Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-09-10
From the Baltimore nIonument.]
MISS BEFO RE. T ZEN

MISS BEFORE. TEENS.
by GILES M'QCIGGIN.
Mama, will you please to spread
A little sugar on my bread,
And mama, dearest il you please,
To cut little bit OF cheese,
Just n very little bit;
Tn grown too large now to be carried
To morrow, ma, nayn t be married
"Come Helen" said Mrs. Henderson to her
daughter, aged eleren, put up your beads and
trinkets, and prepare for bed-it S almost eight
o'clock"
Indeed, ma, cannot afford to do any such
thing as to 90 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
to be here at half past eight, there S his card in
the rack now,"
Mrs. Henderson was dumb in establishment
for few moments after her womanish daughter
had done speaking, and prompted by curiosity,
she examined the card rack, and sure enough
the 90 compliments of Mr.. George Kingston"
were there in old English letters on beautiful
embossed card Mr.. George Kingston had just
turned his 18th year he wore IL stock, and ilou-
rished silver-headed cane. Mrs. Henderson
amused herselfa short time with the little en-
blem of the children'- precocty, when replacing
it in the rack, and seating herself near Miss
Helen, she resumed the conversation by saying
"And so George Kingston is to be here at
half past eight, is he p
"Ycs, ma, when he sent his card up this
morning. the message accompanying ii was that
he would be here at that hour"
Sand for what purpose 2"
"Why ma, to talk about every thing, like
other people do
"What sort Of every thing ?"
q Whv tho hal AMI Tho tho,tro H,nni r.
tons Dioramas and the Raves, and
Poh, child, hush. an hustle off to brd--you
are a pretty mink to Tux of entertaining beau
with ball and nonsens' , come, off with YOU"
Mink. ma, what do you mean by that DO
You remember that have been to boarding
school ~
g Yes, child, remember that you We been to
dancing school, there s where you met with
Mr.. George Kingston, suppose"
Yes, ma, you know there ) always few
moments leisure between the sets, and then
the ladies' and gentlemen promenade and talk
about the weatherand a thousand pretty things.
And what sort of pretty things do you and
George Kingston talk about =
hos "a mich rieht to be called Mr.. as any body
lie rattancd Henry Cuthbert for sighting me in
the waltz and don t like to hear him spoken Of
respectfully.
"Highty tightly, Miss Henderson =! and so
suppose we may expect a courtship soon ~
Z" Court-hip, indeed ! we are not so foolish as
to waste time in courtshp, can tell you madam
land if YOU must know it, we have been en-
gaged these two months"
This was secret worth knowing, and Mrs
Henderson, as soon as she received the Informs
ton, prompted by curiosity, determined to await
the arrival of Mr.. George Kingston, to see how
these youthful lovers would belncan themselves
in her presence. In due time the little hero
was announced. and after a few handsome fou
rshes Of his silver topped cane, he seated him
self and began to play the man.
low do you like the manner in which Miss
Fustion behaved the other evening, Miss Hell
en- p asked the infant wooer.
| AT the ball-O horrible, she's the most i'll
behaved young lady in the world, and she's TO be
married in four weeks. did you know it, Mr.
Kingston p
81 heard it at the theatre last night-yol
should have been there Miss IIelen-thc pla,
was excellent, and Miss Eustice tainted. lol
cannot conceive how interesting she looked
"Fan,ed my gracious: What made
her faint, Mr.. Kingston :"
She was affected at Virginia's beng
stabbed by her father, Miss Helen"
"Well. don't wonder at it, any thing at thu
theatre looks so natural, and she's chckcn
hearted creature. Did you ever see one 81
frightened as she was at the diorama ?"
She was very much frightened, Miss Helen
and tore some of the buttons off Mr.. Wi>e's Goa
in clinging to him for support. She is to b
married to Mr.. Wise in the spring"
$40 be married in the spring, and so young
Mr.. Kingston Why, ma says slan't thes
four years"
She S fortune they say, Miss Helen, an
Henry lIowell's mother says he must strik
when the iron is hot"
"Tne young lady was courted years ago, Nj
Kingston, and her first lover died-she's bee
melancholy ever since, and some say she's in
decline; | wonder if it is true p
DO nj know, indeed-but the Ravcls, tn
) Ravels, Miss Helen, they re going away neN
week, and we must see them before they leav
us; when can you go?'
II can't tell exactly, Mr.. Kingston, may b
Monday night, I'll ask ma, may be she II g
with us. Win YOU 90 with us, ma p
"What are you talking about, child ?" aske
) the mother, lifting her eyes from book whic
she was pretending to read, though in truth sll
had been a listener to all that had been salt
and a trial it was to her to preserve her gravit
during the very animated and interesting discu
sion ?"
"Why." said Mr.. George Kingston, hay
invited Miss Helen to 90 and see the Ravel
, and she requests that you VIII accompany u
: mad ,m--will you be so kind =
90 yes ma, do, it will be so fine, you on or
side of Mr.. Kingston, and | on the other;
guess Miss Fustian and Miss Eustace woul
feel very fiat; both their mothers forbid the
beans coming to their house any more, and the
g are obliged to meet away from home--do, m
. 90 with Us, will your
' Mrs. Henderson had been exceedingly anu
, ed at their chit-chat. and she could hardly su
d press "a smile when she remembered that thu
y had been engaged these two months;" trul
d thought she, they will make lovely couple,
) thirteen and she eleven, and they conversiI
n with as much interest and freedom as if TIN
T. were twenty she laid her book aside for IN
IS ment, and soberly xcamed-"Well | wond
what this world is coming to 2
is The little lovers were completely thrown