Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-07-24


Maine city, and never in her life had
heard of cowsllp green's. eve cant
eat them-pork, inst think of it ! But
it seems they re delicacy and 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 unwitting of the card which
Mrs. Tibbctts had slipped into it.
The Parkers were dining when the
basket arrived; but the meal was O
hurried one, because one of the chill
dren had been taken suddenly i'll with
tonsilitis.
"Cowslip greens? dear me, I don't
know what they are," said Mrs. Par
ker 'hut i am sure they must be
very nice, for Miss Lund is o fine
housekeeper. We don't care for greens
at all; think I'll send them around
to Mrs. Parkhurst; her mother is q
very old lady from Name, is visiting
her, and pork and greens ore SO old
fashioned.
Mrs. Parker didn'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 Parlhurst family
had got to their aster.dinner coffee by
the time the basket reached them. As
it had como mysteriously, Mrs. Park
hurst looked for some token of the
donor, aud found the card.
She uttered an exclamation Of sur
prise, and her face flushed as she read
the name aloud.
"augusty Tibbetts! Why Adeline
why Adelinel and cowslip green's,
in the clover-leaf chiny that was her
mother - the chiny that Augusty
Pritchard had when she married No
hum French! It's just as if twas yes
tiddy." The wripkled hands that
lifted the clover.lcaf china cover
trembled visibly. and tear came near
falling upon the pork and greens.
Grandma was childish, the Parkhurst
children thought.
"I don'tsee how she came to do it, :"
murmured Mrs. Parkhurt.
"It's holdiu' out the olive branch,
Adelluc, aud it ait't Christian not to
take it SO !" said the old woman, bro
kenly. "IIife is too short for lastin'
bitterness; We was young together,
and like own folks! Why, Enoch and
Hiram Tibbetts are own folks. "
"'Sh |" Mrs. Purkhurst laid her hand
on her mothers and glanced warning
ly at her husband.
"They're the kind that hold o
grudge-both OF them," sue said, in q
low touc. Euoch Parkhurst aroso and
left the table silently. He was taci-
turn man by nature, and of late the
habit of silence had grown upon him.
The old lady sai'l she thought Enoch
was burtened old eyes are dimmed to
some things only to be opened wider
to others; his wife and the children
said he was always so; he had SO many
business cares.
As be closed the dining room door
behind him Enoch Parkhurst put his
hand to his head
"Hiram Tlhbetts! he could save
me-" he murmured; "he would have
dono it onco-now it is impossible.
"Adelinc, you'll take mo tomorrow
to sec Augusty Tibbetts, won't yon?"
Grandma was saying as tho door
closed. "Whcn Auyusty has come
more'n halfway 30, seems as if twas
the least you could do
"We haven't spoken for so long.
and she is lis in such different SET,
fnltered her daughter.
II would really have liked to have
Addie Tibbctts in tho tableaux, said
Augusta Parkhurst, seventeen year
old girl, whose very plainness was
stylish, Adlie Luclla said. ''She
would make u beautiful Bluebeard's
wlfe-with her head hung up, you
know, her hair is so long and light;
but she isn't in our set. "
81 don't know how Augusta would
take it," pursued Mrs. Plrkhurst,
mcditativcly.
Il should think she had shown you
how she would tako it, sendin' you
cowslip greens on her mothers clover
leaf chiny," insisted Grandma.
The next day the prancing bays and
the new carriage stopped at the Tib-
betts's door. There hal been some
anxious and angry looks cast after
them, rs they passed the mill, by
workmen who hud heard that the
bread was soon to be taken from their
children's mouths; but the two occu-
pants of the carriage we're quite obliv-
ious of such troubles. Grandma, ra-
diaut with delight, holding the basket
containing the precious china on her
knee, and Adeline Parkhurst, wonder
ing whether all her acquired society
manner would enable her to be quite
at her ease with poor Augusta, who
had never acquired any manner at all.
"They are-they are coming here,
ne !" cried Addie Luella, in o tumult
of delight, and earnestly hoping that
everybody was looking. "Oh, ma,
mo. won't you wait till Jcnlsius opens
tho door!' she walled.
But Augusta Tlbbetts's simple soul
and kindly heart had, in au instant.
dropped Into oblivion the colduess and
social Sights of years; she threw her
large white apron trimmed with
homemade lace, Addie Luellas dcs-
puir) over her shoulders and hurried
down the steps; nothing loss thun q
sidewalk welcome would do for Ade-
line and Gran ma'am.
She was simple soul. but after all
she showed herself quick of wit; she
felt only moments pcrplexity about
the cowslip greens and of thas she
lsmade no sign.