The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-11-30

oh. sister
There is no one TO come And no
one to 20. Nothing to hope for Moth
ing to wish There are old people who
amount 70 something But reckon they
married or their sisters did
Yes. oh, yes
IF we only had some one to love, Sed-
ley, | would not care how worthless-it
would be better than stagnation
''Oh, sister,
I've always been tolerably content,
YOU know. said Miss Veronica. taking
the little powder puff from the reticule ON
her arm and cooling her face with it. ''but
lately nave thought we might as well be
dead and done with as done with and not
dead
I'm afraid it is very irreligious |
feel 50, too. I'm afraid perhaps we We
been living too well. 1t has pulled us up
and made us discontented. I'm afraid |
had hetter tell Milly," said Miss Sedley,
-.not to put caraway into the next seed
cakes.
Perhaps the sisters were dozin@ then.
the briefest moment possible, when a blow
from the knockcr resounded through the
hall. and resounded again with detemi
nation. before Hark could loiter up from
the kitchen and shuttle along to the door.
oh. my goodness. cried Miss Sedley.
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MISS CELESTE DREER
1zc 1% Fi"pEs@: Ei[a P,css
without. however. observing the lower
left hand corner. and had passed the card
to her sister
..Dreer2'' she said ..nrecr2 There
were the Yardlev Dreers. and the Queen
,nnc's comfy Dreers-well, well-Yes.
Uarl, Of course we shall be pleased "
And then = voupo lady in 4 frou-trou of
Iiobt onmmar silk and hat Of flowers
and no,,,;oc wos in the room and handipo
with . ,rottv Dr,ca To the old ladies omen
inc = fan that sw,no at her waist taking
10 .o,t tbor both indic,toJ ot the same
,nomont , noir IF koan ouck eves bnsv-
mo themselves with the environment.
IA " she said in BRIGHT crisp tones.
..rm 90 sorry Hnt I'm neither the
varJlo,. nov tbo nuoer Annn'S Draars
I'm ;nSt , po-,ccount Drocr Rut when
! was ,,,,;to . l;ttlo o;rI old Cbao.nllor Rohh
'-.'I W. -, III ,,,o - 7,,,,
..,rLo C,banoollor, T,doedr I, is 60
,.,,. n;,,ao inv '''> '''
E.And nr Lind fr;on5 coner,l Fitz
11.u1aa
'INL ,,..4o;1,. a,, e.;onJ r. conar,l
iE+v uardao,sr
..tnI ~, rontu,;;no aI+houob i
:, ,aaon,,non;ous amd T am Fill,
nfraid thnndor-onst i com;nor nm =
AnI h,, his time tho I;voi1. tva. b,J
,,ian in tho lofty old-f,sh;onaJ room
who.o tho +bo Can.on nottipo, d;tfnsod
tho;r odor of dates. uboro yy;nd.or I,,;rs
Stood hotwoop wh;to dim;tv- covered sof,o.
hr;nb+ Iowoctoft cb;na illuminated dark
ran cob;noto. sn;dor, tahloS hold ;ars Of
nnt ,nmrr; and oro,t howls of froSb rosas
and one or two faded siIken- -bound Souve-
Mrs and ANIMALS. spindle- -Ieooed piano
whose ivory inlay was yellow as old paper
companioped harm over whose strings and
furnished oildin" she could in an instant
see Miss Sedley dropping the fiaxen ring
lets and curying the round white arms of
long ago: and half-guessed in the shadow
and the dimness the portraits Of gentlemen
in cold lace, and of ladies in long corsets
and scarfS and feathers. looked down from
the walls among century-ol engravings
framed in black and bearing long descend
ed stains.
"Oh. we do not mind the thunder
Gusts. said Miss Veronica.
II do then. said the visitor. Il grow
Getonec cold. and have to have something
: warm 70 drink and nearly die with FRIGHT
ANYWAY. But [ had to come. You know,
after Congress is gone and there nothing
doing at the departments or in society.
there : 81 little 10 write about, and"
You want to tell them at home that
vou have seen their old friends. " said Miss
GaJIav
w0h a4,, mol uotbino Of tbe SORT
yor mnot evcrsc INV savin, 60 hut what
narfan,I, charm;no room this ;s, Who
w6uld think down in our stutfy little board
;no bonso that sucb = cool howerv nloce Of
,aclns;an oo,,Id ho fonn5 IN Tho ssn,a to,,n9
w. ra,.a,. L,a,, a,,,,th;no ohou+ tLa
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up III 1''e va '''ne 1t Is "''Iei "'1ei 'I d
shower ''''' 1t was pei"ie' l hei't my
paraSoi GOWN coming up mere lor tue liea'
IRON, ei'e pavement pa wa was worse ',lan ia! 'ne
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