Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1840-04-03


gone to the mansion in question. Putting all
these things together, it evident that the
strangers had furniture, servants, and dog.
AS the ladies of Thebes looked down INTO
the Wilson House they saw the furniture un-
packed or unpacking, and some OF it actually
arranged Curiosity increases by feeding, and
they would now have given almost any sum to
DE inside of the house, with an opportunity Of
close inspection.
They saw long rough box, which, from it's
apparent weight, when moved, was declared by
ms Cobalt to contain minerals, and she was,
therefore, convinced that the stranger was a
man of science Mrs. Warspite rather believ-
ed he was British spy, and that the box was
heavy with British gold. They were 50 fortu-
nate as to see it open, and they found that it
contained the kitchen clock
Among the objects that were not familiar to
our fair Thebans they perceived something that
was only Ineligible to Miss Cherubina Moon
shine. who had been educated at city board
ing school, where she read nothing but history
in public, and nothing but romance in private;
and who pronounced the thing in question to be
guitar case And this lady Immediately con-
iectured that the expected occupants of the
Wilson House were young couple just eloped,
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lover had serenaded his mistress.
square box, very strongly secured, was the
next thing to be wondered at. Mrs. Dailyd0ve
procounced it medicine chest, and feictated
herself on the arrival Of new doctor or a new
invalid. Bat Miss WatermiIk feared that it was
rather a liquor case, and thought it should be
inquired into by the Temperance Society.
While this, the most mysterious of the box
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leather trunk behind it, drove up to the door of
the Wilson House, and "a gentleman alighted
from it and handed out lady, whose figure was
concealed by shawl and her face hidden by
close straw bonnet and green veil. The
muaro man received them at the door, and af-
terwards took the chaise round to the stable.
The lady entered the house Immediately; but the
gentleman stood few minutes on the steps,
giving some directions TO the servants. lie was
man of middle age neither tall nor short,
nor handsome nor otherwise.
Shortly after, the lady was seen going thro'
the rooms without her bonnet; and various in
deed were the opinions respecting her, as the
to the window, and looked over each otheJ' s
shoulders though all the glimpses they could
obtain of her were certainly very imperfect.
too light; which very much surprised Miss Flax,
to whom it appeared almost jet black; Miss
Mavpole thought her entirely too short; Miss
Milestone was just going to say that 1t was
pity the lady should be so tall. All, however,
agreed III pronouncing her young except Miss
Parchment. who advised them not to make up
their minds to suddenly, as nothing was more
deceptive than distance. The husband was
decided, by an unanimous vote, to be not young,
but they raised as to his most probable age
the thermometer of their opinion ranging from
iorty-fye TO seventy.
They saw him Learly all the time in one OF
the front parlors, which he evidently intended
for "a library-and once he came to the 'front.'
door and look twice up the street, and three
times down it, One lady remarked the curls
on his temples were evidently those of wig |!
but when he turned to go away, another point
cd out to her companions that the back OF his
head was beginning to grow bald, and that it
must he his own hair, as nobody ever wore a
bald wig
The attention of the spectators was now a
gain directed to the mysterious square box,
which, TO their great delight, the gentleman was
preceding to open. They almost fell ont ofthe
window in leaning over TO look, and when the
id was finally raised, every head tried to be a
neck in advance Of all the others.
The box was found to contain srmdry articles
If plate, including silver forks; the latter uten-
ills being proof positive, in the opinion of the
,azers, that the gentleman and his lady were
undoubtedly genteel people, and therefore quite
roper to be countenanced by all Thebes
,lace which had always held its head very high,
n consequence of the universally good society, !
nost of its inhabitants being fit to visit each
ther.
There was one unopened package of silver
ct remaining at the bottom of the box, when
otal eclipse was put upon all, by the coloured !
IAN shutting the front windows at the approach :,
{ twilight.
We need not stop to remark how little adj
ancement was made this afternoon in the great
forks that were in progress for the unhappy :
atives of the Pelen Islands.
Next day, brass plate was seen O. the door q q
f the Wilson House, and in half an hour all .
'hebes was acquainted with the fact that the G
anne of the new resident was b. Morrison. u
conjecture was mex! at work to divine the pro- o