Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-11-18

friIled ruffies on its edges and tied back
with yellow ribbons. Then there il bit
ola looking glass at the back which,
iiud is held in place by the heads OF
ordinary carpet tscks.
Altogether it is very inexpensive, but
very effective. The floor OF the room is
covered with rag carpet in pinks and
yeilows, with mats made OF stocking raw
ellings. There are several pretty prints
on the walls In oval, diamond and hexa-
gonshaped frames made OF the white
communicative everlasting flower.
The same grace and style prevail in all
OF the rooms. The sitting-room is In the
warm tone OF red as best in accord With
the needs OF the winter months.
have not yet had a glimpse OF the
kitchen. / wonder II Mrs. Toggins has
canopy over her wash-sipk, and whether
the stove Is done up with white polish.
wonder how Toggins performs his ablu-
tons at one OF her muslin mysteries OF
washstand. As for myself | took bowl
and pitcher out and placed them on
chair at a safe distance away, and when
had finished, returned them carefully to
their place.
My hostess, "a landlady, as she really is,
has a house, on a modest scale, more on
the order OF IA fashionable danes summer
cottage than sober farm house; but
one can't help liking it.
JULY 5.
| have made the acquaintance OF Mr..
and Mrs. Jim. 1t was Baby Toggins who
ofiiciated at the introduction. / find
them very sedate but very charitably in
clined old couple. They live two houses
above here. Their faces seem to indicate
very gentle dispositions. Mr.. Jim looks
| like an early Puritan, and you would ex-
| pect him to talk in broad intoned old
English, while Mrs. Jim's appearance is
rather Quakerish, and you would expect
her TO say thee and "thou" to you.
| Mr.. Jim wears a high-crowned felt hat =,
| beneath which his hair falls rs gray as
mine, and his clothes are black and very
ample in fit. Mrs. Jim iavors black
coal-scuttle shaped bonnet and broad
hoop-like skirts, and wears a small plaid
shawl pinned three corneredw Use across
her demure shoulders.
Baby Toggins says that Mrs Jim is an
excellens housewife, and makes cookies
and mince pies In way calculated to
win the hearts OF all the young. Baby
visits them once each day and would go
ottener were she a. robust rs other chill
dren, but although much stronger than
when iii her infancy, she is still rather
delicate
July 10.
met Baby Toggins n little while ago
looking the most important piece OF flesh
on New bury Neck, and carrying a care
fully held bundle under her arm.
And What have you there?" | asked
Just things for Mr. and Mrs. Jim,
SHE said. MOSTLY tartines and cake that
Jeane mamma gave me for nunchions
and Is saved
Baby TngRins always called her mother
Jeane mamma, with the accent correct
Is plaeed on the second syllable OF
imam ma.
And hat are taftines?" asked. And
what are nunchions?'
Baby Toggius regarded me incredulous-
iy, and then replied with an exact di-
dactic manner:
'Tartines are bread and butter, sand
wiches, and nunchions are things eater
between meals"
took the child by her free hand, anc
we went together. The pale country roaC
WAS dry, and the slight breeze blew up {
faint dust around us as we walked. Or
cit her side were neglected stone walls go
ing into tumbling ruin, with wild rose
vines and bayberry bushes making theil
gray desolation sweet and picturesque.
"'Tis a pretty frock that you have on,
said, noting that is was OF very fine ma
terial and very much betrimmed with lace
wondered how Mrs. Toggins couc
afford to dress her So The child raised
her head with its pink sun bonnet in the
proud way have seen her mother do.
"rhey were Jeane mamma'- when sh'
was little" she said. "She had Sucl
pretty clot hes Is got lots OF 'em."
Lawyer like, l was always on the eve o
asking questions, but here | forbore;
disiked to gain intelligence through th'
innocent prattle OF child.
There they are" cried Baby Toggin
suddenly. Outstanding in their potato
field They're Arrays standing there
they love to-
looked in the direction she indicated
and sure enough there stood Mr.. ant
Mrs Jim in their vegetable garden, an'
they did not seem TO be doing anything
else but standing either.
Isn't it fanny" exclaimed 3phy Fog
gins, bounding atoad OF me and yotatt
, same time guardedly holding on to he
precious parcel. She had muiable tenn
permanent, and was easy to excite to feel
ings OF pathos and pleasure; stllI Their
MAS ii grave seriousness 10 her nature ah'
careful, gentle forethought for person
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