Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-10-14

pEEcHY PEAf.

/ The usua. aHagas cheek had cons.
from Caasln NaaauaNer. aal Ng.
F Caldwell and her daughter we've lis
.casslng where tLey should 20 forsb.
Summer. Mrs, Caldwell aas bat
widow, With bat a suai! income. 4ut
Ar. NauamsNe- was u millionaire. j
Nr. Wauanaak.r himself. though I
( w.loHcr. Was still in thc pgime of life
land e'nlusUtly handsome; and Mrs
. Caldwell, perhaps, aouRl have -
/ feF,d his hand % lis check bat IN
knew 'i.ss was . hopeless wish e
80 alnd Of coasin Geotge, Il
eslj "Asd uuxS esss-.ss--~rr-<
wr 20: | ara ;.rrd af Saratoga aua
Ion, Island Nha. 30 you think oI
a quiet country retreat somya here -
To 8 quiet country retreat alter
some Gl,cuss.aa iaey resolved So "a
The p'aca selected was "a farm. uI
among the hills, belonging 20 = we'll.
To do farmer, huoan - G9audfathyi
Tolr.
Amt pha.1c. grandfather To'e'.
sister, had rather opposed t5e taking
II boarlyrs, as she opposed everything
tbat Was novel; bVl Ca,or. the eldest
of the graud.dauchters. vho Was the
family Jupiter. hal spoken ur
promptly. "Nny not. shr sa.l. Il,
will star ~ up and give Maggie some
idea Of .rca, folks, for an tol! these
Ca,aaclis are very fashionable 1t
us have them hy alI means" Mag
Llc MAS t~joe's Youngest sister, and
The pet aad beauty of the family; and
when she too pronounced IN favor o'
the scheme the thing Was settled. -
the tAllWelis mother and
daughters.
They are not stuck mp i bit, Il
they did come from down below, said
Aunt Phoebe, when tea was over.
Appear just like oar sort Of folks.
The ClIawells We're equally pleased
Let's stay here always, " SAID Nable,
the younger daughter. to her mother
1t Is SO beautiful in the country. ]
hate the city"
It Was really very pleasant at the
old farm house. those early Summer
lays. There Was such tender green
o. field and tree; such blossom and
scent; ;uch sparkling mountain
streams: such wonderful moonlight
rHe Tole family too. were So pleasant
Maggie was the life of the house. She
was so full Of fuu and WAS 50 obli8!ng
so cultivated. too, said Mabie, VII,
had faucled that farmers daughters
must BE- ignorant. why she has read
more books than have, ma
But as the Summer advanced, and
the DAYS grew hotter, and things lost
their novelty. the tickle Nabie begar
to be less enthusiastic about the coun
| try.
always the anne milk and fruit
always the same drive" she said
And Maggie ha. so much to do now
that she can't be with me like sh,
used to. Id rather a thousand time:
Oe in town. It is dreadtuily stupid
here with not SO much as a donkey
cart going by. The mosquitoes are
ever So much worse than at home
| There We have bars. and there ar,
people, so they needn't bite Just lis al
the time. Aud flies are awful.
IN the midst of her grumble there
came IA smart rap on the door that va:
directly pushed open by little olt
woman, who dropped orisn little
courtesy on the threshold, and then
stepped in. She was dressed in old
fashioned "short-gown and petticoat.'
and wore on her head IA huge greer
silk affair, fashionable thirty years
ago under the name Of ''calash," anc
bearing close resemblance to a chaist
top. Away in under this monstrou.
bonnet was the wide frill of ii white
muslin cap; and IA pair of colored iron
bowed glasses covering pair of twink
ling black eyes. The old woman car
rled on her arm a covered basket, ant
III her hand IA great oquet of field Ill
les, jewel-weed, golden rod ard Gle