Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-12-08
OUR OUTING.


Sally Jane and / had calculated on
having an outing for quite a considera-
bic time, but one thing or another kept
putting it off, and so it got to be June
before Sally Jane and I got a chancellor
our holiday.
But one Monday, as We were helping
with the starched things, Sally Jane said
to me
Jemmy,"-my name is Jemima, but
it is such a solemn name for common
use that I'm always called Jemmy-
"Jemmy, to-day's wash day, and to-
morrow is ironing day, and Wednesday
finishing up, and Thursday baking, and
Friday sweeping day, but don't you
think we could get old Mrs. Rubby to
come over and scrub a Saturday, and
have our outing then?"
So l considered minute, and said
"Well, Sally, 1 shouldn't wonder"
So we settled that we would
And as we had fifteen dollars we'd
made out of pot-cheeee, why, we felt in
dependent and wouldn't be obliged to
ask any one for anything, which is a
great comfort to two single young wo-
men, living with an uncle as close and
careful with his money as Uncle Jeffries
is.
That night L told Aunt Jetfr1es that
Sally and were going TO take our out
ing on Saturday and go to New York,
and she looked solmn, and said In
loud whisper to nobody in way she
has that makes you think of ghosts
"When 1 was a gal, young women
was keepers at home and not gadders
about.
But 1 just poked Sally under the
table with my foot not to say anything,
and we both knew that, old as she was,
Aunt Jeffries went out ten times to my
once.
We had hired Mrs. Rubby ourselves,
but we didn't make any remark.
We were to take our outing Satur-
day, and to be up, bright and early, to
take the stage for the five o'clock train.
1t is singular how news flies.
Before Tuesday night everybody in
the county seemed to have found out
we were going to New York, and folks
began to call III with commissions for
as.
Mrs. Potter wanted new muslin and
PAMELA Potter wanted nine yards OF
sky-blue ribbon, and old Mrs. Jake
wanted a new Grape veil, and Martha
Tack Japanese umbrella, and Miss
Guild the minister's sister, she wanted
ten copies of the "Advice to Young
Gals for the ten best Sunday scholars
at vacation, and some lawn for her
| brothers cravats.
And so they kept coming in one after
the other, and think Emma Prinker
was the last.
She only wanted us to call at her
brothers office and get hat in box
that was to be left there for her.
We made out a long list of what they
wanted us to buy, for fear we'd forget
something, and started off in the stage
at half-past four Saturday morning.
1t was a mighty hot day-seemed tc
get more'n more broiling every hour.
The stage was bad enough. but wher
we got to the cars we were roasted.
And naturally New York wasn't cool
The streets were like bake ovens, anC
the stores were as close as if they were
air-tight.
Dear me, Jenny" said Sally Jane
to me, eff it wasn't for this shopping
1 should say the best thing we could dC
was to go straight to the coolest place
we could find and take ice cream an(
soda water; but we've got to get thu
buying off our minds"
sI should think we had," said /
"We've got forty-eight purchases t.
make, half of 'em to match"
The stores were Just open when WI
got to town, and it was half-past three
O'clock before we finished our las
matching, both of us were loaded dow
and we had't so much as even though
of our own muslins, nor our bonnets
though we had bought uncle his hand
kerchief, and aunt some calico.
Through at last, Jenny" said Sail,
Jane, looking at me over the top of he
pile of bundles; ''and I'm afraid it's to-
late to see any show, or to get our mus
lin and ribbons. We could go over an
spend the rest of the afternoon, an
take tea with cousin Betsy, though"
eThat's a good idea," I said. 81
will rest us; and we haven't seen cousi
Betsy for year, not since. WHY
what's the matter, Sally Jane?"
And I stopped short, for she was sta
> ing at me as if she'd been struck.
"What's the matter, Sally?"
eve forgot something" said Sail.
.sFmma Prinker's hat box"
sThank goodness, that wont have
be matched" said I, cross as could be
"It's at her brothers Office, in Made
Lane"