Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-07-11
THE UNCERENEONEOUS|
VISITOR.
BY MRS. j. E. M'ooNAUGHY.

DOI COillC uOW iIs 4hio. AAilSh
it is only me-" said an afternoon
visitor, to her near ncighbor, as she
called to her, when ascending the
back stairs OF her dwelling. 81
told Jane hot to trouble you," she
went on, as she coolly entefea the
room, where The other was dressing
for the afternoon. 81 always do
dislike to make people trouble. |
shall never stand on ceremony with
you. ! would jus. as leave sit here
as in the parlor."
As. she spoke, she settled herself
comfortably in an easy-Chair, taking
a sharp surrey OF the room at tile
sa,he time.
Mrs. Aliens cheek flushed as she
saw her visitors glance rest or tile
tumbled workable, and a shawl
and dress thrown over the foot of
the bed. She was painfully con-
scious of the fact, that she had been
too hurried, all the morning, to
sweep and dust the apartment and
she knew full we'll that her uncere-
monious visitor was taking note of
all these things.
"Wby, l did not hear you ring
at all, Mrs. Dawson" she said.
'Oh, | just ran i'll at the Kitchen
door. | didn't want to startlc you,
by ringing the front-door bell,
ttiaking you think some company
was coming. You know aln not
company at all ] never wish you
to stand on the slightest ceremony
with me. never do with people
| like"
Poor Mrs. Allen reflected, with
growing ncrvousfiess, that James
dishes were tttost likely unwashed,
and that the kitchen was anything
but "set to rights" But there Vas
no help for it. So she proceeded
to put mp her hair as best she could,
with such keen pair of eyes watch
ing her.
"Your hair Is getting aery thin
of the top, isn't it?" said her un-
ceremonious visitor. ''But that
little lace affair hides it pretty well.
Il seems to me your complexion
is redder than it used to be, Per
haps you eat too much meat, or,
maybe, you put something on your
ta!:e when you 60 oht. So mafiy
do. Is this Your box Of perfGmery 2"
and she opened little casket on
the bureau. "Why, no, it is your
Jew weiry-box. May | look it over g.
"There is not much to see, l as
sure you,'' said the other, in vex-
alton; as she cast her eye over the
bt!reau, TO sec what article there
was the visitor was next likely to
pounce npoh. She Slipped a little
Ielter-case slyly into a dra Her, for
fear her unceremonious caller should
take a notion to read her correspon-
dence:
The pieces of simple iewelry did
not detain or interest Mrs. Dawson
long. She DeS adroltly ttIrntd the
conversation on hoGses; and the
lnconvenie nee of some clothes
presses.
"Now this one Of yours" she re-
marked; us she swung open the
door, aud took look up and down
at the dresses hanging there, sis
just about the right size. Dear
me; how frayed your black silk is
getting around The bottom. Oh
that is your bahd-bo1. May ]
take look ct yodr new hat? ]
Want to see how it is trimmed 2"
Now the hat was of home con-
stluction, and much pleced out
aud though it looked very respec
table, when worn, it would hardly
bear too close an Inspection.
Mis-. Allen, more and more vex
ed. every mor5ent, made all the
, haste she could, and at last was
resdy to 60 down stains; feeling
that she had been pretty thorough
y inspected, so far at least, as he
toilet was concerned. The othe
. stopped at the mantle moment tt
saturate her handkerchief will
SOME very choice Cologne wa;er
aud then, taking a parting glanc,
at the room, reluctantly went dow
TO the parlor.
Poor little Charley had; unlucki
n ly, set his box Of cream candies
: which Bncfe George had sent hun
/ upon the parlor table, for safe
!. Keeping. The little fellow ha,
saved them catefnilJ, in order t
n show them to little friend, VIII
r was coming on Saturday, and WIT
;, Ahom He delighted to share all hi
= good things. He he'd only taste
4 of two or three Of the smallest, S
choice was he of them. Mrs. DaW
sons fugers We're on the lid i
half minute, and, one after apott
or, the sweets disappeared, IN
way that 3ould have filed littl
Chatfeys heart with dis may, an
his eyes with tears, if be had nc
been taking his comfortable aftel
noon nap mp stairs.