Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-08-31

he To The girl. e''
her things and 90 out" f V
How long has she been zone,
Full an hour" said the pirI vb,
these Kind Of people often do, oyersct he
Then probably she will be back soon a.,
| viii wait for herr '''
~, no, sir, she said she should no, b.
BACK till near dinner time"
my you look as ii you were going {,
nave company OF aldermen To- ,line5'
The girl answered in a simner;oo ~, .
no, SIR, only two or three friends -
Jane, during this Conversation felt co,,
s.erha'inn ina, disabled her from actinpiudi
e'"usiy, winch would have been 10 c,.me on
'"in her hihing place, and tell the simult
ruin. But she knew her uncle's s,ra;yb,
forward mind, and she was SIRE bc wn,,I
no. make the distinction which custom and
'ash'on warrant, Il: moi at home, MS meanino
Engaged HE girl, too, had 50 posi,ivelv
! ""P''t''eh her IN a falSehood-had shown sn
o:o'iie'f'y 'hai she understood no tluaifica
non, that Jane ie!i the utmos, horror n, be;n,,
detected. She actually looked IN, nf ,ls
"innsw To see II there vas any possibility nj
] escape In the mean time. uncle .Josbn, i, III
down ms hat and cane, seated himselfbv Tho
open window. and asked for GLASS of wafer.
! Jane al length came 10 the conclusion thai
sac had hetter remain, perfectly orie,. that
MS Ca'iS were never very long, and she
would send Tor him the next day, and should
escape all unpleasant feeling To her dis
! may, however, she presently heard him call
inr INC newspaper. She knew he was one of
nose inveterate newspaper readers, that 90
lnr"nSh The whole, aud sl~ tried to he re.
signed to al least an hours Imprisonment
1 hIts. what "A Situation
stand, The marketing would be back. and
ducks and geese in waiting. At length.
however, uncle Joshua got 10 the end of The
everlasting newspaper and as he folded il
ep' '"in the girl. who had entered the room
! every hvc minutes, TO say Ia his niece thai
ne was very sorry not Ia see her, but could
not wait any longer" Then turning sud
denly upon the closet door, he grasped the
handle.
"sr. sir" exclaimed the girl, "thal is the
wrong door,
IL was too late He had turned the lock
and The door came open! There stood Jane
IN one corner, not pale MS a lily, hut the CO.
i"r OF fuil blown piony. His surprise, for
IA moment, was extreme. But lie was not
SLOW OF comprehension and the truth rushed
| upon Inn, greatly exaggerated for he be-
!Ieved II was Conirivance 10 avoid seeing
HIN. lie stood silent, with his ewes fixed
! upon her.
Dear UNCLE" said she, "I thought il was
a stranger did not know i, was you hen
! l ran into the closet''
Silence % said he :"no more f,Isehsods
begnne J" turning TO the cbamhermaid
IND you have learned that poor, ignorant
giFi 10 peril her soul by fal. ehoods Jane
zane 1 have loved you like my own child :;
out shall trouble you no more You shall
moi he Obliged TO send word Ia your old I'm :
Gle, That you are not at hume" And he
| turned 10 go.
! You must not so, my dear, dear, uncle,
/ sara Jane, throwing her arms round him.
1 ou must hear eXplanation''
| VI tell you i'll not be the cause of any
more falsehoods."
"And you will give me IN! Your sis
! 'er's only child, who was left an orphan 10
your care whom you have carried in your
arms, whom you have held upon your knee,
whom you have cherished in your bosom
! when there was other bosom TO receive
| her ~
Then" said the old man, with q fAItering
[ voice, "then, you were my confori,-my ow n
true hearted Jane. Then had nothing bu,
| you TO love and now | have nolhing-noth-
| ing. And he threw himself upon chair,
and put bis handkcr chief 10 his eyes.
My dear uncle only hear me | told the
g'fi 10 say that was not at home if any body
| called"
"And yet you were at home 20 said he in
dignantIy.
But every body says so-it is not any
aaissehood | only means that they are not
al nome 10 company. 1t is understood"
Understood they are hid In tho closet -,
his anger evidently began 10 yield, for he
| laughed out. 90, Jane, what a ridiculous
figure you cut, when ! stumbled upon The
wrong door! ! am glad did it 1; il is good
lesson for you
q; is indeed, uncle. promise you will
never say am not at home again when
am"
"cooped qetn ssfqn IhiEG ike mouse IN e ;begs
s"a'I there you had been shut up one whole
hour, like naughty little chiidr'
81 shall blush TO think OF 1t as long as
live" said Jane.
"And so you ought, to tell a downright
falsehood ~
"Dear uncle, nobody calls il falsehood
it only means you are very busy and canno
see company"
"Then why not say so at once? But In
girl said you were out, tibet you would not b
home till near dinner"
That was entirely her own addition. Sh
had no right 10 say she was not told 1
say my thing but that | was not at home -
You allow, then, that she told an I'm
truth 2"
"Cortainly, do"
g "Now tell me, Jane, il you think sh
= thought il more Of an untruth 10 say you wer
= out, than that you were not at home 1t
. all the same thing"
N Jane found it was in vain 10 try 10 COZ
r vince her uncle, and she only hung upon hin
h and begged Of him TO love her as he used
y do. The old man could not long retain h