The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-01-31
Comm jcUfions.
CURIOSITY. Cross RoADs


January -, 1873
Dear Frecnaoa-Having had occasion to
visit some trends inrour neighburhood I
overheard some loud talking Curicsitv be-
ing the characteristic of a rover, / stopped
10 listen. 'ISu t it too bad Bid HJorIcr
said we'd have to STAY at home to-nigbt-
just think of it! Really, it's too provoking
she said ii would ba better for US to darn our
stockings than to he dancing the suIes our of
our shoes. We'll. Idodsclare Mar that is
treatment, SURELY replied Bridget Here
we have 10 work ike two slaves from Mon
day morning to Saturday night and wLea
We &sk 10 90 TO a hall or party, like other
girls, We re told 70 stay at home and Ineuti
our stockings. It's really awiul-iudeed it
IL, Mag Il won't stand it much longer"
replied Margaret, who was now getting
things ready for regular storm, hus-
Band would say OF a sculdlng wife And
only look at uur dresses" she continued; ''as
old as The hills, almost, and completely out
of fashion. while Mrs. IU1ulgenCe's dauCIt-
ters get new dresses nearly every month
It's very mean for the old folks to treat rs
this way, 20 it is eyes indeed said
Bridget. determined that her sister should
not uutdo her in complaining; ''aud when
l asked pap for few dollars the other day
to get some things at the potheCary :, he
told me that girls in his part of the country
would think ii sinful to smear their faces
with such truck We put on ours. But, !"
she continued, ''you know, Mag, that girls
i'll this enlightened age have To- know
lasted had not a noise attracted their atteu-
ton btt they need not have stopped their
conversation, for 1t WIS only their brother
Patrick, who had oversight himself, or, I
might say with more prorTiety, UndarSlept
himself, for, although it was then ten o clock
his eyes looked Is though they had not been
closed FOR several nights. His head, too,
WIS not steady, fer when he wished 10 Iuo1
direct at anything he had 70 support it with
his bands; and hy his limpiug one would
suppose lac bad the gout or some other fell
disease Bridget, CiTe me a drink OF wat
er, was the first request lie made after hay
ing ste:tSiied himself sUifis ieatiy. - =. hat
kind of a time had yen, Pat - asked Bird
gCt, who vas anxious 70 hear all about the
hop Was size there? Who was with her?
F., was it, II cant tell tal-" ""t OF
school, Bid" Patrick replied. well, I
won press YOU, bat I can iiud ont. ''flave
Won got any breakfast 2" WAS Patrick's next
inquiry, a. he luulsed toward the cooking
stove. "Er"aktast. y by, niess me, TN IS
the third time We had it on the table since
ssve1 O'clock, " she replied with a great deal
OF warmth. After parttktnE oi cup Of
coits', Patrick turned TO Bridget and sAit :
'.W hat do you think the old governor told
''WEy, that / would have TO wear coarse
llo:S Ike niiU, and spend more OF my time
= home. BuJ you know, Bid, youth must
have lis fling. / guess because he > gettin
,Id h" ttin Ks I ought Ia take aiTcr him bat
taa-'s Playe,! out! The old woman, too, is
always GUizZiug me about shaving and she
says the o.d man did not begin 20 shave until
after they were rnaTr,c,t.' " iien l heard
his remark about shaving I sarutinized the
toy's f1cr l'Ut not the least > gn OF a beard
could / discover; and the only Indication OF
shaving ! c0uiU see was that his .e-ce looked
rough, ,Ia though IL Estt u-e n raped with \
sharp knife. ''ph! You have good times,
'uf. bat just think of Us--' \ this june
ture Margaret hastily rushed into the hltch-
en-, almost Grsaf HESS. eNgla.nliug: The old
folks are coming. ana here ar. the breakfast
thius-~ not yet rleared oil the table. We
didE' wash yesterday, either, j.dGy. Oh
well bc killed. Get US some wood, Pat
quick Wen put on Ii" wash boiler and
make some excuse" But at.,.id not heed
them, for he had lis oyu share oi the trOU-
he lie was trying to pull Oh his boots Int
a., his efforts pFoys,i uH9va4i.. & sd, taking
an old l.air oG LIS t:.th. rs, he iiuHed Uat 30
tIe ic.!u rs best i.o could. Ile hac. promised
his father to thresh -n.3e oa.s, auU Ii was
only tha;. me IL HUght or - How - all eud-
"a / Gid not vclIaiu 10 see.
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