to form the twentieth
part of bedspread. She seemed to b.
all engrossed with the birds bill, ant
spoke to no one. Everybody wondered
| if she had heard what they were saying
when she came in; but her placid coun
tenance soon reassured the most fearful
and every one longedto commence tn
personal attack.
/ Old Grandma w. was the first to ven
ture. She meant :" to do up the matter
very delicately, and in SO round abou
way" the lady should not suspect he
of curiosity. So she began by praisinl
Mrs. C.'s dress. "Why it's a real beau
ty," said she; "where did you get it 2"
81 bought it," was the quiet reply.
4 "Here"
"No."
Where, then ?"
"In New York, last Spring."
\. 80, you did, did your But though
you wasn't never going to wear anythin
but black again."
Every eye scrutinized the lady's fac
this time in search of blush, bu: it con
tinued as pale as usual, while she an
swered:
81 did think and say SO once, but
have finally changed my mind"
You have, hal But hat made you ?
40, had good reasons" Here th
hearers and lockers on winked expires
sively at each other.
"But didn't you spoil your beautiful
white dress Sunday night, wearing
way up there to the burying ground
Il did not"
You didn't! du tell But how coul
you help it? There was q wonderful
heavy dew"
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