The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-02

~tanuHlotne bbllVer h1u carried
to the table, and each guest was pro.
vided with one OF her silver po::ringers,
also with cream and Jumps OF sugar,
The captain talked 10 me before dinner,
and l told him. before l knew that ]
was getting confidential, how you we've
all or in the wilds. He said that enter.
prise was what the new country needed,
md that It was not best to have Nm.
tucket peopled entirely with S%tarbucks;
that l was one OF tho old stock, II was
plain TO DO seen, II my name was Went.
worth. md no looked pleasantly around
tho circle Of Siarbucks. ! nupposo | do
resemble them all. l saw Aunt Esther
looking at me 30 sharply that | rcmem.
hered she had often told me
that 1t waa not seemly for inc TO talk
with men, and presently became dis.
creetly silent. But when dinner was m.
nounce!, he (the captain took INC out
and tttade TIC SIT by him. After grandma
had asked the blessing on the food, Aunt
Content said to her ION and his friend:
II have made u dish Of tea for you, but
am fearful that | havo not prepared it az
hath need, and would like to have your
opinion" Whereupon my cousin and
the captain looked and shifted the tea,
and my cousin made answer: "As my
loved mother desired my opinion, l must
needs tell her that a spoonful OF this
beverage which she has with such hos.
pitable intent prepared for us, would
nearly kill my Of us here at tho tabte."
The captain then said laughingly that
aunt could keep tbs decociion for dye
10 color woolens. lie further said that
he would, II she 30 desired, instruct her
how TO draw tho tea herself, "and this
young lady," he continued, turning to
me, ''shall make the first dish of The
beverage used in Nantucket" Dinner
being over they all remained at the table
excepting Captain Morris and myself
(for Aunt Content babe me to assist him
rs he should direct) and wo searched for
a suitable vessel wherein to draw the
tea. At last I saw Uncle Nathaniel's
large gray stone pitcher, into which our
guest instructed me to put as much OF
the ten US ! could hold between my
thumb and foreflnyer for each person
and an additional pinch besides. Then
he told me to pour over 1t boiling hot
water sufficient for us all, and SGT tho
pitcher on the Goals and let 1t remain
until 1t came to n gentle boil. The tea
was then poured into the tankard which
Aunt Content had made ready and the
carried it 10 the table for mo and
me pour it into the porfingers
for the guests. lie was 30 kind as to say
that it was the best dish OF tea he Q, Jr
Perhaps he remains hero 80 long on
Aunt Esther'B account; but dear me,
she is so prim, Il write with nil respect,
lear mother) and he is such a jovial
gentleman, l do not understand how
such a union could be harmonious, I'll
40 has regard for her, it must be on &C.
:ount Of the Starbuck blood.
Oh, my mother, how can I tell vou?
t is not for love OF Aunt Esther that
Captain Morris remains, but me, your
little daughter, and all tho Starbucks,
indeed, saving Aunt Esther, who de.
;lares with quiet wrath that l ought to
put back in pinafores, have given
heir consent that l shall be married
md sail away with my husband in my
husbands ship to see for myself all the |
beautiful and wonderful things OF which ,
have heard 80 much OF late. Bull
will not give my consent until | have !
bat OF my father and mother first, SO {
here is a company being made
Up to 60 with Cousin Nathan. {
Ell and the captain through .
he winter SHOWS to your faraway 6
rome. And SO, after all, it will be this !
lew friend Of whom | have written go !
much, who will take this long letter to )
gu. can not help thinking i~tstrauge, =
lis wanting TO marry me, and when | +
aid so n day he replied grayeIy that d
t was Nil on account OF the tea, that it c
,ot into his head, and indeed it may be !,
o, for ! was Tightly aud hardly closed b
ny eyes to sleep ct all, the night after O
'attakipg Of it, and even dear grand c
says she would not answer for !
he consequences OF what she might be i
ed to do we're she to make use OF it :.
very day. l send along with other !
mall articles a quantity Of the white y
rope that shall. il SO 1t eeemeth, hest d
Il the Judgment Of my honored father :
nd mother, wear in good time rs q q
iedding goYn, ;.
The household all joins me in sending I
owing greetings to you all. !
| remain now and ever your dutisYl !
aughter. 4
RUTH SrARnuoK WENTWORTH. 5
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