Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-08-21
Miscellaneous.
Only Aunt Margery.


'iahd news II i. but papa told me no, /,
mention II, so il | tell YOU. YOU vii! let il :,
n' further - an! Connie Steadman glance,
round a her friends. feeling herself an i'm
Portaht parsonage, as the youthful possess
or q a secret usually does
"Oh, trust Us. Connie. We wont say , s,,,
sie "ord to any one We viii be as dumb a,
mutes on the subject" exclaimed katp D.r
weht ana her sister Mary, and their cousin
Edith Na!ter, who had come in ike Con.
stance for morning chat made the required
Asseveration, aud the quartette drew their
ohaiL, close, IN delightful anticipation.
wen, then. papa told us.vesterday even
ng-but. Katie. there Is some one IN the
other ROOM. and Connie glanced through
ihe hai-open curtains into the large draw
ing-room, at the further end Of which "a, a
'ad. engaged IN some quiet occupation.
"Onl, Aunt Margery, answered Katie :;
>he j. copying some music for Us. and
won't hear If YOU speak low Now do. dear
Connie, get on with Your story. for | am
dying with impatience."
Nv eli tben,the house on the hill l> H., Ia
a single gentleman. Mr. Maurice Chester
very nice looking. very rich. VINO intend, "a
come and live in it himself, and give no end
oi nice parties and nalls, exrect. for he
gave 'riYff g,tS..T,. 49, 49, .a..s,t in .t
and every other respect and 80 he decided
To take the house lie will come here next
month. to superin,end the fitting up. etc
"Oh. how glorious" cried May, olappins
her hands: now We shall have fIn. But,
Connie, j. ht Young. though n
"Oh. ves. about thirty. papa thought
answered Connie. rather doubullly.
Thirty Why. he Is quite old :" said
Mary. disgus,ed, from seNenteen-years-old
point Of view why, he will DO for Aun,
Marcery-we always call her an old mad,
and be i, an old bachelor"
Nonsense. Mary. what stuff You talk.
ssid Kate. who being three-and-twenty'
took a different view Of the matter. Thirty
il not old for man. You only care for
boys. Ike George Burden" Mary blushed.
But YOU would not expect him 10 buy a
house ard estate, like this gentleman. lhe
only thing isis he engaged, Connie =
...Ah. that | cannot tell YOU, unfortunate
ly asked papa. and he said very likely
he hadn't asked him; but mamma thinks
not. because he would certainly have brought
the lad, to see her future home, If he hac
been" said Connie.
.Noay mamma is right, Connie; lie Ger
,ainlv would have done So" said Kate, de
cidedly.
And ,hen followed quite an hours dis
cus,ion abou, the new conner. in the helgh
ofuh.ch, Connie herself. as well as th'
other two. quite forgot the need Of secrro
and the lady 50 quietly occupied IN tn
other room must have been very deaf not 1
have heard all the conversation.
~.t 4. If hOXpNEF
the girls made Just as much commotion
thew met new face al dinner party, @
we're introduced to strange partner at
ball. for Maundhury was such quiet plac
and so miserablv short of masculine socIetl
except the old and married. that any ehanc
acquaintance even caused quite tiuttt
among the marriageable ladies'. How, thei
could the news of permanent resident ia
TO affect them
) 1t is said that al no age does woma
give up the hope of marriage, but mu
say. at the risk Of being disbeiieyed, that II
T. thoughts of the matter ever caused Margel
Derwents pulse an extra fiutter.
If her niece Kate had grown to the age
%. beautiful and attractive as she was, Wi
D ONLY lovers '.who loved and rode away
there seemed little chance for her Au
Nargery. with the faded looks and qui
manners that sorrow and loss, and 80 yea
of life had lowered her love dream, but
had faded with the loss of her father and ;
her fortune, except small sum which Ju
found her in clothes, while her brother
sisted upon her making his house her hon
AT first Mrs. Derwent objected, but th'
j. finding Margery very useful TO call up
the night in case of sudden illness, to he
take care Of the children, and to make HI
self generally useful, as poor relations 9
expected to do, she ceased TO grumble, a
Margery found herself settled at Derive
house with a sort Of half recognition in
ie- ciety. the back seat of the carriage, the co
iu ~. est placc at the fireside always hers, in
turn for being constantly at every on
on beck and cali.
She had never been beauty, but she h
cal been pretty and lively, and much sous
e' after in society when she was the O.
be daughter of a rich man, and at first
en- change had been very bitter TO her, but
we late she had grown passively reconcied
4 her lot. Ten years of the same unvary
round had quite driven from her mind
hone of change. She was "only Aunt NJ
gery" to her neces and all their giddy
Gle of Young acquaintances, and had q
resigned herself to remain SO 10 the end
q. the chapter.
So she took little or no interest in
futter of preparation caused among
girls by the coming Of the eligible bache
T. though with her customary amiability,
was always ready with her advice and as'
ance In matters Of the toilets, which wer
help captivate him when he came.
The girls had persuaded Mrs. DerS
w., to give small evening party the week 4
his arrival, and as that lady had seen
approved of him as "capiial mattel
Ka.e," they had very little difficulty in
ting their own way in the matter AMI
ranging it on scale of grandeur never
has fore seen at Maundbury, except at the 8
and md " parties given once year at my
He Maundbury's own house, at which ro!
up III. was sometimes present.
urn. But doubt if even royalty's own
- cious presence could have made that |
.s,i more successful: it served for suhje