Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-11-23

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"rhere's boxes and boxesb said
Frank, laughing "And I've hired Billy
Willett with his wheclbarrow to hoist
'em up to the house"
'But, rank, who's itl Why don't
you tell me who tits "
'Hcr name is Miss Barbara Babcock,
said the Captain OF the Sea New. "She
comes from the state Of lhode Island,
and she says she was a second cousin Of
your mother. And she's coming to spend
Thanksgiving with You"
"NIiss Farbara Babcock :" repeated
Lizzie, her fresh face growing blank
"Oh, know now who it is rank All
the relations used to dread Miss Barbara
Babcocks visits She had no home Of
her own, and was always wandering
about the country with her fancy-work
and her receipt book; and. oh, Frank,
she was such a borel | can't have her
herem
"All right, then, 8 said Captain Elston;
'Tll 90 back and tell her SO. Only
Lizzie"
"WeH."
'Don't all this remind you little bit
of the old story Of the priest and the
devil"
But, Frank, when Pve invited all the
heighbors D"
''Yes, exactly so, said Frank, twist
ing the end of his red comforter around
his finger. "'Who is my neighbour
That's Just the question that the parable
was intended to answer. "
I Lizzie stood a minute, silently think
Don't put yourself out, my dear,
SD the Captain; "she can get lodging:
akthe Wharf easily enough. But she's
Hry old and feeble, and
II understand, interrupted Lizzie
lind she's my neighbor I'll go back
drank, and warm up one of my chicken
es for supper. ! didn't intend to hav
Alything but bread aud butter and col
90 feet, but Of course she is tired ar
ah. poor creature y
- NV own aitsNa ssxAr1Ns =
III a csrcssing touch q 4;
B'nclss which had escaped, ike ~ =.
-, cold from the border OF LizIi
't...rsfo5l hood ~ know just h'
sort of thing puts you housekeepe
80 mt somehow l felt sorrow Tor
gut Lizzie could not help marveling
lAttle when Miss Barby Babcock arrive
oIn the scene. She was little, dried,
old creature, with black, restless eye
al cinnamon-co front" and nc
and chm that met in close proximity.
$50 you are Mary Smiths darter, 6
YOU" said she. 81 can lest rememt
You when you were a leete girl, knC
high to a grasshopper, sewin' pate
work. Well, m glad thought of com
here to spend Thanksgivin' Sea air
ways did agree with me, and that,
, dreadful nice craft that your husband
! the skipper of. ] shouldn't wonde
she added, as she began on her seco
wedge of chicken-pie, 'if / made up
mind to spend the winter here, a
finish my silk curtains. I'm a-mak
. silk curtains, Elizabeth Ann-sew
strips of silk together, lust like you S
y carpet rags and when it's all done, |
! goin' to borrow Hesire Johnson's {
II room and weave 'em up into the pretti
e silk curtains you ever set eyes on.
} be pleasant winters work for you a
= me me-won't it, Elizabeth Ann. Pr
you've got some old silk gowns J
n could spare" she added, wistfully.
II II need little dark blue and saffron CO
y terror cotter they call it nevada
y Works in dreadful nice
Lizzie looked bewidered; but
- captain cheerily threw himself into
y breach
Ct "Oh, we haven't arrived at
: dignity of silk gowns yet, have
~ Lizzie" all he "Take some of th
nc crab-apples, NJ IS Babcocz. They
very fine. y
~ = The old woman sat down in the wa
= irelight, rubbing her wrinkled hal
together
~ - Its warm and comfortable hel
- said she. 81 wonder Inever though
-, comm to Elizabeth AIMS before.
"a sre johnson didn't want me. She s
-, ~ old folks was too much care. L
10 Wilcox was too fine lady to notice
no old Aunt Barby; and my Cousin NJ
nt well as good as turned me out of do
a But Elizabeth Ann is her mother ri
of over again-the kindest hearted cree
: that ever breathed. I'm glad c,
10 here to Thanksgivin'. / guess
- stay
mo- She said all this aloud, in her strar
mn. mn eFoaking voice, although she evider
imagined that she was only thinking
+ne Frank, VIII spered Mrs. Els
"a "a smuggling close up to her husband
her mink she Is fighty. She's so very
you know; she must be eighty, at
very least y
Who is my neighbour" Frank
sponded, softly. u think your dut
plan IN this instance, my dear"
Inc little old relation was busy
.ag al her balls of parti.colored
sripS when the Thanksgiving comp
arrived, next day, and she eagerly
\ lerylewed them as to the cast-off s
dress question.
Lach was Of different opinion, bu
"eie adverse to the stranger
\, Lizzie, | wouldn't stand itw c
als mrs Howard, gay young neigh
an old crone like that, to come
let Hi5 Su9 settle right down on you. like
ntoe @ plu Woman Of the Sea Why, | n
! re-. ueard such impudence in my life"
aunt Rhoda shook her head solem
nod aronnd Ga' "a d baocock used to
apes I'Guu9 II;.g IN York State, !" said she, ''w
'ent an5 '1ed there. She was dreadful {
> t bnt lere warn't none of her relat
/ the II. n. was glad TO be rid OF her. | woul
will "pv, uu9ef'ake the care of herm
and IemnaI she 5 ola, Rhoda," said L
aked folks 90, ana she's had stroke or
your her ef F,;.. | uunno what's to becom
J are II Won, c'1Saoeth o'1 Ann sends her away
NAt shall bnwa , -