The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-09-24

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r dually, my checks burned less painfully
and could even Join in the conversation
without the fear that every word | utter
ed shared the fate of every action at.
tempted. | even ventured to hope, nay,
: to congratulate myself, that the Gala.
logue of my calamities was completed TO.
, day.
, LET no one call himself happy before
death, sad Scion and he said wisely
The ides of March were not yet over
Before us stood dish of caulihower, nice
ydone in butter. This naturally enough
took for a custard pudding, which it sufli-
ciently rcsembled. Unfortunately, my
vocabulary was not extensive enough to
embrace all the tcchncaitcs of the table ;
and when my fair ncighbor inquired if |
were fond Of c{0Uletr, | verify took it to
be the French for custard pudding, and so
high was my penygyric Of it, that my
plate was soon bountIrulIy laden with it,
Alas one single mouthtul was enough to
dispel my illusion. Would TO heaven
that the c!ou0eur had vanished along with
1t! But that remained bodily, and almost
as large and burning as Vesuyius, my
heart died within me. Ashamed to con-
TESS my mistake, though could almost
as readily have swallowed an equal guam
tity Of soft soap, struggled manluly on
against the diaboical compound. cndea-
yored to sap the mountainous heap AT its
base, and shutting my eyes and opening
my mouth TO IMMUNE of large masses as
could without stopping to taste it. But
my stomach soon began, intcIIigibly
enough, to intimate its intimate its inten-
ton to admit no more Of this nauseous
stranger beneath its roof, if not expellng
that which had already gained an unwel-
come admilance.
The seriousness of the task had I'M
| dertaken, and the resolution necessary to
execute it, had given an earncstness and
rapIdlty to my eXerions which appetite
would not have inspired when my plate
having somewhat got over the edge of the
table, upon leaning forward, tilted up, and
down slid the disgusting mass INTO my
lap. My handkerchief, unable to bear so
wcigIty load, bent under it in its turn,
and great proportion of it was safely de-
posted in my hat. The plate instantly
rightcd itself, as | raised my person; and
as glanced my eye round the table, and
saw that no one had noticed my disaster,
| inwardly congratulated myself, that the
nauscous deception was so happily dis
posed Of Resolving not to be detected
instantly rolled my handkerchief together
with all its remaining contents, and whip
ped it into my pocket.
The dinner table was at length deserted
for the drawing room, where coffee and
IEqucauS were served round. Meantime,
| had sought ont what considered safe
hiding place for my hat, beneath CHAIR
in the dining room, for dared not carry
It longer in my hand; having first thrown
a morsel Of paper into the crown, to hide
the CaulillOwcr from view, should any
one chance, in seeking for his own bat to |
look into mine.
On my returning from the drawing
room, | Glanced to be again seated by the
lady, by whom sat ut dinner. Oar con.
versalion was naturally resumed, and we
were in the midst OF an animated discus
sion, when a huge spider was seen run
ing, like race horse, up her arm.
"rakc it otT-take it off, she cjaau-