Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-12-06

But | did not intend 10 write chapter
on involuntary loans; have q story TO tell
One of my beet ncrhbots Is Mr. Patio
Doubleday, a long, awkward, honcst,hard
working Nlnincman, or Maiuoe | suppose
one might say 60 good.nalnrcd, that he
might be mistaken for simpIolon but
tina, must be by those that do not know
him. He is quite an old settler, came IN
four years ago, bringing with hum a wIio
who is to him as vinegar bottle to oIl-cruc,.
| or as us'ord to the sugar which is used
| TO soften ,s biting qualllcs. Mrs Double
| day has the sharpCst eyes, The sharpes'
| nose. the shnrpcst tongue, the sharpest
elbows aud above oil, the sharpest voice
| that ever "penCtt1'cd the interior" OF
! Michlrau. She has toll. straight, b0ny
| figure, in contour somewhat resembling
two hard oak pIarks fastened together
and stood on one END; aud, strange TO say!
| she was full five and thirty when her ma
,nrn graccs attracted the eye aud won tho
affections Of the worthy PhiIo. What
eclipse had come over NJ, Doubleday's
usual sagnci,y when he made choice OF his
Polly. nm sure never could guess; but
he is certainly the only man IN tie WIDE
world who could possibly have lived with
her nnd he makes her q most cXcecn'
husband.
was sitting ono morning, with my
neighbor Mrs. jenkins, who IL o sister Of
! Mr. Doublcdny, when Beiscy, Mrs. Dou.
blcday's 'hlrcd girl came in with one o
the shing OF Philo's bnndlwork IN hoi
hand, which bore in Mr. Doubledays wei
known chalk marks
Come quick, Fanny!
And bring the granny,
] For Mrs. Double
! days ia trouble.
| And the next intelligence wns OF lint
new pair of lungs q, that hitherto siIen
mansion. called very soon after TO TAKE
a peep at the latest found and Il the sup
pressed dcliah. Of the new papa was {
treat, how much more was the eol;cuc'
aspect. the womnnIzod tone OF the proot
and happy mother. never saw being
so completely trans 'ormed. She woui'
almost forget to answer me in her absorb
ed watching Of the breath of The ll'lIe sleep
or. Even when trying to be polite, on
TO say wha, the occasion demanded, he
eyes would not be withdrawn from the tin
!. face. Conversation on any subject but III
ever new theme babies was out OF tn
question. Whu,cvcr we began upon whirl
cd round sooner or later to tho one point
The needle may trcmblc, but it turns no
with the less constancy TO the pale.
As pass Cor on oracle in the matter q
paps and nosse's. had frcoo"et rommun
" cation with ny now happy uaighhor, VIII
y had forgotten lo sCblA Arr hu band, Learn
I'd to lc, Detsey have tune to eat. an
omitted the nightly securing Of ,be tl1o
- los, so much dampncss might be bad ia
y the baby. We were in deep consullalio
one morning on some Important poll
touching the wel.bclng Of this solo ohje'
- Of Mrs. Doubeday's thoughts and dream
" when the very same little Ian'he iiowar
i dirty us ever. presented herself. She s.
" down and stared awhile without spenI;in!
- rordinairc and inon Informed rs th
y her mother .wan,ed Miss Doubleday to i
~ her have her baby for u h,lle while. eau
Bennys mouths 50 sore that but 81
u had no time to'(ipish her sentence.
~ LEND MY RAnY!! and her uternnt
- failed. Tine NV mothers feelings We
fortunately too big for speech, aud lanri
- wisely disappeared before Mrs Doublndi
~ fuurd her tongue PhI|o, whp entered ,
- the instant, burst into one of his elcctrif
~ ing laughs with
~ "Ask my Polly
5: To lend her dolly"
~ and could not help thinking that o.
o! must come West in order to learn lit
H. Of every thing.
as The identical glass tube which OFF,
nd Mrs. Howard. rs sub ti'ute for N
IS Doub'eday's baby, and which had AREA
> /; fail as it is, threaded the counT ~ FOR mi
tie in all directions, is, even a. write, in
ne mand;a man ON horocbncl comes from on
~ where near Danforth's, and usk5 in NJ!
mt FERROUS whispers for -bn, sha Il not t
u.s. what he calls it. The reader must CO..
w. to Michigan.
ny
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