Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-12-21
GoEKNsEYJ TUESDAY DECEMBER p, ,sa,
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MUS necessarily ON that occasion be closed and n,
Lady Elizabeth would not see them arrive the graft
hcaiion to be derived from appearing m was con
s'derably diminished Added to which Mr. Par
kcr would be- homo by that time and as The period
for his arrival drew nigh the prospect Of ihc disos
ure she had TO make lay like lead upon the poor Ia
dys spirits II was not I'LL the night previous to the
ball that Joel made his appearance and ne that wa,
an III time for strife Mrs Parker resolved To defer
her communication ,ill the entertainment was over -
Perhaps the comfort and convenience he would find
IN gong to II IN his carriage might somcwha,
placnie has wrath This seemed the more probable
when the night arrived for il raincd torrents and !,
would have been impossible for the whole family 10
have got into the yellow chaise which besides being
IN great request only to be had at such intervals
as consisted with the claims of the other numerous
candidates for its services After all thought Mrs
Parker, have not done 80 much amiss. and SO
hope Joel will see. when he finds the convenience Of
having carriage of his own on such an occasion as
this without being bchodcn to any body Joel did
seem pleased when he told that the nn-kceper
would send them carriage which would take the
whole party at once; and SAID he was glad Bnincs
had got such thing, 1t had long. been wanted So
they all slept in and away they went in high spirits
The distance about four miles by the road tho
much less by the fields and as they rolled along.
Mrs Parkers heart swelled with complaccncv and
s'''fai uIfs sHt WIS on the eve oil disclosing the
grand secra to Joel but whilst she was hcstaiinp
whether TO do II or not sudden scream from one of
her daughters interrupted the course of her rchec.
tons, which, before she had time 10 inquire what
was the matter, was echoed by the other. whilst a
chorus OF excamations from Mr. Parker and the sons
betrayed the appalling fact that the water was pour.
ing IN from the top and at all corners The Slight
coating of vamsh, by filling the cracks had proved
temporary defence, but had soon yielded to the tor
rents OF water that were falling What was 20 be
done ?-were they to return or TO 90 forward To
lose the ball too dreadful So the Young people
prevailed, and they went whilst all the vi,upera.
tons to be found in the vocabulary, garnshed with
curses both loud and deep from Mr. Parker. were
lavished ON the vehicle and on the innkeeper for
sending it Poor Mrs Parker said nothing: she
was dumb with horror They spread their shawls
over their knees to defend their dresses the water fall
ing heaviest through the lam,niabc hiatus that in.
tervened where the top should have closed At
length they were released from this purgatorv at the
door of Cotton Hall, and were introduced into the
cloak-room. which was crowded with ladies and gen.
tlemen. All turned their heads to see who was IN.
tering, but none turned them back again-,hey were
transfxcd; the dresses faces and nccks of the new
corners looked as if they had been rubbed against
wet soot-bag The water was stained with the yst
uniried paint and with the dirt and dust thai had &C
cumuntcd in the long used lining The housc.kccp.
or was summoned to give her assistance. and Lady
Elizabeth goodnaturcdy came to of;r hers Mr.
Parker said 1t was carriage that rascal Bainos had
sent them Bless me = cried Lady Elizabeth
dare say it's the old one | sold him Wetravcllcd
all over Europe in ii for seven years and thought
II never would have held together till we got home
But they are bad sort Of things excerpt in very fine
weather; you must have close carriage for nigh,
indeed you mu.t
The day after poor Joel had paid the coach-pant
er's bill, he found dead in the summer house -
The ccroner's jury brought il in apoplexy but those
who knew him best always ayerred tina, he died OF
Mrs. Grundy