Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-11-20

Mrs Chick contented herself with glance of
! reproof and then proceeded with the thread OF
her DISCOURSE
I Il am sure she said, 4 hope this heart-rcnd-
ing occurrence will be warning to all of us. to
| accustom ourselves to arouse ourselves and to
: make efforts in time where they're required of
; us. There's a moral in everything if we would
! only avail ourselves of it. It will be our own
faults if we loose sight of this one
Mr.. Chick invaded the grave silence which
ensued on this remark with the sngularly inap-
propratc air of "A cobbler there was : and check
: ing himself in some confusion, observed, that it
was undoubtedly our own faults il we did mt
; improve such melancholy occasions as the pres
ent.
Which might be better improved, should
think, Mr.. c. rctortcd his helpmate after short
pause, than by the introduction either of the
college hornppe, or the equally unmcaning or
unfeeling remark of rump-te iddty, bow-wow-
WOW! which Mr.. Chick had INDUCED in under
his breath, and which Mrs. Chick repeated in
: tone Of whitening scorn.
Merely habit, my dear pleaded Mr. Chick.
: Nonsense! Habit! returned his wife. If
you're rational being, don't make such rdcn-
lous excuses. Habit II | was to get the habit
Gas you call it of walking on the ceiling. like
, the flies, should hear enough of it dare saw
1t appcared so probable that sucha habit mi ght
Mr. Chick didn't venture 10 d;sn, ,l, ,,;,;n,,
/, .IJow's tbc R,bv Ioo,,ostnd H. Ct;nl.. ."
= change the subject.
, What Babv do vop moor ,, ,,s,,or,J Mr.
: Chick. lam surn ibe norninr Ibav. h.J r.;,l,
that dlnng-room down stairs. one mass of babies
{ no one in their senses would believe
'Onc mass of babies = repeated Mr. Chick
staring with an alarmed expression about him
1T would have occurred to most men, sale
IL .,l..
q more, it becomes necessary TO provide Nurse
r Oh! Ah' said Mr.. Chick .Toor.rul-sucl
= is life. | mean. hone Won are suited nv dear.
| Indeed am not said Mrs, Chick nor likel,
I to be, so far as | can see Meanwhile. of course
/. the child is
| Going to the Deuce said Mr.. Chick. thought
@ fully. TO be sure
n Adnonished however. that he had committe,
= himself, by the Indignation in Mrs. Chicks conn
Y tenance at the idea of a Dombey poing there
l.. and thinking to atone for his misconduct by
;, bright suggestion. he added:
Couldn't something ,emnorarv he done with
k teapot p
: If he had meant to bring the subject prema
l. turely to a close, he could not have done it NOR
d efiaciuollv Aner ool;ro AZ L;,, Co.. s,,,, mo
} ments in silent resignation. Mrs. Chick wake
5 majesticay to the window and pecpcd throup
o the blind attracted b. the sound of wheels Nj,
r Chick, finding that his destiny was for the tim,
l. against him. said no more and walked off n,
e it was not always thus with Mr.. Chick. II
n was often in the ascendant himself. and at thos
!. times punished Louisa roundly. In their matr
if monial chickering's they were. upon the whole
:. wcll-matchcd. tairly-balanccd Civc-and.,ak
d couple 1t would have been. generally sneakin,
r very difficult to have betted ON the winner. on
II EN- when Mr. Chick seemed ho,.on ba ,.ouI
suddenly make "A start. turn the tables clotte
is them about the oars of H.. CLi.i I'D 80
@ all before him. Being li,Mo bin,aIr ~ si,niI,
y unlooked-tor checks from Mr. I'h;ct thoir I,,j
IS contests USUALLY no.sa.sod - ~ ,,rna,
d tainty that was very ani,nating
d Miss Tox had arrived ON the ubools inst M,
alluded to. and cam. r,,n,ir1, i,, ,bo rol,,, j.,
hre,,blass conduit, ''''0 '''e '0o''' III
II NV dear o,,iga, chi, NJ m
l., concv still ur.un,i;o,i, -''s' ioA' Il '''o Va
, .You GOOD sonI Wv NJ c,.
= sThen my do,r -, i N: ~ .
y i bonennd I.r;n,, 'o'"'"ou 'i'ss w
q m introduce ,b., III o''o ''o'''''''' NY ue"
Il Rmn,,;nr w., ia.N'
: r,,r ,,,' NJ ~ ae'lh as last as sile III
/ ,,',. p' u.s. IN so' Tue party OUT OF the mack
= III! ooac"' ana soon returned with 1t under con
> 'o{, :.
II theh appeared that she had used the wore
,nnrl oy,,r=,'a BUSINESS -, 'icTeP'a''oh' "Aeh
d nultiiuln ii F,.;, ~,
>. escorted n Num- rn!,. '''tI iI' n's9 ~
e plp.f,ced ynnng woman ,.;,i, ;''n,s, ~
i arms. -, vnnn,S,r .n,,.,, '', =" '','t ~ II.
: ple.taccd also who lad I", r,J'ar p"e al
i Child in e,ch bnnJ p'".ip a.' alIlI-''op
If nlo.C,cod how who ,aILodI ri",.P "'o ai9G a.
n IL nunn and ,,mlaI c,'.,, u',u ii !;
= his arms another nlnmn and a,nIa'f,cad ho,
l. whom he stood down on the floor, and admon
:. ,shed ma hUsKy Whisper, to 'kitch hold OF hi
It brother johnny
= Wy u.ai 'i a',u mss on showing you
# "'s,''R 10 reiieNc u, W.
q riad E.n,ios w,,';.h , ohir'o''e n'i"i it'
onestion s,her you l'tu iorSo', a'I ~, ,h ~,
tJ'. any oooy mere 'hat .h'S
Whsn ,hcv G,yo ma ~ ,i u's saau ,'Gre "a' nu.
e Won NV dearT wa. oIn,os, Jri,', - J Io o
your account Rut II d;I ~ u' 49, ~ ''' Wv
n If tho Rovai Married En't 'Pt,n' .''L' Wv
onrv. reminded the ,n,,rin ~ n,t,.is t"e rn
4 gon. to her own Lnma a,J VI M''o nIJ
in all Likelihood Inc ma, T"u sue INV
: ment heard this, and had il corrnior,taJ nv the
). natron-excellent references and unirnnenc cha.
, bic charater-I got the address, nv dear and
g posted off again.
Like the dear good Tox YOU are :, said
: Louisa.
/, .No, ~ Al, ro,rr,od N;ss Tox .no,.,
arr;,inm , a, ,hs hnnso 1,he c,oanos, "a!