The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-09-04

Of the thing. indeed she said "it was necssss-
y-l had q high standing In the parish and
must support he respeciabllily OF my family I"
This led me to moe full disclosure OF my
peeuriary sfsirs to her, than had been In
The habit Of making. owed for some land,
lowed st The bank. She wondered what il
F., , was oil for--l had better 10y out my money
IN straw, than In land, and she'd advise me
TO keep clear Of the banks--" Yes my dear"
said !, but I must pay whore owe, end bc-
sides We want . wagon harness, and 900
| rods OF fence--and then my own wardrobe is
none OF the beet" "As 10 your dress, my
dear" said she, "you know that's Of no con.
sequence at your stage of life and farmer
TOO nobody thinks Of IL, particularly among
elderly meo.
Now Mr.. Editor, I sm Q pretty smooih
faced, personsblc man and no, go very old, but
yielded the point in this case, aud at last
promised to buy, cost whs, they a,igh,, nest
OF Leghorn fats. l meant to have cornpto.
missed little, between the sixe and the quail.
ny, 30 as TO have made u saving in that way,
but !, would not do. My wife could make
better bargain in such an article. "lf you
was going to sell Q load Of hey, or potatoes my
dear, you koow I wouldn't interfere, but in
tho article ofa isdy's head drera surely I'm
The best judge" ] psss over an interval
OF very Painiu suspense till tho arrivsl
OF this precious cargo. Sundsy was OF
course pitched upon ss the day of display.
We live at somo distance from the house OF
worship, add the day was somewha, windy,
However the wagon was made ready, snd
sIds-saddlss snd ps,ions followed 10 due OF.
der. Al last old as ! was, ! found myself
mounted on smar, four year old colt. follow.
ing the eqoipsge. Tho girls had much ado
TO keep OH their bonnets with TWO hands, but
as my vile drove tho Wagon, she depended
entirely on the string that fastened the Hat
under her chin. Al last tho ligature gave
way, and the impatient fat scaled across the
wolI into Mr.. Pesrmsin's orchard, which
stands OF side hill, and thence 10 the edge
OF swamp where IL lodged WELL. up IN
maple ueo. should have cared little about
II, but that the road was well filled with goto.
meeting folks. The boys laughed and follow,
cd - they would after q falling kite, the msn
stopped and offered their help, aud to tell the
uUth, aevet feh so ashamed, since I was
house kecper--Even one man upon cru,ches
sympa,hzsd 90 sorely 10 my distress, that hs
ofered to go after tho bonnet,
The colt rode upon would no, describe,
were II not ior the concern he had 10 this bus.
iness. His color was q bright souel, he he'd
busbY tail Of long hair which curved end
touched the gtound--his neck was srched SO
lofty as to raise his head higher than mine,
while his ahou bug ea,s were playing among
the thick hairs Of his msne and fore top, from
tho shelter OF which latter, his eyes, eirclct
With clear white, looked forth so that nothing
on either side OF tho road escaped his no
,ice.
On this beast was I mounted, having fall
employ IN constraining him to . sobe, gsit Ia
the rear OF The Wagon, which be follower
with light quick sicp, and many an aIno'oa1
motion OF his head and ears. j had provided
myself with walnut bud, as tho fafmers cali
il q sproui about 8 feet long. which had lei,
at home, ] should have ,hewD myself much
more pruden, man. This article, wre,cb ,hst
/ was, 1 was tempted 10 use. sy did use
for when the bonnet took its flight, attended
wIr, a sudden cry Of distress {, on the veg.
gon. my hery beast cleared the whole width
of the street at one bound. The boys laugh.
ed, end eldsf passengers could hardly keep
their gravity. ] was resolved 10 shew my
gaanuy snd regsio the bonnet, and in q
iuckless moment forgetting my wife's allu.
sion 10 my sge, l put the walnut bud about
The colt twice in rapid succession, with oil tho
violence oi no,tfed pride. Never did Par.
dy at the pinching point feel tho Eclipse
strain under him, ss did this new discover.
ed Bucephalu He cleared farmer Pear
psip's bars, . lawful fence against orderly
cattle, and performed one half the circuit Of
q huge bush posture, before ] could so mode.
rate his speed as to throw myself Of, which
did wish little Of my colts help, 10 se,y
swsmpy place. vs., glad 10 6od myself 50
little hurt, but I wss wet and muddy aud had
lost my reputation for horsemansh'p forever.
I must be brief snd smi, many inferior dlsas.
tes I've GO, to met''oy, no mstter how.
But when service was over cod we were has
tening home, greatly to my relief, we were o.
yertskeo on the road by one OF those sudden
and violent showers Of rain which are eom-
mon in the summer season. II was windy
too and the poor girls had 10 hold their HIi,
With both hands, while the rain drepched
them throrsh end through in spite oi the
pocket handkerchief, with which they vsiny