The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-29

evening 10 remain playing DaCkganhinoH III
with the General, when the rest went
out Of the room, going to attend those
services to which she had been accustomed
in the house of her father and after
which, during her stay here, her heart had
so often yeared. But it could not be.
She was, however, consoled by whisper
from Catherine as she came back, passing
her upon her way to take her place by the
fire.
Tomorrow you go and and I stay. We
will take it in turns"
The new plans were of course, as what
taking place in a family is not, discussed
in full conclave that evening over the
kitchen fire.
The servants came back and assembled
round it prepatory to washing up and 60
ing to bed; for though it was sum
mer and warm weather, what servant
does not enjoy the kitchen fire in the
evening, be the weather what it may?
And, to tell the truth, there are not few
in the parlor who usually would be glad to
share the privilege; but to proceed.
"Well, Thomas, how do you like these
new ways OF going on2' asked Mary, the
serious stiff time-dried and smoke-dyed
head laundress parsonage OF unknown
antiquity, and who had been in the family
ever since il was a family, addressing the
| fine. powdered gentleman in silk stockings
and pink white and silver livery, who
leaned negligently against the chimney
piece.
/" For my part am glad, indeed, to see
serious wavs taken up in his house; but
how will it suit the rest of you? And es-
pecially you, my fine young gentleman
"Why," answered Thomas, assuming a
grave and thoughtful aspect. "Pm going
to confess something which will, perhaps,
astonish you, Mistress Mary, and thus it
| is: If I'd been told twelve months ago
that such new regulations were to be in
troduced into this household, | have very
great doubts whether / could have made
IN nv mind to have submitted to them;
but within these few hours, dye see,
there's been change
bravo, ThomasP' said the Butler;. "a
conversion like; I've heard OF them things
in my time"
"Call it what you will, Mr.. Buckmins-
ter cali it change, for change there
has been" ,.
What, - well! - what" from differ
emf voices round the room. "Do tell us
all about it." -,
"Why Charles. you were there, and Mr..
Buckminster, YOU were there too. But
Charles is Young and giddy, and Mr.. Buck
minister being always rather OF the serious
order, very likely the effect you sec was
not produced so strongly upon either oil
them as upon me"
"What effect? Well"
"Why of the grace, as was said before
they sat down to dinner"
"The grace! Was it the flrst time you
.tVos pva hoard grace said | should
.,,,,,oso nc often as any as NAV be here,
.tnlpuIIN' .tip'I narbans not so sensible to its i'm.
nartance and value as some present,
p';,r poi "'n Won Mistress Mary. Tie Gen,
neI ien',,,s Iar ono o neyer used to omit it; but
ei,,t' ,'st roi in What scpttling. careless man.
saw - 4S, mos &c s.;d | nrntest to Won Thought
''o ne' ,,,oro Of II than nf Mr. Buckminster tax.
nv nv N.Y. nfi tbe covers and handing them to
n,s NE Inst as necessary preliminary, as
tre' thor s.v to the dinner, and nothing on
nsit on n,oren ~
e'. tWnll " do % nm Thomas. it is yery in
+orostingn said Mistress Mary. and the
rost ost9,7, "ot herod round,
We'll, | was going to 20 scuttling about
inst rs usual, thinking only of not making
any noise lest / should see the General
heedinp no more Of the grace than of what
cool vas doing at her fire, when the
vonns gentleman, as is come newl,
amomcst ms bent forward and began tC
sneak Il rhe effect upon me was wonder
fnI, il was electric. Mr.. Buckminster
Won know what | mean; stood as one ar
rested. couldn't have moved or not caret
| if il had been never SOL really couldn't
If seemed to me as if he truly was thank
| F. . l,a a.l tl,tp that W.
before them; their plenty, their comfor
and their abundance it seemed to me as i
things we're opened to my mind, what
had never thought OF before, who did giv
them, and us after them. all sorts of deli
cacles and iood and drink, when other
mirn, be wanting without a morsel O
bread. and 1 seemed to be standing befor
INN. teu need to thank him with tn
rest. All this flashed through m
, like l;ghtninr, but he had done in
moment, and they all sat down"
, "How beautiful Thomas does talk whe
, he has m,nd" whispered the under houst
maid TO the under laundry.maid "Wha
!. n fine tall Young man he is and what
gift of rabr
p "Well." said the rest, Ego on; is ther
, any more?"
Yes, there is more Someway coul
:. not get il out of my head. ] kept thinl
O ing of it all dinner. II was as much as
n could do to mind what was about all
. once | made such a catter in putting
q knife and fork upon plate that il
q hadn't been for the greatest good luck
the world | should have got it, But Il
General was talking quite complacent liz
with two young gentlemen, and by hui
D good fortune never needed"
'e Well!n
t. "Well. when I got into the pantry ar
W began washing up, had more time fl
E. quiet reflection. And this is what
thought: What lot of lubberly, inar
Ie mated unprateful stupid slaves we all mu