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Now, come quick somebody else'll be here directly." "Which is Miss Mimy?" said Ellen. "That big ugly woman in a purple frock. The one next her is Kitty the black-haired one is Mary, and t'other is Fanny. Ugh! don't look at 'em; I can't bear 'em." "Why?" " 'Cause I don't, I can tell you; reason good. They are as stingy as they can live.
Rhodes runs away the very first time I have the pleasure of visiting his house." "Of course, of course!" said the stout man. "My daughter, Mimy, is a great business woman girl, I mean but on an occasion like this even business must wait. Ladies, I go home to dream of the honor to-morrow will bring."
"What on airth does she want with such a sight of 'em," inquired Dan Dennison. "Live on pies and apple-sass till next summer," suggested Mimy Lawson. "That's the stuff for my money!" replied her brother; "taters and apple-sass is my sass in the winter." "It's good those is easy got," said his sister Mary; "the sass is the most of the dinner to Bob, most commonly."
I had enough of the old Adam left in me to be riled at her way of begging as much as ever I was; but I saw that Stephen was amused; he hadn't ever happened to be round, when Aunt Mimy was at her tricks. "No, Miss Ruggles," continued she, "I thank the Lord I ha'n't got a complainin' sperrit, an' hed jest ez lieves see by my neighbor's dip ez my own, an', mebbe ye 'll say, a sight lieveser."
I am thankful it is you; I was afraid it might be Mimy Lawson, or Sarah Lowndes, or some of the rest of the set; I know they'll all come scampering here as soon as they hear I'm laid up." "Are you very sick, Aunt Fortune?" said Ellen. "La! no, child I shall be up again to-morrow; but I felt queer this morning, somehow, and I thought I'd try lying down. I expect I've caught some cold."
Aunt Mimy Ruggles wasn't any relation to us, I wouldn't have you think, though our name was Ruggles, too. Aunt Mimy used to sell herbs, and she rose from that to taking care of the sick, and so on, till once Dr.
You a'n't gwine now, be ye?" "There's safety in a multitude of counsellors, you know, Aunt Mimy, and I think on the whole I had best." "Wal! ef that's yer delib'rate ch'ice betwixt Dr. Sprague an' me, ye kin du ez ye like.
"Yes, I du; an' you'll all hev it stret through the femily, every one; you needn't expect ter go scot-free, Emerline, 'ith all your rosy cheeks; an' you'll all hev ter stay in canteen a month ter the least; an' ef you're none o' yer pertected by vaticination, I reckon I" "Well, Aunt Mimy, if that's your opinion, I'll harness the filly and drive over for Dr. Sprague."
Then mother went up garret to get the apples and spread the herbs to dry, and Lurindy wanted some different needles, and went after her. Stephen'd just heaped the fire, and the great blaze was tumbling up the chimney, and Miss Mimy lowered her head and looked over her great horn-bowed spectacles at me.
She took the head of the table, and began to talk so that they should not feel embarrassed. The lovely old china was on the table, and two vases of flowers that looked as if they were set with gems. 'Mimy passed the plates of bread and butter and cold meats and cottage cheese, and after a little they all began to talk as if it was recess at school. Mr.
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