Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-30


Mss Marigold sat down on the other side Of
the seam in the floor carpet, TO enjoy n little
season with copy Of Selections from Sa-
cred Poets" bound in red morocco, one Of
the few tangible relics Of the days her lit
tie hardware ,alisman had jus; now con-
jured from the past. The fragrance Of the
saucepan had hardly been pushed aside by
the sweet SAVIOR she found in its pages. when
knock was heard AZ the shop door.
Miss Marigold was really startled. 80
unusual on legal holiday she said. But
when she opened it she found no more ter
rifying object than the little servant girl Of
Pinkham Sisters, in a green calico dress
with yellow spots, and very tight in the
waist, TO say that "the ladies sent their best
compliments, and would Miss Marigold favor
them by coming right away to take very
simple dinner?"
'Dear met said Miss Marigold. "such
kindness, Of course | will, and be only
too happy. Right away, yes indeed and my
best thanks 70 the ladies. So unexpected !"
Wonderful said Miss Marigold again,
as she closed the door behind the passenger
for If he truth we're TO be told at the very
| momen, she opened the Selections" a
question altogether mundane was pressing
upon her mind. Could she, BY adding lit
tie water to the stew, make it appear quite
enough for two DAYS ? Otherwise, unless
some customer should drop in in the morn
| ing, she did not quite see how she TO
manage the next days marketing. The
quarters rent, always a rather heavy drain,
had been paid the day before, and the little
one piece Of currency left from tina, had
been dropped in the poor-boS nj the church.
For certainly there was no one there more
distinctly called upon 80 wonderfully as she
had always been carried through.
So she smiled more radiantly than before
as she lifted the saucepan over to the stone
shelf in the pantry to cool. and Withdrawing
the onion laid it on plate by its side. Then
one moment at the looking glass on the 9th
er side of the scam. and she was ready.
IL hope have no, come too soon,' she
laid as she stepped into the sitting room of
Pinkham Sisters. and vas met by her host
esses standing in their usual relative posi-
tions. and arraycd IN ancien; brocades. with
very full skirts and skimping sleeves, aud
wearing. the one a yellow and the other
plum-colored bow Of broad ribbon just over
the thin spot on the top of the head. Pink
ham and Pinsle. the customers called them,
/ II the, wished 10 speak Of them separately.
for the slgn said only "Pinkham Sisters :"
and they we're never known TO use any mere
individual terms in addressing each other.
Not a minute" said Pinkham; ION the
other hand, We really feel that We must
Apologize
"Oh. not a minute" said pinkic IN the
suPer.oprano; Eyes. We really should apollo
/ gixe.'
The truth is. we felt such anxiety about
| the chicken. whether it vas going to take
such handsome brown"
such anxiety" said Pinkie: I've were
afraid 1t wasn't going 10 take a handsome
brown"
/ And then again. sister wasn't at all well
yesterday she could hardly raise her head
/ from the pillow"
''Oh no. could hardly raise my head from
the pillow"
But she's been Frightening up every
minute to-day, 50 We felt We must have the
| pleasure OF sending for YOU"
"Oh, YES, Frightening every minute to-
| day we felt We must have the pleasure
well. I'm sure" said Miss Mangold. as
her little head slipped out OF the inflated
! hood, not hair disturbed. I'm 50 graiifed.
so eHfir,iy unexpected.
.'Oh. don't speak Of it," said Pinkham.
while she waved the ,ight-wasted calico a
majestic sign TO place the chicken on the
table; 1.-The favor is altogether on our side.
/ But still don't YOU find il a httle solitary on
such occasions. Miss Marigold,"
/ Altogether on our side" said Pinkie
"A little soliiary?r
why, bless you, no" said Miss Mari
| ynlH a.knS. could I .4.t
/ so many mercies' -
"well. j, is beautiful thing if YOU can
say so, Miss Marigold | only wish We all
had the same spirit?'
"Oh, a beautiful thing" said Pinkie Il
only wish We could all say so-
| The tight calico made Miss Pink
ham a return signal from the corner OF her
eye, 10 the effect that the central orb of the
occasion was successfully placed in its
sphere which was equiv alent TO saving that
the whole prandiai system was adjusted. for
| Miss Pinkham had with her own hands
| completed the arrangement OF every minor
satellite, moon and ring, in its own mathe-
matieal relations, and on its own particular
| figure of the table cloth, at the very instant
Miss Marigolds knock was heard.
did YOU say dinner was readyo All,
hSt4is l'Asss -WaiiseiGf u fUl VIC
sit right down ! hope YOU find yourself
with an appetite after your walk 10 church"
"Yes. we'll sit right down." said Pinkie
| hope you find yourself with an appetite"
"Dear me, yes" said Miss Marigold and
if her humility had not been so genuine,
she would have felt almost embarrassed at
the contrast with her own little preparations
left at home. The apartment, also, seemed
sf. d..d NTH nd ,b.x.
dividing seam in the carpet here it was all
feathers over the looking glass. And she
saw under the corner of the cloth, that the
table was shining mahogany. Then there
we're not only three kinds of pickles. but
six stocks Of celery in a very tall tumbler;
no onions. but the tight-wais,ed calico
standing behind Miss Pinkhams chair, with
peacock feather flying in one hand and the
other at liberty TO remove the covers.
But the Pinkham Sisters were so affable
that there seemed very little restraint after
all, and Pinkham when she had carved with
dexterity, begged to know Miss Marigold's
favorite part. Miss Msrigold declared she
had no favorite part; but after Pinke had
said with great freedom, that she was never
satisfied if she couldn't have a walker. and
ud1 saiu sAc Couefutrtu ttitIe was
no portion equal for delicacy to the left wing,
Miss Marigold got up courage to say she
had rather a weakness for that part that
went over the fence last, although she al
ways had some scrubles about mentioning il.
Then she ventured to speak of the table,
and Pinkham said it was her mothers, and
had eight claw feet, and Miss Marigold had
one with six claw feet, and after that she
felt perfectly at ease. So much 30, indeed, |
that she began to tell them about the sermon
and its wonderful appropriateness to the day |
though she lamented that her mind did not |
succeed in tracing it a. accurately a. she |
could have wished, and that she had found |
her thoughts sometimes wandering towards |
common mercies. But she knew the fault |
was her own; il could never have been with |
the subject; that was-Tbe future glory |
of our country, as contracted with tho pres |
ent condition Of the island Of Zanzibar.
Meanwhile the tight-waisted calico, in |
obedience to various stately signals from |
Miss Pinkham. had passed one dish after |
another, and being . good deal crippled |
by 1y brush, accomplished It very slowly, |
~, thar iusf as Miss Msvsu<,l1 nron os.ncod l