The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-04-12

House, WHO regarded the flne lady, some wit
wide open mouths, others with both hands i
Their hair, while some peeped from benin
furniture, to the covert of which they had re
treated from her dazzling presence. She wa
. petrIhed with establishment, then displeasur
crossed her face, till having ran her eyes owe
The grotesque assembly, she met the comicall,
grave expression OF her husbands countenance
when she burst into violent fit of laughter
, during The paroxysms of which the bursting O
D her corset laces could be distinctly heard b,
company.
Nancy = at length said her husband sterny
, he suppressed her mrth, stammered an ex
cuse, and added,
you will forgive me,and believe yourselve.
welcome
That is well done, whispered Mr.. N -
then my friends, he said 'as my wife is not
acquainted with you, will make few presen.
taions. Then leading her toward an ema.
cipated creature, whose distoriered limbs were
unable TO support his body, he said, This gen.
tlemas, Nancy, is the Reverend Mr. Niles vino
IN his youth travelled and endured much in the
cause of our common Master. A violent rheu-
matism, induced by colds, contracted among
the new settlements of the west, where he was
II,
has reduced him TO his present condition.
his lady, his wife, has piously sustained him,
and by her own labor, procured a maintenance
for herself and him. But she is old and fee.
bic now as you see
Then turning TO a group with silver locks
;i.n,d threadbare coats, he continued, these are
soio;crs @. the revolution. They were all sons
of rich men. They went out in their young
strength TO defend tii,air oppressed country -
They endured hardshps, iGils and such as We
hardly deem it possible for men 10 endure and
live; they return home at the close Of the war,
MANNED in thr.ir limbs, and, with broken Con-
stitntions, 10 find their patrlnonies destroyed
by fire. or the chances of war, or their proper
ty otherwise filched and wresiled from them.
And these worthy men live in poverty and
neglect in the land for the prosperity of which
they sacrificed their all. These venerable Ia
dies are wives Of these patriots, and widows of
others who have gone TO their reward. They
could tell you tales that would thrill your heart.
and make it better. This is the celebrated
and learned Dr. b, who saved hundreds
of lives during the spotted epidemic. Bat his
great success reused the luminosity Of his med
icai brethren, who succeeded in running his
he was forgotten by those whom he had de,iv-
ID from death. This lovelcy creature is his
only child, and she is moiberless. She leads
ainl daily by the hand, and earns the food she
sets before him. Yet her leal ming and accom-
l!ishnents are wonderful, and she is the author
# those exquisite poems which appear coca
,ona!Iv in the -- Magazine. These chll-
| ircn were orphaned in infancy by The Asiatic
cholera, and their sad hears have seldom been
.hcered by smile, or their palates RECALLED by
delicious food. Now dry your eyes, love, and
! lead on 10 TO the dining ROOM
| She obeycd, and Notwithstanding he. emo
/ ion the dumping of coarse shoes, and rafting
Of sticks, crutches and wooden legs behind her.,
we'll nigh threw her into another indccor-
ous laugh.
To divert her attention she glanced over the
table. There ST pod the dishes for which her
husband had stipulated, in the shape Of two
alonstrots, homely looking meat pcs, and tw"
enormous platters Of baked meats and vegeta
bies, hooking like mighty mountains among
he delicate vilnds she had prepared for the
refined company which she expected. She
took her place and prepared 10 do the table
honors, but her hus' and, after short thanks
giving to the BountifuI God, addressed the
company with Now, my brethren, help your
selves and one another, to whatever you deem
preferable will wait upon the children.
A hearty and iovaI meal was made. the min
lister setting the example, and as the hearts OF
the old soldiers were warmed with wine, they
became garruIoas and each recounied some
wonderful or thrilling adventure oi the revolu-
tionary war and the old ladies told their tales
of privation and suffering, and in'erwove with
them the histories of fathers brothers,or lovers,
who ed fer liberty.
/ Mrs. n was sobbng convulsivelv
when her husband came round and touching
her shoulder, whispered,
.My love, shall we have dancing?' That
word with ludicrous associations. fairly threw
her into Mysteries, and she laughed and wept
al once.
When she became quiescent. Mr.. n
thus addressed the company:
4 fear my friends that you will think my
wife frivolous inconsistent creature, and
> must therefore apologize for her. We were
married only last fall, and have attended sew
eral gay parties, which our rich neighbors gave
in honor of our nuptials, and my wife thought
it would be genteel TO give dinner in return
) | consented on conditions, one of which wa:
that | should invite the guests. So being {
; protested minister Of him who was made 81
lowly in heart, | followed to the word of com
mand. But when thou makest feast Tor thu
poor, the manned, the lame, the blind vol
: recollect the passage. Mrs. n no
u knowing who her guests were, was highly de
lighted with the rase have provided and
do not believe there has been SO noble and hon
orable a company assembled this winter. NJ,
e wife desired new furniture, lest we should b.
. deemed parsimonious, pledged myself to ex
t mend one thousand dollars in manner NOR
Al. .r.,.,..t- nd ,rhIch should oilui