Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-07-27

'oo Co'e' ""u sarah Cummi3s, his wife, am
SIX children, the issue of his marriage.
And where are all these brothers and sis
tiers ? demanded the stranger.
Dea" oead as herrings-gone to kingdom
come precious long time ago. Pm the onl,
chiiu they reared and between you and m,
and the post, don't think Pm to be sneezc,
att
The gentleman smiled and bowed in ar
q"iescence to the proposition.
Pm perfectly salisfed,' continued he. .o
your indemnity; and have the pleasure TO in.
ior" you that, by the death of your uncl,
John, you are the fortunate heir TO a consid.
cradle property"
Il on don't say so p exclaimed Job. Cad
cooks but stop minute;' and, rushing 10
= door which opened on the stairs, he bawleti
on', Mother Cole II say, Mother Cole
MY eyes but if this ain't Just like prize i'm
me lottery. Better born lucky than rich.
nouIl take drop o. something, though p
WHATS your liquorF
AT this moment, Mrs. Cole, who was busv
washing, entered the room, her face flushed
with the heat and eXcriion, and adorned with
a broad-bordered cap of the true London
smoke, ton and color.
what the deuce is the matter?' said She
as she wiped her soaped and naked arms upon
her blue apron.
Matter enough replied Job, with exul,a-
uon. Sal, you baggage, this ere gentleman
says that uncle John, as was in lngev. has
kicked the bucket, and left us lots % lin.'
Gracious goodness mcp exclaimed Mrs.
Oo'e, hopping down in chair. We'll. TO be
sure sad something would happen.
See Stranger IN the bars last night, and puss
popped out on the hearth. Pray, sir, how
much may it he now?'
neatly ma'a'n, am not empowered to say;
know '
My goodnessn said Mrs. Cole. rel,nsiua
Tor moment into silence. and then r;sing
cried, where's the gals , Dear me lis ,ur1-
Gu me quite :opsv-,urvy. Job, do call the pais
job obeyed, and Fanny, who had before
made her appearance, entered, followed bv
Doiiy, younger sister, about nine wears Of
age. luis "
Come here and kiss me. dears. do, said
Mrs Cole. Poor things! There, 90 TO vour
'"'',er' we are ladies and gentlemen ~ now.
an" no mistake. Fanny,go wash your sisters
'''e "'i" hands, and put on her Sunday clothes.
ana dress yourself--ti'ye hear.'
me children, delighted, Quilted the parlor |
50 so ibN 0Ini lWl her pleasing commands
know all about il =
'llere is a card of my employers, NIessrs. |
Smith, Robinson, and Jones, of Lincoln's Inn
Fields, who will be glad to see YOU at twelve |
O'Clock tomorrow, if that will suit your con- !
venience, when they will give you every in
formation. and put YOU i'll possession of The |
funds they also authorized me to say that
II you should require any money, that was !
to advance it,
.'Iha''s handsome, at any rate replied Job; (
never refuse ready money. 'Spose you tip
five-pun' note.'
Any thing you please said the obliging
gentleman; and taking out his pocket-book,
took noie of the amount required from a
bundle OF the same flimsy valuables
What heap you've got there p remarked
job, surprised. Il say, excuse me-. but will
you Just let me have a peep at your troters =
The gentleman extended his legs, and the
Isupersiitious Job hay ing assured himself that
his visiter had really no hoof or tail, received
headvance. And then they all laughed heartily,
and Job and Mrs. Cole both pressed the bearer
of the happy tdngs to parlake of their hospi-
lallty; but he politely declined, promising to
avail himself of their invitation when the
business was finally settled.
FART II.
At least half an hour before the appointed
tIme, Job and his wife were accommodating
! Linc"ln's Inn Fields, tc discover the Offices
oi Messrs. Smith, Robinson, and Jones They
both appeared III their Sunday clothes, with
some alterations and additions. jobs short,
black, scrubby crop of hair being surmounied
with new beaver. rather rough from the
| adnlXture of rabbit down, and encircled by a
broad riband and a steel buckle his ruddy,
clean washed face set off to advantage by
canary colored Bclcher handkerchief his
SHIRT collar, i'll the absence of starch, falling
q Ia Byron large red wastcoat with black
spots, blue coat, with yellow buttons, black
smalls, and gray worsted slockngs-nog gloves,
but grasping an old brown cotton umbrella
in his right hand, for the protection of Nrs
Coles new bonnet, 'purvideG it should rain, ,
as she said and, she had expended "a mat
Ter OF thirty shilings' on that article, she fell
very anxious about its safety, and very smar,
article 1t was too, being of mongreI fashion
between Whltechapel and the west end, dis
playing good materials, Of a great variety oil
, colors. shawl, too-a real .eight-quarier'
shawl-depended from her broad shoulders
one point whereof nearly touched her heels
and quite eclipsed tie beautiful pattern of her
: smart glngham gown with which it did not
= harmonic either in color or texture but the
poor soul was happy in her ignorance Of true
J taste, although considerably Austered.
J After referring twenty times TO the well
thumbed card, and reading down the lists o
names at almost every door, they discovered
d the object Of their search