The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-07-05
MARY,s llUrf.

One Of tho long evenings Of winter had
Just closed in; under the light Of the
full moon all wns sparkling and frtfty
without the house, while m air Of ruldy
comfort peryaded everything within IL,
whom the shrill voice OF an old lady vas
heard at the bottom Of an old-fashionel
staircase, calling: Mary, Mary,
Mary
No Mary made reply, and apparently
her Intellectual vocal efforts had anything
but a soothing effect upon tho mind Of
tho old Indy for she turned sudddnly
about with something very much lilp o
Jerk, mnttering, "Goodlandof Goshen
whore has that girl gono nowi" and rc.
ontaring what in common parlance was
the (" "keeping-room," she set down
upon the table with considerable en-
piiasis the ilat-bottomed brass caadlc-
stick she carried in her nand.
"Well, 1 do say TINT Of all the high
flyers TINT ever / saw your Mary IS the
beaeor. II Mary Hallam was my CIR she
should stay Mt home one evening in the
wnck. I'd SOC II she wouldn't. IA tic
her to the leg Of the table but she
should"
A young man, who had evidently l,st
come In, hero rose and made demonttra-
tions Of departure, either because lie was
not pleased with Aunt Heppy's mode oil
treating the subject under consideration,
or because he saw no further probability
OF accomplishing what lie came for put
the speaker turned round abruptly
and said with authority: ell,
Sit still, Ralph, sit still. You can
find her II you do 60. When Mary Hal
lam sets OF for a run, there's no telling
where she will fetch up. Sit still, can't
youi" ~. ,,.,;,.,,
subioinol Mary Hallam's father, from
his seat in tic opposite corner, without
intnrmitting his occupation OF twirlina
his thumbs, aud looking into the fire'
ait Is n good still night, and You eau
tell where to hud her by the noise.
A bfieht-eyed but somewhat precise
lonl,ina sister looked up from her worA
al this sally, and smiled; whereupor
Amt Heppy recommended sort OF run,
% ,;ng soIiIonuy alout "girls that worili
slip III Tor d run lbOtwixt daylight an
dirk. and easy motlprs that lot then
grow up real high.hyers," III tho MUS
: ofwhich Ralph escaped,
As tlie "ligh.ayors" may have no
come m, raro. or extinct during the year
ssi,;ch have escaped since tho date oil OH
"a -. ,,nL i4n an1igS To DAtlHe ant
cSainine tllo specimen before US. 4.
Mary lived at o day when honsahDl. ="
1nt;es ware multiiorin and laborious bc
Sond ibo conception Of the .puny ladic
" orr times. She belonged to iamh
noted FOR being ambitious, using III
% ,vnrS IN n sense which has quite passc,
ont Of modern vocabulary. II Tss y T.
ambition which had reference 70 ", W
velocity Of spindlcs upon great wneS' ~
and small wheels, to preserving hn
,icllinr, TO the snowy vhitcneas 4,
itchen floor and dairy shell, and te y Y
mater which waxing and sinewy poll,sl
I'M, miUlit impart 10 ponderotis mail'
rany chairs and tables. II was an ,n, ~
biHon, which, cmplous O moas,I sas,
sc;sncn g experimonted upon metal
a,nlting 10 convert tin in the poor iorn
,sf nans and porringers into silver, ~ ~
y. -, sI;y Il, ~ 'ayatar of huge kettles an
tall parlor andironsinto tho RCD soia"
pale gold. ..,,,d ,l,a acI
regulating aud labor'saying inycns,ons ass ~,
modern days hayo found o. tne gu
iao%S nas~t;sI nsnsion oi the Hallams; for,
wo have said, they we.s an anu,'lS a,,a !,