The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-12-28

Is all vc:y well Ir talk III mGGcl yuur:
ladies, who are forever ia Spotlcss trim
ready 10 receive visitors: bu; the most inc
rr,.achablc OF them all have their hours ,
necessary ds>i.blils. an,! yen can't max
cak" III d,rs> hat is appropriate to
New Years rec r'i,n. II she had dream
cd ;hat any one would come 20 call on her
la: there was no time 10 waste; to koe
them waiting would be tho worst alterna
tive.
lame she said; hand me that whsl
hta>h. Nos please 20 and h.iug me IN
lace neck handkerchief, nlt al iii, biz
box IN nv tup drawer Then out came
she'll comb aud 4 small dc huge Of hair pins
a. she He'd 10 the dining room lookiu.
glass: and bright coil WAS freshly ta Isle,
II a fracti"ii uf \ moment.
hean.th Fielding aud Willie Hurst wait
I'd ave minutes. Then entered I vision II
'he p!-iueSt Of black nle,inos, with jc
bracelets Uu +: PAIR OF round cuiil.Ss wrists
'!rr ' .icGcieaues cnlla:ctie kuotted easil,
AID tackled n, ans: above ii :: rlcrIy. half
ashamed face. freshly colnrud as - bi, q
porcelain. The introduction given. Met.
broke out with:
- Don yum admire nay RECEIPT ION ? Tn,
l.c! il '.ut Il be concealed that ! was hold
ing it in Tie kitchen, max ing cake, fol
want al \ livolier occupation, and tina; :,c
counts tor the defects in my appearance
Yea dropped dnvn upon ne al an inoppur
tame rGo'rcnt, krn:. interrupted inc, sur
pli>ei me, frightened :Hr--bUf IN 50 much
obliged To Jon fGr IL, ali the same = nd
-;,e dartei quick glauc..s at Hr Hurst a,
she spoke. lie laughed with such conta
ginus elrr, that She felt d if size had made
= capita! Joke. H. Was a tail, slim young
ID"", with very bright eyes, winning
manner, and al eager way OF looking i,
you that made y"u feel Is If You were a
Special object Of his regard. His good
''"FuiuE.. sounded like q personal com.
i!mrul: ana goa iancied IL half an houl
iha; you had known him for years.
W III the cake suffer. Miss Brandon -
hr asked. 'Tn"neh lis loss is our gain
- us loss will be y"n: gain If you wait
It'll It's baked auG eat some" She answer,
60. No, had brought ii to such pitch
OF triumphant success that Jane can easily
ia ;ir flushing touches"
/ When You ask me to wait YOU tempt
me with :. Thousand Things ;el!rr than
cake. Your reception is the best one
ever attended, H.; mean. it. aud lopked
his sincerity.
a. y reception is Just myself, said Nc:.,
uairely, and tie turn OF her pretty head
made the old ne.iuo seem like royal robe
Md while Willie Huns; uttered all the
necessary CONF limeEts, III his inimitabiy
graceful way. Ken. Fielding looked at her
half srnil", saying:
. "That is wha. we drove over for. told
4 VIII tina; Meta Brandon was better than 4
crowd and 4 CHATTER, and tina; everlasting
rrfre>hment table
Thank you, Ken said Meta nod,
ding brightly. She aud Ken. had been
children together, and were ike bro,icr
ana sister, or COUSINS.
- they chatted, and laughed aud spoke
al going, and fingered. and chatted and
i..ngh"d again. The horses we,e cared frr
~ old Peter in the stable, the parlor was
CHEEKY and warm, the y"ung trio grew
:aerrier every moment. Out. of. doors. the
sEow began falling IN the black tossing
uoGgh>; in doors. tie firc glnwed, and ,hc
n,Ingled odoTs of roast turkey AID freshly
baked cake greeted ne senses. JaEc knew
ii" better than TO ring the bell for the two
u clock dinner while the guests were in the
i:"uSe. ard they did no; leave it, They
.fn"ped into the dining room to find places
A. D.s. they could; and Mrs. Brandon came
dawn, feeling much better; and all the
boys came gathering in, stared hard a,
Nc;a's guests, aud made their best bows,
rs became the brothers oc such an lex
Guisitc little creature as youmE Hurst
called hrr N his mind. The dinner wen,
oil wcil; the turkey was brown. he cake
I.sh;. aud Meta had another round oil com
plImeuis for its sweet sake"
Not till twilight; fell did thos. two degen.
. crate youths return where duty called them
/! :" kcmneth's ancestral halls, where Mary
/ Fielding was beglnEin. to wc.Gy of being
! polite tn t!4esome men, who all said tho
/ some things, and To pine a little for Willie
+ iinrst's blue eyes and ready tongue. For
/ everybody fell in love with this big merry
boy.
/ 80 Cinderella had been to the ball ''Oh.
such happy day. such happy day
Meta fairly sang it as a refrain that even
ing, when the curtains shut out the black
4 houghs and the snow.
/ = How do you like sir. Hurst, mother -
She asked.
/ Charming" said Mrs. Brandon. "a
/ deferentia!, 50 polite, 81 cheerful She
! thought more than this. Il believe he
/ has fallen in love with Meta, How very
/ much like him, and | can trust any friend
of Ken. Fielding's.''
/ Meta's foolish little head and heart were
IN 4 whirl. He had looked 80 intently with
.
many promises for tue future, he had
! touched aud held her hand su long, so
! loEing.y, be.cge he had said, "Goud hyc-
good-by, Miss Meta" in Z. tone that made
song Of the common words. So Cinier-
! ella had found the prince.
! But one cannot have i bail every day. OF
prince at ones fee; for a year Of SUNDAYS,
| The festal slippers were made of glass.
which is brittle joy. TIE gaIa-days
come here and there, but the common days
are SO long and So much alike, and there
are 81 E.Guy oi them. The Winter wurr
OF. an. lie was made mp of eating and
sleeping, aud household work, and weari-
some little economies, and useless little
drcaInS-a sort of HOMOGENEOUS snow pic
turc, with 1.-THE boys " forever in the fore
( ground and Ken aud MARY AMI their II .rnda
? in the background, "a mate Ons romember
I &c =asi.naily that ohe WAS young. Blu,
there WAS something else III the backg ground.