The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-05-22
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siniulness aggravated him would willing
ly get up and go home.
Even shopmen are formidable creatures
in my eyes. When at Stewards, never can
throw Off the impression that the clerk who
is waiting upon me owns the entire estab-
lishment. But all this is nothing to the sp-
palling influence of fashionable mlliners
and dressmokers. Only the thought of the
lilies of the field can sustain me when in
their presence.
What wonder, then, that dreaded this
particular Monday? It came, all the same,
however, and when, just before breakfast,
the door-bell rang, Ann, Who answered the
summons, T1e9 a grander, light hearted
young woman than her mistress, who stood
in an upper ruom bracing herself to meet the
cunning presence.
In Il moment Ann came up saying mys.
teriously, "She's down stairs, mum, and
she's had her breakfast. NY but she's the
quare looking old crayture, though ?"
"Show her up, Ann"
She entered,--a queer looking, mid Old
woman Of seventy
I had not expected this. Fancy had con
jured dressy, fussy young person, with a
manner as quick aud shipping as her scis
sors, and roll Of fashion. plates in her hand
somebody with ali iron will, who knew
the exact size that lady's waist out to be,
lungs or no lungs.
But this quiet, sober old body, clad in
dingy Llacl, how could ask her 10 make
up my Guery?
Good morning. Is this Mrs. Bond7'
asked, hall hoiing it was not.
II believe it is she answered, with
pleasant smile taking OF her shawl and
honnet as she spoke, adjusting her sf4ctnclcs
carefully, sr as not to tear her supple white
cap. "Shall sit here, ma'un?"
"0h, yes,certaiuly!" and somehow, before
l knew it, the old lady was cutting out
lining, and l was up stairs again (after huv-
ing taken hosty LreakGst), and seated
near her, running up the breadths of "a skirt,
everything just as easy and natural as pos
sible.
yes che Ti0s Sow but think If was
because she took so much interest in her
work that she rather fingered over it, 1t
was wonderful to sec how she would turn
refractory bit of goods this way and that,
until at last it would fit in exactly where it
was needed; wonderful to see her stitch,
| stitch, in such n steady. resolute way, and
all the time with that placid expression on
her face, her @rinkled little mouth pursed
up, and her gray eyebrows arGhing mildly
oyer her spectaces.
About eleven o'clocE in the forenoon,
without looking up from her work she said,
Mrs. -, would it he asking too much il
| wanted II cup of tea at lunch time? It
keeps me awake for the alteruoon,and can
40 better Justice to the work"
Awake for the afternoon Ponr old soul !
Certainly not nt all! !" | exclaimed, in
"A startled way. "Wr always have tea at
luncheon; but, whether or not, you should
have 1t and welcome. Why not lie down a
while, though Please do. Rest yourself,
now, on that lounge"
ooh no, indeed thank vou % and sho
laughed, a Quiet. sober little laugh. with a
tear in il. "The tea'll keep me up now,
ma'am," she added cheerilyi "if yop'll please
get ready to try Oh I'll be through IN a
minute."
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On tie thlrd day can hardly say how
II came ao"ul-She "in "'e lhe sHrF "' he'
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the work slipped through her fingers and
what life 1t was TRIAL upon trial. sorrow
upon s'rr"w prosperity at hrs'' then mis-
fortune aud poverty then sixteen years OF
married life, and three or four little graves
sieSinssi the rr'p oi The home smlt'en