The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-06-07

go and dust the best china at once"
said Miss. Seedy, severely cycling the culprit,
who had taken refuge on the veranda roof
among the tangled wisteria vines and last
years sparrows' nests And when you've
done that, take the covers off the parlor
furniture and polish up all the door.handles
and plated ware. and don't let me see one
particle of dust on the parlor carpet, unless
you mean to be sorry for It'll Do you hear
me, Sarepta2' F&g
Yes, 'um, " said Sarepta, and then with
an agility worthy of first-class acrobat, she
clambered down the interlacing network of
vines, aud dropped like a cork in the middle
Of the bed of balsams below.
81 never saw such child in my life,"
said Miss Seedy., I" It's. the last orphan III
ever take to bring up. And 1 don't know,
now, but it's my duty to send her back to
the institute, and adopt my cousin Ming
don's Daughter, Mary Alice, or else Sarah
Fields niece, Louisa. They really seem to
be very fond Of me, although, of course,
when one has little money, one naturally
grows suspicious and narrow minded But
Mary Alice is sweet, aHectionate thing, and
Louisa has "a very tender nature. And
there's no denying but that Sarepta is try
ing!" q eats- 49, Al 4 g ~ tAisiA'
Miss Gedronella had recently Inherited
money Old Captain Clapp who Lived in a
howell and ate his crlsts sparingly, to make
them last the longer, had died without win
and she, as the nearest of kin, had come in
to possession of his garnered thousands.
She was an heiress now, and her friends and
relatives smiled upon her. She gave up her
trade Of genteel dressmaking, and put bay
window in her little parior to indicate reHn-
ed retirement. She subscribed literally to
charitable institutions, and rented new and
expensive pew in the Rev. Septimus Speak
aloud's church. And Il she could have tax
en- tea four times day, she might easily
have done il, no popular hads she become IN
town.
"Ah, Sister Clapp, it doesn't do to believe
all these professions" sighed Rev. Mr..
Speakaloud. Bear in mind an heiress win
always be surrounded by time-servers
"Oh, but my relatives are quite different, f"
said Miss seedy, eagerly. :" They have al
ways been so fond Of me-"
''How do you know ?" said Mr.. Speaka-
loud PIG
Because they say So" said the artless
Humph !" said Mr.. Speakaloud, tapping
the lid of his snuff box "Ah of course!
And he said no more wise words of coun-
sell st lsrssl
Mr.. and Mrs. Speakaloud were coming TO
the kettle-drum that night, SO were Mrs.
Mingdon, and her daughter, Mary Alice
and Miss Louisa Field, and Squire Settle and
his wife, and Miss Fetchitt, who wrote poet
ical contributions for the Pigeon Hollow
Mercury And as this was Miss Seedys frat
attempt at anything like extensive hospitah-
ty, she was very anxious that IT ahould be q
success. ST. "a
At last the preparations were complete
The parlor, cool and clean, and scented viii
the branches of wild rose which Sarepta had
gathered, had been swept, and busted ~th'
chairs were set invitingiy around The loai
Of frosted cake, the silver basket Of lady fin
gers and sponge-biscuits, the glass dish Of
ounce preserves, and the row Of cup Gus
tards were placed ON the closet shelf, so tina
they might be transferred with the least pos
sible trouble and delay.
"And now" said Miss Seedy, when sh,
was all dressed, I'm go down cellar ani
bring up the strawberries.p