The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1841-01-13
VOL. I...NO. 233.

hurt, though but slightly, she continued to be-
wall the probable loss of her child's beauty.
BY the time the doctor came the nose was
dreadfully swollen and discolored, but it was
pronounced not broken. For better than two
hours no efforts could still the cries of the little
sufferer, 'til at le..gth an opiate was admins
tered, and after that she allowed herself to be
carried to bed.
Lydia made fresh tea, and having taken
quiet supper, Mrs. Waters proposed retiring to
calm herself after her agitation. Preparatory
to this, she went into the front parlor TO gather
up her packages and found that the lamp had
gone out. She called for candle, and could
hardly credit her senses at beholding the spec
tacle the pier table exhibited. The lamp,
which they had never tried before, had leaked
itself dry, and the shawl, which in her haste
she had thrown directly beneath it, was COM
pletely saturated with oil. A rare instance
the lady would be who could bear a thing of
that kind philosophcally, and such an instance
Mrs. Waters had not trained herself to be.
Now, from her late alarm about her child, and
the reflections cast upon her dearly bought
child by her husband, she was in peculiarly
excitabIe state, and throwing herself into seat,
she wept heartily Mr.. Waters and Jane tried
vainly to comfort her, and for the night and
the next day she labored under severe ner-
yous headache.
The winter passed through, and without
bringing farther misl1aps, at least of a similar
nature The furniture began, however, through
use, to exhibit its true quality. The sofas, for
instance, creaked and trembed so violently,
that their occupants, not unfrequently, thought
proper to seek resting places less precarious,
while their cushions sunk to half their former
plumpness, and left the hair CLOTH which, eY-
identity had been manufactured for sale rather
than for wear, lying in wrinkles over them.
The back parlor carpet, also, from the washings
to which it had been subjected, on account of
the soup and the dust settling in the remaining
grease, was in such a state that Mrs. WSters
was ashamed Ia leave the doors open when she
had any particular visiters. But this last source
of vexation she conseed herself with thinking
it could be removed in the spring by supply
of mating, and the time for this at last came.
Mr. Waters sent home a piece of mating,
and the front parlor furniture was removed in
TO the back room, until the upholsterer's n
should have covered the floor. A pair of sm.
girandoles, really pretty articles, and the prin-
cipal ornaments of the apartment, had been
placed by Mrs. Waters direction on the side
board, along with the vases of wax flowers,
which Jane had manufactured TO aid in con-
cealing heAdefects of the back.parlor mirror;
The man got through, and while Liddy and
Phoebe were replacing the furniture, he COM
menced at the other room. The sideboard
required to be moved few inches, and as he
gave il push to effect this, one OF the feet
broke off, and the corner of the cumbrous ma
chine sunk to the floor, while the valuabes on
| top rolled down and were shivered to atoms
The things that had given such an air OF gem
tility to her rooms,-poor Mrs. Waters!
| Meanwhile, Jane had been improving the
| time by captivating, and engaging herself to
| very worthy young gentleman, Mr.. George
SomeTvilIe. He was her brothers neighbor in
business, and his intimate friend. Mr.. Wa
tiers was very fond of his sister, and very much
pleased with her projected match, and as she
was entirely dependent on his generosity, hfJ
exerted himself to give her an outfit as liberae
as possible. The marriage was to take place
early in autumn,-and Mrs, Waters, anxious
to try an experiment at party giving, insistep
on having the ceremony performed in the even
ing, in the presence of James acquaintance,
whom she had now pleasant circle.
The evening came, and the bride expectant,
leisurely arranged herself at an early hour.
Just as her toilette was completed, note was
brought to her, from Mr. Somerville, stating that
the clergyman who had been engaged to officiate
was unexpectedly obliged to decline and ask
| ing whom she would prefer as a substitute, the
Rev. DR.. D., or the Rev. Mr.. A. Jane
had no writing materials at hand, and as it was
too early to be interrupted by any of the inVi-
J ted guests, she ran down stairs where ink and
paper were to be found on the centle table.
She began her note, and her brother stood be-
| side her looking on. As he did so he rested
! his hand with his whole weight upon it on the
| table, which alas had never been intended for
such usage. The top tilted from the pedestal,
and, before she could think, the inkstand slid
over the smooth surface into the lap of the poor
girl and discharged itself Offs contents on her
white satin dress. Fortunately Mr.. Waters
caught the lamp before it had so far lost its
perpendicular as TO follow
The scream of Jane and the furious ejacula-
tions of her brother, brought the whole house.
hold into the room. Mrs. Waters exhibited as
much horror on beholding the black puddle and
its outlets the most ply sicsl actress could have
done at the sight of imitation life blood on the
robes of a tragedy heroine, while Iiddy shook
her head ominiously, and hoped that such an ac-
cident on the wedding night, might not be bad
sign. seamstress who had been employed to
assist in preparing James Wardrobe, was the
only perso who had composure to think of a
en,edv She examined the dress and fndii
that the front breadth alone was injured she pro-
posed running to the stere at which the material
had been purchased, and getting piece to sup
ply its place. Jane threw her arms around the
Young woman's neck in gratitude for the sugges-
ton, and disrobing herself helped to rip out the
ill faded part The satin was obtained, and
basted in, and the dress re-adjusted on its fair
owner before the arrival ofthe a-1degroom IL
'sI am glad to see all is righted again." said,
MIR. Waters to his sister, as he accompanied MIR.
Sounerville to the apartment where she was
waiting, 81 had no idea that misadventure of
that kind could be speedily repaired 1t
could not have happened at more appropriate
time to be lesson to you,-that is, it, among
your reflections, you required TO the original
cause"
Mr.. somerville inquired what he alluded.to.
Mrs. Waters shook her head deprecatingly at
her husband but, without needing her, he laugh
ed and continued,
ssJane viii tell you the story from beginning
to end, when you have MISE leisure to listen,
hut as all the parties concerned are drawn to-
gether, with a marriage in perspective, like the
Characters at the end OF aplay, |, as being the
greatest philosopher Of the group, will point out
the moral, that you may lose nothing whilst