Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-12-28

with an invalid, or shopping with q country
cousin, poor Aunt Elolse was invariably and
most unfortunately seized with sudden tooth
ache, headache, pain in the side, strange feel
ings, dreadful nervousness, or some trouble oi
The kind, which quite precluded The prOprleiy
OF asking her aid.
Every morning at breakfast, Aunt Eloise ed.
flied the family with wonderful dream, which
the breakfast bell had interrupted, and every
evening she grew sentimental over the remn-
iscences which The twilight hour awakened
| 1t was then that innumelabie shades Of former
admirers arose. Some doubled if they had ev-
er been more shan shades; bu, Aunt Eiose
certainly knew best about that and who had
! right TO deny, that Mr. Saith had knel, 10 her
for pity that Colonel Green had vowed eternal
alteration; and that lawyer Lynx had laid his
heart, his hand and his fees, which were not
quite fortune, at her feet?
Aunt Eluise had been-~at least she hinled
so beauty aud i blue, IN her day; and to main
tain both characters. she rouged, wore false
ringlets, and scrbhed love verses, which she
had bad habit of leaving, by accident between
The leaves oi books in every (tcqnenled room
OF the house
She thought and avowed herself exiravagan,-
ly fond of her niece, during her early childhood,
| and imagined that she displayed a graceful en-
,husiasn in eXcIaming, every now and Then IN
her presence, and in that OF olhers.-"Oh you
angel child | do think she is The sweetest
creature Come here and kiss ne YOU beau
-" &c &c But no one ever saw Aunt Eloise
taking care OF The child, attending 10 It's lntle
wants or doing anyhing FOR lis benefit. The
only tangible proof OF her affection for her niece,
was in the shape of boHboGs and candy, which
she was in the habit Of bringing home from her
! frequent walks in Tremon, street. Harriet reg
ulsrly handed these forbidden Iuxuries 10 her
mother, and Mrs. Carlton as regularly threw
them into the fire.
Isn't il pity TO waste such nice things.
mother! Why not give them 10 some poor
child in the street ?" asked the ule girl, one
day, as she watched with longing eyes, pa
per full ol The tempting poison, which her mo-
lher was quietly emprylng into tie CRATE.
/ Mrs Carlton did not disdain to reasUn with
her child
1 THAT " would be ,corSe than wasted, dear It
would be cruel TO give to another what ! refuse
10 You on account Of its EMBELLISHMENTS"
/ But Harriet had now been for long lime out
Of The sPinslers booh--as the saving is--and
/ his misfortune occurred as follows:
( One morning, when she was six years olS
the child came INTO her mothers room FROM her
aunl's where she had been alternately peed,
scoded and leaZed Ill! she was weary, apd
sealing herself in a corner, remained some tine
absorbed in thought. She had been reading 10
her mother that morning, and one sentence, Of
which she had asked an explanation, had made
Il deep impression on her. ii was ihis-"C Cod
sends ira> aud troubles Ia strengthen and pu-
rilv oar hearts" She now sal N her corner
without speaking or stirring, uni! her mothers
voice startled her from her reverie.
"Of what are you now thinking, Harriet -
Mother, did God send Aunt Eioise 10
strengthen and purify my hearl!"
1 What do you mean, my child"
Why, the book says he sends trials for that,
and she is The greatest trial have, YOU know"
4 The indignant maiden was just entering the
room this dialogue began, and hearing ber
own name, she had stopped, unseen, 10 listen.
Speechless with rage she returned to her cham
Der, and was never heard 10 call Harriet an an
gel again.
But we have wasted more words on the far
Eloises folles than they deserve. Let re-
turn 10 Harres's all-imporani composition.
The maiden lady, selfish and indo!eni as she
was took il into her mead sometimes to be ex-
ceediney inquisllIve, and otiicious too psrIic-
ularIy where she thought her literary talents
could come into play. She walked up 10 Har-
ricl, and looked over her shoulder.
What's this. hey? Oh! story! That's
righr Harriet, am glad to you taking TO
literary pursuits. Come, child give me the
pen and will improve that sentence ior you.
THANK you, aunt, but dent want ii i'm
proved"
Net want it improved there's rani'y.'
4" Indeed, aunt am not vain about H. and |
would like 10 have you help nle. if it were nol
To be shown as mine Il wouldn't he far, you
know, 10 pass oli anoihcr's my own. am
wiring for prize"
!" For prize, SO much the more reason
that YOU SHOULD be assisted There, dear, run
away to Your play, and viii write II all for
you. You will he sure 10 win the prize"
With every word thus uttered, HarrieI's eyes
hoJ ,,-ort .ud Al ,ha clos %