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The following article, IS SO perfect
Iy expressive Of the pTecocious state
Of manners III our town tha, severa!
matrons are des.rous that il should be
published for the edihcation of our
readers.
Miss Before Her Teens.
Mamma will you please TO spread.
A little sugar on my bread,
Aud mana. dearest, if you pletEo.
Just lei me have { hunk Of cheese,
Only a very little bit,
SSee, bread will eat &c nice with IL
Iha growing TOO large now to be Carried.
Tomorrow, ma, nainr / DO MARRIED.
Come. Hclen," said Mrs. lienier-
son 10 her daughter, aged eleven,
.spu, up your beads and ,rinkets and
prepa1o 10 30 TO bed; IT Is almost
eieh; o'clock.
"lndeed ma, ! cannot afford TO DO
gny such a thing as to 60 to bed SO
soon,' replied the young lady, "Im
entirely too old to be talked TO in
such childish language, and besides.
Mr.. Kingston is 10 be here at half,
pas, eight: there's his card in the rack
now"
Mrs. Henderson was dumb ia as
tonishmen. for e few moments after
her womanish daughter had done
speaking, and prompted by curiosity
she examined the rack, and sure e.
nough, "the compliments Of Mr..
George Kingstoa," were there in old
English letters, on a beautiful en-
bossed card. Mr.. George Kingston
had Jus. turned his thirteenth year.
he wore 3 stock, and fourished a sill
yer headed cane. Mrs. Henderson
amused herself with the little emblem
Of children's precocity, when repla-
cling it in the rack, and seating her
self near Miss Helen, she resumed
the conversation by saying, "And so
George Kingston is to be here athalf-
past eight is he?"
"Yes ma, when he sent his ca'd up
this morning, the message said &C.
conpanying i, that he would be here
q, that hour"
"And for what purpose"
"Why, to talk about every thing
like other folks do"
"What sort Of every ihing?r
"Why, the balls, and the theatre,
Hannington's diorama, the Ravels,
md
"Poh child, bush, and hustle of to
bed-yon're q pretty mink to talk Of
entertaining a beau with balls and
nonsense--come off with you"
"Minx! ma, what do you mean by
ihal7 Do you remember that | have
been to boarding. school?"
ayes, child | remember that you
have been 10 boarding school, and
there's where you met with George
Kingston, suppose"
ayes, nh, you know there's al
ways q few moments leisure between
tho sets, and then the ladies and gen
,lemen promenade and talk about the
weather and q thousand pretty
things"
sand what SCI, OF petty things do
you and George KINGSTON
"Ma, its Mr.. Kingston; he's as
much right to be called Mr.. as any
body. He rattaned Henry Cuthberl
for sighting me in the waltz, and !
don't like to hear him spoken OF dis,
respectfully"
"Highty-tighty, Miss Henderson!
and SO suppose we may expect a
courtship soon!"
"Courtship, indeed! We are not SO
foolish as to waste time in courtship,
] can tell you madam, and if you
must know il, we have been engaged
these two months!"
This was a secret worth knowing,
and Mrs. Henderson, as soon as she
received this information, prompted
by curiosity, determined to await
the arrival of Mr.. Kingston, TO see
how tho youthful lovers would de.
mean themselves in her presence
In due time the little hero was an
aounccd, tud alter 3 few fcurishcs