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

the legitimate archeype OF the French princess who
inquired, why, II the common people could no, g,i
bread, they did no, cake She was bv no means
ii''ha'ured, but yet, owing TO this singular state of
INCONSISTENCIES, she was eernally saying and doing
inc mos embarrassing things that could BE- magin-
ed, to her less prosperous acquaintance and ms sho
was very near-sightcd and very indolen sb. seldom
saw, and never'took the trouble to investigate the
cause other confusion Finding Cotton Hall very
dull' she was extremely willing TO receive rs MANY
'Ishers as chose to come, and the Parkers were ad
mitted without demur
This is pleasant day for drive observed "a.
dy Elizabeth, by way Of saying something to Mrs
Parker, who was an utter stranger TO her
Very replied Mrs r. and beautiful drive a..
had through the plantation (How lucky ,bougb,
she, we didn't walk Lady Elizabeth eyiien,,v
takes It for granted we came in a carriage So much
for Joel "''' !"
is yours an open carriage inquired Lady Eliz.
abeth, not meaning to be impairment. but at a loss
Tor something to say to a stranger and supposny the
question quite unimportant
NO, replied Mrs Parker, blushing, and clearing
her throat
! wonder you don't keep an open carriage said
Lady Elizabeth. Every body keeps open carriages
now for the summer and, indeed in the winter [ as
sure YOU you would not find the least inconvenience
Tn the contrary before open carriages were so much
used, was invariably laid up with cold half the
winter; now never get cold advise YOU of all
things to keep an open carriage
Mrs Parker said she should certainly try il
Now as the persons she chiefly associated with KEEP,
no carriages open close the necessity of doing so
had not hitherto presented itself to Mrs Parker's
mind but Lady Ezabeth's injunction appeared i'm
perativc She felt the agonies of shame nj not being
PROVIDED with luxury which appeared to her new
acquaintance SO much matter Of course and she
would a. soon have found courage to confess that she
made her own pastry washed her own stockings
as that she kept no carriage n, all but had come in
hack -chase. Lady Elizabeth next fell to nquir
ing of the young ladies if they were fond of music
an Interrogation which they felt their duty to an
swer IN the affirmative for they had also been etu
Gated in the fear of Mrs Grundy and although in
point OF fact, they scarcely knew God save the
King from the tune of Green Sleeves they would
not have shocked Lady Elizabeths feelings by such
declaration for the world This madyised ayow-
al oftheirs led to further inquiries ms to wha, nsruc
ton they had had, who had been their master and so
forth the answers to which brought down sundrv
organizations of surprise and regret that they should
have sacrificed their time, and injured their taste
with Mr. Hodgkins, who taught at five shillngs the
lesson The first masters were indispensable Lady
Elizabeth strongly recommended Mrs Anderson for
the panoforte, and Bochsa for the harp; with re-
spect to singing she was not quite clear-she was d.
vivided between Begnez and Lablac hc-some peo
pie thought that Lablache not so good an instructor
for ladies' but she would write to her sister Lady
Frances, who had tried both and acquant Mrs
Parker with the result of her experience and Mrs
Parker expressed herself exceedingly Obliged, and
hoped she would not forget it Several more recon-
mendations and inunetions fell from Lady Eliza
beths idle lips in the course Of the visit the fruits of
her empty unrefecting mind so that, when poor
Mrs Parker stepped into her post-chaise, with her
two cheeks as red peones, she felt herself coming
away with weight upon her spirits that was truly
oppressive How ali these things were to be ac-
complished she could no, tell and what Lady Eliz
abeth would think of her, If she left them uBfuIfed
she could not tell either. The only comfort she had
was that Joel was not with her; he would certainly
have blured out that they kept no carriage and that
they could not afford 10 throw away their money on
the exorbtant professors of science for which their
daughters had no talent
From that day Mrs Parker was an unhappy VIC
man Joel would not hear of the carriage although
there a second hand one TO be had dirt cheap,
standing in the inn yard at that very moment wait
ing for purchaser What was the purchase Of the
carriage a mere nothing She did not AK for
horses they could always get post-horses at half
an hours notice-it was well known that the whole
expense OF keeping carriage was the horses Joel
limited at the tax, the repairs the paying for a coach
house for II A mere Tihe altogether, Mrs Parker
said not to be weighed against the responsibility
f'H7'e9a'fa
In short she never could think OF going to Cotton
Hall again I'LL she had IL Lady Elizabeth might
be walking in the grounds, and what would she
think when she them arriving in an old battered
yellow post ehaise and Mr. Parker a magistrate.
too or course they would shortly be asked to din
ner bu, for her part, she was determined no, 10 90
at all unless she could 90 respectfully
Lady Elizab4h had also hunted at ball for the
young people, where they would meet all the oonn-
try families What pr,uy figure they would cut,
among all the equpages tina, would Be there, in a
diry hack-chase' Bth II was all To no purpose on
the sore OF the carriage Joel was iHfe1bie His
wife had never found him 90 sturdy before for, ni
though he saw her folly. and despis,d Mrs Grundy
himss4f vet as he WIS a mar who liked quiet life.
and aspired 10 read ms ReWspaper IN psee che gen
orally conquered m the end by her peinacry--like
the drop Of wafer the rock she wore away bio op-
position al last Blu, here she made progress
though she worked hard too. for the was ur-
gent The invitation for the dinner came and. al
though wtua to her heart abe dsclaed R--.he
said 80 M Il due 10 hersef 90 show her sense Of
Mr. Parker's conduit sui she did give way
the subject ever upPenos' M her mind dad
not signify where the eOnversatloa began II always
took the sane road, and enisd wI,h the Garage -
Poor Jod ureh 10 death Of was the sauce