The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-02-14

, half-hourly repeated recapituIation of hel
accomplishment.
\. ], happened, unluckily, that, few
months after Mrs. Cooper's installation in
her new abode, just as all was complete,
aud the two servants drilled into what she
considered decent subordination. she was
sent for to the Marchioness, her farmer Ia
dy, to learn that Lady Harriet was going
tn be mhrried-lhat her union with the
n Duke Of Willden was TO take place at the
\ Casile-thal several OF the royal family
were TO grace the ceremony and thai, as
\ the Marchioness had found il impossible To
replace her SQUIRE d0uiem OF iwo-and-
twenty years with a person equally versed
in the twist of her false curls and the dye
of her rogue, she should take it as an obi
CATION If Mrs. Cooper would come down
To the Castle for the mon,h preceding the
wedding Half vexed, half flattered by
this tribute TO her personal consequence,
the lady of Albany Street had only 10 curt
I sey her acquiescence; but when my Lady
added, in a pstronizing tone, "Of course
you will bring Harriet" Mrs. Cooper,
though she curiseyed again, resolved in
This Instance to disobey for at Harret's
last holiday visit 10 the Castle, the prudent
mother had found il necessary toinierdict
those sirolls, in the parks, or early walks
lin the garden, which exposed so pretty a
girl to Ithc approach of my young Lords
Alfred and Henry whose asslduiies were
such as la determine her that the girl
should never again set foot in The Castle
ill she was married. Such, indeed, was
the chief cause Of her own retirement from
Office, and establishment of an independent
home for Harriet; aud when Mrs. Cooper
stepped lnlo the posi- .chaise that was 10
convey her down to Randsley, 10 reuder my
Lady's wig worthy Of sitting at table with
n royal highness, her daughter was already
happily established in Sussex with the FAM
! lily of her grandfather.
| Ii was late in the autumn when the moth
er md daughter met once more in Albany
street; Mrs. Cooper rejoicing nj her second
release from the whips aud scorns of aris-
tocratic lady's mnidhood, but Harriet-if
the truth must be told Harriet pined sad
ly after the country. She had spent such a
happy summer IN Sussex with her brother
andth worthy maiden aunt who presided
losef her grand-fa,her's establishment -
and Mrs. Cooper's excIamalion, on olsen
tangling herself ftora her daughters lem
braces, Of :" Lord HESS the girl i--bow she
Is tanned protest you are grown per-
feet fright"-had been earned by the hap
piest enjoyment Of the hay field and The
harvest-field, and all the assistance she
could render in Aunt Mary's garden. Mrs.
Cooper was sill more shocked when Har-
riet interrupted her slight impressions of
gratitude for the Raudy chain and locket
forwarded 10 het by her lady godmo,ber. as
Lady Harriet's wedding present, with an
account of IA syllabub party in the bayfield,
at Longlands, which her mother rcprobated
ss highly vulgar and unbccoming. But
Mrs. Cooper had soon other causes Of die
satisfaction. On reminding The young la
dy that diligent course Of practice would
be necessary to recover all she had lost in
music, for want Of an instrument during the
summer months, Harriet replied, with a
deep Sigh, not altogether attributable To the
difficulty Of Herz's Exercise
DO you know, rnotLer"--
M y dear, you know how often have
forbidden you to call me mother. When
did you ever :,ear the yonng ladies' Mt the
Castle call the Marcbioness mother !"
Do you know, mamma, thai began
almost to wish had given up less time TO
music and drawing, and Learned few
things that might be really useful r.
Z" Who has put this nonsense into your
head, Harriet I, inquired Mrs. C., reddcn-
ing.
" No one has put it into my heod, moth !
er-manma, mean but, down at the
farm. | found could not do single thing
of any service in the house tfnt did not
even know how to give orders to the SER
wants"
T" am not aware that you are likely to
be under the necessity Of making yourself
nsefdl in a farm house,' said Mrs. c., with
ineffable disdain ~ don't see how max
ing cheese or pudding would qualify
you more for the society you are likIy to
move in, than knowing how 10 take part in
quadrIlle or n svmpony."
Symphony" murmured Harriet, in
low voice.
But suppose all this stuff is Mary
Cooper's putting in your head" persisted
her mamma.
"No, indeed. Aunt Mary is so fond OF
me that she is willing to forgive nll my de-
fcicncies"
I'm sure she's vastly obiging," sneered
Mrs. Cooper.
" But John was always quizzing me for
being fine lady. My brciher was angry
with me for preferring embroidery to max
ing shirts mad, indeed, I was most asha-
med Of myself. when he asked me to make
bim set, 10 find myself so bad plain
worker"
81 won't have you waste your time on
no such trasb." cried Mrs. Cooper, with a
lsdy's-maid contempt for the duties Of the
under-housemaid. What would the
Miss Sarsnots, and Mrs. Srlvnge, and al!
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