Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-04-21

Aunt Grizzy's wrinkled face fairly
heamed. "Well. ! calculate it amt
absolutely ugly" said she. "But still
if you've really set your heart on 1t,
Niece Arabella-but it amt unpacked
| ALWAYS put it away this time OF year
when there amt no tea parties gwen.
"Oh. never mind that said Mrs.
Syr.ington, her heart leaping within
her at this easy conquest of the tort.
.It will be all the more convenient
for me to carry it. People always
keep such treasures put away in secret
places
"Hey:' said Aunt Grizzy, and Mrs.
Symingto repeated her words.
"Oh, there amt no secret alb nut 1t.
said Aunt Grizzy, rs she turned the
Kissing sausAges in the pain. only
| hain't had time to overhaul 1t since
you've been here,
"Naturally:" interrupted Mrs:
Symington. "But | suppose 1t is all
in good condition.
"Sartinly, .artinly," said Aunt Griz-
zv,-"You can look at 1t yourself II
YOU like. Niece Arabella.'
"Oh, that is not at all necessary,
said Mrs. Symington. but now as
to the price, Aunt Grizzy"
Il amt one to haggle with my rela-
tons" said Aunt Grizzy, giving the
irving pan a shake over the blazing
sticks. set your own price, Arabella
and if | don't liks it I'll make bold
to say So
/ DO YOU think; Aunt Grizzy."
hesita,ed the city lady, THAT twenty
+ five dollars would bea reasonable COM
pensation for it,"
"Well, YES" said Aunt Grizzy. at
never cost me that, because
/ NO. of course nor," hurriedly in
terposed Mrs. Symington, and she
produced the twenty five dollars, all
in gold half eagles, with the exultant
feeling Of one who has picked a
precious diamond out of the dust
Bat should wish you to feel that
had dealt fairly with yon in matter
like this
We'll, huiu't no reason to com,
plain" said Aunt Grlzzy. 'Some
folks fancies cheeny. don't. \
plates plate TO me, and cups a cuI
and Won are kindly welcome to my SCI
If you've took notion to 1t.
: Mrs. Symington went home th'
next day. through whirlwlnd o
snow, having been fed upon pork ant
+ sausageS, sausases and por K, at ever.
. meal since her arrival, anu retaining
. very vivid recollection of tbs Main'
winds and tempests. ~
; Il don't think I'd go basch,na,
, again, even for set OF ~
: = !!.. !. |. -
. herself on the velvet cushions OF tn
palace car and shrank shiveringly in
, side OF her seal doIman ana fleece
. lined fur gloves. Aunt Grizzel viii
+ never die natural death; she'll b,
. blown away, like Mother Hubbard.
. But all these petty trlbulation wer,
forgotten rs thing out of mind or
the brilliant January morning OF
which. in front Of the seacoal fire il
her own coy drawing-room, she un,
packed the coarse wooden box wherein
were concealed the priceless treasure,
Of Auut GrIzzy Grumpton's china.
"pun't touch them, Stanbope, said
she, with d small shrek OF dismay
Men are so dreadful careless. On,
here they are on the top all wrapped
/ in separate pieces Of paper
"Eh:" sand Mr.. S,mington, stand
tng by with hammer and screw
driver brandished i'll either hand.
Are these antiqucs:'
! Good gracious me-, gasped Mrs.
! Symlngton. w hat can this possibly
mean -
For the china which she unwrapped
/ from its coverings of coarse brown
paper was a cheap and common style.
such as is associated in the mind with
tea chromos. gaudy Autographs and
statesmen of the llebraic persuasion
hite. with u band of imitation gold
around each piece, and coarse flower
sprawlIng below, as if 1t had been laid
on with u miniature whltewash brush.
This is never my Grandmother
Grumpton's old china" said Mrs.
Symington, bursting into tears, and
pushing the hldeous atrocities away
with a force which cracked two plates.
"Tll write to Aunt Grizzy at once, and
this misunderstanding shall be cleared
up"
In the course Of time an answer
came from Wild River. stitfly written
in pale ink. and conveying in its tout
ensemble the general impression that
Aunt Grizzy had wrestled with it as
If had been Il fit of the Asiatic cholera.
Dear Niece" Gt said. )-"With Love
and doty | take up my Pen to inform
\ ou that the China is all right Bot
from Smelly 4 Pipkin, in Boston, last
November, at Eight (S) the Set, to be
transported at my own Damage. As
for my Mothers old Set, which Can't.
Bahcock bro't from Calcutta in the
Year 1899, | Gave it to his Niece
Helen Hosmer two Yeres ago for a
Pare of Gold Spectakles and Fur
Mutf, being so Cracked and Old fash,
ioned that it wasn't worth no more
But | am told that she puts it on Eb-
bony Shelves in her Best Parlor. But
Helen was more than Half-Witted. |
and your Set witch you took home
with you is worth "a Deal the most
Monnry. SO You have the Best Bar
gain. With live, remain, Your
Aunt to Command,
"GRIZZEL GRUMpToN."
"Ah!' said Mr.. Symington, who
had been listening intently to the con-
tents of this much blotted and bes-
neared piece OF manuscript, sealed
with Aunt Grlzzy's thimble top, and
still retaining subtle odor of fried
sausages and griddle cakes. "a seal
lolman at three hundred dollars. a