Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-02-03
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20, that of course'
'Well. you are very young said the merchant,
surveying him from head 10 foot ngnn inter min
utes silence and thinking that he had never seen
such n raw simpleiou in his life.
'And You IRE very DID, thought Lieutenant
Lincoln az he looked Mt the merchant, fully be-
leving, in his innost heart TINT he had never seen
such selfish old wretch in the whole course of
his life.
May | nsli, snd the merchant, il you ever did
any thing in the way of book keeping?
Lieuern"l Lincoln looked Mt him with some
thiDg OF suppressed scorn. Ii is not an Occupn-
ton for n soldier. Men Of my profession usually
leave such drudgeries to clerks
But you learnt rules of arithmetic at schoolT
20, of course
'Thrn perhaps you will not think half an hour
quite wasted in assisting me in little business"
! Looking both in bcwderment and wonder
ment, The soldier made his drawing how acques-
| cence.
| There IRE pens and paper said The merchant,
MS he pushed them towards The soldier, and they
took their seats on the opposite sdes OF n middle
| sized table, and old Ellison proceeded Ia open
! large desk, aud dsenrr n huee assortment ofvery
suspicious looking papers, whole sheets Of iooSc"p
| folded particularly nrntly, and bearing wriicu
! characters ui must orthodox PNHrlnsSs. business,
my dcnf sur. business must be attended TO. Here
/ have NY half years huus' Keeping accounts aud
| have not asrertaned the total. You will have
the kindness TO assist me. These are vulgar de-
! tails, Know, but YOU Will forgive their hOmeli.
ness. To begin. please 10 wIe down, Rent, one
hundred aud fifty pounds thank You taxes, for
ty.seven- sinhling seventy five opera.box ah,
| thai is an rXiruvagance three hundred Iuineas
- butchers hliI, vulgar Thing, Two hundred aud
thirty -four pounds aud six rnce-grucels, hun.
,retl AMI forty ssven-taiors, tir upon me, one
hundred and ninety weight pouufs-'
Mr.. ElIison!' exclaimed Lincoln, dasing down
his pen, his face flushed to crimson, lis feelings
all MP in arms aud hot see what YOU mean !
| cannot misunderstood YOU! You are wishing
TO show me my presumption in aspiring To yoor
daughter To mike me Icel how ,uposslbe It Is
with my narrow means-to TIL
I wish to convince yon,' said the merchant,
that n wife is the most expensive thing You could
undertake to keep, for having her you nre obliged
TO have n thousand things besides
/ Lieutenant Lincoln dashed his open palms up e
on his forehead, and then dashed out OF The door
/ in n very theatrical agony indeed.
Isabella Ellison was sitting in as pretty hou.
dOir It's any little lady might desire To own whelh-
, er she herself belonged 10 court or cOinnIoner.
Old Ellison had always heen lroiuSrly mdulgent
y father, anA his daughter in her own uXurlaut lit
lie chamber was surrounded hy many mark o
6 his omen hand. Her bulll canet, her rich nosa-
:, ic table, her silk cOucas and hangirgs and hci
vslvet-ke carpet, besides innnmerihle cost,
e books aud splendid ANIMALS and inlald desks nnd
i boxes, aud few highly finished pictures in gor
gEOuS truileS, ana DresuVt vases IHiI tltiIeT d
= perfumes or flowers being oil so many proofs o
his nnsparlng expenditure.
:. And here sat Isabella threading pearls, on ih'
l. evening after her devoted lovers 'nlerv;ew viii
her inexulalle father. As yet she WAS gnuran
how exceedingly and unicelingv her papn hat
behaved, aud she WINS consequently us good tenn
l, prred ms young piIls generally nre who have ever
IT thing ia lie world TO please hetn, and nothing il
II the world TO disprase them. Isabella Eao
looked very pretty us she sal on her crimson 81
n couch, and there were Two reasons Tor this IN tn
first place, Nature hal turned her of her uial
ufacury n we'll executed piece OF Workmanship
10 very well finished, that is, painted and enuneet
H. aud emhellishcd, aud polished, as That artist aoii
knows how 10 inunage, having an exclusive pc
] tent for such work., and carefully Keeping tn
whole profess secret and in the second, beiu
III very prcitly aud ias.etully dressed IN fact, lisa
III bella was alfred for pnriy, and her while SAT-
robe, with its OLg pointed bod,ilce, and its volt
IS minous skirt spreading wide around her, All
sweeping the floor, aud its elbow sleeves, vii
IL their blond tails served TO set oil both her forr
and face, nnl she stopped her glossy ringle
is over her lady like labour, she looked almost ,
pretty as her own picture which is a very raj
t., thing for lady 10 look.
r. i wonder thought lsahelln, il he will I've the
tonight II lie is | wont dance with any bod
s. else--that Pm determined wO"der how look
but white sgln is so becoming 10 The conpexio
n shouldn't like 10 be ugly that must lie SO veI
nj disagreeable II were ugly would never loo
lily into glass. IL must he Gisugreeabe TO look IN
We Il glass if you ure lookins. II were So i thin
to l should uiin Catholic and 90 into nunnery"
TO that would he The best lhmp, because no one won
ne see you. Hc', alter all Tie dress Is very becomli
~ if people are only handsome. When 90 To
lie masquerade will I've dressed like IL nun but pal
doe not Ike u,asquerades-Illat is 81 odd OF pnl
ART to he preIudiced. | hope shall never be pref
Tor diced-lt is so narrow minded. Lieutenant hi
OF colu is not ut all preIudlccd-a Then he is
han link nttit,. ,lINit i'm Iis
tails. looked about every where for him io-,Iu
ge. but could NOT find him aud when got near
hro hone made them tnrn back, and drive all &
la, way To Picradi,, and pretended 10 have torg
es. something thinking tint perhaps one might III
him soiiirw hare hut we did not, though 90
bile cd at every body all the way, and held the chez
DE- string III my hand. rul on my new hat vi
the len hers the inil'nei's grl said hat loo
3. ed well in ii, and suppose dad tor | saw two
eds three gentlemen stand s To look ut me eve
time ] got IN aud out. wish lad met HIM, h
| dare say sull tonight
ion Such was iitile sample, sort OF shred, OF I
lndy's thoughts, as they menndered ON during !!
in pearl threading employ mcni, nni IL wus nj Il
nh fraction that old Ellison suunterrd IN from
I'VE wine.
What doing, Isabella? asked The merchant
net. 20, papa, only turning my necklace into a ba
ave deHu for my hair
'Whu', too poor TO buy oncT
La, papa! | can't make money go farther ii
it win
"A uusn, my dear bu, do on make it go
)ur- far MS it will !?
Papa, you really don't know what great II
gesl ny things haveto do with NY money.
y. But, dear, gave you your quarterly al!owal
yed only lust week.
ing, 'Yes, but then had to pny Howell and Jan
aud my mIher, and for all my gloves, and Il
&c | wanted some lace.
mo, one Of which things you could do wi
the ouiT
La, papa, how could AS it was had
60 w'lhOnl great many things that wuUled'
d to Then suppose YOU could spend AN uowu
i TO as lnrge again.
!. 20, papn. if you really would be so kind. II