Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-01-17


anything can help you in, and really you need |
not speak so loud. You know / could always |
understand you when was very hard Of |
hearing. Now tell me your pluns.'
90, said the little old maid they are soon told. |
The people who live here were Mrs Pokenham's |
servants and they are very kind to me, and have
got plenty of work, and attn quite happy and
conlented Only ii you want any shirts making
- 81 certainly would not let you do them.
cor exclaimed poor Fanny Carr.
No, that l would not; for your geneness,
your kindness, your simplicity your dsinterest-
edness OF character deserves something better.
Now you have told me your plans, shall tell you
mineP Yes, # you peose,' said The little old
maid
"Well, then TO begin with myself said uncle
Jeffery, Il have n few thousands a year, have a
carriage and horses and servants, and u very good
house, aud gardens and orchards, and pleasures
grounds and believe that all my own country
consider me rather respectable man. Fanny
Carr got up and curteseyed.
But yet have the character of being Sc
we're and sarcastic and mUrose man.. 20 no, that
you are not ? warmly interrupted the little old
maid. Il am glad that you do not think so.
We'll, have one want in my house. Can you
guess what it is ?
Fanny looked puzzled. money will buy eve
rything' Not the thing that | want
Then it must be something very particular
indeed 1t is something very particular in
deed
80, Pll help you to find it, THAT is very
kind, aud hope you will want something to
! love-
THE world is full of such things, said the little
old mad-'Tu you who love everything from
the overlooking of your heart but not TO me-
| Poor Fanny looked infinitely perplexed Il
wish could do anything 10 help you. You
can. told you had Il carriage and servants,
and house and furniture, and plate and money,
but have no one TO share them with me no one
to ride with me, sit with me, walk with me- talk
with me, take the head of my table--to love me
if they could In short, want WIFE, VIII you
take this troublesome Office " 20, Mr.. Jefleryp
exclaimed Fanny Carr, with fa:e as red as
bushes could make it.
The plain brown chariot with the brown hors-
es and brown hanmer-coth, ana the servants in
brown liveries, drew up with great dash, quite
in an unusal manner, at Mr. Pokenham's door.
Its was very evident that everything belonging to
the brown affair was in a considerable state of ex
element, in fact quite in brown fever or sort of
ehervescence, and some way or other The agta
ton was com municaed 10 the family of the Po.
kenhams within
what can il be = exclaimed Mrs. Pokenham.
Don't bring them in here, but show them into
the drawing room. | always like TO receive
riage people in the drawing room aud, Jane,
fetch me clean pair of gloves La, mamma a
wedding look at the white favoursp exclaimed
Miss Pokenham the first
Then there's one chance less in the world, ,
said Miss Pokenham the second Pts all right
said Master Daniel, like bridecake, and don't
care how many people marry and miserable,
so that get good feast by it, Il like the quar-
reling quite as well as the cake said Master
Humphrey.
Look ? exclaimed Mis-. Pokenham, / declare
if it is not deaf uncle jeff l thought he'd be
glad to come back TO us l made him very
comfortable with his chickens and easy chairs, that
thought he'd soon want to be back again, if that
little deceittu Fanny Carr had not poisoned his
mind He's good customer said Master Dan.
Mammals legacy will keep well: it will be fine
high game,' said Muster Humphrey. 'How
smart uncle jeff is said Miss Pokenham the
first. White silks and pumps, l declare, and a
flower in the button-holer
And what on earth is that little lump of fnery
behind him !" said Miss Pokenham the second
Why, goodness gracious! you dom: think that
uncle Jeh has been such an old stupid to get
married himself! said Miss Pokenham the first.
shall faint at the bare supposon,' exclaimed
Miss Pokenham-' an unnatural monsterp Here
he comes, and his queen doll with him.
Uncle Jeffrey walked into. the room as stately
as the taest grenadier in the service OF Freder-
lex the Great, dragging alter him bundle OF
white lace and French blond and white kid gloves
and orange blossoms, aud it really was astonsh-
ing 10 see how many dozen of yards they had
managed TO tie up together.
IL n
ham, OF course nol at all expecting an answer 10
her question Yes, have brought you myself
and my better half
What do you mean, uncle JefferyF you
need not speak so loud said uncle Jeffrey.
True, true, said Mrs Pokenham, | had forgot
that you are not all hard of hearing an nor
said uncle Jeffrey.
Mrs. Pokenham stared in spite Of herself Il
always told you that was not deaf You did,
OF course you did, But You never believed
me- 20 yes, that am sure did, shouted Mrs
Pokenham.
Speak in whisper as you used to do Can't
you tell each other what TOOL, and doll, and
what a piece of uginess is and deaf old
uncle jeff 20, uncle, and can you really hear p
'Ay, pin fall to the ground, | always had ex -
celen. hearing yes uncle, | know You had
But you don't believe IT, 20, certainly, GER
tainly.'
well if some people are hard of hearing,
lieye me when tell you am married. Marri-
ed and 10 whom?
Uncle Jeffrey lifted up the veil of the bundle OF
white satin and pomps AMI yanieles and iarodu-
ced Mrs. Jefiery.'
Fanny Carp exclaimed The whole congrega-
ton. Wretch of a man! exclaimed Mrs. Po-
kenham. Is II thus you come TO wound our feel
ingsr
And to make you what hope you will con :
slider handsome present. How liberal how
kind p exclaimed Mrs. Pokenhain, her hopes re-
viving
yes, indeed, I havo brought you my ear-horn
tied with white ribbon, and hope you will keep
it hung up here in the drawing-rooIn, to remind
you OF cross, deaf, old uncle jeff
Inventive hgenuiiy.-lt is astonishing to see
with what rapidly machinery is successfully APP
piled TO the various processes Of manufacturing,
and that in those departments where it has always
been supposed impossible to apply it, it's said
that the art OF knitting by rotary power looms has
tested The mechanical skill of European artizans
for many years without success leaving that i'm
portant discovery TO be made by the indomitable
genius of a Yankee, as was evinced in the very in
teresting exhibition Of a Rotary Knitting Loom at
the Mechanics Fair recently held at Boston, 1t
knit at the rate of ten thousand stitches per min
ute, but as i, would only knit straight open work