Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-09-21

to them. I am glad your father ha
had sense enough to take them into tn
front parlor."
s"But mother," replied Fanny, :.
saw them from the window when they
got outof the stage. They are. all mel
fpeople,and know / shall be ashamed
as they are quite strange taaac. and
suppose are very great gentlemen
Won't it suit better for you to go?''
"Don't you see how the feathers are
all over me?" said Mrs. Brigham, 81
will take me an hour to get them wei
picked of, and myself washed and
dressed. Getfixed atonce, and go down
and let the strangers see that the wo.
men Of the house have proper manners
If you think you'll feel better with
something in your hands, make some
milk punch, and take it into them.n
Fanny's habitual neatness precluded
any real necessity for an alteration in
her dress-but still she thought it ex-
pedlent to put on a new glossy blue
gingham gown, and clean muslin col
lar with nicely pleated frill round it.
This dress would have been very we'll,
but that Fanny, in her drsire to appear
to great advantage, added a long sash
Iof red and green plaid ribbon, and a
large white satin bow deposited in the
curve other comb. Then, having tur-
ned herself round three or four times
before the glass, to ascertain the effect,
she descended the stairs, and in the en-
try met Oliver, who had just come in
at the front door, and had seen from the
barn-yard the arrival of the guests.
Fanny" said Oliver, 'why have
you put on that great white top-knot?
1t makes you look like one of the cock
atoos in the Philadelphia museum. Let
me take it off,"
ooh! Oliver, Oliver!' exclaimed
Fanny, putting her hands to her head,
show you have spoiled my hair.'
"And this long sash streaming out
at one side" pursued Oliver, chow RI
dubious it looksw And he dexter
ously twitched it of, saying, "There,
take these hy-traps they only
disfigure you. l thought SO the other
day when you wore them at Mary
Shortstitche's sewing frolic. You are
much better without them"
"ButI am not," said Fanny, angri-
" snatching them from his hand, 'slook
how you've crumpled them up! In
stead of finding fault with me for wish
ing to look respectfully to the stran-
gers, you had better go and make your
self fit to be seem"
81 always am fit to be SEEM" replied
Oliver, "and you know very we'll that
always doput myself in order as soon
IS l have done my work. But as for
iressing up in any remarkable fnery
IN account of four or five strange men,
t is not in my line to do so. If, in
Iced, there were some smart girls a.
ong, it would be different thing: but
t is not my way to show too much res
oect to any man."
81 believe you, indeed" remarked
Fanny.
"Well, WE'LL" said Oliver, "your
lair is pretty enough of itseIf-and
you fix it SO nicely that it wants no
op-knot to set it off; and this party.
,olored sash only spoils the look of your
waist. | hate to see you make fool of
YOURSELF"
Fanny tossed her head in affected
lisdain, but she smiled as she ran up
stairs toput way the offending ribbons.
She found her mother leaning down O.
yer the bannisters, and looking very
lappy at divers desire that Fanny
hould not make fool of herself.
Fanny having prepared the milk
punch in the best possible manner, fill
ID hall dozen tumblers with it, gra-
ing profusion of nutmeg over each,
md then arranged them on small wal /!
err. When she entered the parlor with
t, Mr.. Culpepper, who called himself
confirmed invalid, was engaged in
giving her father particular descrip-
ion Of of all his various ailments; and /
he four nephews were listening with
n air Of intense interest, as if it
vas the first they had heard Of them.
s.This is my daughter Fanny said
colonel Brigham, and Mr.. CuIpepper
topped short in his narrative, and his
ephews all turned their eyes to look
her. When she handed the milk
unch the old gentleman declined it,
Lodging that the state of his health did
OF permit him to taste any sort of IL
uor. His nephews were going to fol- a
Nv his example, till he said to them Q
eremptorily :