The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-01-13
"shall you tell her that cousin

we are not responsible for the CON.
pany that arrives during orr ab.
senco. Patty will mako as good an
audience as anybody for Consin
llnbakkuk's sermons au loc,uros, /,
aud she eau 10 the houseSork too.
I'll take Jane with me for n maid,
aud 50 the matter will be nicely ar
ragged.
Miranda jumped up aud ciappei
her hands.
Mamma she criei, "what q
manager you are You ought 20
have been man. aud Minister
Plenipotsn.i,ry + to some curt or
other. You would have made a
splendid diploiuatjst"
"Never mind that Just now said
Mrs. Brewster sharply. "i.et us see
about packing oif trucks"
"What fun !" criol little Patty
Brewster, lipsoeing about the big
empty drawing-room, aud peeping
slyly iuto The depths OF the great
mirrors above the mantle, who,e he,
plump face Was relests !. with Ill itr
tiuglets aui lhnp'es, all varying
shades Of rose and pea,l. And !
think I've got i. all TO myself! I'u
III alone in ibis great house, with
be ciickots, and the shadows, aud
tic shadows, aud winking was lights
II the streots I'm glad there are u,
{ oSts in New York. declare, il
rakes ole feel like IA srown-up
ouug lady in good earnest "'
Aud to carry out the dolnsion
atty scinperoi up e.li,s aud
lressol hsrself in ono Of hcr
cousio's blue silk dresses, with Il
! atiug scarf, 4 greualino over skiit
sd kat OF artiiaid b.us yiJlets
IN her hair.
Nov In Niraa It, Jli | $40 un-
consciously initiating, b,rore IT,,
ass, Miss BreWs!er's draw;ng.
foom airs aud graces, "Oh, how nic,
{ must he to b1 fashionable youn :
lady !"
Aui Patty went lown st'ira TO si'
in the balcony aud watch the pass
ers-by, half frightened at her own
temerity in playing Miranda,' hal
delighted AT the novelty OF her stu
Aiiau.
Miss Brewster z"
1t was tall, slender young man
very handao ne, with dark eyes an,
hair, aul dressed with cxce!leu
tista, who came mp the steps, carry
log portinanteau, and paused la.
Say'at the blue silk app ,ritiou whicl
giimunered on the balcony in til,
twilight.
"Yes,' faltored Patty, alliny to
herself, its the gas-mln, sup
pose, or the taxes. or sona.hing."
II an 10 glad" sai il no frankly,
reaching his hand over toward,
hers, 81 an your coasin Stocking
ton"
"Are ~" said Patty, wonder
ing who on earth hs mislt be
win you please walk in I"
IL suppose your m1ther is al
hone :" he kindly asked.
NO, sir, she isn't said Patty.
No i! Then perhaps you did not
receive my letter I"
Il have seen no letter" said Pat
ty. "But there's some mistake,
lare say. Please to walk in. IN
not Miranda. I'm only Patty, an 4
they're all away from home. Bat
iare say can cook you somo sup
per-"
Me- Stokinyton, not cousi
Hal akkuk at all. bat Mr.. Hartley
, Stokington, qnite different person
age, stood minute pondering
Evidently there was sono misander
standing.
sim capital cook myself sale
he, suddenly arousing himself
from the reverie. II have broile.
trout on the banks OF the Thames
aud picnicked on tue shores of til
Nile, on dishes that would max
. your hair stand on end. Ill heI
yon Hiss Patty.
"But, ,"hesitated Patty, r6msmbo,
ing sundry lectures delivered to he
at various times by Mira. Brewster
"wonld it be-.would it be quite :
a proper r.
+. "Why not 7"
sim eura I donst know g eai