Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-01-31

iHoies, spoke very lnteIN9ipIJ vi ''c oeei-poi'oS
if Of nothing more exciting Adaughter Of this
virago had once lived in our family, and tho
mother met me with an air of defiance, as if
she thought had come with an accusation.
When unfolded my errand her obord soflened
a little, but she scornfully rejected the idea of
her Lucy living with any more Yankees.
'You pretend TO think everybody alike said
she, 'but when it comes to the pint, you're
sight more uppsb and sucay than the rs'al quail
ity at home and III see Yankee race To-
made my exit without waiting for the con-
clusion of this complimentary observation.
Unsuccessful thus far among the abiters Of
our destiny, thought would stop at the house
Of friend and make come enquiries which
might spare me further re5luffs On making
my way by the garden gate TO the little library
where usually saw Mrs. Stayner was sur
prised TO find it silent and uninhabited. Tho
windows were closed a halfhnished cap laid
| on the sofa, and bunch of Yesterday. wild
| flowers upon the table. All OF desolation, the
cradle--not exactly an appropriate adjunct Of a
library scene elsewhere but quite so at the
west-was gone, ard the little rocking was
nowhere to be seen went through the paror
and hall, finding no sign of life, save the break
fast table still standing with crumbs undisturbed.
| Where balls are not known ceremony is out Of
the question so penetrated to the kitchen,
where at length caught sight of the fair face
Of my friend. She was bending over the bread
tray and at the same time telling nursery -s;o-
ries as fas. as possible by way Of coaxing her
little boy Of four years old to rock the cradle
which contained his baby sister.
What does this mean ?
oh nothing more than usual. My Polly
took herse. off yesterday without moments
warning, saying that she had lived out long G.
nough and poor Tom, our factotu,n, has the a.
que. Mr.. Stayner has gone to some place six
teen miles of, where he was told he might hear
ofa girl, and am sole representative of the ia.
mily energies. But you've no idea wnat capi.
tai break can make
This looked rather discouragng for nv guest
but knowing that the main point of table-com.
panionship was the source of most of Mrs. Sny-
der's difficulties, still hoped Mrs Larkins, who
loved 'he close intimacy Win her 'heIp, ard al
ways took them visiting with her So passed
on for another effort at Mrs. Randalrs whose
! three daughters hac sometimes been known 10
lay aside their dignity long enough to obtain
some much'coV'ted article OF dress. Here tho
mop was IN foil play; and Mrs. Randall. with
her gown turned up was spashing diluted mud
on the walls and furniture, in therecelved mode
o' 'hese regions, where stained glass windows
are made without patent. did not venture
m but asked from the door, with my best di-
pomacy, whether Mr.. Randall knco ofa girl.
"A gai no who wants a gall
Mrs LarElnf.'
she why don't she get up and do her own
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heIp her
This was said in most guarded and depreca.
tory tone, and in manner carefully mondsd
between indifference and undne so,ci,p5.
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