Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-10-15

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re1De ihShAseNiue ai1 iiaSe', ooul" no' nav
s'"'"eo "ou'i u'"' s"npeppf ".io ,'a' 'o 49,
uefe Assembled was oipoo'eo. Is ube ihes ann
~ ss s""o, u'o ."P'''o"s "r.-P's'c' ul' "oaiy'
honest ""b-hIc ulfe~ a oheenul hgm ON Weif al
most happy iaees-almost happy. because as We
have minated there was YET char to MI. Inc
Penonroues OF thanksgiving waited upon tie table,
IN tfr cold anPa'ory chicken The PIE manuiaciur-
60 more WIN an eye 10 quantity man quality, u'e
stout pitcher OF CIDER, well hanked with plates
OF SHINING Pppins, walnuis cracked ready ioT Tho
tooth fire cake ye, smoking and dough nu,s, in
sanhau"n called 'orawlers. eouniiiui supply
Ano'her platter contained formidable briske' piece
OF cold boiled beef with gaInish OF pork, and no
hack OF cabbage and cold garden sauce Such was
he rcpss' and The party only awaited The ARRIVAL oil
some expected guest 10 iall To upon H.
Suspense which always appears SO long TO hose
who endure H. Is not nan SO long as IL seems
Al Its usual hour oil ARRIVAL, the hardscraoble
maii-eoach drove into That village and stopping
before Farmer Hinchns door, deposited the
precious hurneh Tor when the iamily mad been
waiiiDg Tor three hours before II was due Sisters,
brother, fathcr and mother crowded round tall
mass oil shawl handkercbeis, wrap-rascal FUR TIP
pet ana upper-benJanin, and by industrious unroll-
ing, young gentleman was at length revealed
fathers hope and mothers Joy in heightened sweet
ness long drawn out All had naturally made up
their minds TO be glad 20 see him; but the mother
started back IRON his lips as II she had encountered
shoc-brush. The sisters were frozen into formal
ity by any Aparton so much unlike their mental
poruas IN tcir brother Nahum, and the little broth
ers skunk grnning into corner. The father dellb-
srateiy wiped his spectacles, and commenced a sur
sey OF the nondesorp, beginning al his monkey face,
coursing over his foppish waist, running line of
survey down his oandle-mould invested legs, and
ending IN long stare at his stilt-hiited boots II
10 evident that where they had expected a natural
blood relation, they had found an unnatural curiosi
~ The stranger repaid then stare OF curiosity
VIII. another, and putting bis quIkng-glass TO his
eye surveyed the room IN which ms childhood was
spent as II ne had never seen II before and was not
sure ~ was nao'aoe' Ills ia'her irownen ms mo-
uei IN her hPs' is sisters oiushed before his gaze
ana MS iie brothers, TO use Their own expression,
snorted night out
huec,ion' however, cannot be lightly crushed, ard
the family could not forget they were receiving a
long absent member he animal was led to the
lire, and deposited himself IN chair with the air OF
one who Is paying ms interiors an enormous com
Pnmeh'' ana the usual common-paces were passed
e~eeh Tue CUES, ana MS entertainers, ;,
No,emoefs cola "'iout, was not however nan
20 e'n,ing as u,e reunion ~hih me walls oil ar,
e' ii"'nins u"einng' me chy son diversified
ns oon'cisauoh az taoie, WIN remarks upon CITY
.,y y, tesee ms ia'n .' ana iio'' &c, oy
Nv EsI ,'u'" 'eh u'a' we Pooiiu ~ ao
,.mns - sYc,,e Ii ;neres, !, ala S,ni;,r scenns
and object. was parted by his ceaseless CAB to
show his travelled knowledge and his acquaintance
with scenes and people who were not, for SUPERIOR
ty TO be mentioned in the sauna breath with any OF
the objects and persons which composed the happy
little rural world, in which n. Augustus Hinchins
had once been a contented resident Or if that wor.
thy vouchsaied hear his friends speak was with
such an expressive smile OF oondescension that tho
rustic family began, IN spite of themselves, TO fee
some nferiority before Mr. Hinchins as they now fell
compelled To call him, whom they had counted or
welcoming home with their whole hearts as brother
Nahum The cider and apples did, however, mel
down little Of Nahum's gentty before he wen
TO bed, and the sisters actually ventured to offe
their hands as they parted for the night saw ray
vwahr," drawled Nahum Augustus Hinchins, h
scufied out OF the room in embroidered slippers, hol
ding the lamp with just thumb and finger-'Av
rayvwahr nah mare eh mong pair
The matron looked up ana iousy at her husband
she raked up the fire--the husband in moo,
con,emplative AT last, as he rose, he broke ogt
The starch must be taken out ofthat youngs,er, m
am"
ale is our own son, Mr. Hinchins."
"Ncver mind. the starch mus, be taken out, and
il is not before tomorrow night III be-
Mrs Hinchins' some what extended hand clappe
stopper on the farmers mouth, but no, on his reso
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