The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-11-23

uiW VA yVut Hauun koT y week OF
two
Aunt, dear, the blue room, said
Lavinia
Yes, Miss, the blue room, said
Peggy.
| 4 wouldn't be inhuman for the
world said Miss Lavinia. THE
blue room, Of course, Obj she
sighed as she led the way, why could
not sconan have fallen over the
wall instead Of a man 7
But man had fallen, as meteors
do, into burden Convent land now
the blue room was his. The doctor
came and went, and Tom, the coach
man, was installed as nurse. The
house really seemed overrun with
men,. The two ladies often remarked
as much to each other, Peggy said the
same thing.
But them said Miss burden, 'one
must be charitable; and this young
man might have died If we had not
admitted him.
Yes, Aunt, said Lavinia, land we
should have felt exactly as though
we had murdered him
'And then the doctor was SO firm,
said Miss burden. Il detest men,
as you know, but the quality adj
mire most in man is tirmness he
would have this young man here
'Oh, Tom says the doctor always
has his own way interrupted Peg
gy.
tom! Who is he 2 asked Miss
burden.
The doctors coachman, Mr.. Thorn
as, please Miss, replied Peggy.
Say so in the future, Them said
Miss burden.
Yes, ma'am, said Peggy.
But Mis- burden, having admitted
a patient to burden Hall,wa obliged
to feed him, and she could not leave
ell the dainty messes for Peggy to ar
range and shortly it was but chris
tian charity TO read and talk a little
to him. Upon this Lavina, announ,
ced her intention Of sacrificing her
feelings by assisting Miss ID arden. -
And now here was the youngest Of
the reciuses reading poetry to
young gentleman.
Shortly another dseadfuI thing
happened. Dr.. Brightly actually
limited 10 u asked tosurch. He was
asked. Behold the cbatclaiae pour
ing out Tea for a man, passing him
The picked salmon, urging him to
taste her preserves
At last one day the patient, still
quite an interesting invalid, got down
stairs, and four people sat in the par
lor. There was piano and music
and when that same interesting pa,
tient begged for song what could
Miss burden do but say:
Yes, Lavina, sing something, since
Mr.. Audley desires it,
A few days after the astonishment
of the neighborhood knew no bounds.
A quartette sang delightfully."- in the
parlor of burden Convent. Two
male voices two female. What was
the world coming TOT And out in
the hall two stood listening-Peggy
and Tom-and they were very close
together.
That evening the patient, with
many warm expressions Of gratitude,
took leave of Miss burden.
we ought to be very thankful it
is over and our home our own again.
said Miss burden, as she locked up
for the night, with Lavinia and Peg
gy following her as candle bearers /;
shut it seems a little-what shall |
say9'
"A little lonesome, Aunt said La
viuia.
I awful lonesome, please, Miss
said Peggy. It's skittish to be
alone in house with only woman
folks
4 cant help thinking some one
may be hidden up 10 the garrett, said
Miss burden.
obi squealed Peggy, might | run
for Tom II mean Mr.. Thomasf'
Nonsense = said Miss burden
1T shows how demoraliziog men are
We felt safe enough before all these
people came. We might all go up
in the garnet together and see if all
is right.
They went, and came down all
heIter.skelter and pale with fright
= for mouse had scampered up the
wall.
In the parlor Miss burden read
family prayers, but after they were
over Peggy did not duck and retire
as usual. She fingered. measuring
her apron string between her hands,
and evidently had something on her
mind.
At last, being requested to speak
out, she began to cry instead.
I'm sorry to offend you, Miss, she
said 'and it's wrong of me | know
But please, Miss, he made me do it.
He's got such a way with him, Miss
Live promised to marry Toni
mean to say Mr.. Tbomss,the doctors
coachman'