Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-02-14
SCANDAL.

There Is a game which tie young
people play ON winter evenings that is
called scandal. Every body is familiar
with IL. Onc of their number whispers a
secret into the ear Of her neighbOr, who
straightway REPEATS il privately to an
other, ard 50 on til II has made a tour Of
the circle. The last report is often found,
upon comparing nutes, to bear not even "A
family resemblance TO the first. ! have
sometimes thought that the story OF Re
becca Gerrlsh was not unlike this inter
esting game of scandal.
"You see, hal 1t in my lap just where
you had tossed it, said Mrs. Random,
speaking to her brother. 81 was at work
with Rebecca Gerri-h o. my g3li-colOred
silk was makiig sle,Ne-tor, you
know, when have a dress maker, am
always economical of the time, and do all
the easy parts OF the garment myself.
though Pm not used 10 work; When poor
Random was living never tut itch into
anything l wore, 70 il takes me q great
while to do IA lilllt-wtalth is poor ap-
premiership for deper deucc- | was
very careful and interested over my
sleeve, and didn't take up the bill imme-
diately to put il into my pocket, as ! i'll
teuded and then when ] heard Tommy
fall head. hrst down the stairs, of course
l forgot that there WAS such "a thrg as q
hfty-dolar bill in creation, aut / jnnfed
up, and away went my work, thimb.e,
scissors, spooif, and what not, broadcast.
And had enough u do, | promise you,
for the next hour and "A half 10 put bank
bills out Of the head OF IA sItculatuf-
what with applying buttercd brown paper
TO Tommy's bruiste, and soothing and
keeping him ifoin falling asleep. which,
you know, Is datutrous afltr children
get blow and then the second girl
wanted to 20 out TO n photographers IN
order To send a itll, elton of herself Ia
ireland and Mrs. Tribe called to atk
about that gill We discharged last month
for slapping Tommy, and the white
washer came IN the thick Of IL, and The
new Swede drop the pudding she was
carrying to the oven, and was obliged Ia
make abother-ior sbe doesn't know q
milk pan in English; and so when | got
back to the sewing-roOm Rebtcca had
picked up my work aud finished It, and
the gown Just looked ss If 1t was woven
out of sunbeams, AMI the bill never
crossed my mind TIL she'd put on her
bonnet, 'Oh,' said then, wait a min
ute. l want to settle with you for the
work you've done the last three months
You see, had reckoned II up, and tn,
fifty dollars would Just cover il, fol
Rebecca's got conscitnce-at least
used to think so; and put my hand Into
my pocket, aud it all came over me in 6
tlash. 'Dear, dear said !. Il must
have dropped II when ran out to Tommy
How hate to hunt for anything on 8
carpet, and mistake every figure ant
shadow >"
"'wbat is 1t ? said she, as innocent AT
my canary.
"'It's; the ffty- bill was golnl
TO pay you,' / answered. 1T was in ml
lap when I heard Tommy fall. Yol
didn't sse anything OF it when you pickeC
up the sleeve y
"'No,' said she, but of course It ism
far off, And then we got down on on
hands and knees, aud burrowed int
every hole aud corner. | don't thinl
there's a square iuch of that floor
haven't been over and | must say If III
as disagree to her TO look after anylhinl
on the floor as II is to me, and makes he
back ache and her head swim as 1t doe
mine, think she earned itp
''What do you mean ~ asked Marlil
Langstrath, her brother.
81 mean that we didn't find the bill
at least didn't" returned his sister sig
nihcsntly.
"Welll"
"I'm not so easy as you, Martin
didn't like the look of II
"Well, as far as I can understand
you're not Obliged to look at II.
"You won't take my meaning. Z
fact, don't like to say il myself, but t
the best Of my belief, the bill is
Rebecca Gerrishes pocket -
Mr.. Lapgetrath started and frOwne
apgrily.
81 think you will find yourself mli
taken"
81 hope so, for have been really fon
Of Rebecea / raised her wages myself
I've brought her customers"
HAnd The servants