Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-02-16

Brncely farm, ten O'Clock Of n gloriou
summer mornlng-Miss Pltiit extended npo,
sofa ~ despair. But let us go back u ilrlc
wee before, n letter had been received
from MIss llampson, who, 10 The delight ant
surprise ui her friend inargerlnr, had tnker
the whrm 10 pass month with her Sh,
was M Rockaway, and was sick and tired o
waIizIng aud the sea. Had farmer Bracely
spare corner for poor girl?
But Miss Plffin's "sobcr second thought
was utter CONSERVATION. How Ia lodge fl ~
the elegant julia Hompson? No French
bed ~ the b"nS", no bondoir, no ottomans, nu
paSfilIcs. no baths, no Psyche Ia dress BY
What vulgar wretches they would seem To
her. What Insupporablc horror she would
f"cl n the dreadful lnelegance Of the farm
Meg was pale with terror aud diSmay as she
went INTO the details OF anticipation.
Somcthing must he done, however. A
sIcrpless night of reflection and contrivance
snfhced io give some shape 10 the capabilities
al the case. and by day ylight tho next morning
tho whnic house was ~ coinmotion. Meg
had iortnnntely large bump of otconstructive-
moss, very much enlarged by her hnbltual
dlcmnas of toilette. A boudoir must be
constructed. Farmer Brdcely slept in the
drcd-appIe room, on the lower floor, and he
was no sooner on, of his beG Than his bag
nnG baggage were tumblcd up stairs, his gun
mud Sunday whip taken down from their nails.
aud The floor secured, and the ceiling white.
washed. Eph. was by this time returned
from The village with all the chn,z that cou ID
he bought, and paper Of tacks. and some
new straw cnrprtlng and by ten o'clock that
night the fnnr walls Of the apartment were
covered with The gaIly lowered material, the
carpet was nailed down. and old farmer Brace
ly thought II n mighty nice, cool looking
place. Eph. was bit of carpenter, and
h. soon knocked together some boxes, which.
when covered with chini2, and stuffed with
wool, looked very much like otomans; and
with handsome cloth on the tound-,nble
gctaniuWs III the windows, and q chniZ cur
tain Ia subdue the hight, II was not far fiom
very charming boudoir, and Meg began toI
breathe more freely.
But Eph. had heard this news with the
blood hot IN lIs trMples. Was that proud
woman coming To look again upon him with
contempt, aud here, too, Hllrre the rusticlty.
which he presumed 10 be- the nhirc, OF her
scnrn, would be Thousand times more fla
gran, and visible? And yet, with the en-
ucUty on his lip that his cousin would refuse
10 receive her, his heart had checked the at. |
icrance-fur un irresistible desire sprung sud. |
denly within him 10 see her, even at The bitter
cost oi lenlold his former modification.
Yet, as the preparations for receiving Miss .
IIampsOn went on, other thoughts took pos.
session OF lns mind. Eph. was not a man, III |
deed, TO come off second best ~ The long pull ]
al Wrestling with weakness. Ills pride be.
gan 10 show It's cOlorS. lie remembered his
Independence as farmer, dependent on no
JpID. aud little comparison between his pur. /
,.Gs Ynd iIir, such as he knew II to be, ~ q II
nv, soon put nm, IN his own consciousness n
BIT .,g.i, on par with Miss lIampson's con.
tcciioG., Thls point once attained. Eph. II
rnscd ~, ApE. and went whsllmg about II
ne lam a. UspyJ --EGccivIng without reply, II
,"""ycr, rugLrs'IDn Ui hts Cousin Mcgs,
dit nr had bcl:rr burn hia old straw hat, for,
N tit oi uDSrncc. nc m3gH possibly pul it on !,
" hiir bilss llanp,uu was Here. In
Wrll. II was ton o'clock on tho Morning
,itrr Mrss u thp-uhs urrtal AT Draccly iaun, II
nd, a. Ne sad b. turr, Miss P,lli I was ~ de.
PAIR. Pofb'n,ng 'hIi her Trend wOulG Do
aigu' q With h,i ,aru"y, ,hc had determined
~ :" NIkr hrI, Uut - ufi,r breakfast ~ thrk
,JU,i"Ir 10 ll'vru. Ftrmrt BracCly and +. u. Nv
.psi nrvr tbrir brrnki'is, ~ seven. hawcvcr. |c
I'D nh,i vas iir dtiuny ct Meg. vino was L
uDtps "nI in"t =, lcc ~ Usual, lp see The Iu
irVInt tSIi iu-h iuiu thr liri kitchen. curt n
). Wy sHr1y I" The old NAN. puil ~ o. J
mar iu ilDl igi.u'. hpuuriZ" inr bring late /. .
ni rBJ tbi- R&Hsufdluai! .,rur by prodHc. q,
D.. t.p D.Wiy LyL,i chrscns irum hriII .
.,som. Shr bed b''B up since -uurl,c, aud
ut az tie barn. rnd dssn hy The ,ivrr aud.
;, ~ The hty .HOw. uDd 1ss pficcily cn- {
iint'd with r,"y lhlng. especially The dcal h
n" pigs aud cbpk"n.
~ very sweet JOnng lady 80 thought old "
luuf Brac, y. o