Connecticut western news., 1880-10-20
PATTY.
BY RUTH CHESTERFIELD.


 "Patty! Patty Moran Where is that girl2 She's always out of the way when I want her."
 Coming, aunt; here I am," said a cheerful voice, and, suiting the action to the word, Patty, very blooming young person os eighteen, came tripping into the kitchen from 8 room not far off. Seeing her aunt's clouded brow, she con- timed:
 'fI went to put grandma's room to rights, and then she wanted me to read her a piece in the newspaper-it was fine print and she couldn't make it out and so '- "And so you thought that was excuse enough for leaving me alone, with din- ner to get and company coming to tea. Now, if you've finished your literary pursuits '" (sarcastically), 'you may make the custards.' D
 stssI didn't know you were alone; l thought Belle was here," said Patty. ""Well, you see she isn't," said Mrs. Black, shortly.
 sssShe ought to be, then," was the re- tort which trembled on Patty's lips, but she wisely kept it back, and in few minutes was singing over her custards as gayly as if nothing had happened. "There, do stop that noise you make me nervous" said Mrs. Black, pres ently. Patty was silent for @ few minutes, but silence was not her forte, so she asked, for the sake of saying something:
 ss'Where's Rosie, aunt ?"'
 "Where she always is at this time Tuesday morning-taking her music lesson" ooh, I forgot" said Patty, and made no further attempt at sociabiity.
 It was not till dinner was on the table that Belle and Rosie returned-the latter with two music books under her arm, and the former with the faces and neck tie which she had spent the morning in selecting in homer of the coming tea party.
 Belle and Rosie were Mrs. Blacks daughters Patty her husbands niece. ''I can't seat ten comfortably" said Mrs. Black that afternoon when she ha6 stretched her extension-t table to the extreme limits of her small dining room. eff it wasn't for grandma, we could do nicely"
 "Why not let grandma have he1 supper in her own room?" suggested Belle.
 "I thought of that" said Mrs. Black sbut didn't know what you'd say.'
 "I say it's capital suggestion" sait Rosie.
 Grandma can have my seat I'd a lief wait as not, said Patty.
 "Oh, I dare say, and have your uncl lay all the blame on me- said Mrs Black. ..s-.
 "Patty doesn't object to being mad martyr of" sneered Belle.
 "Perhaps not; but objectt to havin, dear old grandma made martyr of."
 sNonsense, what a fuss about noth ingi It's enough to say that she has headache, or rheumatism, or something and that will be the end of it, {" said Mrs Black.
 'It may be for other people, but nc for her." said Patty. "She feels sue things good deal know she does. "'
 "Pray, who asked your advice abou the matter ?" said Rosie. CT guess m knows what is proper as we'll as you dc Besides, I hate to have grandma i any way, she looks so odd, and has sue queer ways
 So the matter was decided, and Patt said no more, but when the Blacks an their guests sat down to tea that nigh she was not among them.
 "Now, grandma" she was saying you and I will have supper all by oul selves. Such fun, isn't it p
 ssAh, I understand it,' said grandms mournfully, they don't want the ol woman among them, and you are giv ing up your pleasure to keep me con pany." .z.-. ...
 "Not Q bit of it," laughed Patty "Pd a thousand times rather stay wit you than them," and she whirled sma round mahogany table into the cent of the room, and placed tray upon with dishes for two.
 "It's hard to be nobody where I w mistress once," moaned grandma, "b when John comes home it will be diffe ent. He won't have his old mother s aside for anybody" -.-.....
 ''Not be- said Patty. --.- .
 'I know he aint dead, though th' all say he is; they're fools for thinkil so, aint they, Patty ?"
 4sThe biggest fools in the world said Patty.
 s'He said he was going away to se'