statiry's

Updated: May 10, 2025

I thought I should faint away; but I called Cousin Statiry's 'tention, and she looked dreadful put to it for a minute; and then says she, 'Open the door for him; I guess he won't make no trouble, and, poor soul, he didn't. But to see him come up the aisle!

Sarah Orne Jewett - Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches