The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-19

ihf stray
began TO enumeratc the number OF m,
lieusehold-fonr stout girls besides thaif
hiothfr wrrr To be ihafohed with this AIN.
hil'i""tf wilrh.gr and the youns on
must la'r something like sinhble 10 phi
on her head. Ia shcw AT least that she uas
not an alltrast from the family. NV wife
spoke III The proprleiy of Tie thing. indeed
sile sud II WAS necessarv-l had a HIGH.
Standing IN the parish aud must supper, ihr
responsibility Of my family This led me-
In more foil disclosure af nv pecuuiarv
a'iai'S III her, than had been in the habit
III making. owed inr some land, owed
III lie bank. SIZE wondered what it was
all for. had better lay out nv money
III straw, than IN land, and she'd advise me
Ia keep clear of the banks. d" Yes nv
! Dear said !, "bul must pay where owe,
and hasitrs we want wagon harness. and
1 2oo rods OF isa CO. and then my own ward.
robe IS none Of the hest" \ : To youI dress.
my dear" said She, you know that's of
II" consequence your Stage oliile, "A farmer
tao! nobody taiuks Of it, particularly u
Eong eideriy MIR.
Now, Mr Editor, am a pretty smooth.
faced persouable man and not So very old.
but Yielded the point in this case. and at
last promised To buy, cost what they
might, IA nest Of Leetorn Flats. meant
10 have compromised littlr, between the
sIz2, and Che quality, So as IL have made
saving that way but it would not do
Ny wife could make better bafaaii in
sGch IN article. " fyou was going 10 sci
A load OF hay, or potatoes, my dear, You
KNOW wouldn't interfere, but in the arfi-
Gle Of a lady's head dress, surely Pm the
best Judge" pass over an interval otyc-
ry painful suspense, till the arrival of this
precious cargo. Sunday was Of course
pitched upon as the day of display. We
I've at some distance llom the house OF wor-
ship, aud the day was somewhat windy
However, the wagon was made ready, and
slar-saddes and pilIions followed in due
order At last old as WAS, ] found nv
self mounted on smart four year old colt,
following the cquipagc. The girls had
much ado 10 keep on their bonnets with
two hands, but as my wife drove the wag
gon, she depended entirely on the string
that fastened the fiat under Der chin. At
last the tigdtare gave way, and the impa-
tent Hat scaled across the wall Of Mr. Pear
mans orchard, which stands on hill side,
and thence To the edge of n swamp where
it lodged reHup in Il nlape-frcr. should
have cared little about it, but that the
road was filed with go-tI meeting fof>s.-
The boys laughed and followed rs they
would after a falling kite, the men stopped
and offered their help, and IL tell the truth,
| never felt SO ashamed, since | was Il
house-.Ieepcr. Even one man upon
crnlches sympathised so sorely in my dis
tress, that he offered TO 80 after tao bon
net
The colt | rQ&S upon, | would net &C.
scribe, were it no for the concern he had
in this business. His color was a bright
sorrcl he had Il bushy tail Of long hair
(which curved and touched the 4round-hi,
neck was arched so lofty rs to raise bis
head higher than mine, while his short bug
ears We're playing among the thick hairs of
his name aad forctop, from the shelter Of
which latter, his eyes, ,irccd with clear
white, looked forth 50 that nothing Oh eli
ther side of the road escaped his uoticc,-
On this beast WAS | mounted, basmG full
employ IN constraining him To sober gait
in the rear Of the Wagon, which he fol-
lpwcd with IA light quick step, and many
an ominous motion of his head aud ears. =.
| had crowded myself with walnut bud,
as the farmers cali il, a sprout about two
feet long, which, had | left at home, |
should haze shcwn myself much more
prudent man. This article, wretch that !
was, ! WAS tempted 10 use. Ay did
use, for whea the bonnet tocs Is H'2lt,
attended with Z sudden cry Of distress from
The ,yaro oI, NV fiery beast cleared tlp