New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-01

in for" answered Teddy, with refreshing
frankncss. Won't you please to hand the
rumbreller OUT, Aunt Jemp e.
Aunt Jem produced the umbrella, in full
consciousness that her visitor was watching
with grim disapproval, and was prepared
for the speech that came next
You are spelling those children, Jeuli-
ma-eOmpletely sp0iling them, | am really
astOnshed q you
1t was point upon which the lady's as
Constituent had become chronic, so JemiTna
aid not attempt to lessen it, and moment
airy silence ensued.
"Ahl" said Aunt Hester, In more gra-
Cious tone, after her eyes had scanned every
other article in the room, and rested fnslIy
on the bonnet 'tWhat do you propose 20
do with that, my dear 2,
Il don't know" answered Jemlma,
rather disoonsolately.
Il recollect that bonnet. thought it
looked familiar. and I remember now. 1t
was one my daughter Susan wore fer Il
season or SO, cad then gave to your mother"
pursued Aunt Hester, growing cOmplAcent
over the memory of bygoRe beneYolenoe
tit is a very excellent braid, with great
deal of wear IN it. Out Of shape, 10 be
sure, but think it couid he made over into
very suitable bonnet for you"
The Every excellent" article had appeared
old enough and ugly enough before, but it
looked trife older and uglier still to poor
Jemima now, though she scarcely knew
why. She turned it about on her hand, and
fell to wondering d little drearily why it was
she never had anything new-anything all
her own. II seemed to her that ali her life
she had been obliged to build upon other
peoples foundations 30 make straight where
others had Numbered, and take up things
where others had stopped. Her work never
came to her in the raw material; it was
always what somebody else bad used,
or spoiled or begun. Back through
the twenty eight years of her life, SO
nearly as she could remember, it had been
the same. Housekeeping cares bad fallen
early upon her childish shoulders, when her
invalid mother died. Then there had been
tho constant planning and working to pro
cure what her careless, imprOVldent father
did not provide, to economic where he
wasted; q pretty sister to be snubbcd by,
and worked for, until she made runaway
marriage with gentlemaRly scamp; and
the same sister to console and care for dur
ing what remained OF her brief life, when
she came back deserted and brUken-hearted.
Rob and Teddy were the legaeies she left.
Well, they were not Jemirna's own either,
but they were q wonderful comfort to her
The very thought of them made her pause
suddenly in the midst of her questioning
whether she would not have builded better
and more successfully f she could have laid
her own corner stones-reared % structure
OF her own instead OF filling breaches i'll
the walls of 0thers, Those tive little faces
stopped the train of might have beena."
and made her murmur, y0maA that she
was:
"Deaf bogsl wouldn't give 6heBe up for
anythingi"
at can be whitene6 pressed into shape.
and made very preseptable.S broke i'll Aunt
Hester'e voice.
'sTrue," answered Gemina, eioRly. thinR-
ing OF her life instead of her bonnet eyes,
| hope it will be made presentnble ns last.
though it does not look so now.
why, it's the best Of BRAID" GnSerPoseG
Aunt Hester with some severity. She fan
cied the remark was a slight disparagemeHt
Of daugher Susan's taste-@ thing not 30 be
tolerated
Ehat tone aroused Aunt Senaima from. Aoe
reverie ut once. She discovered the good
qualities Of the braid immediatoly, and
Aunt Hostero somewhat I&olliAedo &oob beg
departure.
'''Send it 60 enillines"s END nave it
bleached and made over advice very easy
to give, but not SO easy 10 Sake. under the
circumstances" commented 5emima, left to
herself again. ''No, most excellent bonnet,
you will have to submit 20 being sewed over
by my own fingers, amt no others. and such
bleaching as | can give yous Pity, CON
sidering youg past grandSurs out it can't be
helped"
She Wac an energetic little S0man, and
so in n very short space Of time she had ar,
ranged In she back yard % closely severed
barrele with pan OF GOALS sprinkIed With
birthstone placed in the bottom Of it and !
the antiqRated straw fastened n8aT the top.
and Seft to whiten in the SMOKE hob and |
Teddy zero duly advised of the contents of |
Che barred and warned net so modest ;c. |
ana then Miss JenIima went cl,eaEily back I
to tho house and her work of darning small |
@nd planning ;os djninutiye
Jackets.
Tho 0uG-Ofdoor World wa& very ?ovefy |
chat spring morning. and she stole chances |
1t il nO~ snd Sheu through the litslc win
low. delighting in the fresh green grass and !
0lossCnIladen trees Of the Giuy yard in front,
ana Watching With kindly human interest !
,he occasional passsrs- by On the road be !
S0nd. TE@se last we're rot many. for it was
only GuieE village roads bat presently /!
her passed u team with an unusual Load.
; large. heavy miIlston" the driveG walked |
beside It IS 1t walked Slowly along. ana FOL
owing it 81 short distance behind was al.
'ther Ss5TsoHy whom Semims scanned more
lOsely-a man some ShirSy-thrce OF four !
ears of age, medium sized. 0ronze1 and |
'esrdC6. and dressed in plain suit Of g, ~. !
Hher8 was Rothing very Tema1 kable III his
ppearRncec nevertheless, ne was ID person
: some Interest 20 she viIIagelR ~ being the
eW owner Of the mill over the hIlA The IOg- I
1er owner had failed 20 nakess profitable. !
nd for year OF twsiS had stood idle. When.
therefore,, it was known that ID had been !
Old, and was 60 be repaired and put in FUN
ing order there was ID VaPety OF opinions,
nd come shaking Of heads pnOng the sages
the Sittle place. There were some who
2rTied shear disinterested business 80 far as
} inf0Tl@ the newcomer that sit youldn'S
ay." lie would ''sirk money! etc. To ali
+ which CaG6 Barclay listened gOod-np |
lFedly. answering but ittle. except with |
IL frank, sunny smile. and then went stead
y on his wave apparently Snit0 uudls.
irhed by their predictions.
OF the merits OF the question OF the gnan, I
omima knew nothing: QUE there was = |
uieto resolutG aiP about him, q certain self !
sliance and determipariO ion b6traying itself {
yen in his firm, quick step, as he passed.,
lat gave her tbs impression that he saw {
uitP 40 clearly into fiS own affairs as
herS could see foP him, and made her !
bncy that she could trust his judgm as
ION as thar of the wisesG of them all The
,ad wound around the little house, and up
yer the hill Mt the back OF the garden. SO |
lat the great wheel and its owner disap- {
cared frUm her view at Che front window,
lille she &as Rtill thinking of them. So lie {
e that was new came to disturb the seren- I
y OF the place that it was marvellous that I
he people INDUCED in speeuIations concern
g Shis enterprise, % &hsS Jemims in hep
BOX should feel come interest in it. Her |
editaGons were still tending in that direco
o6, when suddenly there came rushing, !
'lhng sound, q crashing IA of breaking | !
lshes, Sc scream from Rob and Teddy shat
Oud kaye done credit 80 two Indians, and
zen something StSuck the corner of the |