Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-12-23
The People that did not take
IBOarders.
+ Concluded. |
A SKETCI
ny MISS SLIy.

COHCiuutu'
One evening at tea, the ladies' inform
ed him that they expected few select
friends, and they invited him TO JOIN the
party. Mrs. Meems followed him out OF
the room TO request that he would slip
down stairs softly, and 90 and rlng at the
front door bell, and enter the pnrlor with
his hat in his hand, that he might appear
like "A yister. Il would not for the world
added she, that the friends who are
coming to night, (they are all IN society,"
should entertain, the least suspicion OF
my having an inmate IN my family
With little address we can always keep
the secret, and Malilda's feelings may
be spared Should the thing be public
ly known, l verify believe the dear
/, HID would go crazy
Catcrct did slip quietly down stairs,
did open tho front door softly, and ring at
it loudly, and did make his entrance with
his hat in his hand, and (rcsolved 10 play
his part WE'LL ho walked steadiasily up
10 Mrs. Mems, made his bow, and paid
his compliments and she said 10 him,
What have you been doing with youraeif
this long time, MIR. Careret it is an age
since we have seen you. We feared you
had left town, and our note would not
find YOU AT which the boy Pliny, who
was carrying round lemonade, stood
stock still for moment, aud opened his
eyes aud mouth to their utmost extent,
knowing that only two hours before he
had waited on MIR. Carteret ut the tea
table
Mrs. Meoms and Matilda felt rather
afraid TO introduce MIR. Careret, ex-
ccpt to lady who was very deaf; for
they thought that, il engaged in familiar
conversation, he might inadvertently i'm
ply in some way that he boarded in The
house, which by the bye, was already
known to the whole company, Miss
Glorvina Gibbs being one Of them
However, Meeia piled the piano SO Wig
orously all the evening, that there was
little chance for any conversation and
in the course OF piece that seemed
inierminable, the audience began TO break
into buzz, the mother held up her finger,
and said, Hush jus, listen to this pas
sage il is divine 1t was true that
Meeta, though she did not sing, really
played well but it is possible TO have
too much of good thing /; and as our
hero, dixie most young men who have
not cultivated the art, had no iondness
for any Instrumental music that was not
of q military or a waltzIng character, he
was among the first TO depart, and he
stood not upon the order OF his going
|, At the end of The week Mrs. Meems
one morning after breaklas, told Carte
ret that she was going to lend him a book
and begged that he would not open It
ill he got 70 his room, and that he would
! examine particularly the 25lh page
She then put into his hand an odd volume
of an old novel He went to his room,
and in the 95th page found slip Of pa
per containing his bill for one week,
charging as high a price as he would
have paid at one of the best boarding
houses, and number of items as extras
which he had not known to be extras al
all. The wine which he had found he
was expected to have on the table every
day, (and of which all the ladies pariook
daily, was rated at about four times its
real cost.
4 Young Carteret had all ample allow
ance from his father. lie was natural
" generous, very good-tempefed; and
| quite new 10 the world. lie felt an in
! surmountable reluctance 10 Offering any
! objection to the bill, the total Of which
made exactly an even sum. 80 he tooh
some notes out Of his pocket book, laio
them between the leaves OF the novel
burnt the bill as was requested, and went
down and paid his hostess by delicately
placing the volume IN her hand.
II Another week passed on much as the
last, had done Cnrteret, when in tn,
house spending most Of his evenings II
his own apartment. When the ladic'
were out, or sitting up stairs, as they gen
orally did when AT home, there was allie
tea no lamp lighted in either olthe par
lors, and the fire was made to die out
Il They would perhaps have been mor'
anxious for larger portion OF Car,eret'
society, aud Matilda would in all proba
blity have laid siege 10 him, only tina
shorty after he became their inmate, the.
learnt that he was alieady engaged to
very charming girl, whose parents live,
in his fathers neighborhood, aud whom
he was to marry ms soon as he had com
pleird the study Of his profession.
At the end OF this week, Mrs. Meem
requested an audience OF our hero, AM
inquired (wi,hout, however any sign
, of embarrassment this timc) il II woul'
be convenient for him TO pay tire,
months boarding in advance, alleglni
= ,ha, Meeta's education bills wore IN AT
Tesrs, and unIess they were paid sh
could not again send her 10 boarding
school after the holidays. Rather tha
Meeta should be kept at home, Edwsr
Caucrct agreed TO pay in advance, nm
accordingly gave Mrs. Nleems chec
|. for the money, and was of course cnIoine
-. to profound secrecy PROMISE which {
+ course he scrupulously kept.
i Iu the progress ol the ensuing wee
c he found that two more inmates we're aC
dcd To the family in the shape of youn
!. gentleman that belonged To large me-
h can'ilo establishments. The week alto
i there was u ibird, who, like our bcr'
was STUDYING law and next week tw