The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-02-14
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well played. Rosa and l have season
tickets and can 90 when We please without
an attendant, and it cost a mere trifle.
| The performances begin at half-past six
and close at nine, so we can 90 to the
theatre without being up later than usual.
The Nigands give sort of family party
| tonight, but others than relatives are to
come. I" Aunt Sehench " has arrived so |
must stop writing and go down. =
8 =. M.-The party came in - at five and
event out " in the o'clock buss. When
/ went down stains l found it was Mrs.
| Wigand's birthday, and every guest
| brought her present; one pretty plant
in a pot, another an under handkerchief,
another . new kind OF weighing machine,
another a table cloth, etc, etc. One
brought her black lace head dress, with
such huge bunch Of flowers on it and a
| spray of green, ending in great white
dahlia. Ii is horrible, and after the part
went out Mrs. W. put it on for our edifica-
ton and we had good laugh over it. The
nephew who enjoys his food SO much, sat
next me at table and after storing away
large quantity of provisions he turned and
Informed me that he had taken few Eng
lish lessons, and then to show me how well
he could talk, he asked what make your
German lessons" | am SO well used to
this Kind of English that after an instant
reflection | saw that lie meant to enquire
how was getting on with my German,
answered, and after pause he observed
''is will be very nice day yesterday;'
answered, Eyes, but l don't think it will
be as nice day yesterday, as tomorrow
was" This seemed to confuse him slightly
but with a nod and eyes, " he attacked the
eatables again.
FEDAY.-iIr. Wigand came home yes
terd.y morning, and brought Mrs. W. a
pair Of scales just like those given her by
aunt, but he also brought her very pretty
picture. The aunt who gave her the flower
garden cup, is a very queer old lady, She
was married and had u ,lauhgter, but both
husband and child d;od. She lives alone
and not having many affairs OF her own to
attend to, she attends to those of all her
neices. None of them like her interfering
very well, but are very kind to her. Mrs.
Wigand has her here pretty often and she
sits and knits, and finds fault with Mrs.
WIS housekeeping. She sometimes sug-
gests my dressing differently, putting up
my lair in another way, or she finds fault
with my eating things; she don't eat as
salt in my butter, but try to look inno-
cent and as if ! didn't know what she said
and Mrs. W. tells her that don't under
stand, and so she goes of ON SO ne other
subject.
Such 4 beautiful day as we have had,
bright and warm. My teacher, her sister,
Mrs. John, Mrs. Wigand, Rosa, Rust and
| look a long walk this afternoon, we
climbed a high Hill from the top of which
we had lovely view OF the City of easel,
and Of three villages. We came home
through the woods and as picked up some
bright leaves, remembering it was Ned's
birthday, wondered if YOU at home had
made the wreaths Of red and yellow leaves
to hand round the pictures, as last year, in
honor OF the day. There are beautiful
walks around here. anu the German ladies
are very fond Of walking. We often go so
far as to some village and there "refresh -
on black bread and coffee, before we re-
turn. lam beginning to like the sour, black
bread very nnca, and should really miss it
If doomed 10 eat sweet, white bread.
like the bread but not the cheese, and as
for the raw sausage can't bring myself
to taste it.
They have very long evenings here in
Winter, and as my eyes wont permit ne to
study by lamplight, am going to learn to
knit the German way you know the Ger
mans arc celebrated for the rapidity and
sinoothness of their knitting) and knit
some warm wolien stockings for some poor
little peasant children who live near here.
If you could only see the poor peasants
We have nothing like it in our country.
They work early and late and then earn
only enough to keep from freezing and
starving. They are SO very poor they
scarcely ever taste meat, aud the potatoes
that grow here are very inferior to ours;
being only about third as large and their
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