Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-06-01

- ~" NuiIo>it(,J Nnlcn serve @
MS purpose nicely. 1t would have passed
oil un"eacrScd had not Mrs. Harris ex-
claimed.
:" ny, Joseph. Maria won't thank YOU
Tor splitting her flowers all over
only spit in that green thing filled
with PUSHES said Mr. Harris.
The b III c"as' d. The tones Of voice
=" di>cordant, produced Ge;th-lIkc ST.
ieocc. Mrs. Filing ood preserved her
eqnanimify, aud by the timely aid of her
trends. the company was restored To it,
w"nted conc, when Mrs. Harris suddenly
Jumped up and said,
Miss EIIingwood. shant blow out some
or those lamps reckon It's pity to
waste So murh lie
Mrs EiI:rgwood had refreshments an
bounced Immediately. and led the way 10
Tie refractory. This movement spared
her the modification OF observing lh,. &C.
0efa litter which prevailed. Mr.. and Mrs
/ Harris not being acquainted with the rules
~ precedence, made their way as fast as
possible. and though Maria cnd,avored 10
keep them back. they seemed the more
ANXIOUS I" see what was going on, AS they
said. TO tae manifest discontinue of satin
and gauZr.
TO gaze ut the the table. was excusable;
loaded with every deIicacy OF the season.
span king with the richest plate. and cut
glass, which reflected back the numerous
| lights, TIL all seemed lost in brIiiancv, an
hsSrmblage of youth and beauty tashInna-
bly, dressed. and in :hc gave>t spirits i'm
aglnable, the delicious strains ut mu ic
which ever and anon burst upon the ca y,
would rivrt the attention of those long ac-
cu>tomed to such scenes; as for Mr.. and
Mrs. Harris, good souls. they thought
themselves in FAIRY la1d" and dld no: da re
10 speak. till Maria presented Mrs Harris
with an ice. which caused her To circulate.
Why Mara. child, hav'nt YOU go, over
| your Old trick of catin lroz IN mix! DOM
y"n REMINDER how you used To sly into
the dairy and gel il to eat! Ills the worst
thing in The world for the choIic'
Poor Maria she was thund.rStruck.-
\ neral smile ran round the apartment
save where some benevolent connicuance
pRggtefflfht iPcc Hpfmaof NY Dor Maria Al
/ deem it due my friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harris, 10 state that TO them | was indbt
ed for IL home IN my childhood. VIII n
thrown an orphan on the wild word for
protection. they kindly nourished me like
an own child, and though to YOU. dear
bro:hrr,' said she, laying her hand on his
arm i am under Obligations for nv pres
cni advantages. for an Introduction Ia the
rrfncmcmtS of lie, 10 the n ,wery paths H.
tcrn,ure, and the mysteries of >clcnce-
though YOU have opened Il new world 10
NV view. nv gratitude to each of YOU i
unb 'undcd and equally strong. Yes! The
"reminiscences OF my chIIihn"d are among
the most pleasing OF my recoi'ccti"ns. and
memory binds them sill closer when be
holding the hpa,tIe>sn">s Of many friend
ships SINCE conrractcd.'
Admiration filled the hearts Of all pres
en,. They dcsrised their own ItiIrnrss
aud even gaz, with = rasurc on the per
sons of Mr. and Mrs. Harris, who looked
extremely bewlirrrd at finding themselves
thus publicly noticed.
WHY did Maurice Stanwood gaze Sc
fondIv at Maria that evening. as he glIdrd
abu, hc,! WHY did he listen SO intcntiy
as she accompanied the piano with hercIraI
m,Nical voice! Why did he Iingrr by her
side I'LL the last earring" rolled from tn
door. and then reluctantly take his dcpatt
urea lie has long been secretly attached
to Maria. but havi G frequently declared he
would ascertain the disposition of has IN
tended wife previous to mlrrlag". he had
DELAYED his proposals. though the power
ful artillery of the eye and the thousand
namrlrss sins in l"vc's progress. had ex-
pressed as much, nay. more, than words
could possibly have done.
Mr.. aud Mrs Harris remained Il week.
in the city. and were d lighted with Maria :
attention. who showed them every thing
of nnt,. in ihe city. from the State House
10 the mcnaagcric. They returned home.
laden with presents for their little ones.
asd an invitation to make an annual visit
In the course of a few months Maurice
Stanwood and Maria were united. They
made visit every summer to uncl" Joseph
and aunt Ha nah. TO whom Maurice
declared himself indebted. in part. for his
sweet wife; jus,l? renarking that the seeds
nf benevnl-ncc and iugenuousness snwn
in her breast would not have vegciated SO
luxurinntlv in city atmosphere.
Maria still keeps the dress she wore in
childhood. and when tempted to cherish
Alteration and pride, finds check IN
viewing this ,a'isman. She takes great
pleasure in improving and training the
manners OF the lite Harris. one Of whom
she keeps constantly with her.
Population offhe Uahed Sfates.-lt Is
I, is now officially known that The poPala-
Jon Of these States Is l7.loo.s7a'