Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-12-21

'I y, 'ne mn ohe had not quite made up her mind
uo H. pu she thought she would step INTO the VA I'd
gnu "Se ioos Al the carriages she had seen ndyer.
used looking could do no harm and there IVA.
something exciting and pleasing in the idcni, pnyc
her loreiaste OF wha, the pleasure Of buyne mus,
ne she did turn into the yard and there was the
{ carnage landau painted green lined with dr,b
anu ehihz casing over II for the summer pricc
eighty guineas. The innkccpcr said he WINS M, a,
liberty TO say who ii belonged to. but was n ner.
son oil distinction and he looked upon il as dir,
/ cheap was an opportunity seldom to be- had es
PFiaiiy IN such place as that if it were sent 10
London II would fetch great d.al more bu, there
would be the expense OF sending it Mr. Thomson.
and Mr. Johnson and Mr. Brown had been looking
al II, ana he did not suppose it would stand in his
yard many days longer &c &c Mrs Parker ex.
ahmed II from side to side and from end To end
walked round II, and sighed and looked and sighed
and looked again Built in London upon an i'm.
proved principle, added the innkeeper. expressly
Tor the family 1t belonged to He was sure whoey
=, Fought II would never repent Of the bargain -
MIS- farker thought so too it appeared TO her that
there never was thing altogether so l. sirablc and
so cheap and she wondered since such handsome
carriages were to be had at such moderate prc,s
that any body would be without one She mention
ed that Mr. Parker would not like the expensc Of a
coach-house; and she also pointed out that the arms
were an objection. But sellers have such a way of
smoothing difficulties; the rent of coach house was
mere trlf'e-for the matter of that he would not
mind giving II a standing for the first year himself
ana as for the arms. coat of pain, would settle that
difficulty IN no time Mrs Parker SAID she'd think
about 1t and she did think about TO the exclusion
| OF every thing else AS she walked up the street,
sne saw carrlage-very much such a carriage as
that she had Just lc-sanding at the lincndrapers
door, and she recognized the lyeries as Iqdy Eliza
beths; SO she stepped into the shop to ask her lady
ship how she did
She SAID she was dying with heat-t was much
hotter than ii had been last summer ut Naples-she
wondered Mrs Parker vcntured to walk-there was
nothing for such weather but an open carriage Mrs
Parker took this observation for resume Of the for
mer conversation, and felt il her duty to say she was
looking out for one; whilst Lady Elizabeth who
only talked of the carriage for the sake of saving
something. and from whose mind the whole thing
had passed away answered that she thought she
was very right Mrs Parker walked home contem-
plative dncd conemplatve drank tea contcmpla-
tIve-passed the evening in brown study-went to
bed bat not to sleep turned and tossed all night
dozed and dreampt that she was driving up 10 Col.
ton Hall iii the yellow post.chaise and that Lady
Elizabeth dashed past IN an open carriage, and turn
cd away her head contcmptuouslv-got up IN the
morning fevcrsh and rash-read in the country
newspaper that the NJ races were fixed for the
10Th of August--was struck with the impossibiiity
of bowling to Lady Elizabeth out of the window Of
yellow post-chaise-again put on her bonnet and
cloak, and walked to the nn--asked the innkeeper
il he was sure eighty guncas was the lowest price.
to which he responded that if she would eose the
bargain at once, he thought he nigh, venture to say
sevemy-fve, ready money, though il was a great
deal to little for 1t There resisting this
Remember. then if agree To take it, you'll give il
a standing for the first year free Of expense. and
you'll get sonebody to alter the arms for a tribe
This Mrs ParLcr's last SILVER, after which she
made the plunge and bought the landau; but as it
could not be used with satisfaction I'LL the arms were
altered, and as the at hand the innkeep.
er was requested 10 GET that little Job done immcdi
aely. These arrangements made Mrs Parker
walked home IN state of mind that vibratcd be
twin pleasure and pain II was very gratifying.
certainly 10 h. the possessor 81 ilnilu and great
relief TO feel that Lliy Elizabeth coul no longer
despse her for the wan, Of an article so inispnsa.
Bile But on the other hand how to tell Joel Of
what she had done, she did no, know and the want
of the seventy-hve guincas. which had been cf her
| for housekeeping was extremely inconycnien, 4
However, IN the mean time she should have the sat
isfae,ion Of showing herself to Lady Elizabeth on
the racecourse and she resolved TO dismiss the per
picking part of the subject from her mind Tor the
present IL wanted three weeks to the races when
she made her purchase and the time drew nigh
che did no, neglect remind the innkecper TIA, the
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for that day whilst her own dress and that Of her
daughters were prepared on a more ambitious scale
than usual m order 20 BE- worthy Of the occasion -
But who shall put their trus ia innkccpers or coach.
painters Whp the morning arrived when the
tolia was made, and the mother and the daughters
a, the sound Of approaching wheels rushed 20 the
window IN all the eagepcss ofexpectaton, what DID
their eyee behold br the old yellow chase shaking
and nodding up the street II II had fl Of the pal
~ 1t can't b. for W exclaimed Mrs Parker
II Is impossible Things 80 dreadful do seem i'm
possible but experience proves that when Fortune
sets abou, beng sprelul the iengtis she will 90 *
coed all crcdibiny II ,cas for them aud the pos.
boy brought a bNe expressive Of great regret but
the yarash wac 10, dry and the carriage could not
W used Was any thing ever a. provct ng not
20 have the use Of the landau on the very occasion
fos whieh had been expressly purchased and for
the sake Of which Jo'ls singer had ben brayed -
Condesccntng 10 90 % the raees IN a yellow pos
chaise. after the brilliant prospef that had ben
opened "a them, and eneounering Lady Eiizac.ths
astonished eyes was ont u the qusTion they
stayed al home IA and sadness and had The
satisfaction Of sseing the iespls.d vehicle ru,,c as
prossnfiy Afterwards, with hall dozen smiling "a
ees looking CUT Of the Windows having Eailsn 90
the i0 u No heIi slsirnaIa who va. to- happy 20
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