The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-09-25
THE LADY'S MAIDS STORY

Blrch--Miss Grlgg that was before she
married Mr.. Birch, / knew all about
that affair, 1t was very singular indeed
very I'm not sure that | ought to
mention II, for II n lady's maid can't hold
her tongue she can't find good places.
Dear me, I'm no talker Pm as mum as
mouse Bushels Of pearl powder and
quarts of rouge have ] applied with my
own hands, and never so much as limited
at As for cotton, bless your heart I've
never hreathed about it, and | did live
with lady once that took arsenic regu-
larly for her complexion. That's no
secret for she took too much one day, by
accident, and died
'There was an inquest and 1t all came
out. It's well 1t did, for suspicion pointed
TO her husband 4 Somehow, it always
seems to strike n jury that husband is
the likeliest person 10 wish wife out Of
the way But this isn't anything about
paint Miss Grigg being on the stage,
made no secret Of that. She played queens
and SUCH miss, I've often had tickets
given me and gone with my young man
to see her act, And when she was naughty
and curled her nose like, miss, and looked
at other folks over her shoulder, and
talked away down in her throat like i
pigeon gurgling, she was splendid, miss.
1t made me think how nice IL would be to
be queen and to take airs over every
body,
"Well, Miss GrIgg was engaged to be
married Mr., Birch had fallen in love
with her when she was playing Hamlets
ma. Perhaps you have seen the play,
missg The young man objects TO his ma
getting married the second time, 80
seemed TO make out, and acted most i'm
pertinent, giving sass to his ma and his
step-pa, and carrying on awful. And
there was n poor young lady quite out of
her mind that afterwnrd got drowned.
well, She was playing Hamlet's ma,
and Mr., Birch fell in love with her and
sent her letter, and called and made an
offer, all in no time. She accepted him,
OF course, and the preparations for the
wedding began. don't think any lady
ever hnd 80 many dresses before. Silks
and satins, and velvets and laces, Dear,
dear; Nine, -'s whole establishment
was hard at work for month, and IL I'd
had twenty fingers, instead uf only ten,
I'd have hnd use for them all.
AT last everything was finished. The
trunks were packed, fifteen Of EN- miss,
and fourteen were TO go on that afternoon,
and one-the one with the wedding and
travelling dresses---was, OF course, to be
left and 90 with the bride when she started
next day. She was 10 be married at 10
O'Clock in church and then drive home,
have splendid breakfast, change her
dress and catch the . o'clock train. OF
course saw 10 the trunks, and was very
careful, but just when was needed most,
just as the trunks were going down stairs,
Miss Grlgg called me.
Miss Grigg was lady who didn't like
to wait, went TO her at once, miss as
was my duty and said to Bridget Dus.
ter, the chambermaid.
g Bridget, watch that black trunk and
see that the men don't carry it OFF,
Bridget understood with her elbows,
of course. miss, and after / had been to
the land end for two yards of blue rib.
bon Of exactly such shade as She wanted
and got back, found that she had sent
Off the black trunk first Of all, and was
very proud Of having been so careful
The trunks were all miles away by that
time, There was nothing for it but Il
tell Miss Grigg She flew at me, miss.
don't blame her for being angry. | woul(
forgive her in such case. She flew al
me violent, miss; and then, miss, she hat
spasms She beat the sofa, she tore hei
hair, she screeched and me all the Will,
saying;
Remember your eyes, miss. Thinl
how you'll look. Your nose is swelling
dreadful, miss
FINALLY she came TO and bathed he
face. And says she;
"'F'lora, what--shall-I do9'
"I don't know, miss, said i, 'unles
you put off the wedding until you tele
graph fer the trunk
No, said she, that unlucky; be
sides, one never knows. None amt TO b
depended on.
"'You might borrow dress, said l.
"'As II I'd be married in one tina
didn't fit, said she. Stop, don't speak
word I've an idea
"She sat with one finger on her lips 70
while. Then she said;
"'My embroidered dressing gown. Tn
white one! That's hereS'
I" In the bureau, miss said 1.
"'Very well, said she. I'll be mar
ried in that Telegraph for the trunk
Flora
The white dressing gown, miss' sal
!, nearly astonished out Of my senses.
Yes, said she, the white dressin
tyoyyn e,oneo Won donit think Inn poino l.