Newark post., 1911-05-17

Ark, as seen by a bride many years
ago., was found recently among some
o d papers. The writer saws, AT this
day it appears amusing There
are some sketches Of loca, characters
under assumed names. which are really
more corrcct than they seemed TO me
at the time
Other sketches will follow:
When what was known as the Red
Hack which was nothing more nor
less than capaciouS omnibus with
panel portraits of George Washington
on either side--drew up, and deposited
the Devines at the door d Mas.
Caves boarding house, Marion roUk in
the place at g,ance.
You see, it doesn't 'ook like Mr..
Nanderbit's on the outside, she whls-
pered, as the step was let down, and
Roberr handed her out, but I'm not
disappointed; | didn't expect it would
1t was double house of red brick,
faded and weather beaten, but Of that
old-fashioned style of architecture
which refuses to be anything but re-
spectacle to the last The over shut
ters, and the broad sing,e door, over
which was fanshaped light, were
painted white, and furnished with these
iron rings into which b ack ribbons
were tied when death visited the house
hold in Old Shpton. There were bat
tered green blinds on the second story,
and at the dormer windows i'll the
roof and at either side o. the wide,
uncovered porch, mere quaint, high
backed benches facing each other in an
eminenty social way.
The boarders were seated upon these
benches when the Devines arrived,
and a mocking bird, which Marion took
to be stuffed, hung motionless i'll its
cage on mai above the door
At the right OF the house. separated
only by a partition wall. was store
OF general merchandise, whose pro-
prietOr Marion never saw SeWhere
than seated a his desk under the shad-
ow of a lemon tree, who grew in a
tub. At the left was narrow passage
way opening upon the street through
a high board gaze, with a Changing
latch. This was all that the casua.
passer-by saw of Mrs Caves domain,
for the garden, in common with al
others in Old Shipton, was concealed
at the rear You entered a handsome
Hall, dlCHCu d. lHC iul lllCl Cllu, NllCl Z
it turned and enc osed the narrow
stairs. This arch, together with the
frames and panels Of the doors, was
decorated with dainti y executed tiut-
lngs, oddly in contrast with the paltry
paper on the walls. Evidently. there
had been a day when this Cd house
had had the right to be exclusive That
professional shingle depending from
the lower front window at the right
had not aways hung there nor had
DR.. H. Jennings Physician and Sur
geon." always hcisted his hee 5 OF
those broad sills; but houses, like i'll
dlviduas, must yield to- ear .h,y vicissi-
tudes, thankful if one eve our of a
hundreds detects some vestige of past
gentii through the mute lorlornness
OF their present lot. The Dar'or was a
square room, amp set off with hair
cloth chairs, and small tables 1t was
further embelished by a Baltimore
heater and marble mantle, the latter
being closely packed with she Is and
photographs in velver frames Mrs
Caves had had sale" and a general
cleaning out of o.d rubbish the spring
before. having dismissed her boarders
with characteristic hauteur. and then
called them all back with mild per
suasiveness This ca ling back Of her
boarderS had necesSirated the purchase
of new furniture and it was impossib {
to take exception to the recent pattern
OF her chairs. In the midst of thi:
fashionable propriety, however, there
appeared one object tnat belonged &c
another date This was sampler
frame dand hung in a favorable light
In a wreath of shaded flowers, admir-
ably done. were these words in cross.
stitch:
Oh! Child most dear
Incline thine ear
And hearken to Gods voice
His counsel take
For that doth make
His saints for 10 repoice.
Be not like those
Who grace oppose
And give their minds to play,
But ct your mind
Be wei inclined
In seeking Wisdoms way.
F W Her Sampler
Made at I3 years of age.
1907.
The name at the bottom was that o.
the sister OF celebrated Episcopa
Bishop OF the South, to whom Miss
bo rlntfa C,,,a, .,,,Jo