Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-11-19
WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER l9, 1898

their beaux. / do not think any man on
earth could tempt her into wediock It would
be pnpardonable monopoly If any should sn
in,olcrnble emgrossng Of a general blessing |,
a theft from the whole community.
Her usual home is the white house covered
with roses; and her station n the family is ra-
Their doubtful. She 10 not the mistress, Tor her
charming nieoes are old enough To take and 10
adorn the head Of the Table, nor tie house
keeper, though, as she is the only lady OF the
establishment who wears pockets, those en-
Signs of authority, the Keys viii sometimes be
found, with other strays. IN that goodly recep
tacle: nor "a guest; her spirit is too active for
that lazy post, her real vocation there, and
every where. seems 10 be comforting, cheering,
welcoming, aud spelling every thing thatcomes
in her way, and above all, nui sing aud taking
care. OF all kind enployments, these are hor
f.%vori'es. Oh the sh wings, the cloakings,
the cloggings! the cautions against cold, or
neat, or ram, or sun! the remedies for diseases
not arrived. colds uncaught! incipient tooth
aches, rheumatlsns to coue! She loves nuTs-
Ing so well, that we used TO accuse her oi M
venting inaiadles for other people, that she
might have the pleasure Of curing them; and
when iley really come--as come they Will
sometimes in spic of Aun: Martha-wbat a
nurse she isl l. is worth whIle 10 be a lille
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cousins cousins OF her connections, as regularly
send for her on the occasion OF "A lying IN, az
for the midwife. ] suppose she has un"ergole
the ceremony Of dandl.ng the baby, sitting up
with the new mamma, and dispensing The
candle, twenty times NJ least. She rs equally
important at weddings or funerals. Her hu-
manly is nexhaustible. She has an intense
feeling of fallo ship With hen kind, and gricyes
or rejDices in the sufferings or happiness OF
others with q reality as genuine as II is rare.
Her accomplishment are exactly OF th.
sympathetic order; all calculated 10 adinInisle r
much to the pleasure of her companions, and
nothing 20 her own Importance or vanFy. She
leaves 10 the sirens, ner EIeces, the higher en-
chaD'menls of the piano, The hap, aud The
guitar, and that n"5lest Of Instruments, h. hu
man voice; AMBITIOUS Of no other musical fame
than such as belongs TO The playing of quadriies
and walizes for their latte dances, Ia winch
she is inoefatigable: she neither caricaturcs
the face Of man nor Of nature under preience
of dra wing figures or landscapes; bT, she orna-
menis the reticules, be'i-ropes, ottOmans. and
Chair-rovers Of all her acquaintance, with
flowers as rich and luXuraiit a. her own beauty.
She draws patterns tor he ignorant. and worAs
hounces, fnlis, and baby-imen, for The IDLE;
si,s reads aloud to the SICK, plays al cards mih
The ole, and loses at chess TO the unhappy.
Her gift IN gossipp'ng, too, is extraordinary;
she is a gentle ne wsmonger, eud turns her
scandal on the sunny sIhe. But she is an oid
maid stIIl; and certain small pc cul'arIiies hang
about her. She is a thorougis hoaioer; whai-
ever ia shion comes ur. she is sure To have
something Of the sort about her-or, at least,
something thereunto convertible. she is a 1T
tlo superstitious; sees strangers IN her teh-cup,
gifts in her finger-nails, letters and winding.
sheets in the candle, and purses and Collins IN
the fire; wo"!d not spill the salt "for all The
worlds that one has ever TO gives" and looks
with dismay on a crossed knife and fork
Moreover, she is orderly to idge'iness; that is
her greatest calamity! for young ladies' nova
days are not quite so tidy as they should be
and ladies' maids are much worse; and drawers
are tu,nbled, and drawing-rooms in a litter.
Happy she to whom n disarrangcd drawer can
he a misery! Dear and happy Aunt Martial.