The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-12-18

broad black ribbon, which passed ovel
the top, while their iron-rimmed spec
tacles were confined on the outside by 4;
strip of tape their old-fashoned gown:
were faded, but perfectly neat. The
Misses JONES' said Mrs. Sullivan, while
| returned their 'how dye DOS with all
courtesy and taking the profEered seat be.
gan to inquire about their journey, when
from one of the poor infrm old ladies,
heard the lively laugh of Hannah Piersol
while Jane Sullivan's voice coming from
the other showed at once who the Misses
Jones were. 'Ah, Kate, you may well be
deceived said Jane, for no one ha:
known us since we left home, and you
know that great many Of our villager:
went over to court at the same time we
started.'-'And you have really been tc
Clifton 2 Really, and surely said Han.
nah 'but Jane, we must change our dress
or the secret will get out. Kate, you
must give US the right hand of fellowship
and not for the life ofyou, say word a.
bout the Misses Jones, and when we come
down we will tell you the whole story
come Jane
When the girls were gone, Mrs. Sulli.
van said, those are sad girls, Kate, but
they are so full of frolic that they must
have some fun. was terribly afraid
they would be found out but did they
not make capital old ladies' how well
Jane limped off, and complained of her
rhumatix. Hannah can do anything she
. tries; how | want to hear the story hear
they come
Nov for the adventures ofthe old la.
dies
well, Hannah must be the narrator
for she did all the talking +; 1 could not say
a word, all l did was to take snuff, and
have the rheumatism, said Jane.
ITO begin, then, we understood that
Mr.. Fulsom was not to go till Thursday
morning; so we started, as we supposed,
in season to get there, and be located
before he should arrive, but judge of our
surprise, when we fonnd ourselves seated
exactly opposite him in the coach. GER
tainly expected to be detected, but poor
Jane got the veil over her face, and sup
pose went to sleep, for she did not speak
only once till we got to Clifton; but left
me to do all the talking; andI never
knew Fulsom to be more sociable. He
inquired very particularly about all the
why's and wherefores of our visit to Mrs.
Sullivan, and then began to refer to Miss
Jane. He thought her very fine young
LADY, said she was very good GAL
he esteemed her as very amiable and in
telligent,-I liked her for being good-na-
red,-he wondered whether she was
going to be married. guessed not
did she have many calls from the gentle.
mani Why there was Mr.. Fulsom, a
young lawyer, said, that called there a
number of times, and l reckoned that
Jane liked him well enough, and l guess
he liked.her, but it was all over with, now
Why so said he. Why,there came in one
morning, rattle-headed girl, that they
called Hannah, and she told Jane a
lockram story about John Fulsom's being
Incorporate, and how he smoked all the
time and that sometimes he got so bad
in consequence of drinking, that he could
not attend to his business, and folks were
afraid that he would disgrace himself if he
went over to court at Clifton.
w hat did Jane say to it p said he, and
his face was as crimson as red rose.
why, she looked sober, and said she was
very sorry-for Mr.. Fulsom was fine
young man, but he might now give up all
thoughts of marrying her, for she would
never marry man that used strong
spirits, and as to smoking that was next
to 1t, and she almost cried when she re-
peated it, will never wed John Fulsom
and then Hannah told her that perhaps
he would leave it off she had better talk
with him about it, and she thought she
would speak about it to him, but she
would never think of him again only as an
acquaintance Well, he looked quite
sober, and did not seem to want to talk
any more, and when he called to the ho-
tel where they changed horses, he would
not 90 into the bar-room, but stood on the
piazza; and when he met an acquaintance
who invited him to go in and take glass
of wine, he refused. what is the mat
ter. John p said he, 'why,I never knew
you to refuse glass of spirits before Il
am almost a temperance man, said Full
som.-'What has turned your mind so
SUDDENLY Il should think it was time
for young man to begin to alter his
course when one young lady turns him
off because he is Incorporate, and another
is just going to dismiss him for the same
reason You see now, Mr.. Sullivan, that
our plan of employing him as counsel,
would not do, and as it would be of no use
for us to call at Clifton, we went on as far
as the Springs, and then returned by the
next stage, and if we have not had novel
time, am mistaken. 1t was, l am sure,
romantic enough for Jane
well done, Miss Hannah exclaimed
Mrs Sullivan, you are quite heroine
But mother said Jane, IF you could
only have heard Hannahs voice tremble,
and seen how she took snuff while talking
with Mr.. Fulsom, you would have laugh
ed outright, l am certain l had to try
hard to keep sober and grave
Poor Fulsom.' said Hannah, Il fear l