The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-07-11


she helped herself 10 ali .he blossoms,
and made OF her boudoir what her
friend, Trixy wainwright, called a
symphony in yellow Y th them, and
filed great bowl kitf them to deco
rate the dinner table. MA" said she
loved TO smell poies 2 rhen she was
eating; but she don't ke tho candles
with which Addie " la persisted in
lighting the table !! 3 said candles
were oldfashionedsn East Macedony
when she was girf and what was the
sense of havin' en- when they had
electric lights?
''Pa" looked ask snce nc the cowslip
greens; he said Id used to like 'em
when he was boz, but he guessed
with his dyspepsy ha wouldn't resk it.
Mrs. Tibbetts looked at the neglected
dish of greens and lad an inspiration
(she kept il private, as she did many
of her inspirations lest they should
be frowned upon by Addie Luellal.
She put some Of the greens, with n
slice of pork on the top, into dish of
the old clover-leaf china that was her
mother's-they seemed to belong In
something old-fashioned-and sent
them to Miss Lucretia Lund, who had
come from Maine 90 keep house for
her brother. She placed the dish in
n dainty basket and slipped a card in
side conveying her compliments that
would impart a little air OF style to
the affair, which was desirable in view
of the fact that Addie Luella might
find it ont.
"Cowslip greens from Mrs. Hiram
Tibbetts that's what the servant said. F"
Miss Lucretia Lund took the clover
leaf china cover of the dish and shifted
dainty. Then she looked across the
table at her brother--for the basket
had been brought III while they were
at dinner made wry face. "Of
course it's very kind of her, but what
/ queer messes these Western people do
| havel" she said. For Miss Lucretia
was only about thirty, had lived in a
Maine city, and never in her life had
heard of cowslip green's. "We can't
eat them-pork, just think Of it But
it seems theyre delicacy and l think
I'll send them around to Mrs. Parker,
who sent me that delicious pineapple
preserve; it is so much the fashion
here TO send dainties about"
"Cowslip greens, with my compli-
ments, to Mrs. Parker, Mike" she said
to her servant, and dispatched the
basket, all unwilling of the card which
Mrs. Tibbetts had slipped into it.
The Parkers were dining when the
basket arrived; but the meal was n
hurried one, because one of the chill
dren had been taken suddenly ill with
tonsilits.
"Cowslip greens? dear me, don't
know what they are" said Mrs. Par
ker; 'but ] am sure they must be
very nice, for Miss Lund is fine
housekeeper. We don't care for greens
at all; think I'll send them around
TO Mrs. Parkhurst; her mother is a
rery olI lady from Name. is visiting
'ner, and porn Srd green's ars SO old
fashioned"
Mrs. Parker cidn't see Mrs Tib-
belts card in the basket, and her mes.
senger, who was sent for the doctor at
the same time, gave the basket to one
of the Parkhurst maids without any
explanation. The Parkhurst family
had got to their after dinner coffee by
the time the basket reached them. As
it had come mysteriously, Mrs. Park.
hurst looked for some token of the
donor, and fouud the card.
She uttered an exclamation of sur.
prise, and her face flushed as she read
} the name aloud.
"Augusty Iibbettsl Why AdelinC
why Adeline and cowslip green's
in the clover.leaf chiny that was hei
mothers - the chiny that Augusty
Pritchard had when she married Ma
hum French! It's just rs if twas yes
tiddy." The wrinkled hands that
lifted the clover-leaf china cover
trembled visibly, and II tear came neal
falling upon the pork and greens
Grandma was childish, the Parkhurs
children thought.
81 don'tsee how she came to do il,
murmurcd Mrs. Parkhurt.
"1t's holdin' out the olive branch
; Adelne, aud it AIT Christian not t.
take it so |" said the old woman, bro
kenly. "Life is too short for lastin
bitterness; we was young together
and like own folks! Why, Enoch anC
Hiram Tiboetts are own folks"
'Sh !" Mrs. Purkhurst laid her han,
on her mothers and glanced warning
ly at her husband.
They're the kind that hold
grudge-both OF them" she said, in
| low tone. Enoch Parkhurst arose ant
, LETT the table silently. He was a taci
: turn man by nature, and of late tn
| habit of silence had grown upon him
The old lady said she thought Enocl
was burdened; old eyes are dimmed I
some things only to be opened wide
to others; his wife and the childre
= said he was always SO he had so man
business cares.
4 AS he closed the dining room doc
. behind him Enoch Parkhurst put hi
0 hand to his head.