Richland beacon., 1888-11-17


Sunday DC o,c 10 he great c)EsternatiOn
of Miss Briskett, the ambulatory dress
maker, who declared contidcntially to
Dcacon ritkins wife that she didnt see
nothia' no size was gon' to get through
things ana there was Saphiry gown
and Miss Deacon irowbridgc cloal. and
Liza James new mcrin0. not Il str kc done
ont The Governor ought to be ashamed
Of himself for hurryng matters so"
II was a very rash step tor Miss Bris-
kett to 20 to the length Of such IA remark
about the Governor. but the deacon wi G
Va' one of the few women vino are ION
conductors of indiscretion, AMI 50 the
Governor never heard of il.
This par,icula: Thanksgiving tide was
marked ia Mapleton by c,ceptonally
charming weather. Once in greas viii e
The Indictment New England skies are
taken with remorscFul twinge and for
get to give their usual snap OF September
frost which generally bites OF I The
pretty flowers in SO art-breakinI a wa,
ana then yon can In C lovely tines ,.utc
down through November.
1t was so this year at Mapleton. Though
The Thanks living proclamation In been
read, and it was past the middle of No.
vemoer, yet mariSolds and fOur-o clocks
were all ublazc in the gardens and the
golden rod and purple as c. were loom
ing over The Eci Is rs if they We're expect
ing TO keep il up all winter.
IT really is Il Getting, the Jolly good
heart wi II which tn sc bright child en- of
the rainbow ilaun and wave aud dance
ana 60 on budding AMI poisoning In the
very teeth and snarl If OncOming winter.
An autumn ( lden rod or aster oag t o
DC the symbol for pluck and courage. and
might servo New nglanI cres rs the
broom Hover iii the cd / lantagenets.
The trees rounl Napoleon were 10 king
like gantic tulip LedS, and breaking
every hour INFO new hantasmagoril of
color; and the great IN that overshal-
owed the red Pix n farmhouse seemed
like dome OF gold, and sent yellow
rad ance thr ugh all the doors and win
dows as tie dreamy autumn sunsain,
strcamed Though il.
The III Kin elm was noted among the
trees of New England. Now and then
nature asserts herself and dos something
so astonishing and overpOwering a, aciu,
ally Ia strike through tie crust of human
stupid Y. and convince mankind tina. n
tree is something greater than they are.
AS general thing the human race has n
stupid haired OF trees. They embrace
every chance to cut them down. Thy
ha no idea OF their fitness or ANYTHING
but frcwocd or fruit bearing. But a
great cathcdi al elm with shad WV a;sles
of boughs its choir OF whsperng winds
and chanting birds, its hush and solemn
ity anl majestic grandeur, actually con
'.ucGs the dull human race and asserts its
leave TO be in q manner t. which all
hearts respond; and so the great
clms OF New England have cot
to bc r.garded with a sort of
prize as among her We few crown 'ew
els. and the Fitkin elm W as one of these
But WASH I 1t a busy time in Middleton
Busy is no word for it, Oh, tie choppinr.
the pounding the s.on.ng of raisins, the
pro. ections of pies and puddngs. the kill
ing OF turkeys -wh0 II utter il. The
very chip uir.els in the stone walls
who have family custom of making a
market basket of their mouths, were rush
ing about with chops Incredibly distenied
and their tails had an ct whisk of
thanksgiving alcrtness A sou rrals
Thanksgiving dinner is an AFFAIR of mo-
Eent, mind you.
In the great room, clean kitchen of
the dcacOns house might be seen the
1.-THE. comedy form of DIAM litkin pre-
si'ing over The roaring great oven which
was to cngulf the armies of pies and cakes
which were in due urse of Preparation
on the ample tables.
OF course you want 20 know who Diana
I'itk was. 1t was n e neral fact about
this young lady that anybody who ca.e
one look at her, whether at chu eli or nj
home, always In ,uired at once with e;fu-
sion, "Who is she "-particularly ii the
IN .uirer was enc OF the masculine gender
This was to be accounted for by the act
that Miss Diana presented t, the first
view Of the gazer q daz ling combination
OF pink and white. flashing air of black
eyes. ripple of dimplcs aboat the pref.
tiest little rosy mouth in the world, and a
frequent somewhat saucy laugh which
showed set of teeth like pearls Add
to this quick wit, a generous thouch
spicy temper, and a nimbe tongue AMI
you will not wonder that Mss lana was
a marked character ut Mapleton, and that
the inquiry who she was was one of tine
most interesting facts OF statistical in
formation.
Well. she was Deacon Pitkin's secon
cousin, ana or course just In that convent.
eht relationship to the Pitkin Us which
mas all the advantages of cousinship and
none OF the disadvantages, as may be
pam 10 an ordinary observe. For il Miss
Diana wished TO ride Or row or dance
Win any o. the Pitkin boys why
shouidn she? Were they no. her cousins.
but II any OF these aforenamed young
fellows ad anced on the strength of these
intinactes rresurptive cain to nearer
rcla tonship, why, then Diana was aston
lshed of course she had regarded hem
as her cousins. AMI she was sure she
couldn't thing what they could be dream
ing of-"A cousin is just like a brother.
you know"
This was just what James Pitkin did
not believe In, and now as lie is walking
over h u AMI dale from Cambridge col.
ic2c TO his fathers house he Is catherine
up decided resolution TO tell Diana that
he Is not and will not be to her as a
brother-tbat she must be TO him all or
nothing. Jan es Is the brightest, the tall.
ess. aud the Map.ctun girls sa d the /
Of the ri kin boys. He was
q strong-ieart-d generous, resO'ute fell. |
low as ever undertook to walk thirty-five
mtles home TO eat his Thanksgiving din
ncr.
We are not sure that Miss Diana was
not thinking quite as much OF him as he |
was OF her. rs she stan Is there wi h the
long Kitchen Shovel in ons hand, and one
plump whit. arm thrust Into the oven,
and her little head cooke on one side.
her trows bent and her rosy mouth
purscd up.with Q solemn sense OF the i'm
porsance OF her Judgment ~ she IL testing
the Lcat Of her oven.
oh ~, Is. fer all Yen seem to have
nothtna On your mind but the response.