Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-04-22
JOY UNExPECTED.


JOY UNEXPECTED.
It was the week before Christmas, and
Miss Polly Pritchard sat alone in her
little room. diligently at work.
So far it had been hard winter, with
the ground all iron-bound with cruel
frost; the river clad in steely links OF
ice, the sky full of snow. and wind, and
tempest But Miss Polly was very conf
Portable in the little red farm house. of
which she occupied one wing. the other
being rented out to Farmer Gribbage
and his wife.
There was always a cheerful fire of
| logs blazing on the open hearth, always
plant at the window, and cat purring
on the rug.
ITO be sure, it's rather lonely, said
| the little old maid to herself, s.never to
| have q soul to speak to. But it is what
one must expect when one outlive's
ones family and friends!''
| So she sat here on this grey winters
afternoon, singing some half-forgotten
song, and plying her busy needle, when
Mrs. Gribbage, the farmers wife, came
in.
.Dolls, / declared she exclaimed,
| looking at the boxes on the table; and,
| as her quick eye fell on the work in Miss
Polly's hand, she added: 'And, as true
as live, you're a-dressin' 'em.''
Eyes" said Miss Polly, coloring a
soft autumnal pink.
For the toy-shopa" said inquisitive
Mrs. Gribbage.
| ..WelI-no!'' acknowledged Miss Pol
| ly. .sThey are for the little girls in the
orphan asylum. They don't have any
one to think Of their Christmas, you
| know"
i ..Well, / declared reiterated Mrs.
Gribbage. 'sWhy, there's eighteen Of
'em. You don't mean to say that you're
dressing eighteen dollsP''
Yes said Miss Polly in deprecating
tones.
"Humph! Well, / just came in to tell
you that I'm goingup to Miss Georgietta
Fullerton's s to tea, y
..Are youp" said Miss. Polly.
Mrs. Gribbage nodded complacently
Didn't they ask youP" said she.
y Miss Polly shook her head.
.'Well, it's your own fault, said Mrs
Gribbage, not without asperity. "Lool
at that old faded turned dress Of yours
Miss Georgietta Fullerton is very particu
lar about her dress. And now that she
is engaged to be married to tn.
minister
Miss Polly gave the least perceptibl'
start at these words, and asked:
rs she engaged to be married t
himp,'
so folks say complacently an
swered Mrs Gribbage. "And i dom
suppose he could have made a bette
match. Miss Fullerton is an excellen
houBekeeper, and has got little none,
Of her own. And il is high time ther
was someone at the parsonage to keel
those four noisy children in ORDER
And Mrs. Gribbage sailed away il
her rustling silk gown and red plume,
hat leaving Miss Polly alone with he
dolls.
The parson sat alone, also, that gre
threatening December afternoon, in hi
little study, with a heapof sermon-pape
in front Of him.
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