The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-04-12
rETCIIING AND CARRYING.

FETCHING AND CARRYING.
"You see, said my Eeat-aunt, address.
ing usgirls, "itwaswell.nigh thirtyyears
that I followed sewing for n living, l
could do tailoring aul dressmaking md
mending and quilting and such, as well
rs the best, and so | was sent for far and
near. Now supposed had lallowedmyself
to fetch and curry from house to house
Whatever / might happen to hear Of peo.
pies affairs, like some folks, l should
haye got myself into muss many's the
time. My mother taught me better.
'NOw, Sally, says she, when I first
went out to work, 'bc mighty careful
how you carry newsfrom house to house,
or tell,what you know OF peoples private
matters, even when II doesn't seem Us II
it could do the least mite Of harm And
she went OH to say that some people
never liked TO havoa tailoresS or seam
stress or even wasler-woman around,
because some Of them are apt 10 be full
of gossip, and to fetch and carry from
house TO house. Even when there isn't
single thing they arc ashamed to have
know, people like to feel that they can
keep their private business to themselves.
So my mother said, and I found 1t to be
cxactly so. Thought all the more Of it
after my mother was dead md gone.
Most people seemed to like my way Of
keeping myself to myself, and again
there wcre others who acted Us II they
were really provoked because they
couldn't get any more out Of me, and
they pcstered mo TO death, limiting round
10 seoif by putting that and TINT to.
gether they couldn't mako out something
without asking mo outright. There
were tho two SnuflCr girls, Lyddy Ann
and BetsyJane; theywanted TO know every
body's business, and were always trying
to find out something. And such ridi-
culous things l-how many table-cloths
the Snowtlons used III q week (that was
our minister's family, and how much
they paid their hired girl q week, and il
she ato ut the table with the family. II
u stranger camo TO church with any Of
tho girls, thoy couldn't listen to tho SER
mon until they had found out who and
what he was, aud the next day they
made business Of collecting informa-
tion about his family his property, and
all such. 80
"Ialways hated 10 go there to work
when any of tho girls in Shrews:
bury or in tho towns round were to be
married. They most generally sent for
me to help n spell, and Of course l knew
pretty much their alilirs. But wasn't
going to tell what tllo wedding.dress was
to be, or just how much 1t cost yard,
or whether they bought il in Boston or
nearer home, nor how many pounds OF
cake they were going to make, and all
such. Tho girls said 1t kind OF took tho
edge of to toll everything beforehand;
they had rather como out new. Well,
when It came time for Deacon Goodmans
daughter TO DO married, there was q
great stir among the girls. Matildy had
lived in Boston considerable with her
Uncle Joshua, who was rich and lived in
n great deal Of style, and so the girls oil
expected that her outfit would be some
thing pretty handsome; and SO 1t was.
Why, her wedding dress, with her gloves
and slippers and little notions, cost well
nigh thirty dollarsl Natildy said her
self that slie thought part Of the money
ought to be given to the missionaries,
but then II was a present from her uncle,
and so there was nothing 10 DO said. j
was going there 10 help about some mat
tors, and SO I happened to say that
there would DO o great curiosity among
the young people 10 know the particu-
lars Of tho wedding.
"sIawful sakesl' says Mrs. Goodman,
sdo, dear, tell them all they want to
know and Matildy said the same, for
she wasn't in tho least stuck up. They
were only waiting for Spring to get
home from Ohio. That was o cousin Of
Matildy's who was going to stand up
with linr. He was named Aminadab,
after his grandfather; but as people that
had known him from q baby would keep
on calling him Minny, and the young
mon called him Dab, his folks concluded
to call him by his laSt handspring. !
said to Mrs. Goodman that she would
miss Matlldy when she came TO go away
Tor good. oh yes, Of course; but she
went on to say that abe and the deacon
might go with the young folks to Bos.
ton. and that would make IL seem not
ouite so sudden. Matilda was very
anxious TO have them 60 and stay until
after Thanksgiving. The deacon In
sisted that his wife should go, but he
said, what with Ills rheumatism and
some chores lie had to do on the farm,
he thought he liad better stay at home
and SEQ to things His wife would
hardly agree to this She said 1t would
he The first time they had beon separated
for thirty years, and, as the deacon said,
the first time they ever had Q serious
disagreement; and 10 laughed as II 1t
was uncommon good Joke.
I1t Well, ns | left the deacon's with
guch o budget Of news that ] was at
liberty to tell, thinks I TO myself Ishall
he quito welcome visitor ut some
bonsss / know Oh. AS II happened, i
was going to work for the Shutters tho
very next day, and 40 / should have q
el,ance TO make up, In manner, for DO.
ing 10 cloSed.moulhed. as they called
me, by speaking out for once as free rs
other folks.
Ti got there tito ncxt morning rather
boforc they expected me, and ns !
s'I ~. ft,,nnt nd Aha aidn door II