Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-07-10
Gin Hnteresting Etory.
THE CASHMERE SHAWL.

@."Bless your soul! how air ye, Mrs.
Sovereign" said a bent, wizehed old
woman, accosting lady who was CIV
ing some orders in a store. 81 should
hev knowed ye if I'd met you in the
New Jerusalem; you amt a day older'n
you was a dozen years ago." The old
woman wore a rusty alpaca, and tat
tered woolen shawl that did service at
the same time for a bonnet.
sI really beg your PARDON muir
INJURED MrssSovereign, smiling apollo
getically upon the poor old face, and
trying to bring to mind all the old wo
men she had ever met. ''Is it Mrs.
Rue?"
"Bless your eyes! I knew you would
MT forget an old neighbor-when I
made your wedding-cake, too! Now
there's many fine lady like you hev
jest made as if she'd never sot eyes on
suth a shabby old body as me; but you
never was proud. Lor sakes! I wish I
he'd my teeth in! I jist thought of it.
I'd "a put 'em in if I knowed was go
ing fur to see you; but, ye see, | thought
there'd be nobody here ter take grain
of notice of me. That's jist the way
go without a thing, and you're sure ter
wish ye he'd it; keep on your old gown,
and company's certain ter call!'
"You've grown into a philosopher
since we metz said Mrs. Sovereign.
"Like as not" answered Mrs. Rue,
whose notions of philosophy were rath-
er hazy.. 'But, you see, | was allus
one of them folks as set sight by ap-
pearances-more's the pity! And the
teeth, I got 'em by way of slant; and
some how or other when don't hav'em
in, the roof of my mouth seems ter go
clear up ter the top of my head. You
see, there was a young fellow as was a
Dentist sort Of peddling dentist
and he was took down with the small
pox, and nobody ter look after him but
them IS Waszscared ter death of it but
as It wasn't no great account ter me
noway, and I couldn't be much worse
off in t'other place, if I died of it than
with Liza Ann, why, [ jest up and
nursed him clean through with it;
and when he got well, says he:
"What shall I do fur you fur all
you've done in my behalf? And says
/, Nothing whatsomever. Twas only
curious to know if I'd be liable to the
disease
"'Nonsense,' says he; 4 want ter pay
you in some way And as he wasn't
forehanded, and | knowed how ter feel
fur them as wasn't, and as it was all in
his line, I said:
"'Well, if you're bent on it, make
me set of teeth And I'm awful sor-
ry I amt got EN- in.
"Indeed you deserved them," return
ed Mrs. Sovereign. "But don't con-
Germ yourself about it; I shouldn't
know that you were without them if
you had not told me"
"Oh yes, you would, begging your
pardon, if you wus onst to see them in. .
"You are dropping piece of steak
from your paper observed Mrs. Sow
ereign.
''Lor! l wouldn't mind losing the
whole of it, Pm that glad at seeing you,
only Liza Ann would raise sich a rum
pus; she wouldn't take no excuses; and
it couldn't be made up ter her noway!
I s'pose she's a-scolding now, cause ]
amt at home frying this 'ere; but ]
left the table all sot, and the water a.
billing fur the tea."
ssAnd who is Liza Amp"
Goodness [ thought everybody
knew Liza Ann-leastways, she thinks
they do. Why she's my TOMS widder
an he left word on his dying bed tha
she was ter pervide fur me as long al
| lived an sometimes [ think she's a
trying ter see how soon she can get riG
of me"
"And do you still live in joy
Court?" pursued Mrs. Sovereign.
"Sakes alive. didn't you know tina
we'd left there these ten year?
s'posed that Wus town talk. I Wisl
ter goodness I he'd my teeth in, and II
walk along with you a bit, ter hev
little chat, and not keep you awaiting.
ooh, never mind your teeth" An
other woman might have limited tina
she had her tongue left.
''Now that's downright christian il
you. / take it, Liza Ann herself woul,
not be seen outdoors with me in thi
old gown; and it want but yesterda
as met Miss Deacon Merit, and stop