Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-08-14
A POSTAL CARD,

'Good-mornmg, Miss Laura said
Mrs. Bender stopping at the gate. How
are the folks to-day:'
All well, thank you, Mrs. Bender
L didn't see any light in the best par
lor last night, Miss Laura how's that
Any unplcasantncss {"
None in the weather, surely laugh
ed Laura.
'Ah! Pm going down TO the post
Office shall l look IN your box? l sup
pose you want your letters carly. and
one likes to be neighborly.'
Yes, thank you, MIS-. Bender. l
shall be III school TIL noon, and love
to find letter under my dinner plate,
and there'll be no one TO 90 TO the Of
flee, as Miss Fril is here, cutting and
basting. Yes, would be glad to have
YOU look in our box, not that expect
much of anything
Anything in Box 207 b she asked.
having reached the Office and secured
her own mail, y postal card. well, l
never !'-as the clerk surrendered it.
Miss Laura Vaughnn she read, as she
trudged homeward. Gracious! who's
writing to her on a postal card ? l
wouldn't thank my folks to write in that
public way. Everybody reads them, Of
course Just rs common property as a
poster: Ahem. You can hardly help
reading one; he who runs may read
you see every word before you know it..
Don't fail to be at the Studio Building
by II y. NJ. on Wednesday. NUNS
the word. jack Jack ! Who's Jack
l should like TO know: Pretty work,
Miss Laura, for a deacon's daughter
What next: An clopcment maybe
And there's poor Dcycns, too! He
ought to be told Of these goings on, and
put on his guard. It's a duty not to
allow the young man TO remain in the
dark. | shall have to manage it some
how
Mrs. Bender left the postal card with
the servant at Laura's door, and pro-
cceded homeward. Mr.. Devens, as
fate had ordered it, boarded with Mrs.
Bender, and had been making himself
too agreeable to her young neghbor,
when she had other views for him
when there was Prudence Bender sit.
ting at home at the piano, in her black
silk and clocked stockings. waiting for
something to happen. Mrs. Bender
had somewhere read that the fate Of
future generations had been decided by
the toss Of curl Or the waving ofarb-
bon, and she was determined that neith-
er curl nor ribbon should be spared to
favor her case.
Have you seen anything ofour neigh
bors lately| she asked Mr.. Devens at
dinner.
4 met Miss Nell Newcomb this morn.
inc and walked to the mail with her,
he answered, eyasiyely.
oh, l mean those on the other side
of the house. Miss Nell was engaged,
and man might safely walk to Jericho
with herl Miss Vaughn and yon don't
see SO much Of each other as you did,
eh?'
oh, don't we? May trouble YOU fol
the pepper Miss Prue?'
Law, no trouble, Mr.. Devens. L
you're going INTO the city to morrow
would you mind matching some fringe
for me|
I wouldn't mind matching anything
for you, Miss Prue; but I've no more
idea of going into the city tomorrow
than of going to the MOON
.'Oh, l understood that Miss Laura
was going, and l supposed-I dldn't
know but
Miss Vaughn hasn't mentioned the
excursion TO me. Aren't you mistak
en- of his guard.
Would she be likely to mention it i
she were going to meet somebody il
particular? put in Mrs. Bender.
Law, ma, don't worry Mr.. Dcyers.
4 only said 'supposing.' 1t is well tc
be prepared for the worst, isn't it, Mr.
Devens 2
Il am not in the least anxious, l as
sure you,' avcrred that gentleman; bu
it struck him a little oddly that h
should have heard nothing Of the pro
jected journey, since trip to Bosto'
was holiday affair to Laura. which sh
openly discussed for weeks before ant
after. To be sure, there bad been Iii
tie GOODNESS between them, dating lror
the time when he brought her lette
from the mail, directed in a fine mascu
line hand, and she had refused to graft
fly his curiosity about it. lie had spen