Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-06-06
WOODSTOCK W., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1927


Mr.. Mayberry's good old face light
ed up warmly as he spoke, and Earn,
est Mayberry's handsome face reflected
the satisfaction and pride he fel5 in his
fathers views. Mrs. Mayberry flush
ed, but said nothing. She knew from
experience that, kind-hearted and lin
dulgent as her husband was, there
were times when he suffered no appeal
from his decision. This was one OF
those times.
"We will have dinner ordered for
twelve o'clock, as 1t used to be when
was boy. We will have roast tur-
key with cranberry sauce, and mashed
potatoes and turnips, boiled onions
and celery, aud all on the table at
once. For dessert, pie, cheese and
cider, and nothing more. Marguerite,
shall give the order to Lorton, or
will you attend to it p
Mrs. Mayberry twisted her diamond
rings almost roughly. go, don't ask
me to give such an insane order to
him ! / have no wish to appear as a
laughing stock before my servants,
MIR. Mayberry. 1t will be as severe a
strain on my endurance as am capa
BILE of to he forced to sit at table
with such people as the Hurds and the
Masons, and that Tbyrza Green and
her lame brother, and that little old
Wilmington and his grand. daughter,
and
Mr.. Mayberry interrupted her gent
ly. "Old Mr.. Wilmington was a
friend OF mine long before he went to
India. Since he came home with his
sons orphan daughter and lived in
such obscurity-colntortable although
plain, for Winnie earns enough as
daily governess to support them both
Il regard him more worthy than
ever. Earnest, my boy, shall de.
pend upon you to help entertain our
guests, and especially at table, for l
shall have no servants about to scare
them out of their appetites."
IL M rs"J~--rv A;sn,;oo.l A.
subject by arising from the table.
"Would I like to go! Oh, grand.
pa, Ishould Will we 60, do you
think 2"
The little wizned old man looked
fondly at her over his steel-rimmed
glasses.
$50 you'd like to accept Mr.. May.
berry's invitation to dinner, eh, Win.
ME? You wouldn't be ashamed of
your old fashioned grandfather eh,
among the fine folks of the family?
Remarkably fine folks, | fear, for all l
can remember when Joe was boy
together with myself. Fine folks.
Winnie, and you think we'd better
go?"
IL would like to 80, grandpa, l
don't have many recreations-I don't
want many, Tor think contented,
honest labor is the grandest thing in
the world, and the best discipline
but somehow, l can't tell why, I do
want to 20. / can wear my black
cashmere, and you'll be 80 proud OF
me-"
"Proud OF you. indeed. my child,
no matter what you wear. Yes, we'll
60
And thus it happened that among
the ten guests that sat down to Josiah
Mayberry's hospitabls, overhowing
board that cold, blue.skied day, Win
ME Wilmington and the little old man
were two-and two to whom Earnest
Mayberry paid more devoted attention
than even his father had asked and
expected.
Of course it was grand Success
all excepting the cold hauteur on Mrs.
Mayberrys aristocratic face, and that
was a failure, because no one took the
least notice oft, so much more pow
ertul were the influences of MIR. May
berry's and Earnest's courteous and
gentlemanly attentions.
81 hope you are satisfied" Mrs. 10.
siah said, with what was meant to be-
withering sarcasm, after the last guest
was gone, and she stood moment be
fore the fire; 81 only hope you are
satisfied-pa,ticularly with the atten-
ton that Earnest paid to that young
woman-unnecessary attention, in
deed" .
Mr.. Mayberry rubbed his hands to-
gether briskly. Satisfied ? Yes,
thankful to God, l had 1t in my pow
er to make them forget their poverty,