The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-01-22

soue ssy ahofc ionE, lot tuey ate Cufious "
tell you. felt So much pleased With lookir
AZ EN- thst II was long after nine afors tho
Of IL. So jist started of agin for cousin Be-
bees. When went in this time the room
we're trim full OF people and l was eenamo
scared to death. / unbuttoned my coat an
pulled up my dieksy a leeile, besides giving M
hair sbrush-and then went in with my heu
strait up. and my new silk hat in hand, just ;
/ used to 20 into the singers seat, there
Weathersheld. Thinks ser !, I'll jist let 'sl
know hat hant been to dancing school e
nothing. So held my hat leetle afors IN
by the rim and made a genteei bow. first I
one side and then 10 the tother; amer that
went and sot down on one Of the settees, and
looked pund for cousin Mary, for felt kind,
awk'srd; and l hadn't the least idee that sh
would'nl have cum up NJ she used to
Weathcrsield and put out her hand and as
me il she should take my hat. But there 50
with il between my hands, lingering il over a
il il had been a hot po,atoe, aud she never com
near me. l felt dreadfully, for there was 10
Of Handsome gals "a staring st me. and puck
ering up their purity leeile mouths. as il the,
would gin the world 10 larf right out.-,-Arte
a mint cousin John caIhe DIP 10 me aud SEE h,
cousin Slick I'm glad you've cum-step il
the next rsom and take glass Of wine with me
Mrs Bsebee is so crowded you wont sn nea
her jist yit'
got up, aud we went into the entry way to
gether and then said cousin Beebee TO the mig
ger. sea he, here Ben, take Mr.. Sticks hat.
The niger took my hat and carried il of VI
stairs, and arter a few minits, cousin Beebe,
went back into the room where the compan,
was, without saying another word about tn,
vine. .... ..........
You had better 60 up aud speak to Mar,
now, sez he, kinder low there she stands b,
Couut--" didn'; hear tho name. but II wa,
some darned grabbed word. that was enough ic
choke y fsller.-I hadn't looked round much
when | cum in before, for somehow my head
didn't feel steddy, but artsr cousin John cum
and spoke TO me, didn't seem TO mind IL, so
jist looked round as bold as could be. de.
clare ! never did see any body dressed out ss
cousin Mary vast she had on frook Of shin
ing satin, dhh great pink springs all over il.
and there was great eide rufile round the bot
tom, made out Of something that looked as
white and thin ss gals veil the day srtsr she's
married; and that was hitchsd up on one side
half way on her waist, with pink rose, made
out OF rbond with long eends, that fell down
eenamost to the floor. A heap Of some Kind Of
'hincy thin stuff was rufiled round her bosom,
and hSAe down sronnd her arms, fof her .irock
sleeves were short. and made like a little gals !;
and she had on . pair Of white gloves with tops
10 'eti, that cum senamost TO her elbows.
One on 'em was fastened round her wrist with
! wide piece Of gold, and toiher she let slip
lowu SO as to show her arm, which was plaguey
shitei or else sposs she would not have lei
olks see it. Mary always hnd tarnaI purity
little foot; but never see il look 90 small az il
lid in that glistening white shoe Of hern, aud
70 own the downright truth, she didn't seem
70 be much ashamed TO show II, but kept il
stuck out from under her ruTer, az independent
10 could be, a. II she'd make up her mind to be
ready to make curchy any mint. There was
Dns thing that kinder puzzled me good deal I;
Mary's skin was never over white. but somehow
i looked like wax work that night, aud you
never see meadow pink look brighter than her
checks did /; but instead Of coming into her face
md going away again as every man loves to
zee the color In gals face when she's talk
ng. ood knows that he's a looking at her,
Marys always kept jist so il didn't seem as
I an arthquake would make her turn pale.
! he hair hang down her cheeks and on her
houldsrs, jiS as it did the other day, and she
lad great white rose stuck in among the curls
N one side OF her head. that looked as if IT
ladn't but jist been pIuckcd off the bushes. ]
ooked at her putty earnestly j can tell you,
nd do think she would have been = eriter
hat John might be proud Of, il il wsrn't for
hat stuck up way which she's rot since she
um down here to York. She don't do moth
~ on arth nai'ral, aud as she did when she
'as gal IN Connecticut. Instead Of standing
p straight, aud speaking to her company as If
no was glad to see them, she stood with one
'ot Suck out and her hands jist crossed afore
sr' and kinder STOPPING forud, As IL she couldn't
VI J'st stand alone; ] never SEQ a critters
aek stuck up as bern did rally thought she
as getting the riekets, and felt 90 anxious
bout u that turned to cousin Bcsbee, afore
eot up 70 speak TO her, and sez ], a sort Of
w.
Cousin John how did your wife hurt her
rex so declare IL makes me feel awfully
see what greet hump shes got q growing
nco she cum away from Connecticut!
With that cousin John looked at her &
Hed Iee,le, but / could see he didn't feel
u night, aud aner = mint he sod ser he.
lush cousin. you must not speak 50 loud
s true Mary has put on rather TOO much
,stIe. bat II Is the fashion You sse." look
round. and as true as you live there ~srDi ,
gal IN the room that hadn't her back sticking :
u Ji0 the same. Such . set Of bumpbaeked J
itiers ] never did put tiny eyes Oh, and yet
ey all stood about q smiling and talking to
. feIlen as II nothing allied them; poor ,
ings! ] never see a set Of folks dressed 50
d so swlullw stuck up ss they were. Some
the gals had feathers ia their hair. and some /,
d flowers or gold chains twisted among their
hs. aud didn't see one there that wasn't ,
essed up in her silks and satin, as crank as
uid be. As for the men thought should
We haw hawed right out lar6n TO see some
EN-; there vas one chap that stood a talk
, TO Mis-, Beebee With his hair parted from v
G top Of his head down each side Of his face. a
II hung down behind sIl over his coat collar n
Q young gals jist before she begins TO c
ar comb, and there was two bunchss Of v
" stuck out on his upper lip jis, under his q
se, like cats ~biskes when she begins to a
her back up. Every time he spoke the .
ir kinder riz sp and moved about tiil IL was Il
ough to make feller crawl all over 10 look Il
him. Thinks. sez /. " u wouldot be fun TO .
, that vermint Try 10 eat. II he didn't git
} vietosls tangled UP ~ that bunch Of hair. :