Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-19
Miss Dilly Daily,

She is q sort of omnipresent damsel,
common to all communities, and on ia
nous visiting terms with all the neighbor-
hood-at least, she thinks SO. She always
runs into your house in great haste as
though her wish was to borrow fire, instead
of telling you lin voice lowered in terror
lied accents) that your neighhors on the
other side of her have Just closed Il loving
tUssle to remove superfluous tresses from
each others devoted heads. Indeed, our
lingering informant draws on her magma
ton so strongly i'll depicting the manipu-
lation of jet and cardinal locks, that we see
forthwith mental picture of the angelic
book-keeper above, with busy pen sub
tracing haudluls of hair from our neigh
boris record.
Ste LNs reme!ned standing during this
exciting recital, she being in too much of
hurry" to sit down. Now she sinks into
n chair and relates other dreful happen
ings, her haste apparently of lesser import
ance than her chit chat and the budget she
Is generously banqueting you upon. All
he time she Is going, but doesn't get OFF.
Perhaps Miss billy Daily is such very
kind hearted creature, and seeing the i'm
Piled entreaty in YOUR face for Just one
more of her sta'-Hs, she cannot deny you
ner society all at once, SO she breaks the
shock of her departure by frequently re-
tcrated warnings of We'll, really, | musi
60"
But she doesn't. She settles back and
aimlessly talks for ten more minutes
though the washer woman may be waiting
tor her wages, with a sick family at home
needing her immediate presence or she
may be cheating you out of other duties
which you are anxious 10 discharge; but
courtesy keeps you there giving ear to
Miss billy DHlly's gasconading and idle
gossip.
Finally, this creature of a most tiresome
habit will arise; but still she tarries, stand
ing in various unbecoming attitudes, repeat
ing for the tiflieth time, II Just run over for
minute," forgetting she has already slain
many golden minutes.
She may get halfway down the hall
when She will suddenly brighten up with
something she had nearly forgot to say. >
Then, in nervous state, you must listen
10 what is of no more benefit to you OF
humanity in general than Hebrew is to
Geronimo. Then she hangs on to the
door knob, still talking, as if she held the
hand Of a long-lost friend and felt lOath
to pat with it. After the door is opened,
che issues general and particular invita-
tons 10 everybody present to "call soon,
pitching her voice to upper to reach
lhoae WIZ may NOT nave iolioNou uel W lhe
door.
She may get so far as the gate, when an
after thought, or last underscore to "call
soon" strikes our going caller, and you
must risk pneumonia by standing in the
chill winds to patiently and politely heal
10 the end.
Everybody seems relieved after Miss
Oily Daily departure. She may be evei
30 nice Otherwise, but her prolonged an
nouneements of going detract from hel
society materially.
Miss billy Daily and all others whom il
may concern, when you say you must go
put your potential verb into force and go
DO not daily and have everybody on III,
qui rirs TO see you 80. he not offensiNel,
short OF abrupt, but 20, when you say yor
are going.-ProC Id, II, Gibson, "a 81
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