Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-04
Miscellaneous.
In Spite Of Aunt Marcia

IF YOU do said Aunt Marcia, al will
dsown YOU. | never will recognize you as
my niece again, never :"
II wish YOU wouldn't look at me, Mar
cia.' said poor mamma. wiping her e,es,
"as if it were my fault. I'm sure I've
fgowned on il from the very first the girls
all know have"
Again mamma wiped her ewes and looked
out, through the -splashed window. on
the dismal lawn m It's March dress Of mud
and snow. Aunt Marcia folded back the
skirt of her purple silk gown and put her
feet on the fender bar
'.As for YOU. Rejoice" she sad, Il am
deeply, wholly and unutterably disappointed
III YOU YOU have no appreciation OF what is
due 10 your position you are disgrace TO
the name Of WtEerspoon."
My pretty sister Rejoice, whose home
name IS "Jo,." turned from the fire aud
looked at Aunt Marcia.
Nj YOU will jus, listen a minute" She
said. respectfully, but qui.e firmly. II think
perhaps ! can maze You understand inings
better
Aunt Marcia sen, her marabout plume,
'iembhns b, los Of 'ie head which said
plainly. "lbu won't persuade NE : but as
thr lp> >aid nothing. JOY began
First OF a!! dear father died tina, vas
the most etr.b'e tbing that could happen 10
is
No her began . cry very softly. and Joy
made haste to 20 on.
Then VT fould that instead of being rich
We were poor; and We must give up every
thing bot mamma, hdle fortune. ard must
i've the wear round in the OLD house in
lli!lsboro'-
(Which is moligased over your very
beads % Peter Dryden" interrupted Aart
Marcia.
"Yes," assented Joy Il was coming tc
that"
Now said Alnt Marcia. in her most
managing tone, "yOur mother fortune is
enough to almost live on."
But Id rather die and done with it, than
TO almost live said Maud, dismaly. "lf
though; should never have any more nee
dresses or satin boots or Germans or SYM
phony Concerts, should just want to give
up"
Spoken like a lady and Witherspoon,
said Aunt Marcia. "Iou have at least re-
fined instincts, Maud"
And again she set her pumes trembling
but this lime with approval.
Joy pressed her lips together, and looked
into the fire without speaking.
at is no USE" pursued Aunt Marcia, "for
you to ask any favors Of Peter DRYDEN. He
is a smalsouled, purse-proud, blue -nosed
! old miser."
.'He sent Mary AIMS mother load OF
coal last winter" said |.
ale wears patched boots" said Maud,
land he is SO very rich, he might give us
the mortgage outright if he chose. A thous-
and dollars is nothing to him."
ale gave all the children Of ST. Johns
Mission day down the harbor last sum-
mer.' said Joy.
| 81 don't want to speak against him." said
mamma, "but they say he is so mean that
he never eats meat, and you know he would
not lift finger TO keep Arthur Silsbee'.
horses from being sold for debts, and they
his own cousins by marriage"
"Who The horses?' said Joy, saucily
and then took mammals hand and kissed it.
by way of apology.
"He will fOreclOse, as sure as my name is
Marcia Wi,herspoon," said Aunt. "You
might borrow the money somewhere, per
haps. As for me, you know l have nc
ready money, but have offered to take
Maud to Newport
IL think we might take fat,' said Maud
tearfully.
1--WE should all be fats if We did," said /
'when we have good home here besides
father specially asked us not to sell the
| house."
'But if you must work." said Aunt Mar
cia, going to the beginning of our converse.
ton. "wby not choose something decent and
lady-like? Anything but this low, vulgar
employment. To keep a shop-Oh. it is
terrible.'
at is indeed" said mamma, helplessly
'.Joy always had low instincts from child
She would always play at cooking, and al
ironing her dolls clothes, instead of dress
ing up and pretending to pay visits as Maud
used"
"Well I'm sure" said Joy, "Im sorry you
all feel so about it, because we must earn