Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-10

After getting the last one off to school and the house to myself for a little while, I said: ..There- Come what will. must get some sewing done todayl With a dress for myself. jack cts for the little ones and many other things begun no more gadding about for me, which resolution had made many times before; but this time I meant it. So I hustled through my work and down sat to my sewing.
 First on the list was that dress which had been begun several weeks had just got into the most difficult part Of it, which had been puzxling me for a long time. and as I thought I could see through 1t If had no interruptions in came Jim the grocer. We'll, of course, I had to leave off and give my order, and down I sat again. Just as got we'll started the doorbell rang. Went to the door and who should be there but Grace. who had come for
 gotten to make 1t out and in my con- fusion couldn't think what I wanted,
 so asked her in while collected my
 thoughts and made out the order. We
 had to talk awhile about the Social
 Corner and who was who. Said she
 had already made eight calls. Had
 called On Jane Ann, Polly Wintergreen
 Hettie Maria, SIS Wife, Corn Flower
 Etta Barber. Crimson Rambler and Sweet Lavender. and I was the ninth
 O14Sy cs4I1 S1l6 li<SQ yet lC Cdl1 Ou SAIly
 Sycamore, go I hurried and made out
 my order. thinking every minute how
 late it was getting to be and that dress still waiting
 I enjoyed hearing about the different members of The Corner, but did wish she had come some other time instead of today. Finally she said she must go, or she feared she would not find Sally in; but she turned back once more, to speak of some of the new writers, and wanted to know if I had noticed Fat Contributors recipe for Ginger Pears ?'' Said she thought it would be fine! We decided to try ii for ourselves it sounded so good. We wondered who she could be, and if she was really fat. or if it was only her name
 Then she spoke of one who signed herself Hopeful, and wanted to know | if I knew who she was? I said we were all hopeful
 She said: "Yes, but I wonder who this Hopeful is ?''
 1t proved to be Rural Delivery, with
 a good long letter from Eliza Jane. SC | then Grace took her departure. Then I had to take time to read my letter as I am always glad to heal ! from her and had not heard for a long 1 time. She inquired for many of hei I friends, including the Ministers l Daughter, Sunshine, Huldah, Gladness | Theoda, Desire, Isabel Jeapnette, Aunt | Serena. and last but not least Great Grandma.
 ! Did not take as much time as would have liked to as kept thinking of tha dress which must be done before the | week was over. So back I went to i again, hoping nothing more would
 come Up to hinder; could hardly fnt | out where I left off, or what I wa. ! to do next, but had nearly worried | through the most difficult part whe1 | the back door opened and in cam, Auntie with a tin pail. Of course. X wondered what she had on her min( as she was all excited. She soon mad, it plain, as she said: Come, put oi your things and let's gc down tt I Scal1optown. The law is off on seal lops and last night they were sell ing them down there for forty cent l a quart, and they are, asking eight. 1 for them at the market.
 AS we were all wishing last nigh that we could have some, thought could not let that chance go by, ant the thought of having real scallop right from the water without an, packing as freshening, was too mucl for me- It just made me hungry S I dropped the sewing, and thought un der the circumstances it could wal till afternoon. Got on my hat ant coat took pails which we put in pape bags, so no one would know what " had, and away we started for Scallop town. We felt anxious to get ,ther
 for fear they would all be gone. an
 with a trip of two miles we had n time to waste. as we wanted to ge