The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-06-28

siohs: 1t was simply this one morn
ing' during my Aunt Margaret's absence
III acknowledgment of an inhospitable
grow at my entrance, and manifest
Intention 10 bite, | logged him in such
I way is perfectly astonished him. He
has ever siuce behaved 10 me as well as
such fog can behave.
bnt yesterday was, as poor Jack No
land iorcibIy described it, &c tremendous
day for US all. Jack, by the way, i.
inc poor COUSIN Of our family, whose du-
y IL Is 10 love and admire us all, TO be
OF every bocy's way of thinking but his
own, to execute all the disacrenebie
commissions oftlle family, ard patiently
bea: the reproach when any thing goes
wrong" All, there again! It's Jacks
iduit 30 doubt" But Jack possesses
many good qualities, and is a, pleasan,
! ielio" wiren he is allowed 10 expand.
dur stern loUk Of aI.o-Rr;pos,s mr. :
sheer of Miss Priscilla, will fleeze the
jest that is glowing at the very tip of
his tongue IN which case Jack will
watch an opportunity Of taking me
aslde-tor Jack and are the best
friends in the world--and, after a mo-
meDt OF most expressive silence, and
with smile which, indicates his relish
ct ms own wit, bestowed upon me, after
The following fashion, the eutire bene.
I'll OF some iiece of pleasantly which
he had intended for the whole party.
" say, Tou I'll tell yow what meant
10 say--so and so--and don't think il
is SO bar, do you, Tom? But to re-
turn-not one of US but, at some mo-
ment or other, saw our hopes of inner.
itance dangling by single thread
But, in order that our sulferincs. and
our dangers may be fairly appreciated
it must be stated, that Mr.. and Mrs
Briggs dislike dogs generally, Lovely in
particular; Pomponius Briggs and Miss
Jnlia Briggs inherit The family aversion
10 The canine species, with the superad.
ciiion Of peculiar dislike of noodles
beyond all other dogs, and of nv Aunt
MaFgarei's Lovely beyond all other nos.
sible pood!es; Miss Priss, the fifty.sey-
en- years old maiden cousin, loathes the
very sight Of Lovely, and hates il most
deFouily. simply upon The true old maid
ca pTincipie--because il happens 10 be
a favoFite with Aunt Margaret moor
Jack and myself are the onl. two OF The
family who do not eptertain sweeping
dislike of all dogs, yet we partake Of
The general arcIslen TO Lovely, and
hate him with heart and sonI, for The
reason ;:.atthc dog is an unamiable doc.
Ii word, not one of US bat is a dead
" Toe to 'he animal, and wouId hang or
drown lit we dared.
Within one hour of dinner time ge
were all assembled in my Aunt Marga-
ret's dfawing-room. After she he'd re-
alved cur fluctuations, and listened 20
our wishes tina! she might enjoy mana
haPry returns Of the day, Jack sIly
whispered in my ear, " of course, Tom,
we d2n'i mean TOO many She burst
into tears; Iamented 10 see SO few OF
her relations about her upon such a
day; regretted that The misconduct Of
,he i'bsentees towards MIR. Lovely. be
ii understood) had compelled her to
have done with them forever; declared
that she had altered her will in our IA
vor, and limited that she was mistress to
alter II again If she donM see cause.
Ofthis edityjng discourse, which lasted
till Einner was announced, the text was
& Love me, Love my dog" and the OBJ
vioas moral, clock to your Iegacies.''
Il was not without lis effect; and Love
ly, who seemed to unders and The inen-
ton Of ii, occasionally bent his evil eve
upon each of us, with look of villain
Gus exulIation. Old Briggs whislled
the dog towards him; Pomponius drew
collar for the {" little rogue from his
pocket Jnlia aad Mamma each matted
the & pretty fellows" and then turned
aside, with look o.! disgust, to dsbbIe
their fingers with Eau de Cologne ;
" Come biher pretty poodle,' said
Miss Priscilla, holding ent some sugar.
plumhs which she had" bought on pur-
pose for the dear dog!" poor Jack No.
land oluuteered TO gire the " little fell
low' a washing in The Serpeuliae next
Sunday: whilst vehemen:ly swore
that Lovely grew pretIier and prct,er
every day. Here Jack holland drew
me aside, and, assuming ludicrous
sBagger of independence, said 6
tell you what, Tom; this slavery is no
longer % be borne !" adding in his dry
way, " Only we mast bear it, you know"
At dinner we had not moments
peace. The reptile was either Jumping
upon US, and growling till he had extort-
ed from MS The choicest morsel on our
plates, or worrying us into fever by
swapping at our legs under the table =
d. evidently with an intention 10 provoke
Us 10 the commission of some outrage