Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-03-25


But yet I have the character of being
severe, sarcastic and morose.'
'Oh no, that your not, warmly interrupt
ed the little old maid.
| am glad you do not think so. We'll !
have one want in my house. Can you guess
whar it is 2
Fanny looked puzzled. Money will buy
every thing said she.
Not the thing went
'Thcn it must be something very partic-
ular indeed said she.
1t is something very particular indeed
'Oh, III help you to find it, said size.
THAT is very kind, and hope you will
Il want something to love-
The world is full of such things said
the little old maid.
Ito you, who love every thing from the
Overlooking of your heart, but not TO me-
Poor Fanny looked infinitely perplexed.
wish could do any thing to help you
You can: told you | had "A carriage
and servants, and house aid 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 ,able-,o love me if they
could. In short | want wife. Will you
take this troublesome ofliccl'
Oh, Mr.. jeffrey y exclaimed Fanny
Carr, with face as red as bushes could make
it.
The plain brown chariot with the brown
horses and the brown hammerclo,h, and the
servants in brown lvcrics, drew up with
great dash in quite an unusual manner,
at Mr.. Pokenham's door. 1t was very evil
dent that every thing belonging the brown
affair was in considerable state of excite
ment, in fact quite brown fever or sort OF
cilrrvesccnce,and some way or other the ag-
ta,ion was communicated to the family of the
Pokenhams within.
'Who can it / 2 exclaimed Mrs. Pokcn-
ham. Dom, bring them in here, but show
them into the drawing-rocm. always like
to receive carriage people in the drawing
room and Jane fetch me clean pair OF
gloves
La, mamma, "A wedding; look at the
white favors = exclaimed Miss Pokenham
the first.
'Thcn there's one chance less in the
world said Miss Pokenham the second.
It's all right said Master Daniel, like
bride-cake, and don't care how many peo-
pie marry and are miserable, so that gel
good feast by It,
Il like the quarrelling quite as well as the
cake said Master Humphrey.
Look y exclaimed Mrs. Pokenham. q
declare If it is not deaf uncle jeff! | though
he'd be glad to come back to us; mad'
him so very comfortable with his chickens
and easy CHAIRS that thought he'd want tc
come back again, if that little deceitiul Fan.
ny Carr had not poisoned his mind
He's good customer said Master Dan
Mammals legacy will keep well it vii
be high game, said Master Humphrey.
How smart uncle JEFF is said Miss Po'
kcnl,am the first.
white silks and pumps, l declare, a
noscgav in his hu,ton-holc =
And what on earth is that little lump o
"A thing behind hm! said Miss Pokenhan
the second.
why, goodness gracious you don't ,hlnl
that uncle jeff has been such an old stupid
as to get married himself! said Miss p. tie
first.
Il shall faint at the bare superstition, cx
claimed Mrs. p. an unnatural monster!
Here he comes, aud his queen doll will
him.. Uncle Jeffrey walked into the room
us stately as the talest grcnadier in the ser
vice of Frederick the Great, dragging ate
him bundle of white satin and white lace
and French blonde and white Kid gloves an'
orange blossoms, and really it was astonlSh
ing to see how many dozens of yards the.
had managed to tie up together.
l., :, npcln I,iirny 4 SnnntpI Mrs
Pokcnham OF course not expecting an an
swer TO her question.
'Yes, have brought you myself and bet
ter half
what do YOU mean, uncle Jeffrey!
You need not speak 50 loud, said uncl'
Jeir.
True, true said Mrs. Pokenham, Il hat
forgot that you are not at all hard OF hear
ing.
Il am not said uncle Jeffrey.
Mrs. Pokenham started in spite Of her
self.
Il always told you | was not deaf.
you did Of course you did, said Mrs. L
But you never believed me-.
'Oh YES, that am sure did, shouted
Mrs. Pokcnham.
Speak in whisper as you use to do
Cant you tell each other what a fool, and
dolt, AID what IA piece Of ugness is eros
and deaf old uncle Jef,'
'Oh, Uncle, and can yon really hear.
'Ay, pin taii TO the ground; Away
had excellen, hearing.
Yes, uncle, | know you had
But you don't believe it,
Oh, certainly, certainly
'Well, if some folks are hard Of hearing
others are hard of belief. Perhaps you won
believe me when tell you ! am married.
! Married aud to whom =
Uncle Jeffrey lifted up the veil OF the bun
die of white satin and pumps and vanilie'
r and Introduced Mrs. Jeffrey"
Fanny Cart exclaimed the whole con
e grrgalion.
i Wretch OF mani exclaimed Mrs. I
is it thus YOU come to wound our feelings
n 'And to make you what hope you con
D slider handsome present.
v How liberal how kind !! exclaimed Mrs