Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-25

Mrs. Simpkins how ugly she looks in blue?
You see You are pale Now, there's Mrs.
Jancway-she is rs pretty rs pink and
she can wear any color she fancie-: but
these pale, scrlwny women u -ht to get some
friend to advise them, if they haven't sense
enough to dress themselves with taste. How
ever, | never give advice where it isn't
wanted.
:" didn't sec You at Mrs. -tdcn'o party?
Says | to @ister. Its IA wonder Mrs. Simp-
kins isn't here, dear me; | don't believe
she'd miss party if the house was on fire
and the children all a-buning. and Mr..
Simpkins, dear good man, running with
the buckets in his hand
Wei, as to the party, everything was
nice. but the biscuit was little mite sour,
but Mrs. Alden didn't seem to mind it ; and.
50 at supper when saw she was feeling 50
fine, said pretty loudly, Mrs. Alden, gen
orally Your biscuits are good, but tonight
they are Il little sour, not much, but still
somewhat sour. Dear me, You should have
seen how mortified She looked But the
next time She viii be more careful. am
not deccitful--I IN mott will not be where
there are sour biscuits and say nothing about
it,
".Judasa Spanncr was there, and he tticd
to case it off, but | thought | would give
him word or two; 50 >uspCctng that was
his daughter Just home from boarding school,
standing near him. | said, WHO IS that
dowdy looking, doll-iaccd girl there? Looks
as if she had been washed and faded in the
suds. The Judge looked uncomfortable
and said, It's my daughter Mercy
said | {; hayn't got consumption in any
branch of the family. have You? How pale
and peaked she looks That said because
all her mothers family died off early and She
favors the Cat-lins. However am not de
ccitlul always speak my mind out-but |
don't give my advice unless its wanted.
"Thcn that m:incing Mrs. Iincy, the
young widow, came along: says |, to her,
why don't you wear a cap, Mrs. Nincy?
Don't choose to- said She. as Saucy as Il
bobolink. Want to look young may be,
said |, In hopes to catch Il young hnsband?'
She WASH t in the least di>cunccrtcl, but she
blU>hed Just AZ prcttily As possible and said,
'Oh, you are hard to suit Mis-. Spiccr;
when did wear a cap you told me Wore it
to look interesting, 50 that people wodld pity
me and say poor Mir size ioohS SO lonely.
The minister observed Mrs. Nincy, and he
always will ~wrlm up like a moth to a cam
die. well, said Mr.. Nincy to him, are
you thinking your next Sunday sermon?
but before he could answer | said, IN
tell You text FiSH Mc I|idowS Gud
fMhtyIeSS. You should have seen how
mad he looked. and She too Mr.. Bets
ford, says |, its pity when there single
women Of Your own age to he caught by IL
widow; however, | never give my advice
unless it's wanted
Then old wi,lowcr pIaut came along look
ing for another wife, III venture to say;
its ii perfect mystery to me how some
people can make cIluradc1 of their lives in
that way: my first is, my second is: my
third etc. Said Mr.. Plaut, did you ever
notice that there no prayer in the Iitany
for the widowcrs?' 'Ics,' said he. Know
the reaSonE.' | inquired. no. said he
Because sail H. They don stay widowerS,
long enough to be prayed for He walked
away quite lively, considering that he in
cline- somewhat to rheumatism. However,
its silly in linn to marry again, and some
one ought to advise him, but never give
my advice without being urged to.
"Wcii, must be going-l am making
long call. 1t seems to me that Mr. Simpkins
| looks troubled in some way-or it may be he
isn't well-you know he doesn't come of
| vigorous stock-or it may be that you do
not make hope cheerful enough for hin.
You see you are not one OF the bl"e-bird,
chattcr-box kind-such as Lizzie Gay. that
he Was engaged to first Says to sister,
it's pity that men can't have some one to
advise them in choosing Il wife but |
never give my advice when it isn't asked for.
| But you see Lizzie Gay was poor, and Mr.
Simpkins was, too and he had his own re-
latons to care for and, by the way, if
there's anything worse than having Il wife's
relations around, its having husbands kin
dependant upon him. So, the next thing we
heard was that Mr.. Simpkins wasn't going
to marry L,zzc Gay and was going to marry
you. To be sure, you are rich, and have
been good wife as far rs you knew how;
| but you don't understand as | could advise
you, only | never give my ad-dear me,
what are you so angry at, Mrs. Smpkins?-
You should not give way to your temper in
such manner as that. It's awfully sinful
to have temper, and | should advise you
to try and control it,-but lneyer give advice
where it ism wanted