River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-09
MISS TWITTER'S CONSPIRACY.

Years ago had young person in
my service called Annabel Brown. The
Brown was not. of course, surprising
in parlor-maid, but the Anuabel was;
and the more SO when the cook made
Hannibal of it, who, need not remark,
was a gentleman and general. For
my part. would not encourage such a
name at all in one IN her position, but
called her plain 4" Annie, with
which she was quito content. -
She was an orphan but had known
both her parents, and very honest, good
folks they were, with plenty of com
mon sense too, SO that it could not have
been they, but her godfather and her
godmother in her baptism as the ser
vice says, who gave her such an out
landish name--for Christian can't call
it. She was a modest girl. who if she
had fault in dress, was given to ex-
trene simplicity indeed, some of my
visitors used to say So you have
got Quakeress, / see which was,
of course, ridiculous for though one
does not want ones servant to be chat
terboxes, one likes ones questions to
be answered by something more than
| " Yes or No, y To which, | believe,
the vocabulary of the Friends is limit
ed. Moreover, though | am not a
great lady, not anything like il, it was
not likely | should permit my parlor.
maid to g thou and "thee me, and
far less my guests. However, what
| 1,
the simplicity Of her attire, Annabel
Brown might have sat for Mrs. Fry
supposing that good lady 60 have been
eighteen and a beauty. Annie had
brown hair, very silken and plentiful
large brown eyes like those ola gazelle;
and soft, rather alarmed expression
of face, which, if it did not suggest
modesty, was the most hypocritioal
mask that ever woman were. Her
movements were quick, but noiscless
and altogether she reminded one OF q
mouse. Like mouse, however, she
was not as regards parioining, even so
much as Rad of cheese. / could have
trusted her with untold gold and
when had new bonnet or otherpiece
of tinery, felt rs certain that Annabel
Brown would never try them on, even
to see how she looked in my chevai
glass, as though Ihad kept them under
lock and key, Finally, and above all,
she Had no followers or, mt all events.
they followed her at such n distance
that they never came in view OF nv
windows, and | had pretty long sight
for such gentry.
| need not say that Annie was a CON
slant church goer, aud as sure as Sun
day came round, always went "to hear
the Word tthat was her phrase.
. though she was by no means a canter)
7 twice day whether IL was wet or fine
In the evening she never went out, moi
even on week days, which itself spoke
volumes in her prpise She had no
1 friends in town, she said, in explana
, ton OF this phenomenon. She was th,
/, only maid ! ever had who never asked
to pass an evening with her friends
or "cousins"
Well, being such pattern of pro
" prety, you may imagine, my astonish
: ment on seeing her come home from
= church one day accompanied hy
= Young man, who left her at the from
'' door Tiny area gate is always locke,
, ON Sunday with bow that would no
= have disgraced Lord Chesterfield.
> Though fine morning il had turne,
. out wet, and | noticed, with no htil,
distress of mind, that the umbrella
which he WAS holding over her will
' much apparent solicitude, was hand.
L some silk one the man himself. too.
+ had an almighty good appearance
made sure that Annie would explain
tins unprecedented circumstance with.
out an inquiry on my part and when
some hours passed by without her do
J lng 50, the matter appeared 10 me all
the gravcr.
Accordingly at night when she was
assisting me in my room, | broacbed
the subject myself.
Annie, said |, (" | was worry mucb
surprised to see You come home from
church tins morning accompanied nv n
stranger. How did II happen ~
Wei, ma am, IL was very wet. -
returned she with simplicity thai
would have quite disarmCd me, even Il
had entertained any indignation
against her, which did not I onlv
felt angry with the mani !" ana M /
had no umbrella, the gentleman. MIA
was NJ church himself. kindly ofrrr"J
To see me home.
Annie, said |, solcmnly. /" do moi
imagine that man-and especially rpn.
tleman-only go To church as You DO.
10 say their prayers. ! once heard n
great preacher Mr.. Spurgeon, divide
the ehurch-goers into number of
classes, some OF which were "a yery
unsatisfactory sort. Among Others