Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-02-10

was read in evidence on the trial Of the valid
ny Of his Wills
i Roanoke, Saturday, Dec. nth, 1891. ,
Hall past twelve.
Dear NJ On taking out my chario,
this morning. for the first time since COL
home from your house, TO clean il andthe hnf,
ness-l ior this dreadful spell OF weather has
frozen US all up until today the knife was
found in the bottom OF the carriage, where il
must have been dropped from shallow
waIstcot pocket as got ia oi your door, for
| missed the knife soon afterwards. When
got home, had the pockets Of the carriage
searched, and every thing there taken oul /:
land II was not until John hud searched strict.
| !y into my potman,eau and bag, taking OIL
every article therein, that became perfectly
convinced. Of what ! was before fully per
suaded. tina, had leh the knife in my cham
Der at your house. on Tuesday, the 9th; and
when heard il had not been seen, took il
for granted thai your Iiitle yellow boy, hay.
ling found it. had, according 10 the negro
code Of morality, appropriated il 10 himself
In this, II seems was mistaken, and ask
his pardon as the best amends can make
him and al the same time TO relieve YOU and
Mrs NJ. from the unpleasant feeling that sue
a suspicion would occasion. despatch this
note by a special messenger, although have
Certain conveyance Tomorrow. make
no apology to yourself or Mrs NJ, for the
frank expression OF my suspicion, because
truth is the goddess at whose shrine | wor.
ship; and no Hugucnot IN France. or Mo-
iiseo IN Spain, or Judaizing Christian in
Portugal, ever paid more dearly for his her
etica schism. than have done in leaving
the established church Of hIsehood and gri-
mace. am well aware that ladies are del
icate as they are charming creatures, and
that in our intercourse with them we must
strain the truth as far as possible. Brought
up from their earliest infancy 10 disguise their
real sentimests, flor a woman would be
monster who did not practice this disguise
IL is their privilege TO be insincere--and We
should despise them, and Justly too. If they
had that manly frunkness and unreserve.
which constitutes the ornament of our cha
racief, as the very reverse does OF theirs.
We must therefore keep this in view 10 our
intercourse with them. and recollect that us
our point OF honor is courage and Irankness.
theirs is chastity and Discrimination; for, as
said before. woman who does not dssem.
Bile her real feelings, is monster of impu.
dence. Now, therefore. il does happen, las |
Mr. Canning would say.) that truth is yer,
offensive TO the ears Of lady, when TO those |
OF gentleman. (her husband for instance, i'll
would be not at all So
To illnslrate-Mrs r. OF b. my brothers |
widow. was beyond all comparison the incest
and best house ever saw. Not one |
drop oil water was even suffered TO stand I'D.
on her sidet oard, except what was in the
pitcher; the house from cellar 10 garrett and
IN every part. as clean as hands could make
il. and every thing as il should be-, TO suit even
my lhslidious taste. lived there after nv
brothers death, from 1896 10 1910 inclusive.
and never did | see or smell any thing 10 Of
fend my senses, or my Imagination but once
Except in autumn. would defy you to find
a leaI or a feather in the yard. No poultry
were permitted to come into it, and we had
no dirty children, white or negro. to make
liter and 9th. A strong enclosure OF sawn
plank, eight feet high, fenced in the kitchen,
smoke house, ice house, veal house, wood
house, lin which the wood for the use OF the {
house was stacked away under lock and key)
The turkey and hen house were in the same
enclosure. which bad two doors, one nex
he dwelling house Tor the use of the mistress !
md house servants, and one large enoegh
o admit wagon on the back or north side
beyond which was built quarter. with two
brick chimnies and with two rooms with |
ire places, and four rooms without for ser {
'ants. There was also (what had iorgol) $
! spinning and weaving house. AT night i
he doors ofthis enclosure were locked up .
lot servant being allowed to sleep within il, c
Though every one OF them was in sound of I
he ady's bell On one unhappy day in a
cry hot and damp spell Of weather, OF long i
continuance, piece ofcoli Ian, was b 70 I {
0 the table that was spoiled---tbe first and
asst instance, in nearly fifteen years, Of the u
lightest neglect in household economy 4
rdered the waiter TO take il away, il being
poied Mrs r., resented this, and fatty :
ontradcled mel and although the lamb alb g
olutely stunk.. she ate u part OF il to prove b
Ter words true, and was affronted with ME v
lmost past forgiveness. dare say that ifl.s
had not noticed the lamb she might have Il
'iven a hint 10 the servant 10 take il away b
ut the honest, naked truth was not to be S
orne. We had no company but Dudley. is