Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-16
WissIE's FoRTvHE.

opinion, aud this fancy Of his TO have
nasty sshy arcs all ever the splendid
nansisn before the weather became
! csls enough was oHs Of HE eccentric
Freaks" Mrs. Naybery called it, with
earl Of her lip, q tess Of the head ans
snlls alnsst csntsmpt, directed ct the
hale, hearty, honest-facsd old gentle
,aas, whe had married her fer her pref
ty face, ten years age, when he was ar
innenssly rich widewsr with his hand
ssxs half-grewn son for q net very un-
desirable encumbrance.
They we're sitting around the hand
ssns table discussing their sever
s'clsck aiansr, with the solemn butlel
and hls Subordinate in silent, ebssquisui
attea atien--thsss three Marherrys, faith
! Or, sen and the naughty welldresssa ladj
| whs was wearing decided frovn Of dis
pleasure en- her face-a frown she has
barely power to restrain frsz dsgsner'
| stiug into q verbal expression OF anger
while the servants were in waiting and
which as the deer finally closed on
them, leaving the little party alone
ever the wine and nuts, burst forth i'm
petuoasly
4 declare Mr.. Maybery, it is toe
bed have gene over the list efinvl-
tasisus yOu have made, ssd to thini
there is net sns-ae sot one-of our sci
among ther, and such herris let oi
people % yea have named"
Mr.. Nsybsrry slipped his wine cen
ten tedly.
1 told yos didn't Aargssriss, thai
| it was my intention to give an sld-fssh'
ionsd dipneri And by that meant
and mean, TO whvn 1t will be q cause
tkxskfulssss. As To make grand fuss,
and seeing around our table only the
people 10 whom luxurious dinner Il
only an everyday occurrence shall
net do it. And a. to the guests On my
list beiug 'horrid' and common you
are mistaken. my dear. None Of them
have any worse failing thar poverty,
There is not . common Vulgar per
son among the whole ten names on thai
paper
She knew frons experience that, kind
and indulgent as her husband was, there
were times when he suffered no appea
| from his decision, and this was one o.
! these times.
We will have dinner ordered fol
twelve s'cleck. as it used to be when
vas . bey. We will have roast turks,
with cranberry sauce and mashed pota
toes aad turnips, boiled snions and Gel
err, all on the table at once. For de-
sert, pie, cheese and cider and nothing
more. Marguerite ahall give the or
der TO Lsttsn, or win yos attend to it ?
Mrs. Mayberry twisted her aiamon'
rings alnsst roughly.
oh, don't ask ms to give such an in
ssns order to him! have no wish Il
appear as q laughing stock before n,
ssrvants, Mr.. Nsybsrry. 1t will be n
iseyers strain on my endurance as
ana capable Of to be forced to sit at I
liable with such people az the Hurds
and The Masons, and that Thyzra Greer
| and her lsps brother, and that littl
old Wilmington and his granddaughter
saa--'
Mr.. Maybsrry interrupted gently:
| Old wr. Wilmington Was friend 9
/ nias before he went to India. Sine
be came homs with his sons orphal
daughter and lived in such ebscurity-
Icenfortable, thsugh plain, for Winni
esrns enough ss daily geverness, t
sapport then beth chsaply-and / re
gard him as mere worthy than ever
xrasst my boy, shall depend upsl
yeu to help entertain our guests, an
especially at the table, for I shall hav
no servants about to scare them out q
their appetites.'
! And Mr.. Mayb berry dismissed th
subject.
?
Would like to gos Oh! grandpa,
shsuldi viii We 60 do yeu think''
| The little wizsnsd old man leoke
lfsndly ss her ever his steel-rimme
glasses.
So you'd like to sccsptMr. Asybsrry'
Invitation to dinner, oh. Winnie : Ys
wouldn't be ashamed Of your old-fasf
Toned grandfather, eb, snsng the fin
folks Of the faallys Remarkably fin
folks hear, for all can remcmbe
when Joo was boy together with my
self. Fine folke, Winnie, and ys
think we'd better ger
Il 4 would like to 20 grandpa. l den
have many, for think cententsd, hor
est labor is the henestest thing In sh
vsrld, snd the best discipline, but d
want to gs, I can wear ny blac
/, cashmere, and you'll be 80 proud
} me-
Proud Of you, indeed, nay child, n
tmstier what you wear. Yes, We
lgo.'
n And thus II ithappsnsd that among u
ten guests that sat down at Josiah Ma.