The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-04-21

yerts to scenes of childhood. She Is good
aunt.
Sister Lucy is afne girl ("tho' I say it,who
should not say it") aged-(keep dark, she
is older than she looks to be- with fine blue
eyes, dark hair, oval face, slender figure,
stately step, dresses gay. IS little proud,
more vain, reads novels, lvely in company,
industrious when alon.. at home, too formal
and reserved when abroad, and in love with
Mr.-(she knows.) N. B. she sings a
good song,
Brother Tom, is a lad who cares for no.
thing nor nobody. because as he reasons, he
is not in debt, and is able to get his living
by his trade. He quotes Franklin, "a trade
is fortune" He fears the frowns and de-
sires the caresses of no one. He will speak
his opinion in his own style (Which is not
always attic) on all things and persons
He is firm in his friendship, and treats his
enemies with the most Irritating contempt.
He is close observer of passing events,
and is good at discriminating characters.
ne SptluS ilost ot HIS 'eiouiC IihiC III iCdu-
ing books of philosophy and morality, and
has little relish for poetry. He is gene
rally silent before strangers, and is very sa-
lyrical on their peculiaritics, whether nat0-
raj, habitual or affected.
AS for the fourth person m entioned in the
enumeration Of cur family, that is, myself,
shall say nothing. Let some person else
be my biographer. know. my character
as we'll as any person, but suffice it to say
that am Mediey..
Such is our family, which you will per-
. ccivc consists Of a portion of old age and
youth, which keeps both in equilibrium
, The old age (pardon me aunt Susanna)
keeps the ardor and impetuosty of youth
| from running into riot. While the warmth
of youth, gives due temperature to the
: coldness and irritability Of age, this makes
: what politicians call "balance Of hoSc-
err"
Mrs. Sligo paid US another visit few
: days snce and sung her old ditty, alias, a bad
c name to all neighbors. We all soon discover
c ed her taste and talent, and as soon as she
had departed passed our judgments Aunt
!, Susanna remarked, "that, that woman was
! very short sighted to suppose that am Sc
IS inexperienced in the way of the world as to
bcsso easily gulled by her narration, and
> take the testimony of an apparent enemy
It as correct evidence. The woman sup
N pose, wishes to monopolAe all my acqualnt-
ance, by giving me false impressions con-
v corning al of my other neghbors. But have
e seen her like before, and therefore pay lit
d tie regard to what she says. ."---"SureiI
10 aunt" says Lucy, "this woman must look
d through jaundiced eye, at every body, Oh
= else this is very depraved neighborhood
: Every character is marked with some III
e durable moral disease, and habituated tt
N deeds of evil, or else this woman from 6at
ie habits or sinister motives attempts to de
4, oeive US at the expense OF others. Humal
Ic nature is alike in all places; therefore mus
S. conclude that she has exaggerated or III
vented faults s''--"1hat woman lies, say
in Tom, "for never heard a woman say 81
it many bad things about her ncighbors yet
~ that wouldn't lie ike the mischief VIII.
III the woman ablt acquainted with half thes'
N people that she talks about, then how
1t would she know 7yhy they done so and SC
in Suppose tell her we will send for her thu
6 next time we want her."---As for my o
ID pinion, you heard it in my last, viz. she is
. base siqrderer.
MEDLEY,