The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-02-01
Our Cousin from Omaha.

"Companyl" said Matty Carver, with
her hands lifted towards the ceiling, as
IL invoking some unknown power.
"And come to dinnerl And not a
thing to eat in the housed Lucilla, ] do
think we are the unluokieRt people In
the worldl"
Matty Carver was sitting in the midst
of a whirlpool of red merinO cuttings
and clippings for Matty Carver was
altering her "street suit" over, for the
third time-and the great Worth him
self, in his studio,in the act Of creating
new design, was never more absorbed
and intent than this village girl In her
"breadths'' and "Pipings" and "bias
trimmings"
"Malty," said Lucilla, solemnly,
"put away that dressl We must con.
trive a decent dinner as soon as we
can"
II won't /" said Matty, with an
ominous flash OF her hazle eyes. 81
must flush this dress, or | shall have
nothing to sing in at the concert"
"But, Matty, renectP argued the
elder sister. ITS our cousin from
Omahal"
"Oh, bother our cousin from Oma.
hal" tartly responded the little brunette
stitching away until her needle seemed
To glance in aud out of the rGby-re
material like miniature lightning.
"What business have cousins from
Omaha to come pouncing in upon peo-
pie in this sort of way, without word
of Warning? People, too, whom one
mas never even seen! dare say he's a
great, awkward lout, with 4 freckled
face, and red hair, and-What's that?"
as the sound of something falling, in
the adjourning apartment, attracted
her attention.
"It's the cat" said Lucills, who,
with pair of inteut little wrinkles be
tween her brOws, had been counting
out the conten ents Of q somewhat slender
~ furnished portemonnaie.
mo, it isn't" SAID Matty, turning
red and pale as she started from her
work; "lt's our cousin from Omahal
"Nonsence!" said demuge I.ucilla.
II left him looking at the honeysuckles
in the font porch +"
"But | tell you | saw his coat tails. -
Its your guilty conscience" said
Lucilla, laughing Nov look here,
Matty-here's dollar In change. Run
out with that little covered basket, and
buy a pound aud half of beefSteak
aud quart of sweet potatoes, and hall
pound of cUff, e-the very best Java
mini, fresh ground and stop at Mrs
MiX's for q pint of milk and half a
dozen eggs, and I'll stir up q cIslard
for a desert. And be sure you makt
haste"
Matty looked longingly st the bright
little circlets Of silver, as they lay IN
her hand.
"Lucilla," said she, "this was to buy
ribbons for my dress
1--WE can do without the ribbons, re
torted LuciIla; but we must trea
C, mpany decently "
Il hate cOmpanyl''sai Matty, land
know | shall scream ont, to see thai
back wO0dsman ealing mp my ribbon
loops IN the shape of custard and swal
lowing my crepe lisse fFiil, in his oOffee
Must get Java, Lncilia? MaracaibO Il
good enough for us"
"DO MAKE haste!" said Lucilla, will
a little imperative nOd of the head.
And Matty caught up her cherty
ribbunpd hat, and went out, only pauS
ing to say, on the threshold:
II hate cousins from Omaha! AM
the red mcrino rtsS won't be fit to b,
seen without the cardinal loops"
While Mr.. Julius BOrgOyne, compos
| edly smoking his cigar, under the hon
eysuckle trai $ in the front porch
81 lied quietly to himself at this pee
into the domestic ecODOmy Of The tw
orphan sisters.
He had CONSIDERABLY walked out o
the parIor for the sake of becoming al
involuntary spy upon the domestic dla
lOgne; but the porch close to the ope
sitting-EOOm window, was equally oh
! jectiOnable
Poor and proud" he said to him
self, as he watched the hutter Of tn
cherry ribbons disappearing down tn
back path. cit Is What have alway
heard of the Carver girls. But the Iii
tie one is az beautiful and spicy as
tiger like blossom, and rather like he
way OF expressing herself"
And Mr.. BOrgoynr strolled in leis
urely way towards the telegraph office
and stopped in at the Uuited States lie
tel, as he returned to give an Older q
so, and glance at the hotel register.
"Where is hep" said Matty, as sh
hnrTied breathlessly back, with he
little wicker basket on her arm.
Its past noonr" said Lueilla re
pIOachtully.
She had been down stairs brighter
ing up the lost remnant of family silve
with chamOiS le Ither and whiting,
order that they might present credita
BILE appearance.
81 KIN W it," said Matty; "But
had to wait for the coffee to be ground
and Mrs. Mix wasn't in, and oh, Lu
ciIial met such a handsome yOun
fellow in the park, with diamond studs
and he picked up my scarf, and l."
"lle wears diamond studsl" sal
Lucilla, sOberly.
"Who? the cousin from Omaha? OF
he isn't this sort of ptrsOn at all! Tn
one has lovely almond shaped eyes, an
long, silky moustache, and"
"Do stop Tattling, Matty," said Ii
ella, with gesture of despair, "an
he'p get the table seti It's late nov
and"
But, to the utter amaZemen: of bot
the sisters, a cOlored waiter, in a whit
apron, and generously displayed teet
to correspond, appeared, just then,
the head of the stairs, announcing:
Dinners ready, ladies, if Yo
pleased"
Matty looked at Lucilla. Lucilla r
turned her gaze with one of equal a
constituent.
"What does he lnean?" said Matiy
"I'm sure hGvn't the least idea,
said Lucilla.
Up in the little dining room, an une'
pected sight met their eyes The Il
! BILE, all spead with glistening glass al
: china, and epergue OF flowers, fer
I and topical fruit; in its centre, co
I roast fowls, deli ,ale salads, sireamiI
5 Iu:Pens of oysters, aud a hugh boil,
!, ham, stuck all over with cloves. VIII
e AIR. BurgOyue, entering from an opp
site door, rubbed his hands cUmpacen
ly.
Upon my word, cousin LueillR
said he, "this looks gOOdl You mu