Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-07
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COPY of Selections from Sacred Poets.
bound in red morocco, one OF the few tan
gible relics of the days her little hard
ware talisman had Just now conjured from
the past. The fragrance of the saucepan
had hardly been pushed aside by the sweet
SAVIOR she found in its pages, when knock
was heard at the shop-door
Miss Marigold was really startled 30
unusual on a legal holiday" she said
But when she opened it she found no
more terrifying object than the little ser
want girl of the Piukham sisters, in green
dress with yellow spots, and very tight ~
the waist to say that 1.-THE ladies sent their
best compliments, and would Miss Mari
gold favor them by coming right away to
take very simple dinner ~
Dear me r said Miss Marigold, "such
kindness! OF course I will. and be only
too happy. Right away, yes indeed. and
Wonderful said Miss Marigold
again, as she closed the door behind the
messenger; for il the truth were to be
told, at the very moment she opened the
selection question altogether mdn
dane was pressing npon her mind. Gould
she, by adding little water to the stew,
make it appear quite enough for two days.
Otherwise, unless some customers should
drop in in the morning, she did not quite
see how she was to manage about the
next davis marketing. The quarters rent.
always rather heavy drain, had been
paid The day before, and the little one
piece of currency left from that had been
dropped in the poor-box at the church.
For certainly there was no one there more
distinctly called upon; so wonderfully as
she had always been carried through.
So she smiled more radiantly than be-
fore as she lifted the saucepan over to the
stove shelf in the pantry to COO, and with
drawing the onion. laid it on plate by
its side. Then one moment at the looking
glass on the other side of the seam, and
she was ready.
Il hope have not come too soon," she
said ~ she stepped into the stting-room
of Pinkham Sisters, and was met by her
hostesses standing in their usual relative
position. and arrayed in ancient brocades,
with very full skirts and skimping sleeves,
and wearing the one yellow the other
plum-c0lored bow of broad ribbon just
over the thin spot on the top of the head.
Piukham and Pinkie, the customers called
them, If they wished TO speak OF them
separately, for the sign said only 'Pink-
ham Sisters" and they were never known
to use any mere individual term in adj
dressing each other.
'sNot minute, said Pinkham con the
other hand, We really feel that we must
apologize"
.&"Oh, not minute" said Pinkie in the
super-sophrano; Eyes, we really should
apologize"
THE truth is, we felt such an anxiety
about the chicken, weether it was going
to take handsome brown
''Such anxiety" said Pinkie; 1--WE are
afraid It wasn't going to take handsome
brown"
''And then again, sister was not at all
well yesterday; she could hardly raise
her head from her pillow"
..0h! no, could hardly raise my head
from the pillow
minute to-day, so we felt we must have
the pleasure OF sending for you"
"Oh, yes, Frightening every minute to-
day; we felt we must have the pleasure. "
"Well, I'm sure" said Miss Marigold,
as her little head slipped out of the infa-
ted hood, not a hair disturbed, "rm SO
gratified-so entirely unexpected"
"Oh, don't speak of it," said Pinkham,
while she waved the tight-waisted calico
majestic sign to place the chicken on the
table; "the favor is altogether on our
side. but still, don't you find it little SOL
itary on such occasions, Miss Marigold p
Altogether on our side," said Pinkie.
"A little solitary ?"
why, bless you, no." said Miss Mari
gold; ''how could II I'm so surrounded /;
SO many mercies !"
''Well, 1t Is beautiful thing if you say
SO. Miss Marigold. l only wish we all
had the same spirit"
''Oh, beautiful thing" said Pinkie Il
only wish we could all say So"
The tight-waisted calico made Miss
Pinkham return signal from the corner
of her eye, TO the effect that the central
orb ofthe occasion was successfully placed
in its sphere; which was equivalent to
saying that the whole prandial system
was adjusted, for Miss Pinkham had with
her own hands completed the arrange
ment of every minor satellite, moon and
ring, IN its own mathematical relations,
and on its own particular figure of the
table cloth, at the very instant Miss Mari
gods knock was heard.
Ibid you say dinner was ready? All,
then, Miss Marigold, if you please, we
will sit right down. | hope you find
yourself with an appetite after your walk
to church"
- "Yes, Wen sit right down." said Pinkie I;
II hope you find yourself with an appe-
tite."
Dear me, yes," said Miss Marigold
and If her humility had not been so gen.
uine, she would have felt almost embar-
raised at the contrast with her own little
preparations left at home. The apart
ment also, seemed so crowded with fur
niture, and there was no dividing seam
in the carpet here; it was all sitting room.
and there were peacock's feathers over
the looking-glass. And she saw under
the corner of the cloth, that the table was
of shining mahogany. Then there were
not only three kinds of pickles, but six
stocks Of celery in a very tall tumbler;
no onions. but the Itightwaisted calico
standing behind Miss Pinkham's chair.
with peacock feather flying in one hand
IL Al