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JOHNNY BEEDLE AGAIN.
FROM ihs Portland .idrsriissY.
OUR QUALITY COUSIN.

and there, and, some Of them holt
their heads up putty high in the world
There is Mrs. Joel Gibbias of Portland
and her husband is one Of the frs
gentlemen there, for he is a merchan,
and lives in fine house and has mad.
glorious spec in the lands down east
She paid us visit this summer, anc
liked US 40 well that she staid a fort.
night, and ! don't know how much
longer she would have staid. if i
had mt been for northeast storm tba
come up and drove her away. She is
sort Of cousin, in a round about way,
OF Marin Peabody's; being akin to the
Smiths and Jordans. up about Umba-
cog. And they are cousins enough to
come three mile out of their way, eve
~ time they 20 To market TO Port
land, just to see how we do and pu, up
with us. all night, bag and baggage.
Well, no matter how she came by
it, Mrs. Gibbins is marm's cousin. and
so, by that means cousin to the whole
family. And that amt all,-she is
one of your first chop ladies. Theirs
no mistake about il; she is the top OF
the pot in Portland; real superfine up
per crust; and up to all manner OF
gentllity. | tell We what, we had to
mind our p's and q's when she first
come here, or we should have disgraced
ourselves directly. Hannah, my wife.
was scarf out of a years growth, at
the first sight of her, all dressed out
in her silks and sattins, and shirt
sleeves as big as meal bags. II was
something just about hair finer than
she ever see before. And even | was
put up to all | knew, to get along
through the ceremonies, on the grand
occasion. But l am an old hand at
your compliments, and give her
some samples that she dind'nt expect
10 see.
Good Lordyl just TO see me at the
table! setting up so prim, and mincing
and taking small mouthfuls. Hannah
was ready to split, and had 10 look 10th
er way TO save laughing right out
She declares took two bites at a bean.
But minded well what was about,
and didn't make a single slip. Catch
me wiping my chops upon the table
cloth, or picking my teeth with fork,
in such company. Then such apollo
giving and poIiteness and poking the
victuals at her! Hannah says, ii she
didn't get enough to cat, it was mt nv
fault. And whenever the lady said
MIR. Beedle, I'll trouble you for this
thing or that always spoke right
up with 30, marin, that trouble is a
pleasure"
Finally our cousin had to come out
and say, that she was surprised to find
$50 civilized being, so far up the
country, and she could mt invent how,
nor where, had picked up so much
politeness, as had never been to Port
land.
Well, my lady had hardly been in
the house two hours, before she begun
TO ask me about the prospects here in
the country. ooh, says | pretty
fair, considering. Hay will come in
short owing to drouth in the spring but
the potatoes look well. and corn is go
ing to turn out grand crop"
"Mr. Beedle", says she, II have
heard before, that you was a funny
man. ] arm going TO look for myself. "
With that she claps on Marin Peabody's
old sun-bonnct, and out she goes, drag
ging wife and me after her, through
bush and brier, and over fence and
stone wall; twas neck or nothing, but
no WHOM. And her tongue was run
ming, all the time, as fast as her legs,
every mite and grain. Sometimes I
understood what she said. aud some
times didn't. But when I didn't
understand, ] made as i'll did, and she
was none the wiser.
''Mr. Beedle." says she, don't you
admire the beauties Of the country
II used 90, marrn. says !. before /
was married; but now, you know, that
won't do at all"
20, you are a queer little man, al
ways thinking Of the girls,--I am
speaking Of the beauties Of nature"
80 bo--you mean the beauties Of
nature. Ssrtain, admire the beauties
Of nature. and always did"
By aud by We got tothc topof Bare
back hill, and all ~ once she began 20
play such antics that thought she
was siung by a humble bee. My
stars, says she. what a charming
prospeot-beauiiful. Delighted. picio.
rickstick Come here, good folks
This IS the spot 20 look from. Isn't
that ipchan,ings'
AZ this Hannah she stretched her
neck and stared all round without say
ing word, for she could make nothing
out and she didn't know how 10 hido
her ignorance Butt blaficd night Out.
Oooooi | sniggers'" says 4. IT that
don take The r3g off the bush. That
bangs every thing. lfscqual 10 cash.
u don't see nothing John. says
she, "what IS it,
Why look. says I. cant you see
with your eyes
Where, where
There. there" SAYS 7. add give a
sQrl II jupo with my head. for Guild NJ
point any where particular. had
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