The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-05-06
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was having one of her gloomy spells
81. and was looking " an created things
herself included, Through the bIuest
kind OF specta'cies +"
For several days she had gone about
the house with dull aching at her
heart, a cloud upon her brow, and a
queruIOus twang in her voice, until her
husband-kind, forbearing man as he
waS-began 10 lose patience, while
Bridget, in the kitchen, muttured al
most audibly that "a saint from hiven
would find herself clane bate out wild
trying TO plaZe her" no .."
( Mrs. IOngmap was not by nature a
bad-tempered woman s'onN the contrary
she possessed many noble and commen-
dable qualities, but her spirits were
not equable; she would have her
gloomy attacks, which had there been
any apparent cause, might have been
looked upon in The light bf an afiliction
worthy Of sympathy, Dut as it was,
even the most lenicnt OF her friends
characterized them by the name Of
dumps" which, though Webster con
demns il as not being an elegant
word, was in his opinion quite good
enough to express the state Of her case.
Her family might have been rem
dered miserable by her dependency
had they been OF the material capable
OF being made miserable. but as it was,
each one accepted the yistation in his
or her individual way Mr. Longman
stayed out OF the honse all he could,
Bridget contcntcd herself with her
prayer book and beads in the comfort
able Kitchen while the two boys. who
were too young 10 go TO school except
in fine weather amused thcmfelvcs in
their playr0om 10 the attle@of in Bird
gets domain. where they were always
welcome.
The short November day was draw
Ing TO a close, ana although the little
gilt clock on the mantel had proclaimed
IL 10 be only 4 O'Clock. il was getting
too dark for Mrs Longman TO sew any
longer upon the little cloth suits she
was languidIy mcnding, so laying them
aside she wandered aimlcssly into the
Kitchen, where Bridget was folding the
newly ironcd clothes from the rack by
the glowing CRATE.
"Mr. Longman will not be at home
until this evening Bridget" she said ;
business will dCtain him down town,
so you may just set up anything for
the children; | do not feel as though
could eat anything; everything tastes
alike TO me and nothing tastes right"
- What The reply would, hnvc been will
never be knowD, for at that moment
there came rcsounding knock upon
the alley, gate, and throwing an ola
shawl over her lleh1 Bridget hastily re-
sponded TO the call.
ut is two boys, ma'am," she said, re-
turning almost Immediately, "and they
have come TO a party here"
"a party" echoed Mrs. Longman, in
astOnshment; "who in the world told
them there was party hcreY' ~
81 don't know, ma'am; will go and
ask them said the willing maid, who
apparently would have got wet
than not. -.s4.t. Nr" ".r&,
Bring them in out Of the rain, Brid.
get" called Mrs. Longman- from the
door, until we find out what il means,
"Of course" thought she 70 hcrstlf
sit is a mistake, but what possessed
them TO come to the alley gateY
Bridget came in, followed by tho
boys, who had been ln the meantime
joined by third, and who, notw!th-
standing the soaking rain, were not as
wet as might ,haSe been SURPRISED s,owr
Ing to their hayhig, a piece Of oilelDh
around them, which upon inspection
proved TO be old carriage curtaips
sewed together While the last arrival
sportcd gcntleman's old swallow-tail
dress coat, which mnde a useful, IL not
very handsome, ovCrcoat for the fCs.
tivc-Seellng lad 1hey, did moi Spptlii
TO think il expected Of them TO remove
their dripping hats. and ss.ool exeing
the good fire and Mrs. Longmah with
complacent -.-------
"NOu Say Won came TO n narty." said