Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-18
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MISS SpIGER MAKES A CALL,

'eGood morning, Mrs. Simpkins! I
thought T'would just run in ard make
neighborly call. CLAD to see that you
can have time to make Worsted work in
the morning. ] cannot nay time is
valuable. I have too much that is
useful to do to waste my time as you
dos Is that your Edward on the sofa ?
And why isn't he at school? .Tooth+
| aces: Nonsense: g If there was circns
coming he would ftoothache' it off quick
enough. It's astonishing to ne ho~r
you let your children impose. on you.
However, I believe that YOU think your
own perfection, so / won't give my ad-
vice--but can't help telling you that
bye and bye you'll be sorry, if you are
so weak and indulgent.
q heard that your cook was going
to leave. I wasn't in the least surpris-
ed !! YOU should not expect your cook
I to do washing, and you should make
your second girl help. However, you
are one of the touchy kind, so I won't
give advice because I never do unless
it's asked..,,.,s = 80.
GLOW much did you give for your
new bonnet Sixteen dollars Well do
you wonder Mr.. Simpkin's looks tron-
bled, with such extraVagance at home
You ought net towsaf blue. When
came home from church I said to sis.
ter. Why don't some one tell Mrs.
Simplins how ugly she looks in blue {?
Yon see you are pale. Now; there's
Mrs. Janeway--she is as pretty as, a
PINK and she cam wear any color she
fasleies; but these pale, scrawny wo-
men ought to get some friend to advise
them, ifthey haven't sense enough to
dress themselves with taste. However,
| never give advice where it isn't want
Gu. - q
81 didn't sec you at Mrs. Alden's par
ty? Says to sister, Its a wonder Mrs.
! Simpkins isn't here, dear me l don't
believe she'd miss a party if the house
was on fire and the children all burn
ing, and Mr.. Simpkins, dear good man.
running With The buckets in his hand"
''Well, as to the party, everything
was nice, but the biscuit was little
mite sour, but Mrs. Alden didn't seem
to mind it; and, and so at supper, when
| saw she was feeling so fine, I said
pretty loudly, Mrs. Alden, generally
your biscuits are good, but tonight
they are little sour, not much, but
still somewhat sour.:""l Dear me, i YOU,
should have seen how mortified she
lookedl But the nezt time she will be
more careful, l am net deceitful-
I'm mott will not be where; there
are sour biscuits and say nothing about
it!
Judge Spanner was there, and he
tried to ease it off,bu | Thought would
give hin@ d word or two; so suspecting
that. was his daughter just home from
boarding school, standing near him,
said, Who is that dowdy docking, doll
freed girl there ? Looks as if she had
been washed and faded in Che suds.'
the Judge looked uncomfortable and
said, Its my daughter" Mercy said
l; havn't got CONSUMPTION in any,
branch of the family, have you? How
pale and peaked she looks y that I
said because. all her mothers family
died off early and she4fasors the Cat
Inns. However am not deceitful.
I always speak my mind OUTPUT l
don't give my advice unless it's want
ed. f ~ %ssA u,
Then that nincing Ifrs.' Vincy, the
young widow, came along: says |, to
her, why don't you wear a cap, Mrs.
Vincy g. Don't choose to- said she,
as sauey as bobolfik want to look
young may be, said I, In hopes to
catch young husband 2 She wasn't
in the least disconnected, but she blush
ed just as prettilyeas possible and said,
sob, you are hard to suit Miss. Spicer !;
when l did wear cap You told me l
wore it to look interesting, so that peo-
pie would pity me and say: poor thing
she looks SO lonely The minister
observed Mrs. Vincy, and he always
will swarm up like moth to candle.
''Well, said Mrs. Vincy, to him. are
you thinking of your next Sundays
sermon ?-but before he could answer L
said, "rll tell you a! text-aTisit the;
Widoaosso,s0 HetLetSoss.' You should
have iseen how mad he looked, and
she, toe. Mr.. Botstord, : says, it's