Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-07-22
THE DISCOVERY.

last inside place OF the last Fulham, coach
driven by our friend Mat--an especial frient
in need, be it remembered to the fair sex.
81 wouldn't be outside" said MIR. Jones
another stockbroker, "for trife."
Nor as speculation in options" said Mr.
Parsons, another frcquenter of the Alley.
II wonder what Mat is waiting for,'' said
MIR. Tidwell, "for we are full, Inside and
out.n
Mr.. IidwelFs doubt was soon solyed-the
coach door opened, and Mat somewhat os,eu.
tatiously inquired, what indeed he very well
knew-'I believe every place is took up in.
side ~ .- I..
awe are all here,' answered Mr.. Jones.
on behalf of the usual complement of old sta
gers.
81 told you So Ma'um," said Mat TO a fe-
male who stood beside him, but still leaving
the door open TO an invitation from within.
However, nobody spoke-on the contrary,
ielt Mr. Hndmarsh, my next neighbor, dila-
ting himself like the frog in the fable.
'i don't know what shall do" exclaimed
the woman ''I've no where TO 90 TO- and its
raining cats and dogs!''
"You'd better not hang about ANYHOW,
said Mat, ''for you may ke,ch your death
and am The last coach-aint |, Mr. Jones !''
'To be sure you are" said Mr. Jones, ra-
ther impatiently, ''shut the door,
~ told the lady the gentlemen couldn't
make room for her. answered Mat, in tone
of apology. I'm very sorry, my DEAR
turning towards the female,) you should
have my seat, if you could hold the ribbons
but such pretty one as you ought to have
a coach of her own.n ..
He began slowly closing the door.
'Stop, Mat, stop!' cried Mr.. Dornton, and
the door quickly unclosed again; II can't
| give up my place, for am expected home to
dinner; but if the lady wouldn't object to sit
on my knees"
"Not the least in the world answered
Mat, eagerly, "you wont object, will you,
ma am, for once in a way with married
gentleman, and wet night, and the last
coach on the road ?''
''If | thought | shouldn't uncommode,' said
the lady, percipitately furling her umbrella,
which she handed in to one gentleman, whilst
she favored another with her muddy pattens
She then followed herself, Mat shutting the
door behind her, in such a manner as to help
her in "Fm sure I'm much obliged for the
favor" she said, looking round but which
gentleman was so kind p
1T was who had the pleasure of propo-
sing, Madam said MIR. Darnton and be-
fore he had pronounced the last words she
was in his lap, with an assurance that she
would sit as lightsome as she could. Both
parties seemed very we'll pleased with the
arrangement; but TO Judge according TO the
rules of Lavater, the rest of the company
were but i'll at ease. For my own part, |
candidly confess was equally ont of humor
with myself and the person who had set me
such an example of gallantry. !, who had
read the lays of Troubadours-the awards of
the ''Courts of Love'-the lives of the "preux
Chevaliers'i = the history of Sir Charles
Grandison-io be outdone in courtesy to the
sex by married stockbroker! How grud-
ged him the honor she conferred upon him
how cnvied his feelings!
did not stand alone, suspect, in this un-
iustiiiable jealousy Mcssrs. Jones, Hind
marsh, Tidwell, and Parsons, seemed equally
disciplined TO forgive the chivalrous act which
had, as true knights lowered all our crcsts,
and blotted our esculcheons, and cut off our
spurs. Many an unfair jibe was launched at
the champion of the fair, and when he al
tempted TO enter into conversation with the
lady, he was interrupted by imcessant ques-
tions of ''What is stirring in the Alley! =
''What is doing in Dntchr' ''How are the
Rentes 81
To all these questions Mr. Domton incon-
tinently returned business-ike answers, ac-
cording to the last Stock Exchange quota
tions and he was in the middle of an emu
meration, that so and so was very firm, and
so and so very low, and This rather brisk, and
that getting up, and operations, and fluctua-
tions, and so forth, when somebody enquired
about Spanish Bonds.
"They are looking up my dear" answered
MIR. Donton, somewhat abs,actedly; and
before the other ckbrokers were done tit
tering, the stage stopped. A bell was rung,
aud Mat stood beside the open coach door,
staid female in a calash and clogs, with
lantern in her hand, came Gathering pomp-
ously down front garden.
'Is Susan Peggc come ?' inquired shrll
voice
eyes, be-" replied the lady who had been
dry-nursed from town-''are you, ma'am,
number ten, Grove Place."
''1his is Mr., Dornton's," said the dignified
woman in the hood, advancing her lantern
-''and-mercy on us! you're in masters
lapm
A shout of laughter from five of the inside
passengers corroborated the assertion, and
like literal cat out of the bag, the ci-devant
lady, forgetting her umbrella and her pat
tens, bolted out of the coach, and with feline
csleriix rnshed up the garden, and down the
area of number ten. 80.
''Renounce the woman % said MIR. Dorm.
ton, as he scuttled out of the siage-SNNhy