Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-04-12
MR.. WRITINGS MISTAKE,

A woman in a calico dress, with
towel over her hair, stood shaking ana
beating up a pillow upon the upper bal
cony Of a square stone house, ami man
stood brushing the dust and sp'cks from
his coat upon the balcony below. The
woman was Bridge Geoakes, and the man
was Paul Whiting.
Now II happened Just beyond the
church, down a side street, was a lite low
wing growing upon the body of y painted
wooden house, and here lived MISS Anna
Disbrow, a worthy maiden with irost-
bitten curls, VINO always wore rusuin <
black silk gown, a heavy gold chain, and
an eye-glass.
Miss Disbrov's father had been unfor-
tupate enough TO he pioneer in this part
of the lake country. so long ago as when
the GoyerirOr's wife rode to church in a
up.eirt, drawn by oxen, aud when the
town was lighted by glow-worms instead
VI gas.
But his daughter Miss Alma, was for
tunate enough to live so lately os wren
the most desirable street of a fonrishing
commercial city ran directly through the
heart OF her fathers swamp lands. AMI
still later. when, lin token OF her being
Unmarried and an orly daughieb sht
came into possession, by her fathers Will,
4 Of the principal part of his rich Inherit
auce.
Upon that, turning her buck toward al
aspiring advyntuters. and shu ting he
yves against her brothers longing hoy'
and girls. she gave the best located lot
oil the whole for church ana re"tory
and then, throwing out this modest wlnl
Gorn the house Of her youngest and lca-
g. sI.n ~ f1HI hapaplf NnNyl
In III to sit and look all day at her beanl
fulgift.
But Miss Alma had eyes as sharp as
brass pin; the better TO zee with lay deal
80 besides the high stone church, size pc
ceyed "a great many things. Aud uNo
this particular morning she sat III he
Parker rocker, rustliug and rocking, wit
h he- eve-glass in one hand, and the mOrl
Ing raper 10 the other. On the leath'
K cushion of an old arm chair, by the SUI
nlest window; sat her cOnt lenhal,
blnck dog with white face, named Bel
iamu. This dog had great deal mo-
consideration and many mere privilege
N than her brolhcr's children, ana IL w
81 into his pointed ears Miss Disbrow, WI
n had not another weakness IN The wor
(unless Ia tue matter OF front tooth
& two,) had the habit of dropping ever
n thing she thought, or knew oI gnessee
& Aud the dog Benjamin, rs man benl
81 min might not have done. always listen
4 without interruption, and never repeat
Z thing she said.
# "Beniamin," cried ont Miss Dishro
III so suddenly that the dog jumped up
his feet, ''as trne at you are bora, MI
Baby has only this moment come to hl'
IL about clearing Lp after the church socl
Well, now, do say, if that Is not r.
mean. just come When there she
boarding, with nothing under the sti
TO do, not even to make her own bed, q
poor, little Mrs. Greeting, with her
n children and all her housekeeping car
has been here hard at work fully hali
hour. | cannot stand such Sinking Ii
ways, declare | can't
Benjamin yawneh and stretched ~
self, aud Miss DisbrOw moved her cl
nearer the window, and looked out at
couded sky, the brown touched tr'
and the wet walk, and she saw preset
& the figures upon the two piazzas oil
q square stone house at the corner.
By that time the ladies were thro
with their work of cleaning up the YES
and had gone home in their high-he'
Gathering books; the scrub-woman
the bows had done all their running
and In, and stopping about with pail
water, and the old " whfte-bearded sex
in his round, steel-bowed glasses,
made him look like gray owl,
locked the door, and gone TO his d
work, saving wood at grand hous
the avenue. SO Miss Disbrow had pi'
OF time to turn her observation and
H. glasses toward her neighbors bslcol
n To tell the plain truth, between you q
and Benjamin, Miss Disbrow had
n sometime felt that the Whiting ia
needed more watching than they got
the sun moon and stars, ami the
walchman, and she had long been tr
to act the part of the Good samali
with the oil and wine, when she sh
have discovered the nature of the ia
wound. So, whenever one OF the
iugs came in sight, sne put down lie
per aud put on her glasses.
BENJAMIN said she presently, drol
her glass and rocking ill her dress
tied like and oak tree In north
Benjamin You cannot guess VIVA
happened now -
Benjamin did not seem inclined
the task being so hopeless, and Mis-
Il brow went on;
"That Bridget Geoakes, she Is a ca
thingi I've long seen that, and won
Mrs. Whiting Kept her SO, she has
pillow on the balcony railing. We
and left II OF course the wind TO-
and there II lies, rufiing embr'
and all, right down In the gutter,
be stolen by every passer-by.
benlamin, would you, or wouldn't
over and tell them"
Beujamin's face, about one eye
black, and the rest of the face bel
urely white, this gave him pecl
knowing expression when he cocl
that eye, as he had a way of doing,
now he turned his black eye upo
Dsbrow, with the appearance OF
ing at her. Perhaps, indeed, b
Anyhow, there was evidently some
ole freemasonry between them, fc
Disbrow instantly responded, j.
though he had spoken;
We'll, then, will Benjamin..
are we put into this world together
4 TO help each other 7'' said she, q
b an air Of virtuouE responsibility shI
Anttle maize-colored rigolette o
Weather-beaten curls, and a white
last shawl over her shoulders.
n putting on her gloves, with the dil
eeireumnavigator, she started acI
street.
One might fancy she would picl
unfortunate pillow upon the way
hope she was above meddln
her neighbors things Certainl
walked impressively to the door al
lhe bell, which was instantly al