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1.. daritsoa,
The Old 0011 g.
Oh take yoni--harp, ss:eet
And siVg that !long
Eaith hath no•sticeetee music ;
Than that old, tender pt in.
Pot: oh! it doth remind
Of happy momenta fled;
Of Those I loved in chitdlNod, ,
Now numbered witlii,.*dealh
The"little white-ivaa'ed cottage .
Where first I saw thb light,
In :Wits •Stll . Ontii
Rushes before my sight; ,• , -
The deep-blue morning 'glories
Are blooming o'er the door,
And the moss-box Sits beside ity
Jest as i t• sat of(-1,_1._t•e,,:•L
• Cleotnas,_pinlts
. and
Besithi the gateway grow; ,
The grim old oaks their shadows,T
.:Across the green - B%yard .throvri
'And in the golden sunlight • .
The ruddy peaches MOW;
Just as I used to see them,. •
Full forty years ago. .
Close, where the cool, clear waters
Gush;-from the mossy spring,
The little ones are gathered
Around the grape-vine-swing, • .
I hear their ringing laughter,
I see .their faces fide,
And roguish eyes hall' lAdden .
`By their curly golden hair.
browned father sittoth
Beneath the-old oak tree,
With blue-eyed baby sister • .
Asleep upon his knee;
His hinds with toil ary hardened,
But, sh! he'deems him blest,
For a kingdom could mit Rinchaso
The jewels he possesse d.
' My mother, on her loom•bkith;
The "butterri" swiftly plies, .
While through the open webbint
. Tha . Volished shuttle flies.
And as she weaves. ihe
tones soft, sweet and clear,
This same old song, dear lady,
1 love so well to hear.
Then, take your harp-dear lady,
And sing f t J oriee
This sweetest of earth's mrisie—
Thii dear, old; tender !drain,
And, lady, do.not blatpe tub;
If tears unbidden,flo4
As mem'ry r.nli.
q . ne, scenes iong ago.
Written for the . lifontroso,Democrat.
THE WATTO MISERABLE.
UT S. W. T
CHARACTERS---ESQ. GLOOMY, DEA. CHEERFUL.
Enter GLOOMY and ettatin - Frt., meeting.
Iso. Good morning! Deacon Cheer ful:
D. (Extending his hand) Good morn
lrg ! neighbor GlOotny,—good Mcrning!
Vrar what's the matter now ! Seems to me
you look nnusually haggard and melancholy.
Ezze t . Well, deacon, to confess the truth,
I feel as bad as I .look. •
.Dr.A. I sincerely regret to fipd you in such
a state of mind, for you must feel unpleasant
indeed.
Eso. So I do, deaccn, I assure you. Ido
h •t.tea my troubles to any one but you, for
••••••inelrow you have a way of sympathizing
that is wonderfully consoling.
DEA. You flatter over much, neighbor;',
bui t may I inquire the cause Of your present
dejection ! Something must have gone
wrong, surely. • ,
Thingvnever go otherwise with roc.
I verily-believe the Fates bare r• solved my
earthly existence shrill be as miserable as it is
in their power to make it.
DEA.. A fig for the Fates ! Don't let the
heathenish notion that the affairs of 'Men are
controled by a triad of fictitious phrstMagea
obtairie momentary lodgment; in your mind.
,Life is a reality—a stern matter-of-11kt.
ESQ. Yes, deacon, so' I think ;, and f be
lieve 1'‘,3•2 experienced more of its sternness,
its cto..-su, its trials, its disappointments, than
any other man, of my age, in Briar. iollow.
But you ask me; 'deacon, . why I ern sd sad
rind low-spirited. I will give you a feir reit
'ons. First, the. " hard tithes" bear heavily
upon roe. I suppose-there is Money enough
in the country, but I can hardly get a dime
of it. You know our taxes are uncommonly
high this year, and bow and where I am
to obtain enough of the glitter to satisfy the
pertinacioci tat gatherer is more than I can
tell. Second,t•Pob Sharper has absconded ;
and that note X signed =with bin?, I shall have
to par, soon is 'Matured, too, for that Shylock
t•f a - Pennysqtreezer , is the holder !thereof.—
Third; Tommy got . awfully mad last
night, berated me Shamefully, and "then ran
away from home; becauSe I chose to execute
one of the commands of-Soh:Non upon him,
forbis cruelty iribeating "old brindle" with
the milking stool. ,Fourth, Jane has got tbe'
measles. Fifth, My-daughters think because
Parson SleePy's romp of a 'Flora hrflimsy
-like; Sally. Ann, has a hew pia* with some
find of 'is` new -fangled
,accomi•snyment,. or
fandango to it, they must . hive one of the
smile sort too, and almost. Wear the life of me
by their everlasting teasing and.whimpering.
Sixtb„Afy wife !don't give Me a mordent's I
'peace because .I won't buy bersa fieured silk
• dress, as Tim. Spendthrift, who- is not worth
• a hnndred dollars in the world, has for his
• slatternly, addle•brained "rib" Seventh,
rind about the worst
_trouble of all, is, the
Weather! Were it not for the promise - that
•••,' the world shall not be drowned again, I sho'd
- be,inclined;vr think number deluge would be
upon us"edam - Rain l'rain I continually ;
and how cord . it is, for tbe last of May l• You
know I put ray north lot, of tel acres; to nom
more than Vito weeks ago. r'NWellotleacon,
terily believe it - will all listis% to be planted
over 'again, for' I_ di?' not think one tenth of
the,seed will come. It is coed and wet, you
see,t4 kernel must rot. Laborers ate scarce,
Tommy is gone now, sod really 'I don't know
:Am I alp to do.. Eighth,— .
Des,. 'Stop! stop 1.-LitirPlore you, stele
bor GlooMy, you hare alreatly,enamerated
_-• troubles enough to -- fill ,Pandortt's
.scr. That may be-; but I liave-not told
you the half of them, . •
Des. Ec o tigllF enough I . *by, tteigli . -:
Bor,accordiq:' to your Statement; one Might'
cohclude that Job's' afflictions wera,light,
compared with yowls.=
Esc. - .1 believe, deacon, I know how to
sympathize with the - disconsolate and afflicted.
DEL. -Perhaps sot but ought we not to
.bear with Christian fortitude and resignation
whatever may befall us in our pilgrimage'
through a-world of trial and vicissitude?
Esc.- I 'acknowledge we ought; but to-do•
so, methinks' is quite another .matter. , You
remember.the,saying of the wise man : "I
can easier teach twenty what were good to
do than to be one of twenty to follow mine
-
own teaching." '
- DEA.
_1 recollect the remark, but it is no
argument against our bowing with submis;
-sion.to the will of Him who doeth all things
well, and ",afflicts not willingly the childre
of men,"
ESQ. Grantik4eicen, but I find it a ge.44:1
deal easiento preach than to practice.
DEA. Very likely ;
,but the exercise of
any I?irtne liecomaless • difficult the oftener
it is called into action. We need a great
&Wolf patience, fortitude;resolution, wisdom,
and hiiidnifity,"in this , world, neighbor.
Dui: Yes ; more than I possess, or ever
hope to acluirp.
DEA. Alla Wine to ask you a plain ques
tion. Yon aie @ farrneein comfortable cir
cumstances; pray, him have you accumula
ted yotir property !
ESQ. In various holioiable ways; but
chiefly, - as you knoW by persevering indus.
try. .
DEA.. It ht , 'Squire;.and it YOU would
possess the very desirablel haVe
mentieovi r you miisEQianifest the sante Teal
in theiritliamment you would in securing the
peishable treasures cif earth.
ESQ.- _my time is- so completely engaged
- with weitlilly - cari.s that[ have no time to de
vote to this basinew:
;I:JE A. Why, man ! I RID astonished ! Not
a day c f your life, passes that occasions are
not presented for e exercise of Some of the
virtues. , Whenever•weare, thwarted in any of
our phins, resignation should be summoned ;
if affliction visit us, patience and fortitude.—
This complaining abontwhat is unavoidable
is decidedly unbeComing &rational being.—
To murmur and fret -against Providence, is
not only foolish, but sinful. You spoke of
suffering from the hardness of the tittles.—
Have you not enough fur the comfort of your
self and family, besides some to spare! ,
ESQ. Why--why—yes, I suppose I have.
DEA. Well, then,lave you not reason. to
be contented, and cease your idle murmur
ings, which can do no earthly good, but mar
your happiness, by keeping your mind in a
continual state of sourness .and perturbation!
You said, if I remember rightly that your do
h.•,-i):".„,;;^ 7" Featly impaired by family
so.
.1 es; deacon, t regret to 1111.103 Liar
disclosure; but my family annoy me contin
ually with a stale recapitulation of their mul
tifsr:ous desires, and- if I refuse—to gratify
them, which, by the by, I generally do, I am
accu=vil cf parsimonlousoess, a disinclination
to see them appear respectable in society, and
all thit' sort of thing, till my patience becomes
completely exhausted.
DEA. What thtn!
EsQ. What then I—why-really, deacon,
you are too hard ; but a man can't bear eve
rything, you know.
Ills. Etio ybu find that angry recrimina
tions contribute to prance harmony in your
•
household, or check as spirit of irascibility in
its members • •
Ese. To be frank, rroust own Ido not.
DEA Then why persist in Bitch a course
Esq. Another of your , hard questions, dea
con.
DEA. IS it not becausd you find 'it diffi
cult to Suppress the rising of malignant pas
ions, ycur better judgment tells you ought to
be sinothered,,at their birth /
ESQ. Thettruth, exactly. t have tried,
repeatedly to hold my temper . in check, but
it invariably overcame me at last.
1..0u should not have allowed it to
do this.
lett. How could I have prevented it f
DEA: Simply by thenxercise of your will
power, a powergiven us by the Creator to
be-used for the • purpose of holding in subjec-•
tion the.varions puma and impulses of the
soul, which, if *flowed ,to in* at pleasure,
would most assuredly endanger our happiness,
if thy did notlead IA to theperpetration of
crime: But, the will, like any other factfity
of the inindi to Become strong and efficient,
must be judiciously ettiploted. Every victo
ry it achieves, serves tti augment its power.
When temptations assail as, if we yield; the
potency cf the will i 3 dittlinisherl,ita Capacity .
for future effort wakened. • It is through
the exercise of this important faculty that ail
wise man governs his passions and appetites,]
ctthreates a serenity of Mind that nothing can{
disturb, and lava the- foundation of future]
prosperity and bliss.
ESQ, What you say, Deacon, I prutrie
true, but this constant -struggling' to conquer,
our passions, must be very much like being
engaged in a perpetual warfare. i
DEA. A'warfare indeed it is! add a more:
glorious one, (00, than desolating cities and
province* and deluging the earth in blood
Ile who subdues self is the greatest of con 3
quorers. The wisest of men thought
this
when he wrote, " He that is slow to anger ei
better than the mighty, and he that ruled?'
his spirit than be that taketh a city." Believe
me, neighbor Gloomy, ne, person can be for
a moment happy, Who allows evil passions-tO
feign in kis'breast, or is in the habit of findr
ing fault with his family, his 'friend's, this
times or the' weather. Providence knows
better then we' frail mortals what is best tot
his children;' and T conceive it our duty, ii ; rl
pensioners upon the bounty of a benificeot
Father, to submit, nieomplaitiogly to hisi do
crees, confiding in his justice, wisdom, and
mercy.
Eno: The,-retharki you have just uttered
have Inside s & strong impression onmy mind.
I feel that much ;if my conduct, for several
years past, has been reprehensible in the
high'est degree: 'I confess, withshame t thist
• I hare SO' oftto'pt•unitted re.ason to' bh otte , r
come-'of pissionl so ol l teit tithed my
_o
hwppiness,and-that of all amend me by maul..
testing a spirit of Irrjkability anO. neglect; ro
often - been guilty of infrati s tiliffe tow er
. my
fellow men,-u4 thlstgreat 'sitt d rave l i g
whoie guardian , care is continually ciiier all
tlikt creatures lie' has made. I pledge ty
bonor;dea6n, and here is my hatid,dikaltti
that from tbils tarn resolved to . become'
ediffereet, a Irene man. I now see that: :
much of the disiureinde I have felt was calls
ed' by my own weakness and . fullY. I Ilea
1 •
z ,
"WE ARE ALL EQUAL BEFORE GOD. 111) THE CONSTITUTION.”---Jatnes Bachaniin.
entrost, .it.sque4anlta Cauritg, tOritag, Ji orning, lune 17, 105 i
len my worst enemy—my own torthentor.
ords cannot express to you, the'emotions
f gratitude I feel for your kindness in Point
i g out :to me my errets, and teaclrioz, the
e'ow to correct them. For the twit tithe, I
xpetience the force of the remark that "he
a bur best friend, wifolsh'oWs us our faults,
lbnd leaches us hOw to correct thenf."
TA'.. It greatly rejoices me to bearyou
us discourse. Your resolution is a noble
one; and you will find little or no difficulty
in putting it - into successful prictice, provided
yoti are loyal to .the instincts off' your higher,
I
• oiler nattutt. You have my best wishes for
odr tater° enjoyment-„ and should -you ever
ant a friend, such as I am, you will find me
t your Beni& Bat •let us always bear in
dud, if we would secure the blessing of
.appihets and contentment; if we would make
it only ourselves happy, but those with
,•. ,ru we associate; secure the love and es
• • m of mankind; be useful to the world,.and
eet the last enemy with composure, oar
oughts and actions must be guarded with
lie closest scrutiny. No wicked desire should
e cherished; 'neither malice, jealousy, anger,
ensoriousness, nor . any _ other passion that
. • ids to brutify the soul, and unfit it for corn-
~ union with whatever is elevated,pure, esthet
ics', and lovely: "Life is what we make it;"
and it is in the power of every individual, un
der ordinary circumstances, to render him.
t elf happy or miserable. To be happy, we
must be intelligent, virtuous, and good, our
!leans freedrom thO reproaches of conscience.
To be miserable, we have only to nourish
tile multitude of evil thoughts that- arise in
ur minds; always look on the gloomy side
life; accustom ourselves , in seasons of ad.
- ',Ashy, to imagine the - worst; give waY to
espondency; regard all niankind as our row
' tagine_oniselvesslighted, unless we receive
,9hi
1 f
every ochasion,_ the utmost deference and
gonsideration; think only of self, caring not
al whit for the coihfort and welfitre of others;
m: ake the world 'our god; deny the immortality
of the soul; and lead through. life a mere an
ial existence, with no higher aspirations than
the gratification of sense, ho looking forward
fir a blissful re-union *ith the loved and-lost,
i. , a fairer ,clime than this, where all ii, 40. ;
q ility, blessedness, peace,, and joy. (Exeust.)
SUNNY GLEN.- t s i-
From Gockk Lady's BoOk.
ITZ FOOM IN THE COUNTRY.
DEAR UNCLE EDEN : It ' s well _that you
apr n
a hundred miles away from your init.
nt niece, if you want to save
yinir hair
t re name of sense, ; possessed you to send-Mr:
f om a most unmerciful pulling ! . What in
i i .
itz.Foom out here to visit me. Knowing
eer eryth u in¢ as we
Ms ll as vcrA do 1 .. most suit_
pms, n wcii is fa. a ..• A
I tie morning after a visit of three days, hav
ing come, I understood's with the intention of
remaining as many weeks.
Last Tuesday forenoon I was busy in the
kitchen, for it was baking day, and I had a
great deal to do, there came a knock at - the
front door. Supposing it to be some of the
neighbors, I just slipped off my apron, rolled
'down'tny sle,eves, gave.my hair a dash down
With my bands,and hurried to open it. Judge
of my surprise when there stood Mr. Fitz Foom,
a jaunty little cloak and cap on, a little cane
twirled in his fingers, find a smile upon his,
pretty little face, as quisite a specimen of a
il
mall man
abackanis could that I b e e m ir d a h g ar n d e l d y .
ask I him wf
taken 3
o, nod could not forbear a sly glance at the
ong streak of flour' which ornamented the
ide breadth-or my dress, and which I had
diced in passing the flour barrel on my last
erfand td the pantry. I saw him looking in
the same direction; but he smothered any
• horror which be may hate knwardly felt,at
this,betrayal of my chortling occupations.
"I suppose you received the note which I
sent you by post, announcing my intended
visit to Mrs. Wilmot' f"
No ; I bad not received it. I' mutely
wished that I had; when I thought bow
little we were prepared for such company.
„ - You mutt pardon the very great liberty I
have taken in accepting your uncle's invital
tion,who insisted upon my coming to see you
without further ceremony than the sending of
a note. Ile thought the country air would
do me good, - as I was complaining a little of
dyspepsia. That my own heart pleaded with
me to yield to his kind persuasions, I will not
say ,for lam forced to silence. 1 have sworn
that whatever that beating heart might feel,
its• emotions \ shall be kept secret from
their fair and agitating cause. Dw not
blush, tweet being ; I have only come as a
friend."
I suppose you will call . me a silly little
girl if I confess that my face was redder than
a pulpit ecslition for a minute or two, but his
manner was so very expressive and overpow
ering and his appearance so unexpected that
I was disCoMPosid. ,I gave him as cordial a'
welcome as I could counterfeit. A queer
look came over his face whiUi he entered the
keeping room. He seemed a little afraid of
hurting his patentleathers by bringing them
in contact with the home made carpet ; and
I saw the critical glance 'which the gave at
father's favorite picture, the portrait of
Washington, which hangs, you remember,
over the mantel, with the china dog on tha
mantel under it. -
It was a splendid Indian summer day; and
I thought the room was' very pretty. The
sun-shine came into the two 'front windows ;
and I had looped the-curtain back with sprays
of . bittet afoot, and nttde everything as neat
as a piok. I gave him a seat by the window,
and excused myself for a few moments, to go
out and give mother warning of the unex
pected guest. She laughed heartily when I
told her Mr. Fitt Focrin find arrived with his
carpet bag, whleh relieved me, for 1 expect
en she would be vexed to death.
"Well, well, Lucy ! Who'd have thought
it, I guess I shall not let you ogo to the
city again. Never mind about the dinber,
child: Pll -get ft on the tittle viitliout
further help. Go and put on your merino
dress, and do the best you can to be polite to
1114."
I had dile a nice custard, and set . it to
cool, and there was a plump . pair or chick:
ens in the.oven ; so I gave myself no uneasi
ness Oblit, the table. ten minutes,suffteed
me in' ,whiCh' to don, my dress, and smooth
qty .bait;, slid put On' a linen collai:,, When
I retirnerto thatkeeping room; there s;at the
visitor' feeling discOnsOlatelt ant of the win
d trii; si: dent -vusiblisti'adks. of,dlsithibietdi,ent
dlititi . hip fa* “Yoteie ti ,very pritti . plaCi
.Bet, , Miss DudAtitlt lib'iLf till'Alifer 40, , tt,.-
•
ed froin tha clesetipirs of 'your uncle. 'He
Oare me to. uaderztac that the house was a
leohM vi'll e ,stiridigin the midst. of a noble.
forest of auks, whin park stretching away
upon one side, arc! rah out-buildings and
gateways 'or the aost tasteful and appropriate
chitikter. I coud tardly persuade myself
that I had been lircted aright—not that
, ererythiag is veryaie, indeed, bnt so differ
ent, you know, frog what I had been led to
expect.
Uncle Wilmot Its every vivid imagination,
Mr. Fitz Form. It‘ ely one of his standing.
jokes, calling this a freaseian villa, because
father raises so rnuektork. The out-buildings
are 'appropriate' to th business,as you should
see all the pig-pens. He calls the ben-house
an aviary, and the Sanghais foreign birds.
.The meadow is 'thepark. As for the old
oak trees, he could not praise them tbe
much.
The vg 7 y slightest Amble of disgust dis
turbed :Wei rnosstacheipon his patrician lip
as I spcle of the Grescian villa. It was a
pun too horrible for he to contemplate, and
for which you, dear-ucle must be solely re
sponsible. He lookccab:ut, as if asking for
.his hat, but, after a foment of troubled si
lence,regained a fored composure.
"And-is pork misinla profitable business,
Miss Wilmot I"
"I believe-ft is regaled as such; but I can
not positively say."
'glow much 10 youthiuk,that ;Pi had-your
father laid up any paticular sum of money
out of it."
"I do not know jot now how much, Mr.
Fitz Foom. And yot, must not think that
it is an tapecial calling. My father is a farmer
Who raises wheat and torn. But .out pf the
7retuse of his fields he his enough to fatter. a
few droves.- I suppose you know but a very
little of the country, M.. Fitz Foom
!Nary, little, indeed.
taro
been_in-it-oc.-
casionally, for a day or, twO with a party of
friends, rusticating on the estate of some
wealthy gentlemen. I don't think t should
like the country. It's very riice to talk a
bout, but very vulgar close at hand. I don't
see how so ethereal a being as yourself, Miss
Lucy, could have survived so long in it. I
trust that soon the persuasions of friends, of
fobr uncle, and—and your humble servant,
will induce you to forsakg it." ,
"My heart is wedded to it, it is my home,
atid "l l f we could wed that vi rgin heart to some
thing better .1 he la 1 ':-But I will'aot again
call up those divine blushes." •
"The day is lovely.; i7ould
. you like to walk
over the farm,a little, ..;erbre dinner, Mr:'Fitz
Foom I" asked, anxious to escape from an
eloquence so overivbelmiqgv •
little in tee coot; °new air, wnieu Uitil i f I /I
vi go rateil me, and to ide me feel mischievous,
too, in my overflow of atiirmil-spirits. As we
sauntered under the oaks,l gathered the must
brilliant of the dropping leaves and wove
them in a wreath, with which I offered to
crown his •Beebe's best; but he was afraid
of disturbing its gloss and so, I donned the
garland myself,and laughed without any more
blushes nt, his profuse compliments. Poor
fellow ! I suppose it's up till business to
him,
getting trusted for his new clothes ; and
I felt for him in the pains he took with his
hat; and when he split the knee of his panta
loons getting over the fence into the meadow,
my condolences were sincere.
"It's the only pair I have with me,"he said,
with a rueful smile. •
"Never mind, mother will mend them for
you after yoU go to bed to-night, sir, if
you will put them ort the table out in the
hall." •
' "But I never wore anything patched in my
lite."
"That will not need patching,. only dar
ning, which is not so bad ; and everybody
wears patched clothes in the` country. Isn't
it pretty from here—this meadow sk ping
away, and girdled about by that loving silver
stream I" •
"Charming I alt . ! very ! good farm land,
eh I"
A-Very good for grazing and'hay, sir."
"How many acres are.there in your father's
farm ?" •
."Three hirndred. One hundred is' grain
land, one kunderd is pasturage, and me hun
dred. timber. The pigs fatten theniselves
up
on the acorns in the woods. The wheat is
near to - a good market; and the dairy is very
profitable indeed. Do you see that cow down
by the creek She is mine, and my especial
pet. She is worth five hundred dollars, and
I'd rather have her than ate . a pearls. Then
I have all the money I can make from selling
her butter, for pocket money. -Now, con!r
mend me, Mr. Fitz Foom 1 I see that you are
of an eminently practical turn of mind; and
I wish to show you that. 1 Understand all a:
bout the utilities."
"Such beauty with such sense is seldom
combined," he answered with a flourish of his
rattan,beginning to recover his spirits, after
the dampening effect of the tear in his
breeches. •
At thiriinstant the old Shanghai chanticleer,
whose notes are so famous for their resem b
knee to a Chinese gong, from which be
probably took lessens. in his infancy,and who,
by so'r'e extra feat of agility_ha4 flown from
the fence to the nearest branch of a tree
which hung over`it,and tinder crbicb we-were
standing,without a single flap of prenioniiion
announced high noon by one of his siiddeii
and ,unearthly crows. It -was close by our
ears, and startled even me. You ought to
have seen Fites face. He looked as if the
earth and sky were coming together, and he
did not know where to flee for safety.
"For Heaven's sake,llliss Wilmot;what teas
that 1"
"Oh, that was only a country clock strik
ing the hour of noon I" I answered gravely.
"Bless me I was it? Give Me a city beil,
(perhaps he will say a city belle by this; time)
in preference. How it jars , upon one's ears 1
What is this in the tret above us—is it an
owl or what, Miss Wilmot I"
"Thal sir, is the' Meese Bird of Para
,.
&ie."
At that instant Betty Stout. Wan . out on
the porch and blest! the -dinner horn. Betty
i%the 43aughter of a man
. who helps fat*
farm, and she comes whenever we reqUire
help in tholitchen: She does our washing,
and tinkers the most of our butter and obeerie.
She is a good gcr) with, -a Dutch forma and
sunburkt.arms and,face:
if "That, is the; sutntninis.. for dinner," said
L Aod we wended our way hick to the
house.
I introduced icy guest to father and mo
ther in the dining room. Father . had taken
the trouble to put on his coat, and mother
had donned a cap and alpaca'. They, shook
hands with Mr. Fitz Footn, olio made some
excrpciating flourishes. He was bent upon
pleasing; but in this he made one`mistake:
I introduced him to Miss Betty. Stoat., If
I bad not, she would never have set her - foot
in-,our house again; and he gave her so cold
a stare,and so slight a bow,that t sit* it once
she was offended. We sat down to the table..
I will give-the youbg gentleman. the 'credit,of
trying not to appear to Obserie out outre
arrangetnents, but his eyes-, would wander
covertly to the Brittania coffee pot, tile steel
forks; and to the form of Miss Betsey, who
sat opposite to-him. Two or three times
papa gave the such a sly look,- and a jerk of
his thumb,- indicating so much farmer like
contempt for my 'city beau,' that I was fain
to laugh in My slebve.. .
I 'will alio do Mr. Fitz Foom the justice to
declare that his appetite was good, despite of
his dyspepsia; and that appetite;
pleased mother by
his appreciation of her. roast chickens with
fresh apple sauce, her coffee with cream, her
delightful butter, honey, warm biscuits, and
my dessert of custard, apples ; walnuts, &c.
If he could have fioished, off *
with a bottle of
Sheriy, I think he trot ve been content.
As it was he sipped _ of papa's cider
brandy and forgot ft;ita time the rent in his
trousers.
After dinner mother brought her work
basket and we sat down in the front room,
where we had been talking but a little while
when a neighboring boy came in to ask me
to a corn-husking that evening, at Bally
Birch's. 1 was glad ol,the bid, (or I - was be;
ginning to dread an jetting alone with Fitz
Foom.
"Shall I accept for us.both.? You ought
to go to a country corn husking, Mr. Fitz
Dom. It will be something for you to think
of when you get back to the opera."
"Wherever •Miss Lucy lesds,l shall be but,
too happy—"
His speech was cut short by his eyes fai
ling upon his.pantal&ns. If he went to
country party, he wished to be able to ciiizzle
all eyes; and how could he with that hofc
staring him in the facet ' •
"Oh never mind that 1" said my good
mother, whO'FaW his difficulty. "I can meld
-that In ten minutes, and press it out so that
it will never be seen. Will you go up to
your room, now, and leave your pantaloons
on the balusters I" • -
We all laughed at2the idea, but_as these
was_ no other way, my elegant vii,tor retired
to the shades of his private apartMent, while
to the kitchen to press them out, there came
another knock 'at the door. ropened it, and
there—but of course you know who was
there 1 What lin inveterate tease you are,
uncle, to'send two young gentlemen to this
house on the same day to play at cross pur
poses! I suppose I need• not be afraid to
confide to my good old bachelor uncle that
I was glad there wee no one to detect'the
blush with . which I welcomed my Highland
Chief.. I was expecting him and had pre
pared my parents to expect him, but not so
soon.
. •
I do not-know which of the two was the
most astonished when the other gentleman re
appeared. Neither of them seemed partice
1 arly charmed with the other. I had All I
could do to entertain them until tea ; and
silence would have fallen on us more than
once, if dear mother had not come to the
rescue with her pleasant and sensible obser-
rations.
The tea hour came at last. It was with a
tremor that almost made my voice falter that
I introduced my last guest to father. 1 was
afraid ofj his keen eyes and solid judgment.
. Yet I do not know 'that I had so much cause
for fear. My Chief ;entered at once into a
conversation with a dignitrand courtesy very
becoming under thecircumstances. I knew
papa was pleased, when I saw his !now ex
pand and his glance grow more smiling.
Immediately after tea it was time to start
for the busking, as we had nearly- a mile to
walk, and were expected early, the work be
ing an important part Of the evening's enter:
ainment.
Betty Stout was one of our party, Of course.
She is an independentpiece, considering her
self as good as anybody, and is treated as
such by all the neighbors. She was going
to start on in advance, and leave me with my
'city fellows' behind. But ti:3r Chief stepped
forward with so much respect,and offered her
his arm, that she could not refttse it. An for
me, I admired the way in which the action
was performed so highly, that I soarcely -re
gretted my own disappointment.
"How barbarous it is for the people in the
country to associate so intimately with their
servants," whispered my. Companion.
• "Miss Stout is not a common servant," I
said in excuse.
There were plenty of whispering and wise
glances among the crowd when we arrived
at the barn—for corn.soirees are held in barns,
my dear uncle. The girls looked pleased,
and 'the beau jealous, as the strangers were
introduced to them.
• A circle had already beeti fortbed around
'the heap of corn in the centre of the &Or,
and after a few moments bustle, places were
made for us and We set to work.. Brimming
with mischief (Shall 1 write etit, spite 0 and
total) , regardlesit of Mr. F i t zPoom's pleads
ing looks I gaits him a seat on the flour be
side Miss Prudence Tattle, a; thin old giaid,
who prided, herself principally upon her.
learning and 'incoinidishriientsi,,so superior to
the most of her friends and acquaintances.
Myself and the Highlander were, established
near at hand,_ where I 'could . enjoy zome.of
Mr. Fitz queer taces, and part of iss rm.
derice's instructive conversation. "Ab me I"
I beard her remarking, and signalled - .my
companion to listen, Pao you „have actually
rgaided in the city all your lifetime, Mr. Fitz
Fool
"Voom, madam," corrected he.
"Thom I I, beg your Partion. tow very
enlightened such a long residence in the me;,
tropola, must render you! •Ali I . 1 have
Over sighed fmopportunititis of expafiding my
mind 1 And so much chance 'fol. doing good,.
too. 1 I was in the city hist year, for afew,
days., I visited the society for .the:reliet of
,
Indignait Women and contributed Ofty, cents,'
I went b the opera too. Oh me I isn't it de
lightful .1 I was so perfectly vaccinated by
Madame Lagrange's voice_ alit I did not
know • where I - was. She has a beautiful
rnezzotinto voice of the first quality. She is
rich too. The gentleman who took me told
me that • she had a chest full of notes, and a
register besides. Oh 1 she has great imlntul
hy oo.one don't you think so f Mercy
Mr. Fitz- Foom if you haven't got a red
ear l" •; : :: • t • •
She Screamed the last seiiience out so !mid
ly- that we all heard it; and paused from our
task. Her companion looked as if he might
have had two red ears. • •
'"Do you know the penalty 1" eagerly in
'quired ?disk Prudence.
"I mist confins my ignorance," was , the
reply:
"Tell . Min tell him l"- laughed half a
dozen pretty girls. ,
"It is to kiss every girl in the rootn, be
ginning with your partner," 'chuckled Miss
Prndence.- And she puckered up -ber.sharp
Month into a bundled wrinkeis i as she turn
ed, with a winning; smile to receive the
salute. ,
Poor fellow he Itesitated; the boys laugh
ed,;sthe girls tittered; Miss Prudence - pucker.
ed up her mouth still more sweetly. He
locked again at those lips; dual bent and
kissed her hand most gallantly: Miss Tattle
was - evidently, disappointed. 3 must confess
that be did up the rest of the kissing moils
con amore ; but when be came to me, I gave
him my band; and bewasChliged to treat me
as he did Miss Prtidence.
When it came to the dancing in the let-
ter part of the evening, Mr. Fitz Foom was I
Still unfortunate. He did not understand
'Money Musk' nor 'Scotch Reel' I danced
twecotillions with him . ;. and the rest of the
time he was entertained by Miss Tattle in the
corner.
_ .
Well, the next day misfortune seethed still
to pursue him. I proposed, a ride on hOise
back,. between breakfast and. dinner, ad th
weather was delightful,_ full of ;be balm and
brightness of Indian itnntaver.7 - 4 As---Mr: -Fitz.
Foam had been boastirig of his feats at the
riding academy, he could not well decline.
You know father keeps fine
. hoises, and as
he gathered fwm the gentlethans own story
that he was a famous rider, he gave him one
of his 'mast spirited animals'. I rode my
beautiful "Brownie;" and_ my Iliglilander
had the black horde that you - used to ride.
1 We called at neighbor Orej's and got his
pietty Amy to accompany us. We were all
in. 4n:is-visits. Art.. •was sue& a gay little
gypsy, she delighted us all: But, as Mr.
Fitz's horse became inspirited- by exercise,and
we left the macadamiied road for the winding
and sometimes rocky by-roads,,which took us
through a more romantic part athe country,
I saw that the poor fellow had: all he could
Ido to hold on. He ceased to jest ; be ceased
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horse's neck and mane. Amy proposed a
race. We started, t k otwithstanding Fitz's en
treaties to 'Hold on !' , • .- '
"He's holdingkon fast enough for us all,"
. -
law:died Amy.
His hoise, more ambitious than his master,-
was tibe-distanced by nothing in disk party,
and soon passed us all in gallant style, with
his rider's arms about his heck. A sudden
turn in the forest ?clad took him out nf 6101;
and, when we finally came up with . him he
was setting by the roadside on p sttienp, hold
ing "Bedouin" by the bridle. Whether he
had been thrown, or,got off of his own ac
cord, be did not say.' lie °only begged to
to exchange horses with the tither gentleman,
as "Bedouin" was so very hard under-the
saddle that. he was tired 9ut, We rode home
slowly, and found.dinnet waiting. Amy dined
with us. , - .. - , ..r
IMmediately after' the meal was over, Mr.
Fit' Foom was obliged to take to the sofa.
Ile was unable to make the exertion of wait
ing upon Amy home; so we left him to a
siesta, and escorted our fair -friend to her
door.- t . .•
What Tres, said upon that memorable re
turn walk, I shall never hint—never, to my
sober old beabelor uncle l, A sudden glory
that was not all affected by the Indian sum
mer sunshine, came down upon. did 'world.
But no sentimentality to be laughed at by
an old fogy uncle I 'So I shall not tell you
any More, if you tease me ever so rhuch. Suf
fice it to say that that evening my Highlander
gave papa the letter which you 'Sent him;
and he and mother sat up lite in the dining
room; before the wood tire, reading and talk
ing it over. ...
Mr... Fit z, Poonhtried hard that eveninrfo
out sit Ms rival in regular country style. Ile
was evidently ,afraid that his, path was not
quite clear: But the fatigue of his ride over
powered Mtn; . and, secretly borrowing of
mother a bottle of Heady Relief for some
bruises which he may have, received from that
Unieed downfall, he retired in distress and
disgust.
Another very I . :might dayfoilOWed. titi
seemed in better spirits, and declared a de-.
sire to become somewhat better acquainted
with some of the details of country life. A.
visit to the cheese flees; the dairy hOuse, the
"aviary," the cider mill, and-the,great barn
Was proposed. We !strolled about, from spot
to spot; and I astonished my exquisite Fitz
by vivitt - deseiptions.of sundry slides down
the straw-stacks, and rides upon "SAO"
beak, and, Childish feats in that great gym
nislum, that Paradise of children—the barn.
When we entered the aforementioned barn,
we found father and,. his men at work there
getting ready - for our husking. Father left
off to call us out into the yard, and expatiate
upon his stock. . Ille pointed out a pair of
noble Devonshire oxen that were ranging in
the meadow opening out of the barnyard, and
my dear little cow, "Sukey," with" four, or
five others, wher were at the, water trough:
lie has about twenty merinos ; and wishing
to show to my Highlander (who Plea:ell
by talking understandingly with him t e.
superior quality of the wool, be call ,
'out, of the field; and' they,came 'running for
th salt they eipected WOW in his hand.
- "What are these credurest" asked Mr.
Fitz Footle, affectedly, as the Took came run
ning and crowding aboit... .
"Those are sh,eep.".
"AM are they, indeed? This iit4he first kitrie
thit I ,ever. beheld a genuine Specimen of
those' pastoral animals, so conopicuOus In
poetry and i rer scenes. Sheep, awl" ', •
__l
T know n t whether the veteran leader of;
tbe, flock took offence at. 'this , deeliriation of
a previous neg ect to . pay himespeci to the
-tribe, Or, 'robe er the red . scarf Mr,
L 1,41:,
Pita; had Or n over his 'shoulders upo n
, corning out, he& his ire, but it . that 1•_
(Itunfttr 24.
irohnnt
stant I. saw him lori4ing his horns,:and.hra
just time , to exclaim '?Take carer \ when he hit
hire a square blow in the -stomach,-, which
prostrated him quickl as thought s .—before be
could make another pring, Pim' waS•ori: his
feet, and took refugein the barn. The iery
n/
merino was after hi ; and they both-disaP,-
pix'eifc (oon . We tat
peered through the
started in pureuit, h
fender.
ping to arreat , the of-
.
Three tinfes - ythe two made -the circuit of
1
the barn. Fitz's sc ar f streamed out behind,
adding fury to the , Father did
his best to knock th beast down' with a rails •
but could not come ken , him.
,We all form- -
ed a line and attemptedto head , him off; but '._
he broke through ,our, midst, after A woman,-
tary parley. ;This t4ment of, grace; enabled •
Fitz, tosmake for the field; but the gate was
open, : and he was to frightened to close it.
The Shanghais prow d, the sheep bleated, the
cows paused-from tit ir drink in astonishment; ,
i
Rebecca Stout, who Naafi poor ritz for the
slight of her,-,spra g• upon the fence, and
laughed and' clappe her bands.
When, he had got well into the meadow
Fitz :.turned to see lif be was safe; but oh,
horrors of horrors! ,not only . was the rant
close at his heels, bdt "Sukey," the big oxen,.
the sheep and hors+ had all joined in this • ,
general stampede, Old were tearing, up the -
grass in every direction. •Witha shriek of
terror, dropped tó the ground; ,he '"could
do no• more;" be had fainted from sheer af
fright. -rather, who was still sanguine of a
rescue,name up to him just as the ram,
die
appointed .in hp ca culatioq. by ,the auddert
fall, went over his p rostratebotty, :Ind awed'
by Tape's club gave up the chase. , - -
Poor ‘ Fitz I his slotheS were pretty well
used up, and his strength completely so. He :
took to - , his,bed,44 but a poor appetite for -
the dainties my corcipassionate mother cooked.
up for him. This i morning he packed up hii
carpet 'mg, and bade us farewell.. flI had in--
ducementstdd,cutlto,xne by Mr. Yfilmot to
come here," he said, its-he bade me a cold .
good-by; "but theA are not stacient to in : .
dace me to renOtiis tn the country. I consider
'.it both vulgar tind dangerous,-btit -I am glad-,-
, if you find it t 4 Yoiir taste. - No; I thank you
for your,polite imitations; .but I shall not -
trouble you withle'rber,vis4", ~ ,- •
"Will you not even come to the weddingt" '
asked my Highlander, with what I must con
feass,rather ungeneroue kind nem . , s , •
A glance of anger aid a-'ttiff how warn the
only answer. Nom a , oriole, if this is tree as I
have been told, that you encouraged him to
come, and ,that be "got trusted for his new ,
suit of clothes ,i)n the strength of his expected ..
success, I think you are in honor bound to
for the suit whseh he ruined, and make
hitn a p , ezent of arktber s besides, . ~• ~. ,
.4.A. r..-..•-[ . . -,.-1. -- . -•••• i. •_ A 1 ,• 1- , • -..,i1
Fabler and mother Send much love. I- expect
to be- in the city before long to do a Ip.t.le
shopping, when' I shall need vour,sidviceitt
choosing oectniii—tbut geod-by, with man 't
kisses. Yours affectionately, LUCT.
N A Tete or it Clow.'.—Under this title the
Brooklyn (N. Y.) .'agie get&off. the , follow.
ing Iriefi l history of a cow's ` 'continuation."
It will be remembered that Brooklyn has .
been the principal °cation of the"' neat oat- .
tle" celebrities whit h have -been pastured on
distillery swill, hnti their systems became Ali-•
seased and`their tails rotted off: • . „ ~
" Among th ose !aroused by .the swill-Milt.
exposures, none.toilk a deeper interest in the -
movemeeethan M. C. of P---r e --t :street.--e•
Being a decidedly practical man, be M once
resolved to secure biinvelf,egainst the iniposi-
Lion of designing !milkmen and ,epsure the
health of ills family; so he purchased a cow,
a nice sleek hatkitle' animal with, a tail' the?
1
orthodox, length, slUnd, - incl in good.milkitig ,
condition ; sod for •hich he paid a handsome ,
pripei . witieh-cif ,co rse.he,did not regard, be
ing determinid td secure a good aiticle.—
Mr. C, and family for a few daysseveled in
the enjoyment of pure milk, cream and cus-•
toad& . Me. - C. coq municated his good luck
to some of his frie ds, and invited them round
to Love Lane to in spect the viondrounapirmiL
The other day_ twol or. three gentlemen accom
panied Mr. - C. to the stable, and•were intre-,
duced to the cow ; they admiqd•ber pluiup
proportions, her sound and healthy—appear- .
since. The cow Re l ented to be highly gratified
with, the attention', shown her, end undertook
to express her feelitts by
s a flourisliof fter
caudal appendage) - But the concern appeared
to work rather stiffly; the cow gave two or
three spasmodic jerks, when parabile - dictu;
off dropped the...tail ! leaving only a stump
of about six •inekes long, the standard swill,
dimension& Wel shall not, attempt to pot.
tray C.'&" feelinki" at the strange phenome
non ;. if lion warlt to see an excited citizen
just . mention covi's tails. Gentlemen who
propose to raise their own milkand are abotti k
purchasing cows,.lahetild always
or
the cows
tails, to see it theieate tied: on, or grow fast.
This may be. done by tying, the cow's tail
J..ound a lantripo4 and then going before her
.with a hanch.of, elover and test the strength
of her continuation; if it gives' way don't
purchase the brute." - .
jar An impetuous volunt4er, while prac
tising the militaq science alone in his garden,
tumbled baekwalds into d ditch. , Big wife,
hurried to his aSsis!ance, and implored him
to say whether cti. _not he was hint. The 're
ply„ was , "Go asv ay woman, what do You
know about war s?"_:•
tar "I belies •,". said a tag representative,
"that I am one of the Sallebt,mernbers of the
house." -
"Yes," added
the slimmest, to
Aiflow repretentative, 4'04,
• ABOUT Tenni— A paribh-olerk, after read
mg' the banns of matrimony, vine followed b
the clergyruau,trho . gave out the hymn
"Mistaken sohla that dreatit of hettieri..4:-
far ban: rapt 'merchant. at the - Wes,l
End. says, (bat
, 1 is business- has been ep bat
that he could not pay his . debts; i everi
had the money.[. • - ,; •
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,
• ,Sor A storelceepkr recently" • received tl
following order :, Two ounces thinker ~4
rubarb ;'. two VotiOa of....cotteti . battett ;
!pima of goodtrowri shuger.
• IgrA fellow recently slipped down on
icy parenient, and in sitting posture, ruutte
ed; "I hayl3 noidesire to see the tom,' ,burl
dowri, but 4 . - . -do Wish the streets' 'Were i
Ashen."'
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