Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-08-20

slT. conlnnt you hc lac "
With the greatest pleasure imaginable - 50 let's .
boldly sally forth and meet the foe stay let Inc |
first unlock the door"
'Oh, sir hoScould you be so imprudcnt as to lock I
the door what would the world say :"
Poor little dear She was not aware then that
the tnpr1fdcace had been her own As we opened
the door, Mr. Faulkner was passing he caught
glimpse OF his daughter and rushed into my apart
ment.
80, Miss, you're found, are you; and with the
man Of your heart too
Pardon, papa"
pardon you, Jezabel never neverin
'Oh, don't be so cruel papa" and my second
wife chung to me for protection. ! now thought |
had received my cue TO speak - 80 turning to her,
said 49,
"Never fear; will pro,ec, you, mos, delectable
Of your Sex"
"Dclec,able OF your sex, be hanged =" was the
fathers echo.
Come, sir :" rejoined --"no protection can be
potent than your grey hairs and your paternal
relation 20 my most beautiful Julia but if YOU for
get yourself, shall be compelled, however reluc-
family To assert my prerogatlve as this adys future
champion"
"Preroga,iye your prerogative and pray wha,
claim can you assert !"
"Claim, sir - why that of a husband, sir"
Husband what, already married ~
Eyes. sir, already married by trhom sir, phen
and ioherc my lovely Julia inform you"
And if she couldn't, I'm il would have puz-
zled me to have done so.
married - this is really sudden and interferes
materially with my arrangements but as It's done,
why must make the best of what trust is not a
very bad bargain, and so sir, there's my hand you
are forgiven, and in taking my daughter YOU sir
have found as good girl as the State of New York
! can produce | suppose, sir, you spare your
bride for a few moments, and she will not begrudge
minute or two, Tor the purpos OF putting her faith
! ers room in order, and making it as comfortable
she used TO do the back parlor in Broadway for me
ready compliance, of course, the conse
quence, and the father and daughter, left my apart
ment.
"Bgamy and poybigamy," thought !, as they re-
tired swell = fortune has showered her favors on
me pretty literally this day - wives ha ha
the denoument will be capital = wonder whom the
! laugh will rest on :"
/ 4 predatory knock and Simon entered again, his
eve big with = Oh sir! sir. Colonel Somer-
toms barouche has just driven up Miss Emma and
her mother IN company
| here's n catastrophe what will she say what will
| the rioid old Colonel say No matter, though am
worse off than Macbeth for ] am tied TO double
stake vet bearlike, | must fight my course! Simon
let the family know, shall be pleased to give up my
room to them, which is one of the be3f the mousse al
fords and it is much crowded.
NV trusty valet acquitted himself of his ms
sion, and Col. Somerton, lady and Emma, were re-
ceiving the bows of their most obsequlous humble
servant The conversation which ensued being IT.
relevant to my present story, shall not attempt to
long one of the fashionable promenades with Emma
under my arm, and had almost forgotten, in the rap
ture of the unexpected meeting, the two ladies who
claimed my most tender sympathies. was acting
| as ganymede To my betrothed one, and handing hel
, a goblet of the medicinal waters, when was sud
denly reused to action, by the approach from oppo
site paths, of my two Spousas, each under pro
lection of pa and papa
"Oh! Mr. Wheatley, am rejoiced to see YOU
said Mr.. Faulkner
''Nothing can equal my surprise and satisfaction
/; "My dear Julia, this is Miss Wheatley, continued
Mr.. +.
"Susy this is Miss Faulkner" reolned Mr.. W.
'Happy to make acquaintance &c. This was o
c course followed by mutual limitations that it was
mistake To use the term Mss.
a "Miss no longer said Mr.. +.
IT "Oh! you know then all about it, eh can't sa
I'm sorry
u "Sorry " why I'm delighted"
l. "Oh you're too kind.
If "Well, don't you think aim fine fellow y
= "Certainy but Susey, you must keep shar
e look out, for see how affecuonaey Miss Emma son
eron is hanging on your husbands arm.
ID "Your Suseys husband :" rejoined Mr.. Faulkne
ir 'xhat do you mean "
ne HMean, why that ,ha, gentleman is my Susey
c husband
s. Pooh, nonsense. Friend Nheatley Y TINS Is II
en Julia's husband"
"Yuor JUDAS It's my Susey's"
nd "Your Susey's It's my Julias"
al Emma looked at me ; sort of flash, such
ny denomnate heat ughtnng IN Suiiioii 't9i"io'"
Ike noiseless was gathering in her eye. began
,remble for myself, as her arm Withdrew from mn
he although my vanity gratifed, TO think ma
AIS should be a bone Of contention between two ladi
ht 10 be bone Of their bone but the young Jnlia a
,ut Susan cast imploring looks upon me- at length
ad broke the pause of the universal establishment
ar MIR. Faulkner, my good friend, and Mr. Whe
- ley. INV much esteemed good sir, promise me O
m. thing. and I viii relieve all your curiosity"
iss PROMISE wen promise any thing to solve
mystery" g,
it'll aWell, then, each promise 10 grant my hrsl
an onest be il what il may, and will unfold
Aher some little demur, the promise was glF
rad and candidly related the facts as they had trans
ag- red. -, NJ. Xy,,oa,,
10 ''You hussey susey' roa.eu ut s'--t
Wen back To New York, and boarding sen
sbau teach YOU better manners.
and .softlv. my dear sir" interrupted 'remem
I'm. your promise 10 grant my first request
Ugly Name II, SIR.
"Firsi, then, Mr.. Wheatley your consent 70
t,Ie marriage OF Miss Susan with her admfef' mar
and secondly, Mr.. Faulkner your consent 70 me u
r;see az Miss Julia with Edward Games !"
The ladies' eyes frightened, the consent vas
.,.s -, ara reluctant - was triumphant, ana J