Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-08
tFrom scribners Monthly.l
uEBE'S JUMBLES

"Iwv,'s, WI ~ @lad!" said Hebe Giadney, gath
~, u, Tr rn mai fortunate number of pennies
fhIs up w., them miserly rattle. "a pound
fGl -'it ,i,r sugar will be just fourteen cents,
fn,n work out the eggs and flour
blu ina, made this satisfactory financial
Jhp addressed herself to the broken
'ionlinp-rlass on the WALL and finished
.,iiine hc hair Auburn braids look well,
".J rirclct fashion, around small head,
sn,,ht close to the forehead and tied with
nnt nf blue ribbon. Hebe acknowledged 1t,
DnJ ave an innocent little sigh OF salisiac-
h'u Sbr was very tired. Her cheeks had
o" ,,,,",nforinblc flush, us different from
ts nnrninr freshness as a pink morning
4 DI"y inst opening. dewy, well-poised, re-
%tiSr 10 the lightcst currents of air, is un-
rs same pink dropping self at noon. She
bnJ wceded the garden and scrubbed the
,r,.sh shelves from top TO bottom, besides
Fl 'r ordinary round of kitchen work.
Aunt Liza knew | wanted To make some
" .ti,a, f,r the donation party, and she locked
hi ,' ,I,, smear and let the fire go out ON pur-
1t W ,,r md llehe gathered up the pennies,
1t tnhpd her sun-bOnnat from the wall, Crept
n s"aly through the kitchen and garden, climb
# NJ The fence and took the shortest cut to the
# VILLAGE store.
W.,. Liza Stcbbins had not locked up the
smear accidentally; there was method in her
s# ,,.ulu,., alwavs AS she turned the key that
3z ,nr,rnr She said to herself with grim salts
n G,,inr .srherc whether its CrullGrs, or wuf-
u G'. NJ sooscberry-tarts that mink has got on
Nj i..r mind To make, reckon they'll Stdy on
II i., mind Minister Bliss and his donation
n,ry amt going to gorge on my buttery;
,y,p1 he's rat some of his own words TO me,
.,nr,. and ALL il will he time to think of cod
81 nipr him like the other girls in the church,
81 and Mis-, Stchbins tossed her head with n Yir-
u,l, air that plainly admitted no compromise
VI vth the Dlilahs Of the parish; and, tlOun-
al through the kitchen, she scowled at her
# ,rlr oruul-nicCe Hebe, who was up TO her
n ur,lty elbows in flour over the hekneading-bowl.
# rLe painful inference here asserts itself
~ n, Mis- Slcbbins was in IL highly inilamed
.g,, ul mind toward her spiritual shepherd
IA AMI vet time was when the new minister
onurl no disciple more ardent and devoted
Ill t.u Miss Stebbins. She paved his way TO
J,.rel,in with pies of deadly pastry, and
p,n ,l,lugcd him with bOne5et-tea. She
|| oa,p buoll-malks for him on ribbons of
|| l lnHenable hues, which taken collectively
@ bmrd a complete concordance of the word
2 Lpl, She was in herself IL perennial donation
Mny until rlmOr had il that she was ready
@ ,Ionic herself and all her charms to the
minister on the slightest provocation. 1t
# newer came however. On the contrary, MIR.
3z Bl.. cut himself off from further pastry lli
gil, by making Miss Stebbins pastoral
qlD and mildly IepruVing her for slandering
S ll, Marsh, the district school teacher
zA Love lhinlcth no evil, said Mr.. Bliss ON
dat memorable call, as if suggesting II text
bru book-mark, which she had overlooked.
"it some folks is minded 10 walk in blind
|s .f. and longue-tied all their life, they're wei
c1u. Io-I believe in seeing truth, and
speaking truth, replied Miss Slebbins.
My friend" said Mr. Bliss, with tender
3 pcnuity, look into the hearts of men with
g,s H. clear and piercing as our Lords, but
beware OF failing to see the good He saw,
Nd beware of passing judgments less loving
lld charitable than His
NJ Four Sundays had passed, and llebe was
HI ae only worshipper in Miss Stebbins pew
Nle sat there with her soul in her eyes ant
r Eyes on the minister, her round checl
4i,.ui- and paling as She jOincdin the hymns
ti once, when She lifted her head after tht
l,l prayer, the minister himself remarked
'a. GcmuIOus lips and wet lashes, and won
@ Ned What they meant.
II lclI you, wife, shouldn't be s'prised i
@ ,pclil was working in that young Heby,
z 8| WmGAcl Deacon Bildlc, going home from
@ 8g,L
2%yz lhlu'I. II > my utllti II = all evil sltlll
MI ll thar spcrit is Liza Stebbns," replied hi
M VIE, cmphatiCally.
Ut course rumol was not dumb ON the sub
'n Of Miss Sehbins sudden Withdrawal
am sanctuary privileges it made shrew,
-Dc.scs at the truth, and il looked forward 4
at donation party as test occasion: 81
'.r holds ont against that, We may as we
-'e her up was the village conclusion
In5 was Il WrctChed time for llehe. Sh
owed The Westinghouse and minister wit
0I hcr innocent heart and She could nc
uTlo feel that shadow had fallen on thci
pcN communicating them, as it were, fror
ihc sunlight Of Gods favor.
And then 10 give up the party-all its FIJI
aud mony-making. the loaded table, th
tc Of coffee over the whole house, I'll
@ltin- brilliancy of lamps everywhere, III
-o'l old gaines of blind man s-bluff and fO,
at'2pcsc.- and then to put such an ope
slight an the minister! Oh, it was hear
fHkin4 and lIebe decided ON her knees
'i'r had a way of solving such little problem
vi lle in the middle of her prayels-that g
We would, and with full hands, too, The
.Ar wound up with the petition hardly 10
lo1nd in the prayer-bOOl-th Aunt Liza
A'arl might be moved to let her make son
Gmbcs.
The ncNt day, however, doubling whcth
f"NJrnce intended to interfere ia the ma
/ WI the iumbes, Hebe came to the desp
\ gaze resolve, as we have seen, of investir
\ hT entire worldly fortune in sugar. 81
h ,"n'v softly up the garden walk swingll
9'f shl-hmnet by the strings, and carryir
l'Illegn cents worth of sweetness under h
"iIoiL Her forces were quickly brought I
h ss'hrr aud arranged on the buttery shelf
'"oI, sugar, milk, and great eggs with tTal
II tlnt
3 %'' were ioregonc conclusions. Looking
we Preparations and the hands beating
Nt r.Ss so dcftly, l should have said; The
a. 'He most delicious batch of jumbes y
''i tasted! and if you had asked, Where
H.ald have replied, chaotically, but COZ
"nua'ly Oh, in the sugar and things
m5Sliy ! guess in Hebc's fingers.
Through the open window came little pu
vi alr, faint and sweet as Il baby's brea
ao' fooled with the rings of hair about
iN' until she brushed them back with
INJURY hands, giving herself quite unct
N.nlsly the look of modern belle.
NE cakes came out of the oven, round q
S"Nrh, spotted here and there with sugi
~ Where sugar bubbles had burst "Ther
S"l llcbe, with sigh of immense relief,
sue Stacked up the cakes by the window {
Nifta'l white napkin over them; "it's
come iIue-what Mr. Bliss says about &c
,'llg our fingers to answer our prayers vi
shouldn't wonder ii He had put Aunt 81
"ls asleep on purpose"
AUNT Sebbins at that moment was snuff
Mt LAGRANGE of fresh-baked cake throug
l4ch IN the kitchen door, and gaining all