The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-07-24


Hush, NY child; II h improper for ysn
10 speak " getting married. And ON
thing more, you must te very careful wI,e
you say when MI. WorthIngton II hers
syor WON'T say anything about I,ia mrs
I'll give you. let me see. some Of that cake
you Ike =, much. ~
.Wsliy you, ma2 Tilat'll le jolly.
But yuu must behave well c.lestins
Maria.
I'd, yes, I'll behave
L Aud fhc cffifii went ,ia0ctng diit 81 tvss
rnonl, exnlting iiith anticipation oftlie
cake. Of which size was particularly fnnd.
The Widow wilkins had been widow
for three years, which she very naturally
thought was quite long enoIgh, and she
had now sci her cap for Mr.. Worthingten,
. batclielor In the neighborhood. MIR.
Woitl,ingtnn was very weilto do, and was
considered Il very good match. He was
cn,sidrred 4 very eood match. He was
however = very ditfilent man. which may
account for his mot having l,een taken cap
Tive before. To this task Mrs. wilkins
had addressed herself. aud being widnw
aud mistress ~ tile wiies which the elder
Mr.. Weller ascribes to ui.lows M class,
she did not despair % bringing him othe
i1ini. IL was quitea triumph when he
accepted an invitation 10 take ten at her
house, as gei,cralIy he was shy of such in
sitalisi.s, and bad been accustomed 10 re-
fllse them. %
but there was o,le thing that Mrs. viii
kins was afraidof. celestina Maria, her
only daughter, precoclous. and mt over.
mannereti child 0f9. was what tile French
call terrible child, being IN tile haiti "f
disclosing just what her mother parti-
cuiarly desired KEEP. secret, and asking
The most embarrassing questions. which
often nut her mother in y cold shivrr. ani
made her dreaded by all the widow s
callers. In particular, if ANY visitor had
. a physical peculiarity aiiss Cxlestina
Maria was pretty sure TO make sun,e re-
mark about IL. For instance. there was a
Young adyin the neighborhuod, much
esteemed, who was unfortunate en,s,igh
to have hump on her lack which WAS To
her tile source of much secret n,oriifica-
tiun. Que day the Ladies' Sewing Circle
met nj the widows. and, amung those
present. was this young lady. Crlestina,
having made tile tuir Of tile npin, fiually
bruugb. up la iront Of Miss Graves. aud.
fixing her sharpey.s upon her, said To- a
very audible vnice. sr
Miss Graves, what makes that big
thing grow on your back Don't il hurt
you any?' 5~~
1f course Celestina Maria was aent from
the room In Disgrace, and there was
painful aud embarrassing silence; the face
ofoor Airs Graves beiug dyed with
crimson. #s.s
Now the Widow was afraid that after
she had successfully angleG for Mr..
Worthingtun. and brought him 10 the
house. her daughter might. by some ma
lapropns remark, spnl All her plans, and
send him away, never 10 return. Sh.
would very willingly have dispensed with
the child's society. Indeed she Thought
of having her confine,lto her chaml,er l,y
soine imaginary lndisp,siiion, but then Il
i doubtful 10 Tie little girl would have
acqniesced will, great, deal ~ fuss, and
moreover IL might be considered 10.
discreet 10 have no third person present.
So she made up ber mindt 10 make the
brst ~ il and ,in what she could 10 insure
silence and cnrrsct conduct an tile part %
tile c,jtuit tcrriJic.' %
Mr.. Monhington arrived about half
past four. His nose certainly was long
me. Speaking wItnin bounds u was
about 10 per cent, longer than a,ses Ia
general, aul being very thin besides, its
length WAS lie more prominent aud re-
n,arkahls. Az soon NJ he entered the
nnni, Celestina Maria, ~ " fascinated,
fixed her eyes upon The remarkable organ.
Perhaps Mr.. Worthingion felt the gaze,
f-r he raised his handkerchief three or
SUR times, cstensibly 10 wipe his face, hut
ItHltN ANtUWtFAf Ut5 HWFG NMkAt@tbgt W
NJ Mrs. Wilkins thought \
'Drat Tie child, she said u herelf, Il
wish she would have The SENSE 70 look
somewhere else than II Mr. worthington's
u,,ss. She u tile mos, lvrvsfse child
II would not bsintcrrsting 10 narfaic
the conversation, commencing with the
state ~ the weather, whirh passed he
tween the window and her guest during
tbe hrs. half huur. Al o o'clock the
wi,lnw. feeling salicitous slnut tile supper,
len The room 70 give directions about u,
fearins the servant might not quite undeI-
stand what was required. With spue
misgivings she left celsssins aaris % sn.
terrain her sisil"r.
That yuuug lady, not being hashfui,
edged up 20 The bachelor, ~l,o, feeling lpss
,Iiiiident with Iaiyuf iius than rfthlrtys
nine. insilnd her loa place on his kiiee,
This she reality tsok.
What h your nsns, my deaf be
asked.
'csiestins Maria vas The rspiy.
L. ~.