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' ;\'OlIW.~ll.l\', CO.\'N.,
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TIN, SHEET IRON & COPPER
" W A R E S ,
.»\.\'l) lll-IALERS IN
S loves, .R(mges, Fumzaccs, Cutlery,
Britamula, Porcclaiaz aml PVoo(lm
lVure, cmcl Kitclzeiz Fm'n.c’m7'e
in general, Pi/,nz,p.v,.S/tact.
Lcazl Lcml Pipe,
.0’/'()(:l.‘.P‘7‘;?/, Glass
reml ClLi7m,
IV(Lrc.
J. P. PQQTE,
Attorney and Counselor. at Law,
OFFICE 0 VER .r'lI.fI LL OR I" S S TORI?
_ Norwalk, Conn.
“H. s. BEERS,
wccnsson TO _
.A.. SEI.aZl'_a2El(3I§.,
Bookseller, Stationer & Binder,
17 ZlIa'£n\Sz'7'ect, "N07-viral/c.
H. 1d3iE6_u717r'.ri7,
in ETTIE. l
. H. BYINGTON, Editor 81 Proprietor
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- SERIES.
Ԥ,htnsjiajiii'.---glttntih to Ehmil Zltlna tub I
Eutmsls, (égniral flntdligence, ‘ljtlitmitiire, yiilili
NORWALK, CONN. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1855.
:5, ggticiiltutc, Mechanics,‘ its firts, Qlihntatinn,
w§el.::<.;db.7-ible
DRY GOODS.
j ‘HE Subscriber would return his thanks fol‘
. '1 11,9 ,-9,-V |iliPl‘dl pati'uiiuge with which his
l gm”. j,,,,, iuhiii fzirored the yearp-ast.,and hopes
lbvacoiistaiit att.-ciitioii to the wants of the
tf-ading public and 1))‘ fl 5.V;‘“‘-m °f m_'1"1lld 000'
‘ 0l'€Il)I(‘ dealing. to retain his share of trade for
l the ‘-,--,,1- en:-iiiiig. Ilis Stock comprises at all
times a choice and varied selection of fashiona-
l lilo and sezisonable Dry Goods, ofevcry quality
2 and price. lie is confident that purchasers
l will find every article purchased at his store,
I equal in quality, and as cheap in price, as can
i be obtained clsewlicre. Particular‘ attention
i dcroteil to the selection of Uloths, Vcstiugs,
j &c.. &.c.. for Gciitlcmens wear, which will be
‘ sold at the lowest market: prices.
-Iflll. Ill. II. II.
G. FIELDS,
Manufacturer and Dealer in
BOOTS, SHGBS AND 1111333113-
I-IE subscriber has on ha.nd and is ready for
orders of all kinds of Water Proof Boots,
and Dress Boots, of French Calf or Patent
Leather. Froni his long practice in this branch
of the trade, he is confident that his work will
compare favorably with that of city manufac-
ture. He has also a general assortment of
Congress Shoes, Oxford ties, brogaus, &c. -
For the Ladies, he has a complete stock of
Gait-er and llorocco Boots, Buskins, &c. '
Cliildrcii's woi-k of-.ill descriptions on hand
and made to order. India Rubber Boots and
Slices of" all kinds, at C. FIELDS; opposite
,l)anbur_v dz Norwalk 1}‘. ll. Depot-.
l\'oi'walk, Nov. 19, 195-1.
’ NOR_\VA LK, HAT.
Cap and Fur Emporium.
Tllli subscriber having removed to No,
2 Skiddy's Block, would say, that having
just made very large additions to his former
stock, of new and fasliionable goods in his
line, would now call the attention ofthe public
generally, to the great a('lraiitages which he
is c._uabled to offer over his competitors in
Norwalk. Coiifiiiing our whole attention to
this one b1'aucli of business, ‘re feel that we
can make purcliases and secure a much better
quality of goods, than those coinpar-.1ti\'cly
unacquaintcd with the business. We have
now on hand a fine assortment of H.\'rs,_iust
suited to the season and the wants of the com-
munity.—l4‘or further part1culars,just drop in
and examine for yourselves, at No. 2 Skiddy’s
Block. Main street. H. C. RANDLE.
NORWALII E1VIPORIUIV.E l N
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...... at 555-} :CK:EnvE
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PROVISIONS, ll RUITS,
‘ l’cgctalilcs. of Fisli all kinds.
Clams, Gysters, &c.
As good as the market affords, t'Ollt~'l{lllll_V to bl‘.
l'oiiiid at l.lic. well known cst:ibli.sliincnt. of
Al.liE.\l, .\lEl-IKER & Cf).
Goods of the above dcsci'iptioii received
flflfly. and for sale at wliolcsale and retail on
the most. favorable ternis.
Lime.
100 llbls. of Lime. for sale by 'l‘. L. PECK.
Timber and Laths
AT SO U'l‘ll NOR\V'AliK.
f’.:'»().000 l’lasl.ei-iiig Luths. ‘_
Teacher of 1V.IZ'u.s:i.c.
Lessons on the Piano Forte, Melodcon, and in
Vocal Music.
Pianos and M'elodeoiis.. selected, with great care
as to tone and quality, for those desiring to
purchase, ‘ tfl6
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OI-IN A.US'.I'EN’S
DAGlJEfil—f§ti RUM3
Over D. & N. Depot.
' Nor.wALI_{.
L i I: e n e s s es
I‘Va-rmnzezl to please all Good ./Imlges
F. H. NASH,
Wnoi.i-:s.ii.i: AND RI-‘.'I‘.\lL DI-1.ll'.l-ll: L\'
S '.[‘-O V E S .
.\l'.\.\'['l’.\C'l'l.'ll H II (ll-‘
TI-N, SHEET IRON & COPPER
W 3 r e s ,
Has ccnsI,a»7zz’ly on /mm! calm-gc assuri-
ment of general Hozzsc-lccey1é7zg'
_ _ Em‘/ailzue, at So. No7‘2/Jal/c,
I I Conn.
NorweI1l<_mI’ost Office.
‘vfail Closes-—,ll"i:s'r, 7.? 0 x..\r., 1.30, -1.30 r \[
T‘ " E.\s'r, 8.30 A. .\i., 4.30 1'. .\f.
“ “ D. dz Il. ll.., 6.00 x. .\l.
.lIzu'I Dun-—l). & N. R. l'-'.., 8.00 A. .\l.
2- » -" \\'i-:s'i‘-, 0.30 I .\i., 6.00 1'. _\r.
“ E.\.~T'l‘, 8.30 A. .u., 3 I’. .\f.
It. A. -\\"ILLIAlllS, P. M.
Telegraph Office ’ Open.
HE Telegrrqili Office in i\'oi'walk is“ now
open on week days from 8 A.M. to 9P. M.,
and o : the Sabbatli from 7 to 8 o’clock, P. M.
Olllce as lieretofore at Austenis Dnguerrcan
Rooms. Danburv and Norwalk Railroad Depot.
'Octob'er 12th, 1854. 1y
’ Building Moving,
A Br Cii.-ir.Li-.*s Tunas.
' LL 0l‘de1‘s for building raising and inev-
ing, left wit.li the Subscriber, will receive
proinptlattcntion and be executed in the safest
and -most uxpeditioiis inanner.
1.-.11 JOSEPH SIIEPHERD,
", Carriage Maker, ./Igmzl.
R0l:lES' ROBES l
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lll’. subscribers would lt1Vll_.é the attention
of the public to his large assortment of
‘ Rob:-s, llut‘i'-.iln.-, kc. &c., o1‘,t.lic best qualities
“ Wu. S. J()Nl'IS.
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and lo\\‘e.<t prices.
"Wcstpoi-L, Nov. 6th, 1854.
For Sale.
7Fi\'0 new tI\\'l)lllll_!;‘F, built in modern style
. eoininzinilpig a inaguificent view of the
Sound, vlllilae of Norwalk. and surrouiidiiig
00"-lnifil’-‘““3 '-’m‘l"»‘0 for szilef A.ny one desiring
a i-etired,biit. siglitly am} j)1ea__q;“jt location,
will liiid thi.-‘a rai-._- 0j)1)()]'tuuity 1-0,. im-e_q1-
inent. (ll'3()l’.t'-‘E O. S'l‘REE’l‘.
’ U.\IPS. -‘~‘ucti<>:-.. I-‘ioiréifbiéiéi-}§]'iivEi and
Chain Pumps at L()(,‘.[{w0OD,-S.
Efiexicari Guano.
r1‘1HIS cc-l«.slii'.1teIl fs-i'tilI'/.er. wliicli is pro-
l'l0'.lllC9Ll by .-\<_;ricultural Clieniists and
others who have '.
_~_..
ed it, to be much superior
_ to ullotli-31' rarictic.-:, may be had of the sub.
titv.
_e,;g1'il)T'l' in any quau _
_ l5}. VA. CIIICIIESTER,
I)()RCl£li.-UN Ware, l3i'ass—kettles, Fry—pans,
shovels and toiigs, sad irons, Oren fronts,
sh ,vels, spades, hoes, r:ikcs,_. etc., at
LOC‘«KWOOD’.S.
Horse Blankets.
NE of the liest and cheapest f1.“S0l‘lIlltllll~‘:
of (jm-1-i.q._r_;e and Stable I-loixsc lllaiilccls,
\‘i'.\i. S. J0.\'l‘.,‘.-'.
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are to found at
Eist side the Bridge, l\'estporl., Cl .
1'5? .
&. Hamme
l-’l‘I.’.lI\'l~} and lllacksiiiilli-'.< .‘.~1l(d_-.:r=.s :ii.d lien
L lll('l‘.'~', all .=‘E;ces,_il:-l i‘c(.-i~i\'rd l._r
' ll’.-\l. C. S'l‘IllSI£’l‘.
flfllili Jobbing in Tiniiei-s Line executed with
lletl-lll€‘SS and dispatch, at
F. H. NASIPS, So. ./Viirwal/:.
50.000 Feet. Pine. and Spruce Timber.
101.000 Pine Pickctsjust. rec-‘d and for sale
by ’.l‘l—lOS. L. PECK.
- ‘ South i\‘orwall-:. Aug. '2. 18:33.
Neg Goods at Southport.
UGUSTUS JENNIl\"GS'lias opened during
- the past week a large and well selected
assortineut of DRY GOODS, Dar G-R00)-lRIl~2S,
CROCl(l~‘.l{Y, l<‘i:ii.\'i'i"L?ni~:, Ciiii.uiii‘..\'s xxn L.\mi:s
SHOES. II.-\'l‘.\‘, C.\i=s dz LAl)llilSBO.\'.\'E’l‘.\‘., Loo].--mg
G'](I.S‘.€'(’.S‘, Papci‘ Hangings, T—'l/'1'mIow Shades,
Umbrellas. Pura.soIs_. Trim/:3, lVm-p, Bolling,
8,442 A wedkly supply of fasliionablc goods.-
All orders promptly tilled at the lowest cash
prices; Satisfaction given or goods may be
ieturued.
SEWING,
Coats, Pants, Vests, Drawers, &c., constantly
on hand for all good Sou.-cr.q. Those in Nor-
walk can be supplied every Monday fi'om the
dwelling of ;\Ir. Lewis Smith, in South Norwalk,
between 0 and 12 o’clock, A. .\I. Those on
ltedding Ridge and vicinity can be s,npplied_
fi-om Samuel Osboi-n's every otlicrwediiesday,
I’. .\I., commencing l0th of May.
Soutliport, May 2d, 18:’)-l. 18
W0 OSTEEI HOUSE
CORNER OF MAIN AND WHITE STREETS
Near the Rail Road Depot.
HE subscriber hating leased the above il'am-
ed Hotel, is prepared to receive boarders
and transient visitors. The Ilouse is abundant
ly supplied with spring water, and has all the
conveniences necessary to make guestsc0mfort-
able, and the undersigned feels confident from
the experience that he has liadin the _business
()f"h(')t.Cj keeping, that he can give satisfaction
to those who favor him with their patronage.
. g . JOHN R. FORRESTER.
N. B.-—Warni and Cold Water Baths ready
at all hours. (Danbury, Sept. 5, I853. tf36
cheaper than Eve.‘
./It tlie South ./Vorwul/c
GROCERY STORE.
Illa‘ subscriber has on hand by far the
Iarges (l1lllb€.9tScl(:cti07l, of Family Gro-
ccrics and l’rovision.s, to be found in South
Norwalk. which he offers to his customers and
the public, at greatly reduced prices. llis fa-
cilities are such tliat he will be eoiistaiitly rc-
eciring new and fresli supplies of goods, as the
wants of his Ciistomcrs may l'f‘,(jllll‘(.‘i
always be of the best quality and sold at the
very lowestpossiblc price, and he would rc-
spectfull solicit an i-.\'ainiiiatioii and trial oftlie
saine. GEO. W. SMITI-l.
South Norwalk, May lfilli, 1854.
an ' .‘ - '
Land For bate.
i-\l3OU'l.‘ tliglit acres of good lam], near
_\[,1'm-st.,oiic mile north of the l5ridgc.is offered
{'01- S;\,l(‘. upon very re:isoiiablc teriiis. It is ad-
-njrfllily u-.lapt.cd l'01'.liuililiiigdots, or for gard.
euing pui'poses,liaving a quick and rich soil,
and fl, lz-.i'g:: bed of vcgetalile inould_.orcompost
manure. Llicrooii. or it is well calculated for :1
1.1-sl,ratc lllt!(I.tlO\\'. Itjis well fenced and in a
,crycligible local.imi. l«‘orfurtlici~ particulars
§,ii:-[nire at this ollicc. tt‘3
.
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~ Haidw are and Cutlery,
Zlfcc/umii,-.9 Too/3, Fm"/Hz"//.g;‘ '/,/'10-n..r7Tls,
Gum‘, .l"ll.9/0/.v, Iron 1/ml Slot-/,
l?VimZo'u: G’-/.'(c.rs, _Pa'i'/2.t.v
mill Oils.
I-IE siibscriber has now in store, and is con-
. stantlyrcceiviiig direct l'roin the manu-
i'né’!‘l1l.e]-’q‘j], largo supply of f'oreign and domes-
tic goods, under the above denominations,
which makes his assortment of articles suited
to this inarkct,_Pqiial to any in the state, and
which “-111 be sold either wh_olc.calc or retajl,
on as favorable terms as can be pnrcliased in
New ‘i'rirk. For listof articles and prices,
, piii-cliasei-s are l'(‘qllf‘[~'It‘.tl to call and exaniine
* for tliciiiselrr-s. W.\l- 0- STREET-
.\’or\valk, April 17th.
Cabinet Ware Rooms at.
lift WESTPORT_,!
V llli -ii‘n'-‘oi-ibers would respectfully inform
lllt‘.ll' frienils and the public generally, that
”‘“.l' fire. still ll;-'3§“.l-Oil a few doors north of the
i'“"”"lli“,~ Oppn-:it.e the store of Alva Gray.
\\'lll‘ll' lll'.l}' be fouiid a. liii-gge and splendid as-
: 5'3l'[‘”‘-"mt ‘ill--"il=l.‘\'l“-‘l‘ “hllllilv in 4I'iEll(‘l':ll.
1 l';"»"-"""'-’=‘ -'5.’ lll all itsdcpai-tiiieiits attended ,
to at the .=:‘.mi':.--.l. notice. and npoii l‘L':1.<0llfll)lL‘- ‘
' t.ei'iii:<.
-E An e_\'ainin:ition of our stock and prices is
respectfiilly s.-'ilicited, as we are determined not
to be undersold, by any similar establishment
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; in the County. 1zEN'oUD & BRUEN.
whicli will-
Va.
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From the VVavu‘I-y ./lfagaziric.
THE TIMELY SURPRISE,
_oR__
"The Studentls lllanouver.
BY \V. GREENVVOD COOPER.
C H A P T E R I .
The Letter.
“O wad some power the giftie gie us,
To see oursel’ as ithcrs secst,
It wad frac mong a bleyider free us.
And foolisli notion.”—BL'nNs.
It was the hour of noon, and a group
of fashionables comprising three in num-
ber, had assembled in a luxuriously-fun
nished apartment of zi splendid mansion,
situated in the far-fauiéd street denomi-
nated Beacon, in the cgpital of the Bay-
State. 'I‘hey were respectively, Mrs.
Rawdon, the mother, Miss Cora, the
daughter, and Mr. Frederick the liope-
ful son. A letter, was in the hands of
the mother, which she had already
commenced perusing, the renderiiig of
which was -‘listened to by the brother
and sister, ~
Listen, reader, that thou may’st hear.
Si.xBvii.r.i:, C'l‘., Sept. 14th, 185-.
“Dena Jim and Unkill :-—Me an’ the old
wimmiii has beii agitatin’ about cummin ten
Bosting for the hull of the summer, an’ last
nitc she -'cluded that me an’ the olc\man mout
cum—-bcin’ as Summer work was ovir, an’ the
taters had bin yliiggecl, and the corn had bin
cutted an’ both on ’em put in t.fie barn an’ the
corn eribs,‘a_nd we've raised most the hull on’t
offuv that air piece 0' ground what’s jist be-
low the mounting, where Unkill Hank Rawdon
us’ tcr plow with his tow shirt sleves roled
cleer up to his clbo7.—-we raised-—’-'
"The horrid country bumpkiiul He ’s
no cousin of mine 3"’ exclaimed the fas-
tidious Cora Rawdon, her jewelled fin-
gers nervously playing with a golden
(dyed) tress which lla(‘S[0l8ll to a place
on her cheek.
"Tlic dcin’d wascal 5" exclaimed the
agitated Fred, with true dandy accent,
stumping his patent leathers upon the
Turkey carpet, “accwuse us of pa’s la-
bowing on a vulgali fawm, in the liaw-
\vid country, Demuie! if he shows his
ugly pliiz\ around our inansion or our
grounds I’ll' cow-liide him, the impos-
taw! Deinnie! .[’ll absent myself; I’ll
go ovah to II and spend the \viii-
iali. To think that I awnticipated so
much plezisliaw, and expected to excite
such afuwa//, among the fasliioiiatles,
now to have a vulgali welation fwoni
the country to dwowii all moy happi-
ness, by committing a sewips of widic-
iilczps blundaws I"
And feeling that his dignity, as well as
the consequence of the family .had been
insulted and injured by the epistle of the
unsophisticated cousin, L-l-re“ ..e-xcitetl ex-
quisite gave his side-board collar a jerk,
threw his lazy length along the “divan,
and covered his disturbed countenance
with his slender hands.
“O, mercy!" exclaimed the fragile
Cora, “I shall die of vexation. What a
horrid bore that country fellow will
prove; but I shall not survive to behold
him.” .
“Cowa," said Fred, syinpathetically
rising from his recuinbent position, “shall
I wing the belt, that it may alawm the
waita w, who shall bwingsome \vesusci-
rating liquid? You may swoon.”
"0 no, brother, you are too kind; I
will not trouble you. The dizziness I
now experience will soon pass away
from my cranium, and then I shall be
fully restored,” retilrned the delicate
creature, who was almost ready at any
moment to pitch herself upon the carpet
in a fainting fit.”
"My children,” said Mrs. Rawdon, in
a tone evincing reason, “you perceive
the agitation into which you have thrown
yourselves simply because you have lis-
tened only to the promptings of those
feelings which aristocracy has made you
subject, and forgetting for the moment,
the common sense which should have
influenced yourminds. Hear me, while
Iread the remainder of your cousin’s
letter:
“We raised all on ’em. Now Ant and Un-
kill, I 211' surely cumin, and tell Cousings Co-
re. and Fred that they may be expectin me,
and that when I do come, I’ll bring ’em—I
can’t tell what it’s goin ter be, but I raythei‘
reckon they’ll be pleased with the things what
I’m goiu ter give to em.
I sposc.you’ve got lots 0’ linery, ant. and
slathcrs 0’ dresses, and that all on ye live to
the top 0’ the heap way out there in Bosting.
I spose that air house you live in is a pnrty
tall kind of abbuilding ennyliow—and that
when I get in the (own, I'll be amazingly
struck with the tarnal pooty sites. I sposc
that ar State Hus is it cant nu, and no mis-
take, aiid I’in savin and layiu by all the eggs,
and Dad's goin tor give me what I kin git f'or
the eggs. liens, and chickings—half on’t to
pay spcnses to Busting and back. Then I can
stay there a cuppell 0-‘ weeks and see the an-
nimals and so forth. ‘ Marni is inendin’ up my
Sunday-go-to nieetin clothes jist at the time
I’m writing, and I rather, sorter, kinder guess
I’ll cut a‘swath and a pretty big one tew,
when I get tliar. My swaller-tails, with gilt
lmttings, and my bran new cow-hides, what
I’re got and greasefl sprcssly for the -'casion,
will be apt ter make. a tarnnl senseration
nioiig you folks, eiiiiyliow.
i\[arm's goin tc.r make me two or three nice
cotting nose blowers or hankerchers, and she
gin me the purccdcs of what she got for old
Brin«lle’s calf what she sold to nabor I-Ienery,
that makes the nice sum of two dollars nine
shillin all told. I’vc got a bottle of Bar’s. ile
wliat’ll make tlieliar look kinder slick—that
IS, P00ty nice, by slapjacks! and I ’tend tcr
bring it along. I yuster use a taller candle,
but it's /iasli medicine t'or the har, and I soon
arterdiscontinned the use on’t. I spose Cuz-
zing Fred is a slick lhing—a pnrfect bnty of
a boy, and there’s Cu7.zingCoi-a._nothin more
nor less than an (mg-il. Ihopc she don’tpaint
her checks as I seed it on a coppell 0’ strange
gals tothcr day, what had jist an-iv from the
town of New York. l spose youive j,e,“.,,
tell 0’ that ere place, and bin thar, ten.
Ge-gracioiis! if our old mare didn’t cum
I pool): iiy ruiiiiiu away with me and the old
man last iiitc. You kinder see, I was jist
leadin her out to Unkill IIank’s spring, when
the critter rared rite up on her hind trotters,
jerked the rope_lialter out of my hands, and
the way she struck a bee line for the barn-yard
wan’ no small matter, I tell you. Then the
old man he arter the critter, and I arter the
old man, and -‘tween us both we snailed lier—
didn’t we though? Then the old man hitched
her up to the go-cart‘, and I straddled _her.
. when the old man got in; and] guess we had
a turn around there for abeout a few minnits.
Atlast the old heathcnish critter got riled.
and the way she plunged it ’ud a done you
good to hav seen. She run the cart up agin a
smashiu big rock ’long side 0’ the road, upset
it and spilt dad out so nice ; then she got the
old Harry into her head, and got her back up
so tarnal high, with the ade of them air bull's,
on the eend of her grasstangfers, that I went
over her head in ajitfy, and only ’scaped bein
trod on by fallin over a stun fence—that air
stun fende what Unkill Hank built afore Iii‘.
went to the city, when he turned bankrupt ar-
ter he got there, and wlicu ole dad lost $3000
or $4000 by the operation ; that is, by letten
him have it.
Now as I said afore‘ I’m surely a cumin, and
as sure as you see next week, you’ll see me
thar tew, with the old man also. We're goin
to bring along a small load of poultry, kaso
dad sez he’s goiu tew kill tew birds with one
stun, and so the matter-‘s settled. But I’m
nearly gin out writin’ and so 1’ll have ‘tow
hold up. You musn’t mind mistakes, for mar
has bin givin me advice while I’ve bin wcitin,
an she says I must be so perlite; that I must.
take off my hat when I go in the houfiand I
must walk as kinder litely as posserbel over
the carpets, and always have my haukerclier
in my hands, and keep my gloves on, and so
forth, all areound. 1 But I guessl knows what
is rite, and what don’t cum anyways near it,
I duz, Brother Hank, (unkill’s namesake)
what-‘s bin ter Yale collij, sends his best res-
pects and sez he’s “very sorry that circum-
stances utterly repugnant to his acquiescing
propensities, have reluctantly constrained
him to decline rewarding you with 9. view of
him in. propia persona.” Now I can’t; rite
like that ere, but he kin ; and he told me to
put them air marks round it, what he calls
Irotaslmn marks, jest as I’ve done it.
Now yeoumay look for me and yeou wont
be disapinted, kase I’ll sartingly be on hand.
Them air presents '11 be ’loug tew I reckon.
We’re all well but me, and marm, and Hank
and marm’s well tew. I’m in a. bad state of
health and hope you are enjoying the same
blessing. Hank's got a small teqh 0’ 'i1i_for-
mation on the ln'm'n, but guess he-‘ll git along
if he don’t git a collapse. My lu r to all re-
laytions, "specially to Cousings Corn and Fred
and all the fokes,_iine in luv to all on you.
‘My pen is poor, my ink is pale,
My quill come out of a gander’s tail.’
From your affecksliniiate neffew till dctli,
JOSH H.§l\'KINS.
Take Notis.—l’ll spect you ter pay the hull
0‘ three cents postigc, (what I’vc paid on this
ere letter,) when I git out thar. JOSH."
“The puppy—confonnd ' him 3” again
vociferated Fred, his pride terribly
wounded by the insinuation of Josh,
which he strove to repel. “Pah mice a
bankwupt? Nevah. If he were now
lieaw, how I would compwess his lying
throat—I would, by moy faith 3”
“I wonder,” mumbled forth the fus-
tidious Cora,now nearly restored to her
wonted firmness, "I wonder what splen-
did thiugs will be presented to us upon
ignorant Josl‘l’s arrival. Perhaps a lot
of wooden combs, or some vulgar nut-
megs formed from the same material.”
“Some mahogany hawms, or hicko-
wy cucumbaw seeds! If he shows his
couutwy countenance heaw," continued
Fred, “I’ll apply moy gaitaws to his
nethaw extwemities—I will, by moy
faith!”
“You will not, my son,” interposed
the mother.
your cousin—your relation, in so disres-
pectful a manner’! You have no reason
for thus acting, certainly. You will not
then be justifiable in pursuing such a
course. Should they come—which no
doubt they will—I should be extremely
mortified should you do or say ought to
lead them to believe they were not wan-
ted liere—that their visit would prove a
trouble rather than a pleasure.”
“Well, mah, since it is youali wequest
I shall stwive to keep back moy wisiug
feelings, and will do all to make their
visit interesting and pleasuawable. But
demnfe !” added he to himself, "if he
insults me, or causes me to feel mawti-
fied codcerning him, I’ll pwovide a way
to rid myself of him." ‘
‘'0 ma,” emreated Cora, "will you
not answer his letter, and say to him,
that it would be desirable for them to
defer their proposed visit until some fu-
ture time? 0, I do so desire it, and if
you do not grant. my request, I shall
surely die. 0, ma, will you not E"
“Why should I T Must I deprive
them of their anticipated enjoyment,
merely to gratify the foolish caprice of
Fred and yourself’! No, I cannot, I
shall expect both of you to appear very
cheerful when they arrive, and they
must be welcomed as heartily as you
welcome some of your city friends.”
‘'0, inali! if you will gwatify us in
this wespect, we will pwomise you ';._t,liat
we will go out no moah this ’\viiita'\v;
that we will attend no moah pawties or
soiwees." ' '
"My children,” said the mother ear
nestly, "did I know 1 were doing you n
kindness--that it would be productive
of benefit to yourselves, by acceding to
your wishes——I should have no objec-
tions, but as the matter stands, I must
act as my own judgnieiit. dictates.”
Just as she had concluded her re-
marks, Mr. Henry Rawdon, the husband
and father, appeared at the door- - After
silently conversing with him, the moth-
er dismissed Fred and Com from the
room, and they were closeted together
in aysecret tetc-a-tete, with the subject
of which we arenot sufficiently acquain-
ted toinform o‘ur readers.
Cora, when they were out of hearing,
“I shall feign indisposition while they
are here.”
“I will go ovah to H——-; 1 will. by
moy faith.”
“Wliatohject has mainma in acting
thus C4" again asked Cora. "But that
old country bumpkin is her brother, and
I suppose she feels as much for him, as
I now feel, for you.
would be willing.”
“And I,” responded Fred.
jinclinations. Cora retired to her cham-
‘
her to commune with her gvn feelings;
Fred donned his hat, drew on his kids,
and cane in hand, sallied forth into the
street. He soon entered a fashionable
salon, with the evident intention of
drowning his sorrows in a bottle of
champagne, or in a bountiful supply of
choice Bordeaux.
Mr. Henry Rawdon, at the time of
which we are writing, was very deeply
engaged in the business of banking.-—
He was a shrewd speculator in affairs
relating to commercial life, and perhaps
was too much engrossed in his favorite
employment, as he had not much oppor-
funny to attend to his family. He had
amassed much money, and was reputed
a very wealtliy man. He was ofa stern
disposition, perhaps from _, intercourse
with his brother speculators; as they are
naturally of that character, and the
world proclaims them to be of that
stamp; so we are justifiable in what we
have written" concerning them, though
the world does not always prophesy
rightly.
His family dressed expensively, had
coaches and money at their command,
and they kept as costly an establishment
as any of their fashionable neighbdrs;
but they were not satisfied, they wished
superiority in all things.
Josh Hankins, the country relation,
had been quite satirical in some portions
of his letter, which had been productive
of bitter feelings in the hearts of his
cousins against him. He was some-_
what correct in h_is hasty conclusions;
but he ought not to have declared it. in
his epistle, as he might have known he
was kindling the fire of animosity in
their hearts, the smouldering embers of
which might eventually black n his
cliaracter in their estimation. But may-
liap he did not then think -‘as we now do.
Mr. Rawdon’s youth had been spent
in the country, and he had resided in
Boston some twelve or fourteen years.
His father had been a wealthy farmer,
and Henry, at the age of forty, (having
been married some ten years,) by the
death of his father came in possession of
a large farm; disposing of which, he
took up his abode in that emporium, and
witl: the proceeds arising from the sale
of the sanie, entered into a co-partner-
ship wit.li a mercantile firm; l)llt,ll0t
having sufficient funds, his _brotlier-in-
law I-Iankins readily advanced him the
necessary sum, thus enabling him to en-
ter into business wizfi as much capital
as either of his partners. _
During the year that saw perish the
most sanguine hopes of many a mercan-
tile house, occurred the fall of that in
wliicli Mr. Rawdon was a partner. In
-vain did he strive to avert: the impend-
ing calamity; it came-—and with it was
swept. away their chance of success.—
The assignment of Mr. I-Iankins remain-
ed unpaid, and he was forced to console
his brother with the remark “that sunny
days might again be his portion, and
then all would be cancelled.” From
this, the son of Mr. Hankins had drawn
a wronginference; and had he but left
it nnsaid, it would have been better for
himself.
Mr. Rawdon was now considered an
imineiisely wealthy man; and the read-
er may have explained to him or her,
that the secret of his riches lay in his
own endeavors to procure it.
Soon after failing, his friends and the
more generous of his creditors estab-
lished him in business, and more by his
own efforts than theirs, had he'succeed-
ed in reaching the position that he now
occupied. , *
\Vlien the parents had vacated the
apartment, as they were" preparing to
“Why Should you treat “go below to tea, a smile of satisfaction
gleained upon their features--those
smiles no doubt proceeding from a cer-
tain scheme which they were to put in
train, if we guess aright. Fred had not
returned,‘ and we vouch for it that he
was bound upon making a night of it.
Neither did Cora make her appearance
at the tea-table. Whether it arose from
indisposition or not, we cannot rightly
say ; but judging from her conversation,
one might have inferred that she intend-
ed the commencement of the aforesaid
feigned illness, ere the arrival of the ex-
pected visitants. She was summoned,
but the ‘servant came back with the ans-
wer that she wished no tea, as she did
not feel very well—which probably was
true, but she should have expressed it
—’-notin the best of spirits. Until the
next day at noon, not a morsel of any
kind of nutriment had passed her lips;
butliunger conquered pride, and in con-
sequences of her fasting she partook too
freely of food, which rei-idered.her really
ill. .
- Fred did not return until after mid-
night , and then in what a sad plight
was be. From beasdy excess during
the day and evening, he had rendered
himself totally unfit to return home
without the aid of some one to guide his
steps, and the consequence was, thattlie
pavement appeared very slippery to him
and a number of times had his head
coiue in contact with the curb-stone,
while he so‘ often imagined himself in
daiiger of heiiig run over by a host of
brick houses which seemed determined
to claim him as their victim. The street
to him had never appeared 60 crooked.
and he wondered at it.
A slight rain had fallen, making the
pavement anything but a desirable spot
whereon to seek repose. He was in this
situation when :1 ‘'Charlie’’ awoke him,
and‘ then appearing to understand the
nature of the case, he bribed the ‘M. P.’
to conduct him home, and soon, dandy-
fied, inebriated Fred was resting upon
his couch, his headfull of troubled dreams
and striving to sleep away the effects of
his debanch. Not till the merry peat of
the bells had ceased to break the stillness
of Sabbath morn, did Frederick Raw-
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cnxrrua II. .
The Arrival---The Soiree.
The sun was high in the heavens on
the day after the Sabbath, and Fred and
his mother were seated in the drawing-
| room. engaged in conversation.
I wish she could :
"Mali, what were you and Pah talk-
ng abouton Satawday afternoon, aftah
.
e"l°Y ‘hell ‘-'°mP3"Y 3'0"?» I 3”‘ “"9 I I you weqnested that we should vacate.
the apmvtineiit? Perhaps it was some
pwivate business, and if so, you need
Each pursued the bent of their own not divujgega
"I assure you, my son,” ‘replied the,
I'Iave—"‘
l ing conducted at our mansion this e\'r-.n.
‘ ing, a pahty of the first. awdali 3”
rupted Fred. “Tliat suits me
I assuah you, mali.”
"Then you have no objections?”
“Aw, no—but let me see: now to-
shall have left ?”
forth and cannot be retracted. The in.-
vitatious have been circulated, and the
party is to take place. So banish your
predilections; strive to overcome and
master those perverse feelings." ,
-‘Oh, mah! how can 1 eiiduali his
presence when I am suwounded by the
elite of Boston? ’Twill be almost death
to me; will cause a pwostation fwoiii
which I shall nevali wise. Oh! I shall
certainly commit some awful hawm to
my fwame, you can avoid it if you will,
then why not E”
“I will be respoiisible for all the inju-
ries you may sustain in consequence of
being in his company,” replied his moth-
er very cooly. "He is your relative-—
allied to you by blood; why then should
you abhor him, and strive to keep from
association with him '3”
"It is heweditawy——natuwal.”
"No, my 5011, it is not. You do not
inherit it from me; and I think you do
not fi'om.your father. How then does
it follow that, as a natural consequence,
you should imbibe such contrary notions
and ideas of sense?”
\‘‘How is it wrong?”
“How P” asked she in surprise, “’Tis
easily expressed. All sprung from the
same source ; one pair the common par-
ems of ALL. VVhether rich or poor,
high or low, ignorant oi- learned, black
or white—all should be treated alil.--.——
no revulsion of feeling, no indication of
aristocratic notions.”
“You aw \V.-lghl, inali. I am labmv-
ing undaw an infatuation; but I \\-'eall_\'
ca\vn’t banish that ideaw, so I niii.-t.
commit a wrong‘. VVliile that gn\vlu-y
Josh-”
“Stop, _Frederick iiit.ci'rupted the
mother, indignantly, "use no more Snuli
epithets in connection with his name, as
lie_does not deserve them.
initted you to act towards him as you
have, too long already.
have as great a knowledge of what is
right in matters of etiquette as _voui'.<elf;
it is because you have had greater
vantages. 'What i'f he were in
position, and you in his; bow
in
yiilil‘
would
you as you design treating him ?”
"It is a pooaw wule that won’r. work
both ways,” said Fred, “hence, the one
weitawated must come uiidaw that
head. I must still chewish my aversion
toward him, for he is to spoil all my ex-
pected pleaslia\v—especially this even-
ing.”
“Oh, ma!” exclaimed Cord, who llllil
been listening at the door, rusliing ’n.,
"then we are to have a grand pai'ty.——-
Oli how delightful! I will strive to for-
get my sickness—banisli all thoughts of
that which irritates brother Fred so
much, and will try to appear cheerful.
\Vhat dress shall I wear upon the ocea-
sion? Oh, ma!” she exclaimed upon
going to the window, “wli-at an odd
equipage—two horses and.a cow, before
a vulgar country wagon! and it has
stopped directly in front of our IIOIISE‘.-—
How provoking! See——that old man is
trying to extricate himself from the
quaint vehicle, and there is one much
younger who has already left it. As
snrciasl exist, I believe it’s that old
countryman and his son whom you ex-
pect, ma, and the young man has his
arms full. That present—oh I shall
surely die I”
And she would probably have sunk on
the soft yielding carpet, but for extremi-
vexation and \V0|]_ll(.ledA)l'ltle.
"Wlioa!” shouted it
will
17’
marble steps, -‘hold on, Yer-' 3}’
e'rackey! don’t git a gain
Cora appeared terribly shocked. and.
leaned against the easement for Sllpporl.
Joshua Hankins, (for it was no other
than Josh) applied his hand to the door-
knob, and giving it a vigorous turn ins-
tead of a pull, set all a ringing througli-
caused him to start back so abruptly.
that himself and armfull
the steps.
his perpendicular, and gathered up hi.-
armfull, the old man was with him, and
was rudely shut in their faces.
‘''Hity-tity !” exclaimed the old
and entered the ha‘ l'—;=’_
“John,” said Mrs. Rawdon to l.llt'
immediately '3”
‘-Because, ma’ain, I thought the_\l
were -trying to get intg the wrong
house.”
The "time 0’ day,” i. e. the exeliaiige
of salutations) was passed between
them, and as they entered the drawing-
—Ihey had disappeaied,
"Where is cousins Cora and Fred 1"’
asked Joshua, looking around the aparl
ment in vain, that his eye might take in
the aforesaid consiiis. _
His “swaller tails with gilt buttiiig-9.’
of a sky blue——the coat we mean——ul—"
peared as if it had been iiiallllfacl-“"50
for his Revolutionary ancestor; 3”] “'0'”
by him at sundry musters, and handed
_:down from generation to generation for
the benefit of the whole family. Hi-.
“liausum trowser with
pantaloons, or
strap; on ’em,” presented the appear-
a younger brotlier, and been “done up"
by a belch ofa tailor, while ‘the long-
waisted coat matched exceedingly well
with it. ' Said "trowsers” revealed his
“bran new cow-hide,” as the greater
portionof the leathei'_in them (notwith-
mother, “that upon which we coiiversed
appertained to no private bnsines.-:. Your
father and I were consideriiig the pro-
priety of having a party of the first or-
der, at our mansion - this evelllllg‘.-~:
l "Considawing the pwopwiety of liav-
liner-
to a ".l‘,’ =
day that countwy gawk-—oh, that cous-
in of mine is to be heali--and it is a most I head, and what a glorious pair of \Vlll$—:
sewious objection, cawn’t you defer the : kers decorated his ll1(llcl’Ol.ls‘ phiz! yet no f
pawty until aftaw the expiwatioii of,’ moustache disfigured his upper lip——iiof
two weeks—until the hawwid fcllali j brush fence to hem in the abyss revealed 1
“No Frederick, the edict has gone‘
No assumption of superiority, no prii.t.~., i
I have pi:i'-
If he does ll0Cj
:id- ,
you favor it should be design treatiiig 3
ie young man to,
his tandem team, as hemounteu the
out the mansion ; this sudden alflflll '-
soon lay upon -
By the time he had regaiiietl .
confronting the waiter, they were alioui
entering the house, when the liali door .
man, 1
as with the exertion of his streiigtli his
overcame the feebl power oftlie waiter
waiter “wli did on not admit. lllelll‘
a Y Y
room, Corn and Fred were found inissin_s:' f
a form or two which might be taken for .
’ : ‘ What’s the matter '.’ is there any danger
ance of having been expressly made for -
ztt. its.---fltslahlislph in 130
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V:-lfllldlllgfllle straps) was LliStlllCl.ly vi
ale. Accordiiig to materiial d'ii'cetimi
and advice, his Puritanical or ";<ii<_-'ar-
l-inf” lieaver snugly rcposod lllltllfr
- left arm enjoying the sensatioii of lJl:‘llI'__'_'
ieriislied, as it no doubt /6/I’.
his liands were awful large
gloves, which gave to them a
overgrown appearance.
I-Iis sparkling black eye glanced ea-
gerly over every object, as tliougli lie
, was taking a last look at earthly things.
i An enormous growth of hair adorned his
by the opening of his forniidable ]Z't\\’S 3
And such a collarf a whole yard of “cot-
tiiig muslin" expended to its fasliioniiig
and starclied to such an z'n-coiisisteiicy
thatjliis earswere in dange-r.ofamputatioii.
His complexion was unusually for :2 far
mer, but Joshua averred tliat"beiii’ littl-
der unwell a little had madehim bleach.’
Now for the articles. His bundle con-
sisted of home made cloth, a Calabash and
some specimen ears of seed corn.
“VVhei'e is cousin Cora and Fred ?”—-—
again asked be; but his aunt being bu-
sily engaged in conversation with Mr,
I‘Iulll{lllS, did not hear his question.
“I’d like to know where them air
cousins of mine is gone, kuse I wan’ter
’sLri_bute these ere preseius. "Aunt,
said he, “here’s a piece of homespun
that’ll make a good mantle for Cora, and ;
this ere seed com I brought for Unkill;
and, ant, I’ve got some gcesefeggs in my
pocket for you and Cora, that’ll do for
bilin’ or settin’ either, if I hain’t broke
’em. “Jist like me!” exclaiiued lie in
; disgust, as he made a discovery; “coii-
sarn it! I don’t keerl for the muss, but
I do for the waste.” And the articles
were deposited on the carpet, “niuss,”
“waste and all.
"I wish Frederick would come,” said
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up the tow e-nsemole of his outfit, Uni
l‘."Ell.ll'fl';
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l'lav'ing finished the ‘missing,’ he re-
liiiquislied his hold, when she sank upon
' the floor in a swoon.
' *.lci~r-w.=alein '.’ exclaimed he, ‘she's
-';one in, l’in afaered 3’ And catching a
glass of.watei- he threw it in her face,
ucliliiig wliile he rubbed her cheeks vig-
ni~r,iii.--‘.y : “'l.‘liei-e! I guess I won’t git
ariy more 0’ that paint ’pon my lips.-
, ltold on till I l)l'lll_2‘ them air presents 0’
l liern; I guess slie’ll come to, then.’
Suirfiiig the action to the word, he as-
cended the stairs, and soon returned with
the presents. '
‘I-Iere’s thern air presents whatl prom‘
ised you. I hope you won’t be so con-
s(=([llellllal aslto refuse ’em jist like Fred.
I.lo\V duz them air cheeks o’ yourn feel
i stance I washed the paint off uv ’em '3-
ll-H1655 as how they’ll feel a little mite
3 better sence—that is the time interveen-
l in’ ’tween the wasliin’ and now.
Mrs. Rawdon received them for her
i ilazigliter; and just as they were about
to repair to the dining room, Mr. Raw-
dou descended the stairs. Having re-
ceived his relatives very, kindly, they sat
down to dinner, Cora having thrown her-
self upon a couch in the adjoining apart-
ment. ' '
Dinner over, the banker, accompanied
by Mr. Hankins and son repaired to
his office. Fred still remained at the ta-
blr--, imbibing claret; Cora soon after
joined him. Her cheeks were flushed
partly from excitement, but more from
the rubbing which Josh had been giving
them, and she partook sparingly of the
I i‘epast.
‘My daughter,’ said the mother, ‘you
should not let such trifling matters occa-
sion you so muchvpain. He meant you
no‘ harm, I assure you. It is a way he
ha.-, and you would have displayed more
wls«.loin in submitting quietly, than in
fainting, as you did.
‘I should think any one would have
ffllllted when being made aware of the
proximity of the lips of a green horn. I
M rs. Rawdon; he went out a few min-
utes before you arrived.” J
“So duz I," said Joshua with gusto,:
"kase I’d like to give him iliese pl‘t:.Qt'lll..~‘
j"l‘oi.lier mic I've got in my g'o.cai-t outl
‘iliar,” pointin_<_{ in the direciioii of {heel
street, “and it’s kiiider nice ennyliow.”l
"llcre conies Fred,” said Mrs. Raw- I
don, as she saw him advaiiciiig up the
,sii-eel. As he entered the house, .Io.~‘llll:l
spraiig forward and canglit liis liaiid in
his vice like grip, while the (‘.I{l'11ll.'~‘ll(?
. wiiiced with pain.
5 “How on airili air ye?” exclaiuiml
Jo:-sli, sqiiecziiig and shaking his hand fu-
i'iousl_v.
Fri-il inzul.-r no reply; but di'awiii_:; his
lirind fmin Jo.-;li’s, signified to the lunar
by his niaiiiier that he did not favor his,‘
I
I
advances,
“How on nirlli air ye?” zigaiii as-l<cil,i
.|n.=li, but li‘reil remriiiied diiiiiii. ‘
; ‘‘Fi'eilericl;,’’ said Mrs. _’iawdoii, “how
‘-0311 you be so iiiiinainierly tow:1i-il-liiiii!’
No reply.
“Conic, come I” i-.oiil.iuued sliv, “\vli.'1t ,
did you proiuise me E’
“I will do liettaw,” said l:‘i'ed«-.rick,
sliakiiig his coii.-‘iii’:-' hand ligiit.ly, and re-
turiiiiig an answer to liis salutatioii.
“'.l‘liis is your Uncle, Frederick saiil
the mother.
“How are you l'ncIe '2” a:-:l.»:il‘lie ex-
tended his hand; "how did you leave
aivnt and the otliaw welatiuiis E" '
“lieft ’em all well but llL‘lll‘_\', lie‘-;
sick."
“Indeed I”
“IIow’s ye gettin’ along '3”
“At the pwesent time .[ am eiijoying
vewy good liealtli.”
"Consul Fred," put in Josh, “I've got
a present fo.i you. Here it is—:i priiiie
calabash, one of my own raisiii’. '-‘Sides
l’ve got a pelt hide out tllfll’ in my wag-
ging. Hold on till I bring it in.”
j Ilurrying out, he returiied wiili a fresh
1 calf-skiiipwliicli he held up for the in-
spection of Fred. .
“Tliar, said he, dangling it, “aint it
pooty? Just feel the heft on’t,’-’ '
“The deuce take you and the calabashl’
exclaimed Fred fiercely, as he hove the
article at the head of his cousin. “You
had liettaw have :1 Vulgah gaivmciit made
fwoui the analimal covewing.” ,,
“VVall, now” exclaimed Josh, much
mortified at his refusal of his preseiits;
“I hope you haint notliin’ agin my swal-
lei‘ tails. I gin an orful site ofspecie for
it; and I thought I’d be kinder some
when I got there, and I’m goin’ l0 be,
tew. VVal, I’ni w‘illin' to take back the
calawasli, as you call it,” said be picking
ii up from the carpet; “but I can’: say
I liiouglit. it spressly for
So
up
i as for /title.
yon, all(l'I',\V‘¢'Illl. you to ’eept on’t.
‘ here goes, as I don’t want it any longer
, And giviiig it a ‘sling’ it descended
full npoii the head of the dandy, smash-
ing his beaverover his eyes.
"Deiume '." exclaimed Fred, moving
' inwards the door, “If I do not have the
police aftaw you vewy soon.” ,
“Fred, I wish to see you before you
depart,” said the motlier,
.l— aving detained him in the hall a few
iiioments, Fred concluded it would prove
mily to carry out his plans, and l‘(‘llll‘ll-
iiig, be seated himself by her side-
“Our keow and liosses, wli€’l‘C ("'6
zlieyl asked Josh, as he stoodat the win-
ilow a few minutes afterward. _
"They have been taken to the livery
nstalilishmeiit.”
..\\,‘j,.-, j: /lg? \\"liat! who stole ’em?”
‘jflked _[,,_»,-1., nppaieiitly much alarmed.
The inystery was explained to hin'i.
The presents still remained upon the
,.,,,I,,,;, as the ringing of the bell sum-
jnolltftl them to diiinei.
-‘Wliatfs that '5 what’s broke?’ asked
i Josli.
‘An invitation to go below to dinner,”
said Mrs. Rawdon, in reply.
-Golly !’ exclaimed Josh, as the sound
; of a noisy gong hroke upon "his eai's.—
i of bein’ an airtliquake 3' .
‘It's only a gong. But come, let us
go,’ said Mrs. Rawdon. Fred lead the
way.’
As Josh was leaving the room 11}?
caught sight of a female form, jiulgiiig it
to he Coi'a’s, darted after it. \Yll9“_ he
was precipitated to the bottom of a flight
, of stairs. Jumping up as quickly as pos-
!sible, lie c0lltlllllelJVlll£‘- chase: '¢”1d_“0"f3“§=’
canglit her as she was about darting into
a side room, he exclaimed-—
’ ‘Cousin Cora! by jingsl You tried
to keep out o’ my sighi, and thar'sa buss
for your pains, and that, and that '.’
had lie but broken his neck in his des-
ceiit from the room above; and would
laiigh at it now were it so.’
How cruel and ha d hearted! to wish
for the death of any one. I am shocked
that you should entertain such a thought
You have been taught better; and were
yriii not influenced by mistaken noliolls
:‘it:(jllll‘€3tl from unhappy association, you
imiilil certainly agree with me. I wish
llliltl never left the country and its re-
iii-«-meiit; and if I can persuade your fa-
ifliff to leave the city forever, I shall be
lI‘ii'1.'~‘l. happy in thus exerting my influ-
Cllf‘-C. -
‘l weside in the dem‘d countwy fow-
i=.y.\v_v—a\v‘.? No! n-n-not I! ‘vocifesa-
mil Frml, inncli ‘dum finégled’ with the
wiiie.
‘Ma, has the fascinating Mr. Benson
hm-ii invited E’ feebly asked Cora. ,
‘I think an invitation was sent him.’
‘Tllffill I in ust wear my gold-besp|n-
‘_l'lf-Etl brocade, can’t I ma? - You know
uia, Iliad it ordered when 1 had that se-
‘.'i:i‘e lit of illness, and as no one has seen
it as yet, ii. will be most lovely, won’; it
ma 3’
‘\Ve-e-es,——(yes,) we-e-es,’ drawled
out the intoxicated Fred., ‘it will ap-pe-
pc-aw lovely, faw-law-cina-nating, and
_-_}j\v gw-g\vaiid.’
‘I really hope Mr.
here this evening, I do 3''
‘lie pw-wo-woniised me, upon his life
he '.v-w-would c-cawtainly awtend. How
c-c-cliawming he is ! But that d.d-dwen
conntivy gw-wak pwomised himself he’ll
s-s-spoil it all ; but I’ll fixhim. I will
by the l-lowed Hawry I’-hie,
"Frederick !’ spoke the mother, ‘are
you not ashamed? I am perfectly dis-
giistecl with you in such a plight.’
‘I-I-I——z‘d-e-e-esz—it is not m-m-me,
but the w-w-wine—-d-d-dem’d fact!’
The mother was disgusted, as she had
averted, and soon after she left table,
leaving Fred to the waiter’s care,
Benson will be
CHAPTER III.
The Soiree.
There was a sound of revelry by night,
And Belginm’s capital had gathered there
Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright
The lamps shone oe’r fair woman and brave
men ; [awel1.
Aiid when Music. arose withits voluptuous
Soft eyes looks love to eyes which spake
again, .
And all went merry asamarriage bell.——Bnoiv
Evening arrived, and with it came the
bustling incident to the assembling of
the invited guests ; and the spacious pur-
lors were filled to their utmost capacity.
The “Bauns” were in attendance and
discoursed most ‘eloquent music,. that
charmed the senses of the gay throng;
and all went passingly on. — .
Our country friends had not yet-made
their appearance; and Cora, alone, of
an the rest, was there to welcome visit-
o,-s_ Cabs, -barouches, omnibusses. and
the wlioze list of vehicles, had, sometime
previously, emptied their content: before
the mansion.
W e find Fred and his cousin in an up-
per part of the mansion: attending to the
duiies of the toilette. The former is
somewhat enraged at Josh, because he
seems determined to appear before the
elite of the city in such habiliaments as
he expected to wear. .
“Gosh !” was the reply elicited from
liiin, “do yer think you’ll look better ’an
inc‘? Why, I tell you, I’m ’goin to cut
a‘dash to-night, ’ease my swaller tails
and all’s got Lew do it. You needn't
think, ’case you’ve got on a shin! 003‘.
_voii can cum your tanterums 0V9|‘_m8-
No you can’t, no how you can fix it.-
I’ll bet all I’ve got. 3“ I’-"9 eve‘ 'h3dv
and an 1 ever spect to git, that the win-
ning critters '11 all fall rite strata,‘ ker-
s]a.per[.y-Slap-club, inter luv with me, as
soon as they clap their blessed eyes on
me——eli "”
“You couut\Vy fool! You will hawve
them all lawfing at you. How widicu-
Ions you appeaw l Besides, were you
the onaw of a splendwid swuit, you
would not appeaw fawcinating. You
awe uiipwepossessing, decidedly; ‘Pd
you will not be such a favowite With
them aftaw all.” -
“Jist hold on, will yer. MISW-1'-Flea I
[:m S,,,,,',,,g; when I git my bar combed
and me ba,r’s ile scattered overpt, I ll
look kimier scrumphus, ennyhow. _
The hair tonic was 8PP“°ds and 1“?
bushy head gave evidence of the _fact.that
he had wasted the “stuff” considerably,
if not more.
(li:ClflI'9, I should have considered it a treat ‘
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