The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-03-24

Ialupenl ofeomPany especially where GEE
nmouy nnd ihn observance ui q certain cIi-
queliH we're Involved, ! WHS CONSCIOUS of an
awkward leelinFi aud would have gwen dmI-
BILE tho cost oi lie parry for tin privilege Of
gu escape from HE lrinls aud aiarifcnlions
itiTomised ~ Involve,
la order 10 givu adilitionnl benuty and ni.
LIraclyaness 20 our pArlorH, wo HAD purclaB.
ti hlllhIy AflirlrH 81 ornamental furniture,
wllch coat over a hundred dullarH,nud which
we're ~ 40 manner Of uhe except "a look az.
II naB no late bulnre tho elile ofour COM
puuy began 10 arrive, thai 40 were Ia some
doubt NiI+phTr iiirs were going a. come 1T
all Bui toward uine O'clock DIZZY came o.
lDug, aud hy tea we were la tho fall tide of
hucreHsHiul experiment, My piucrr, Fanny
aud Ellen, were among tho first 10 appear,
aud they looked pretty and interesting.
~ snoli ~ tie iirHl embarrassment eonsu
quenl on The appearance OF lhe extra fusiion-
able lud worn Oh aud fell NJ home once
more "a ny own houre began 20 look q
round viii an obHeryHut eye. About tho
frat lhing HAT attracted my attention was
lhe H0bor aspect oin certain lady whose hus-
hnnd, hyh few fortunate adventures had nr.
quifod sOHIe money, and lifted her INTO good
society, nA ~ 10 called, She wns talking iu
another hdy, nHd saw HAT their eluH were
! difecIcA toward my mcces, of whom full
{ liule prOudthry looked nhd behaved 20 wei.
Z What's AL this about auid 10 myrrlG Aud
! kept my uyuu upun tho ladies' ~ iuicnny i'm
| they did upon l.irn aud Fanny. Presently
] saw one Of then fnisu livr hrnd With un Hir
of diguifgd contempt, and rslug up, make
| her way across ,!r room To where her lns,
.bud STOOD, She spoke to him ~ evident
LrNcllemoui, md directed his attention 20 my
uccoH. The sight Of them did not seem ~
produce my ui1ntu0uut uilrrt upuu INN, for
DE- merely shrugged lis hhsgldars, smiled,
aud answered w q few words that could see
I were indifferent But lin Wilr was IN earn.
cst, aud placing her arm within lt,s, drew
him away fowurd The door 10 rcmonslrn.
ted, hut she wns not in "A hunor To listen to
anything, mud with surprise saw them go
from the puTlors, My first impulse wns to
follow them, bat now the trulh flashing
Hcross ny mind, | felt indignant a such
conduct, and resolved to let lhcm do ~ they
rlrn-od. IN lhtlu while the offended hdy,
! bonuoticd, clDbkod and boncd, calno sweep.
/ ing pass tho pArl0r doors, with her husband
/ ~ her train, htlraclugihe attention Ola third
part of tho company. A moment after aud
shc had passed into Tho street.
"Who Is lhai; Whats the natter went
! whispefiHg AioH The rooms.
ut IN Mrs. -"
"Nlrs, - l. sho sick?,'
ivy size las gomez
Bat no ono seemed at first to know. Soon,
however, tho lady TO whom she had commu-
ucuted the fact HAT we had insulicd our
company 10y inviting Misunderstanding giTls,'
whispered TO another the secret nrti nwny 1t
went buzZing through the rooms, finding is
way us well as TO tho ears of Fanny and ~
len Rs to those Of tho rest olihc company. A
bout one half ofthn ladies present dbl not cN-
actly seem to know whether they ought to
follow The example Of Mrs. L.--or hot;nnd
ihcro was u porlcutous moment, when al.
most the .waNlugoi 4 finger would lnSe cuus.
sed nur party Ia break tIp IA disorder,
The moment nay uiccrs understood the
! feeling thni had prompted the lady 10 will,
draw Indignantly. they arose \ were reliriug
from the roou When | intercepted aud de.
Inlued Them with M lltllc ceremony NJ posi-.
bile. They begged hard to he permitted to
retire. hut said no; for iuy blood was cup"
M the saying IL.
ELLEN aud Fanny are worth as many Mrs.
- said J 10 lnys<I "os YOU can dnd
from here TO Jericho"
The dSa;ltctcd ones noticed, supposr;
my decision ~ the matter, aud thought il
prudent not to break with Mr. aud Mrs. sun.
dcrland, who could afford TO bo independents.
Money is Greut lhugl lumpG There
was time IA oir hislory--but no matter We
are people ofcharacicr aud standing now
We had rather duh tiuo after the with
drnwnl Of Mrs. l.. For a litlr while the
spirits Of the company rallied under the ci,
ircis vi WING ard n good sIrpcr, hat they
soon Tagged ngrlh, aud n sober east OF
thought settled upon almost every couutc.
nance. My poor wife found It almost I'M
possible To retain II cheerful exterior. aud my
nieccs looked ms II almost any other place ia
Tie world woulh have been Il paradise TO il.
At least an hour cn,lcr Than we hud nntic.
'patcd Our rooms were, dgsci tedy md we ben
alone with our thoughts, whirli; upon titc
whole were ret YER Alse- Stl.-
dhrlnnd, the moment tho last ghcS;. retired.
went lack into tho brilliantly lighted' pnrlots.
aud slillng down upon u sofa burst into tears. |
She had promised hcrsGlI surt pleasure. hui; I
nlas! how bitterly had she been disappointed.
wns excited and Indignant enough 10 say
utmost anything, aud n dozen times, as pac
ed the rooms backward ahd forward did | F.
check myscli'when about utIcring words that /
would only have made poor Mrs Sunderland
feel ten times worse than shc did.
Tile neat time we give party"
I'VE "og'tm said'l, taking the words out
otmy wie's mouth Siic WIS rorovcrinUt
from h1L STATE Vfmofiitiealiun. aud beginning |
to feel Indignant
"louVc said it exactly" responded Mrs. /
Sunderlnnd. 81 call this throwing nway a .
couple of hundred dollars in very bad I
CAUSE"
"Soli strikes me. When fiSy or sixty
people eat an elegant supper, and drink cost
~ VINE nj my expense again, lhry will be.
have themselves better rian some ofour high "
bred I'''Iies I'D te-'ttsiitt A. foe MF- F.
Fanny aud Ellen nre worth hundred OF
her IGH Iili4inn thai IT. aha kiieu every
!Iling sho would curtall her dignity litle.
II ltntfot very JUNcl, mistaken, her husband
VIII GO ~ the Mnll hcforc a INNclNrmnnIh nns. |