Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-10-09
"lF MARRY WILL TELL y OU."
MISS HESTER HUNT AND HER Trails,

"lF l MARRY WILL TELL OU."
MISS HESTER HUNT AND HER TRIALS.
\ am wonder to myself am-when look
In the glass and see how well'I'm looking. after
alive gone through. | should not let my
mind dwell on the dreadful trials and troubles
that have beset NE ever since was old enough
TO remember, but can help it; such envious,
disagreeable creatures as the girls were when l
wasa young blooming maiden, although I'm
blooming yet. / consider il 10 harm for art and
Nature 10 keep, as long as possible, in the back
ground the sere and yellow leaf.
AS am writing sketch OF the trials have
had to contend WITH will begin when l was
nineteen years OF age, and all the young men
In the village looked across the meeting house
to our pew. Joe Ray waited on me first, and
as he had an elegant farm, meant to say
ayes" Wien he asked Inc 10 be his mistress;
but Mary byron, the artiful thing, told him |
had said would never milk COW, and he,
poor, stingy fellow. said he did not want a fine
lady-wife. He married Mary Byron, and I'm
glad as can be; she is lazy, and makes him
milk and churn, too, for that matter. She is
Old and ugly, and scolds her unruly children
from morning till night-a precious life she
leads poor Joe Ray.
1t does Inc god to see him come creeping
into church behind ms wife, So humble like
He looks over at me, loo, and guess repents
his choice; for his wife is faded and dresses
queer Her hair is thin and gray, and her teeth
decayed, While mine are so-but l mustn't
praise myself
She says she won twear artificial hair, nor
Teeth, nor yet rouge on her cheeks, and looks at
me as she says it, but don't care-she's only
envious OF my good looks. She is entirely well
como TO poor Joe, for l never gave him q
second thought after Lawyer Wilkins came anC
settled in the place.
Oh, but wasn't lie grand. Such an air of gen
ttllty--such white hands, aud such bea atifu
ring on his little finger l went right to poui
ticirg my hands to get the tan off, They Ger
tainly did get white, but they were so tender
had to wear gloves all day, and mother grum
bled continually, as [ couldn't work with suc
hands.
Mr.. Wilkins called often at our house, too
tea often, and soon seemed like ono ofthe fam
hy. he was fond of walking around with father
and my heart of1en jumped when they woul,
come in together; thinking may he he ha
asked pas permission to pay his addresses I
me.
He came in one day, and sat down by III
window where was. He looked troubled lik,
and took upa newspaper and famed himsel
At last he said:
miss Hester, has your father told you VIII.
have been asking for?"
Was so glad that could have kissed hi,
then and there, but it wouldn't do to let hi
know it-so said:
"No, he HASN'T told me-"
Vile said was TO ask your conseut-youl
and your mothers-so where Is he old Lady,
If IL meets -, ~. n,s' must kho
ooh, desr va., H., w u, .,.,.-.-
tim If NV ,syer,g a", no' th' least ooJe
81 am glad have yoIr consent. Your faith
would o2noso ~ =, anu YOURSELF MISS iest'
sOnndse .h',i, vb,, .,.,,, ,,r,;.,,,,e,
uWhv ot ,be Ar,,scc,.,' 49,: sni +.hi ny ol'
fowls. am IN br,n,, bor ns ms , min t,e p'
~ am 10 he mnr,iad rx, r. NY o,iue' ia''y'
the fowls to please her.
Ifeltlike sinking and ,voull no ao,b. l..
swooned ri5ht a,ysr In, ,rida "' u"u'. ia
rescne and caSnsi o"a . ,, Ply ,t Ha.ia !"
the whole Womb not mar, vim, lT,oF' up
az tbougbt yn,, s,il ~, ~, 80. s''~u
he exclaimed '"' ''' "e'7 "''i"s
n didn,t undors,, =. ,,,, H., ,.,.
Ireplied," -''-' ''' " a''
sDidnt vouo I'm sorry, ,.,, ,,,,,., ,o,,..,,,,
set INV heart on rettin,, ihem ;, ~ >''''"''
ran upstairs and Ind a c,,l orr, D.,
Baker, indeed VT 10 -. nIai, mic, g,
and her father. old Deacon n, li.r va no, Z
as rich as myp;,. He .ront l.Ig "a was No,
educating his son and dan~b,ar Al, Wi, 40,
people have moor taste hats ri "|'' 'O'
1 felt so badly thai | nacl[e1 ri,b, nm q
went to New YorIZ - fao rn, -, RI RI - =
who keeps a boarding huso MANY If +
boarders were rich. AID viz knows I'M mic
fancy one of thelni
The house was f,ll and ann, bodn,, ,o
help lust belped her ali T ro,II mad. ~
self so useful that she never st''e,.d Sragsi
Of me 70 the boarders. The nies.r IS 81,
jellies, and kuicknacks were excel[-' n,
spared nothine ia the making. Mr.. + - !
merchant. said lie never drank snch csc y,
made. MIR. Green, the broker. hoped wor
never tire of New York, ~ Least while he u
In il. Mr. Brown III, 1ortor DECLARED ,
pudding fit for the queen. and The onc ~
made them yery disirahle n6r.on far fbe he
Of house.