South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-08-15

cheeks and assured me | was as ROSY "A
girl, though ! was an old married woman
But all this school girl gushing could
not make me long forget my csrpetless
and dlSmauiled home, and sitting down
tete-d-tete, that was carefully covered with
q sheet, 10 protect it from the dust and dir,
L told her all about il, little dolefnlly i,
may be.
You silly goose, you, as if would care
| why, Lizzie, we'll have some fun ont #
tins, albeit they lsy fun is a low word.
nat brother OF yours deserves TO be taken
down peg IL his skeptcal notions, and /
Imagine that we know how to DO il. You
sec, | will be. maid of-all-work, and vour
rieht-hand woman in general, and we will
NAL Ike order come out Of this confusion in
little less than no time
'Io"' and looked at the elegant gray
poplin, that was ruffled and bepaniered e.
nough to drive modiste mad, then M the
niceIy-ftiing gray walking boots, the beau.
tifal auburn hair with its curls and its
trlzzes, the sweet piquant face. aud the
red ripe lips, and laughed immoderately.
L'ugh, ityou viii, Lizzie Riermarton;
you ought to remember school DAYS enough
TO know that what begin | can accom-
push. Set YOUR fears at rest, too, little
woman. VIII Heiiburg shall never guess
that am your beloved friend. Dress is
metamorphoser, remember, and when
woman will, she will
The merry girl danced out Of the rom
singing, and what could do with such a
witch, only to wait and bide the conse.
quences?
If had Unlimited that my greatest de-
sire was to see her and Will married she
would have found it convenient - 49,
herSef home again Immediately. and VIII
wouldn't have stayed in the bonso 49,
ule' As to this plan | was very doubtful.
but was forced to accept it,
IN it please you ma'am will bo &C
ther suiting the likes of yeI
Jenny stood before me metamorphoscd
'nueeu' her curls and frizzes were comb
eu straight back and twisted in little knot
behind, and sue Pirf5lUed one OF my cas-,
OF calicoes and apron, two-hirds as large
as herself; her sleeves were rolled above
uer elbows, aud pair of Budgets shoes
completed the picture.
Sure, an will 20 give me an answer.
ma am, or I'll be afher goln.,. she said
little sharply, as persisted in laughing at
her droll appearance.
Yes, think you may stay
sure, then, ma'am, what shall ! do
for YEP
She had scarcely said it when | heard
John and Will coming, and with a quick
Itemember, l am the new girl, Jane
Cloary, and dou't spoil this fun for any
pciIteness to Jenny Janison, IS was out
IL the kitchen entertaining Bridget before
John and Will had got fairly into the house.
lhe next morning the new gil, Jane.
In clean white apron, waited on tn table.
aoi l saw, with secret delight, that my
brothers eye kept following hcl rs she went
to and from the kitchen
That Is dcuccd fne-looking girl of
yours, Lizzie! Look out or she will rival
yourroscs; have been trying all the morn.
lag to find out which is the pretticst, mis-.
iress or maid be said, at length, during
one Of her absence from The room
John, Of course, had been let into the
secret, bat be Kept bis face adm irably grave.
and tried TO quicker up fr ,wn, and as
sured him that thought be- had better
things to DO than to come here and admire
my servant girls
IS the week wore away, I began to see
JeuDy's bright eyes were not used without
cii e., and, in her new character, she was
quite determined to win my brother in spite
of himself.
was doubtful still, FIR, despite many
words to the contrary, knew him to be
full Of family pride bat wheu tho uasoos
and carpenters had LEI, zoe house. aud The
Paper-b'ng'r' wore quite through, he sur
pri-cd me by volunteering 20 stay home
and help J.nny and pu, down carpets. a.
John could not leave lhc store.
Jenny gave mo a triumphant look
which / dared not return, for WIZ was
looking straight into ny face but every
part Of 10Y face was aching 70 laugh al ,be
sight If her couic,lIy droll face.
tried 60 look severe, and kept soowIing
% VIII, but alI 90 no purpose Jenny bad
been quiet, aud Inclined 90 be reserved be-
fore, but had lain il al. aside now, aud re.
turned Wills saliies with interest.
10 truth, though I knew her 20 be f1ll
OF life and mischief / had never seen her
so bright and witty before, add could not
wonder that viii admired her straight hair.
and faded calico, anl aII
We boosted Of a il'lo library in this
new home Of ours, and Jenny took IL upon
herself 10 put this room 90 rights but 10
being very high, we were forced 20 impro-
wise some steps in order to reach the top
shelf; and we did 90 ~ putting an old
fashioned stand on top Of atahle, AMI climb
ing TO il by the aid Of p chair and another
stand
bad use for the other stand, and took
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