Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-02-16
From Grahum's Magazine, Tor February.
Born to Love Pigs and Chickens.
Bp n. ID. 22lilIis.

y dows, 'on certain rainy day oi an Octube
passed over to history. No shoppmg-n
. visiting The morning must be passed IN
doors. And II was some consolation TO thos
who were ~ town for few duys To- see IA,
= "oHd, mat their time was not quite losl 10
the asscmblage IN the large drawing room
was numerous and gay. A very drcssy afial
Is 'he craving room OF The Astor, aud as fol
OF eyes as pcacock's tai!-(whlch, by th,
way, Is aIso very drcSsy AFFAIR." Stranger.
who wish to see aud be seen inuJ csne,i,lIv
DC seen" ON rainy days, as well MS Oh sunny
days, IN their visits to New York, should. ms
'he Plross goes, ''patonlze" The Astur. As
u 'hero were any patronage in getting the
worth Of your money!
NeII-the people in the drawinc roou
looked lntlc out of the wiu,ows am, -
great deal oteach other. Unfortunately. il is
o"'y among angels and undcrbred persons
'ha' InlroductIons can be dispensed with. and
as 'Hc guests of that day at the Astor House
we're mostly strangers 10 eacn other, convcr-
Su'Ion was very li,iul and guarded, and anv
""''hch' wh"'ever extremely conspicuous.
mere were four very silent ladlcs on the
sofa, two very silent ladies' 10 each of the
windows, silent ladies' on the ottolnons sil,n,
ladies' IN The chairs at the corners, and one
silent lady, very highly dressed, sitting on
The music stool, with her back to TIE piano
There was here aud there gentleman IL,
HE room, weather. bound aud silent hut wa
have only 10 do with one of these. nuJ with
'he last mentioned much cmbelIshed younc
lady.
"NeI', can't sit on this soft chair all dav
cousin Meg " SAID the gentleman. Il
Sh!-calI me Margaret, if Won mnst
speak So loud said the lady. sand whs,
would you do out Of doors Tins rainy day p
I'm sure us very pleasant here"
mot for mr. ID rather be thrashng in
ne barn. Bot there must be some 'raIny.
weather work in the city as well as the conn
ry' There's some fun, know, that's ken,
or wet day, as we keep corn slieIIlng and
,rlndlng The tools" '"
Dear lAe :" /
'Wcll-what now" {
"ooh, nothing but do wish you wouldn't
ring the stable with you to the Astor House, &,
The genlrman slightly elevated his eve y
rows and took leaf Of music from the piano
''a commenced diligently reading The mystic
o'S and lines. We have ten minutes to :,
pare before the entrance Of another person
pom The scene, ana we will make use Of the :.
Ience 10 conjure up for YOU. in our m,o;c
lrror, The senbance of the two whose t,-
mar dialogue we have jus, jo,led Qoyn. :,
Miss Margaret PIfft was Young lady :,
no had urge share Of wha, the French 8.
III Ia bedWe du didbie-youlh and freshness.
though why the devil should have The credit
$het meyer belonged to him. it takes :,
renclman, perhaps to explaln.l TO look at. y
e was certainly human being in very
gh perfection. Her cheeks were like tu,|
und apples her waist was as round as =,
Dve' Pipe; her shoulders had two dnDIes
81 at The back that looked ns It they dcfed +.
nclnng To make them any deeper her eyes
'kcd as they were just made, thcy were Z,
bright aud new, her voice sounded like 49,,
sharp IN a new piano. and her teeth -.
re like a fresh break IN Cocoon mn, Sh,
IS 'ueSorobly, unabatedly, dr.r .rarely
lthy. This fact, and the difficulty of unit l..
: all the fashions OF all the magnzlnes IN :,
d'caf, were her two principal affections a.,
th's world OF care. She had an ideal no
'drL to which she asplrcd with constant, -,
model resembling IN figure the s,o
h'Oorn creature whose never varied nce ,...
seen IN al the plates of the fashions. vet. =,
possible, pn'cr and more dl>dalufuL n
IS Plilllt could but have bent her shou H.,
st WIN the curve invariably gwen 10 the mil
u gIov'd cXtfemltlps Of TINT mysterious j..
namrIeSN beauty IT she could bot have or,
with her back 10 her friends, and thrown -
head nngulshugly over her shoulder, yo,
houl dl-'ocalmL her neck # ,hr could bu,' d,,
= p."trudcd from the ilouncc oi her dress dis,
ot more lihc nIlucng hlIle muscle. shell. adm
less Ike jolly tat clam; N brief If she wit.
Id have drawn out her figure like ib,, rov
mblc JOINTS OF spy glass whitfield of \
e tapcry her tour cxlrcmlllrs. sold all rlc,
nproarluus aud udomllnbie roses for Il ter.
ct carnIn", and compelled the publisher, the
nc magazines to refrain from the distract. p,n
multiplicity ot their monthly fashions was
these hide changes IN her allotment. IN
) 'liiln would have realized oil her ma. and
aspirations up 10 the present hour the
glimpse will give you an idea oflhc '"r'
Icman ~ question. lie was not mncb Iono
, than hc looked To bc-a cnmp,c,. mn. The
young man oi lweniy-onc, with clear. seen
~ blue eyes, brown face, where II wns mak,
shaded 10y the ran Of hls hat. curling how
u HAIR, aud an expression at fearless prob