The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-10-20

soon at ease as to first impressions. We had
not far to go to dinner. The lower part of the
house being occupied by my chambers of bust
ness, our public rooms are confined to small
drawing room ON the first floor, and a still
smaller library opening out of it. In this small
library dined The dinner was ordered with
neatness and taste, and served without display
in an apartment simply furnished. My wife is
not one of those who, to make parade upon oc
casinn, lessen the comforts of every day life
She has never, since we married. set before me
dinner might not have brought friend to
partake of; nor has she ever appeared before
me in dress she could not have worn on occa-
sions of ceremony. Yet our expenses do not,
by any means, come up to our limited income.
1t is true, our wants are few; but we increase
our luxnries as we go on We do not live in the
world but we live very much in society; soci-
ETY. that we like, and that likes us, and assmi-
lates with US All this and more, in the warmth
of my heart, told my friend over bottle Of
my best wine, when my wife rose and left US
and we were still upon the same theme when we
joined her ag in at the teatahe. He began to
rally US upon our way of life, and he tried to
persuade her that, in former days. had played
the Inconstant among our circle of beauties, be
ing fond to admire, and tickle to change saw
that in his then mood it were vain for me to
dispute his assertions so, to divert the time, and
may be, to prevent my wife from thinking of
any other, pleaded guilty 10 serious at
tachment, and offered to tell my story
Some years ago., said |. when it first be-
came the fashion to take shooting quarters in
the Highlands, | formed one of large party
who had engaged an extensive tract Of moor
land for the season The game keeper and the
dogs were sent off early in July. and it was set
tied we were all to dine together at the farm
house we rented with The ground upon the 10Th
of August My friends agreed to proceed north
wards in body; but as dislike exceedingly
travelling in that sort of company, | declined
forming one Of it, and set out by myself, some
weeks before, on tour through range Of my
native country had never yet seem
At this part Of my story my wife laid down
her work, and looked up anxiously in nv face
! smiled, and proceeded
After an interesting and somewhat fatigune
journey. arrived carly in the morning Of the
10Th Of August. at one of the principal towns of
the north Highlands 1t was market day. and
the streets were filled with crowds Of we'll dress
ed people, thronging in every direction. SIEVE
raj handsome equpagcs Were driving along a
mong the crowd, while gentlemen on horseback
and oot-passcngers picked their way carefully
through the groups of country people and their
wares, who stopped every regular passage
alighted at very comfortable inn, and having
ordered some reireshment, sat down very CON
tentediy to look over a newspaper which lay
upon the table Of the parlour had been shewn
into, when, CHANGING to raise my head, my eyes
fell upon mirror, which hung on the opposite
wall, between the portrait of General Washing
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