Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1840-04-10

humble imitation of that true and great man I
now take occasion to tell you, that nv name is
Barclay Morrison, and that was born in the
city OF New York on the 2Oth of April. 1880
which makes my present age forty-two, this is
my wife Maria Morrison, born in Hartford. l.,
Connecticut on the 18th of June, 1893, which
makes her present age twenty-seyen her
mladen name was Simmons Her family liy-
ed In New York when | first became acquain-
ted with her. We had regular courtship.
were publicly married with the consent of all
our relatives in St. Paul's Church, on the 18th
September 1924 therefore we have been man
and wife for about SIX years. We had each a
father and mother and we have also like most
other people, brothers and sisters, aunts, un-
cles and coaslns,-but we never had any chill
dren. Having made some money in business
las an importer Of British goods) concluded
10 retire from the bnsile Of a city life, and try
the experiment of | wing in a quiet village,
therefore | rented the Wilson house for wear:
1t being highly recommended to me by the ow-
ner, with whom have long been acquainted.
In this way Mrs. Morrison and myself have be-
come residents of Thebes NV wife has no.
thing very remarkable about her neither have
She cultivates flowers, reads novels, works
muslns, plays on the guitar, superintends her
household affairs, and occasionally makes con-
DICTIONARY. ] read travels, biographies, re-
views, and newspapers, go shooting, play chess
and walk and ride with my wife. "To sum
up all in few words---we are no particular
sort OF people, as the town of Thebes might
have discovered long ago. And lastly think
1t duty | owe TO Mrs. Morrison, that we have
sent to the city for nest of enameled or porce.
lam kettles ofvarious sizes and therefore we
are done with bell-metal and verdigrease forev-
er. Having exactly explained our present DO
sltlon, conclude that we may now be allow.
ed to amalgamate quietly with the rest of ou]
town people, and l promise to let you know
when anything extraordinary happens to US.
| The guests now looked remarkably foolish
and were much at loss how to proceed
some tried to laugh and some attempted to apol
ogize. But the Morfisons insisted on dispen.
sing general amnesty, and passing an act o.
oblivion on all that had been said and done. Be
ing now impatient to get away the whole com
pany took leave simultaneously and, on this
evening there was no reason to apprehend, tha
any of them like Romio and Juliet would say
"good night until it was tomorrow"
For some time after this lesson the ladies O
Ihebes became amazingly cautious in talking
| of strangers, and observed great decorum in
prying into their concerns and they became
so careful of believing reports that they even
doubted the newspapers.
They were particularly on their guard res.
pecting Mr.. and Mrs Morrison, who the fol.
lowing spring, removed to villa they purcha-
sed within few miles of the city of New.
York.
Still it appeared with regard to the towns-w O.
men of Thebes, they had " scotched the snake
and not killed it,"-ior it itrevived again in full
vigor, early the ensuing summer when the
Wilson house was found to be occupied by five
single gentlemen.