The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-22
A DAYS INCIDENTS.
BY A LADY.

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AUGUST 7, 1S3--: PAST 10 P. NJ.
1 am very weary, but L must write
out thtaincidents of this day while fresh
upon my memory. What a pleasant
one, what a memorable day it has been
to me The boys deserved it well how
beautifully they acquitted themselves
at the Examination of the Grammar
School, and how admirably they spoke
in the evening. Fred so calm, self
possessed and gentlemanly; Charley SO
bright and bueyant-so full of fun :;
how his eyes sparkled and told the hu-
NOR in his speech long before he pro-
pounced the words
But let me begin at the beginning.
We rose at the break of day. Honey
and washed and dressed them nicely.
Everything, even to the little linen
gloves that Charley hates so much, was
complete. Then we sent them to break
fast while I made my toilet.
I had just finished my cup of coffee
when the omnibus came for us, and we
left the cottage as quiet as if no one had
risen for every member of the house
hold would slumber long after we came
away except Honey. She, believe,
never sleeps; always ready, always
prompt-bless you, Honey
We reached the cars in ample time !;
quite sufficient to enable Charley to get
the genealOgy of fine brown pup
pleasaBt-looking farmer was taking
along with him. Theman was so pleased
with the little fellow that they chat
ted away the whole distance to Newark,
and it was quite pathetic to see the
farewell between them. We soon found
ourselves at the hotel in New York.
There we found friends. They vel
coined me to the city once more ad-
mired my boys greatly. Wasn't I hap
py? But, poor rustic that l am, [ could
not enjoy their conversation, the noise
was so great, the confusion so intolerar
BILE. Who would believe one could be-
come so truly uncitified in eighteen
short months
absolutely trembled when 1 found
myself once more in Broadway, but
soon got into the vortex, and whirled
en- like the rest. Such shopping That
Charley how he bobhed in and bobbed
Out-stopping now at this window
then in the middle of the pavement to
admire "a noble span of horses then
to be jostled, pushed here, then there,
while they laughed till they cried at
monkey which an gan,grinder was
carrying about And /, as bad as they,
was equally amused at the cunning
creature, till on looking up, saw two
gentlemen apparently enjoying our ver-
dancy as much as we did the wonderful
tricks of the monkey. At last we tore
ourselves away. Poor rustics, we do
not see a monkey every day
Who ShOuld I see coming ont Of the
store but Mrs. W, as usual charm
ingly dressed. She looked me full in
the face, and her eyes fell, while l was
on the point of rushing up to her with
open arms. Simpleton that L am, to
forget we have lost so much money in
these commercial bOuLeUerSenlentS as to
be obliged to retire to the country to
ecOnomize. Besides, how could she
speak to nae at that time of day in
Broadway ?-me, little rustic, in my
black silk dress, plain bonnet, and sim
pie black scarf. To be sure, l had neat
gloves and boots on more than she
had with all her fnery. She never was
complete in the fullest dress always
something wanting. Fool that / was,
to feel such heartache because 1 was
not remembered by a fashionable
NOndus llOM COulu l. tADGcU u6f 10 re-
member that my house had been open
to her at all hours ; how she had walked
in and out, drinking and eating, and
using my carriage as if it had been her
own. To be surs, she wrote me a long
note after we went to the country to
ask how large house we had 4; what
sort of company, rides, walks, and all
that But when 1 answered that our
house was a cottage, pleasant and
roomy, but with no spare bedrooms
that had too much to do at home to be
able to judge of the society about me
that was busy preparing my hennery,
never heard from her again. Heigh-ho,
1t is sad to be forgotten thus Ones
vanity is not gratif1ed at finding we were
valued for our money and clothes. Thus
l moralized as we " ent up Broadway.
We were going to a toy-shop. Who
should be there but Mrs. c.. She