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

poor Jack from all quarters, who bore
mem, together with pretty smart lee
: lure from Aunt Margaret, and hint
; ABOUT every shilling of her money being
al her own disposaF-with silence. and
resignation. Jack had. however, the
good fortune to repair the error he had
"ct committed. BY The lucky application
OF an epigram he had lately read. which
Afforded him an opportunity of convex
ing pretty compliment TO Mr.. Lovely.
Mighty gratifying to my old aunt, and, at
me same time, of revenging himself bv
sly. but desperate hit at Miss Priscil-
Ia; FerceiYing her fondling the detest-
ed poodle, .4propos,' said Jack-the an
roPos was. certainly, somewhat too Sc
we're .4propos; in old newspapers,
winch picked up the other day, met
with this epigram on an old maid cares
ing iap-dog.' There was an awful
pause, and Priscilla let the dog gently
down. Jack resumed:
! T !; qR-G., I'm moi astonish'd in The least.
P ""t uou siioaIdst lick dainty. clean beast
Tbat ,"aa SO dainty clean beast ticks thee =!
A dead silence succeeded, which was
only interrupted by my aunt Margaret.
desiring Jack to ring for coffee. This
was Inc hrst time in my life | had ever
known Jack to do savage thing and,
as we were returning to the drawing.
room, he endeayored to justify himself
IN my opinion, by whispering 10 me 1t
was rather hard, 10 be sure, Tom but,
| don't think cousin Priss will be in a
hurry again TO try and get me cut off
with shilling on account of that ras-
cally pood!e.'
The rain was pouring in torrents
and The 'rascally poodle, who, to add
10 MS natural attractions, had been
scampering about the muddy grounds,
came dripping into the drawipg-room.
IN 'his interesting condition, he ran
from one TO another, Carefully avoiding
my aunt Margaret,) squeezing himself
between our legs, and Jumping into our
laps. The fortitude with which the at
tack was borne by US all, and the hero
&c control we maintained over our feel
ings, were astonishing. 1t is probable
tEat aunt Margarel's reprimand of Jack
N GLAND, and her hint about every shil-
ling OF her money being at her own dis
posaf, may have contributed TO strength.
Ell our nerves. My first impulse GER
talniy was 10 toss the mongrel out Of
the window; but, considering that a
good four hundred year (for which, I
know ain down in the willy might be
tossed out along with him, contented
myself by affecting TO laugh at the un-
acrimonious little gentleman as CALI
ed him, and, with cambria pocket
handkerchief, snearing the mud over
my white silk stockings till they were
dry. Noland and Pomponius Briggs
followed my example; Pomponius, as
ne was making bad worse, by scrubbing
ms white kerseymeres, muttering, two
pound-ten, by jingo!' Mr.. Briggs sem
ior swoFe he was the most fortunate
man breathing, for it would not show
mach On black. Mrs. Briggs, whose
French pink salsnet dress was ruined
forever. merely simpered out, well, it
cannot be helped Miss Julia Briggs,
like her papa, Congratulated herself up
on her good fortune for, being dress
ed in white muslin. which would wash,
II didn't much signify : and Miss PTS
ella, whose safEron,e oloured, white SAT-
IN dress, which never saw the light ex-
cePt on state occasions, such as the
present, and which was now 10 copdi.
ton TO set al defiance the utmost magic
OF the scourer, asseverated, as she
walked towards the wiSdow to conceal
her tears, that { il did not signify the
least in the world When MT. Lovely
bad thoroughly cleaned himself by his
visits 10 us, he ventured TO approach
his mistress. Il am fearful said nv
aunt, patting his back, for he was now
perfectly dry, | am fearful Lovely has
been rather Troublesome 1t was now
who should be foremost TO assure aunt
Margaret that, SO far from being trou
blesome, nothing, in my opinion, could
be more delightful than his good-natur-
ed playfutness, nothing more entertain
ing than his innocent frolics; and that.
in every possible respect, Lovely was.
incontestably, and, beyond all means Of
comparison, the sweetest dog in the
universe.
My aunt Margarets property is all
funded; and, of her twelve hundred
year, she regularly lays by two-thirds.
This we happen 10 know.
a SIXTH CoETINENT.-A An extraordinas
ry phenomenon presented in the souths
Elm ocean, may render our settlements
in New South Wales Of still more emis