The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-08

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Mako yo' steps and show 70 stylst
MISS RENsHAW'S DINNER
PARTY.
ny THE AUTHOR OF "rIIE SECOND LIFE"
The numbering stage rolled through
the street Of Newburgh and stopped at
the doctors door. Every body in the
village told every body else that Miss
Renshaw haa arrived, to make her an
nual visit to her brother. There were no
comments, but good many quiet smiles
and significant fittings of the eyebrows.
The old doctor laid down his book and
hurried out, a half-scarcd smile Of well
come on his mild, withercd visage.
Janet, his rosy little daughter, was close
upon him. OLD Barbara stood at the
kitchen door. They all felt as if raw
casterly wind had begun to blow through
tine sunny little house, but being kindly,
gentle folk, they nervcd themselves to
meet it in a Christian spirit. Only
Colonel, the dog, seeing who was COM
ing, betrayed the general discomfort by
rctrcatlng, with howl, to the stable.
Miss Kcnshaw paced up the tan-bark
path placently. She told her friends
IN Pittsburgh that she was going to see
James. She "fclt it to be her duty to
visit poor James, at least once year. A
widowcr, you know, with the flightiest
child for housckceper-you can imagine
the condition in which find everything.
! look upon it as missionary work, in
deed, to 90 and set house and servant and
my niece to rights. I never finch from
duty, thank Heaven"
Every body in Newbursh suspected
the egcct Of these visits on the old doc
tor. But the present was to be momcn-
tous beyond precedent.
A week after her arrival Miss Renshaw
WAS waiting Mt the breakfast-tablc one
morning while the doctor slipped his COT
ice and read his paper. lie said:
IL sec rlat those Turks are at their old
work again, Miranda. 1t is curious to oh.
serve how the TRAITS of each race repro
ducc themselves, inexorably, age after
age. Now the Aryan Stock
"Good gracious, James, do eat your
steak! 1t will he as cold rs if it had
never been cooked. wish you would
not dilly-dally so over your meals. 1t is
such an untidy, ungentcel habit"
80, certainly" gulp,ng down his coffee
II did not wish to dctain you. But
often trace out these historical
truths to janet Now the Mohamme
dams, III every race appear
"Im sure don't want to trace out the
nasty creatures anywhere. Bigamist.
every one Of them. Did you know thai
the Ashcrs are coming?"
"Ashers?' pccring at her from under
his spcctaclcs. 81 really do not recall
the name, Miranda
80, l suppose not. 1t is we'll poor
Janet has somebody to look after hel
interest. When she was in Baltimore
last winter the Aslers were very polite tc
her. Very wealthy, stylish people
They've come now to spend the summer
in the village, and We ought to show
them some attention.
"Ccrtainly. I remember now the
child told me how kind they had been t.
her. You will ask them to stay with u.
until they arc comfortably settled" The
doctor had one OF the most hospitable
souls in the world.
''Ask them hcrc!'' almost shrieleC
Miss Rcnshaw. But what was the use o.
trying to make james understand HI
might NC Il great naturalist, but in ordi
nary matters he was little better than al
idiot. The Ashcrs in Miss Renshaw'
eyes, was of the haut ton; they dwelt OF
sombrc, arristocratic heights, to which
mere fashionable people could not aspire
their house was magnificent; they KEEP
carriages, a full suit Of servants. Ant
James would ask them here, rs if the,
were mere nobodies! Here? She looked
around her at the worn ingram carpet
the cheap white dishes, at old Barbara
III her kitchen, who would come in pres
emily and lecture the doctor about chang
ing his coat, as if she were an equal
and shuddcred.
1--WE may possibly manage to invit
them to tea, after have prepared 70
thcm," she said, calmly.
Being the only rational person IN tn
family, it was her duty to be calm, t
( take this affair in hand and conduct it t,
Il successful conclusion. She had hcart
from the village gossips how George Ash
err, the son and heir, had fallen in Low,
with Janet. (Though what he saw il
her, her aunt could not divine. A CIR
absolutely without styleD His mother, i
was reported, was widow, and humore<
the lad in every within.
"No doubt thought the astute Miriam
'ia, "shc has come to look into our famil,
and social position. What providence
it was that l came! I'll put my best foo
foremost, with the blessing Of heaven!'
The next merning, having elaborated
her plans, Miss 'Renshaw began the attacl
while the doctor was filling his saddle
bags, preparatory to his daily rounds.
''.Jamcs, you must have another ser
"What, eh9 Servant! Where is Bar
DlTa: StAr1nS lntO the kltcnen.
e, ut is absurd to talk of Barbara. Sh,
rules you and Janet with rod of IRON"
"Shc has been friend to us for twent,
. years, Miranda. When Susan died, it wa
on Barbara's breast she lay"
20, very we'll, but 1t is not fricnt
you want: it is a servant. ought t.
know what is due to Janct's social posi-
ton"
'.Janct's social position} Barbara9
said the Dewildercd doctor.
"And here is the luckiest chance" hi
sister went on. breathlcssly. "A coloret
man, just from Virginia, compcten
waiter and butler, who is willing to COM
and turn his hand to anything, for hi
board and clothes. o, you must secur'
him, Jamcs-at least until the Asher