The Portland daily press., 1881-06-04
THE PRESS.
[Harper's Bazar.l
The Case of Miss Palmyra.



doubtful if an offer to have Palmyra imme-
diately burned in the yard as witch, and
Annie Lu as a defaming hereto, would
Iavesbrought more than faint ray OF COM
fort to O'Toole's outraged soul. 1t is but
Justice to say, however, that she offered to
stop until a successor could be secured, but
fate must give another stab at her bleeding
heart. Annie Lu knew of a country-wo-
man of approved skill who could come at
once. Then Mrs. B. O'Tooie forever shook
the Gust of our household from her feet; but
my sacrifice in that little matter of the
cream had not been quite in vain. While
Mrs. Ross and Miss Lilith were granted but
but frigid courtesy at parting, "Misther''
was pronounced "a ale gintleman sure
a speech that was merrily repeated to me as
sarcastic eulogy. Palmyras exultation in
OToole's departure was done in such
deep, quiet way that the most astute person
would have been compelled to deny that she
entertained any such feeling.
Mrs. Petrie, another widow, but a young
er one, proved successor of our late witch
seer cook. Doubtless Mrs. Petrie, feeling,
that she was indirectly under obligations to
Palmyra, was disposed to be conciliatory. At
all events, they began very friendly, and
a complete day of peace again reigned at No.
Al this time Mrs. Ross was not unmnd-
ful of ''scamps." Buttons, across the way,
had not the mien of a formidable scamp"
and his attentions had been openly resented
ny Iaiiiiyra' puI aLtei Du' IONS ilau pee peer,
seen hanging ABOUT tne PACK ailey az aDout
u .i, nss' horS, ny worn tnIousn MIS-.
thn o ou" oru Ss 4, any t uesiiI il9ni
aproned butcher-boy who was thought to be
a possible scamp" a youth before whom,
at his first appearance, dainty PALMYRA had
T me- ~ uieilay ou' d. li1 SAINT lliue Miss
Lallnyra was tnougnt 10 De not without a
snare OF coquetry. Inc next Victlm 10 MRS.
moss suspicious ;s was dapPer grocer clerA,
,i.I nie op ,asi ati9n Iof alnyla
WIN peanuts anu la,sins, anu IL wac thought,
NJ "' p 1i,s e'npaoyu, eApemH IN Inns ease
MRS. Ross was undoubtedly UNJUST, Tor,
Having niaue solie casual inquiries IN
10 the young man, IL was learned tnat ne
t Was u; non n a1af ieilow. 10
enis, a,inie =, Lu auueu ner oGnel ina. ne nau
1i IVY ioi oito ouAoii VIE oeio. DuI MIS-.
moss, mo1 " oS oonT,nceu, oesan w lake tne
f ti LON " naoe Ia III anotner part
1917 n", "~ii .ao 500 oiei mas eA-
pp ;a,. ' any" ma1 very .onq VI .ne PIE
az" ~. " 81" us L.ooo nioe
aenso W Ivy iSsS AZ s'oppinS 1ne supply VI
p Pc L s,e nau ouS III On iiiilocenI pleasure
S Tn nan W '"' W. ione paper Days o.
tonou ou III; PI'r ti,;s A IN sialNS ihGonsls-
eoney WIN Inls eAainpie was MIS-. moss
sES; ntne "I' rt one llsnt that sne
. "o"iun oiihS noiho any liore
fS 90 .f+o, - ,,..
one evening, aioef supper, MRS. moss o0ok
i;tS eaS a., III th que sue u y cna, anu MISS Il
60 tio sno III ILL., .i nsS piosiou'iy maui
SUI eiia' al .'ie Iooni oeors were cioseu-a
SUI s,n tma' Soiiie eohnae.lce u crave I'M
pO s W. was aoou' W VIC cAIeneeo W NE;
D. We s. uave t ,eaSo, 10 'llihh' began MRS.
sssi;ss '1 ;; n ~ MI. ru;.,, ;.
a, Mios, leirup'eo MISS Lilitn' III gen
'ie aMlaSonisln.
wen, theii, soinepoay; continued MIS-.
noss; sinAins III Spl.e Vi nef severity OF ex-
pression- soIepody, MRS. or MISS, In
this mouse, We nave reason TO think, is not
ho ,l4,S,
In ronch IL WASH a Mlss-not falthful
annie Lu!
Joined Miss HIN ""' ''f"' IT,
ssPalmvroo nnnsarsop,
.spieass lesS 1amJI,,, roo,os.oa NJ,
Ross at don,t hol;ava tho ,,;ss;ns. $50.
could have been taken hv palmnrs f tbnu@b
sister insists mnon it, ~ ''io'sn
81 know She @p makes, ~. froo will, MN ho,,
hons J, said Miss T;,;th s.om "i'n it,a uon =
week since 7 caneht her COMING from INV
room viii rair 81 nv III lrin,:o iiot =. 10y
bv mere chance that y canon. n,g s;aht ae "as
end of them ); 'sn' ''s'' u ohe
II ate vonr bonbons % roto.rtod Nrrs poss
sand as ~ 1871 , .eu WI hosS )
nlanat;on tbot po1,owro I'D imst ,,;aI uo 81
gloves IN off The Aoor 1yas h;nbIn oro I,,o
Bic one Rnt even adm;tt;no hot s bo Az
take many of the miseing fittia ort fol sio
tbouoh what she does WITH them would Gin
be mvsterv-it doesn,t axnia;n how, Me-
Petrie sbonid he wearing an ,nn;sto,-ah, oh
TO her as a present nv vouno man ),
When this confidence was extended to
Annie In that faithful friend of PaImvra,s
vainly pleaded with Miss Iilitb. even at the
expense of her own compatriot PALMYRA
had fallen from Miss Lilith,s good oninion
never to be restored. and later she referred
to her well-grounded suspicious not without
raillery at our unsosphisticated trusting ma
lures
While tho loco soorf o,;soao o. .,;u
exnlained an .s,onost ;ad,, hro,~1,+ 1.,i III
Ross at the door tr;a Of ,bhnp r,r;.t ~ m Wis
min attaobed 10 ona and IA ~ ",sn Soi9
tl,at ha i.aJ go w oIe Gnu, anu ne eApiaihed
sProhah1v es She ,nas ,ro in s4 ~ az" .i
broter,s,, sya@oStod Me- NJ; S ;g;.i " VIC pawn
Rnt tben IS;ti, sns,,;o;n,,s ;5o
tbe GROCER clerl soon &c. o,eroauoa @
nrbon W,s patr;o Ia ''t - @Ppoa:ou' anu
Wrs Poss;s nrosa,,oa id w u.ns LIN lGIo
bad ncLed m tha iaoa soonf ~ nv uaa' ns
nd;pc no owner o h ha1 atad sne :. a,iey anu
patr;ae Ao 0""oi' n"u pio'ono0u ~ W MIS-
Mrs Ross .ss,rod thon, +h.t sho os
fectv satisf;ad ith '4 tS Una. sue was per-
hone sbe was " hut t ~; a."1en S anu
onoIn sootso5 NV ~ .st n,o u Gnu myself
co. oiay,, ,,S M 'S 'e onesI iau .le gro
ed cnnfadara t ,,, oU,oo 100 a. .nree .uoupt-
m utterly min c" "n " PoIn 1. aS mo.lng
Mrs. Pnss zoo ; noo Iunyias euaaicser.
ber mind tb,t ~ R Poi, n"u oe'eiiliieu IN
went ON tru sta. han yia ,, was a tnlei, put
tine a str;ot 1naio,, noi' Aoopins d. 'ne SAME
Even if ner Si o,;,t,oss p.,, ,,s
not hora b,'t Unt;ossS A Ls'' anyia couiu
uas treeteJ II hv nov,ueH LOW 4taeLemsiy sue
~ ~ IA 10y! 10y Va lne nouSenolu,
,u !, G,u 90 Sh"C ~ consequence she was
J;s;tI,,a i, " LAM ieplisais: oo Wnen MISS
a,i. ~ n anus oohponnlere was iouna
o om t hersnie ois oroheh, IalLnyra could not
NJ Pntm;n raom .ne charge ana penalty.
0,Too, e;io MaJ 'nen .lea'ep 10 lepetluon
r;f;aJ potr;o "i ,';t., oueinS. Du' tne Utter
&c aIar,,e 49, "t.nUu. uIIeIins d murmur OF
t ~ a,aint' Sea1 ralmyla out OF Inc room, and
onE LIN t Iay SnI"eo some scratches re-
ST,'' u ~ she 'tSSae IN sorrow, mrs hoss
oe'y p pnn,Smea '1ts no longer doupt1ul trck
b Ha Si fcr 90, ., Though Annie Lu Valnly