Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-08-25
From the 81. Louis Reveille.
.rIRST VIRGINIA FAMILIES"
by "SOLITAIEE.''

A consultation was held between Nash
and Barstow, in which it was decided that
the widow would not stake medlcine," and
"law, therefore must take its course" Dick
awakened all his knowledge of the subtleties
of love and logic, ahd ncrved himself for
the encounter. He commenced series Of
attentions which he intended should grad
ually sap the Waggles citadel. He beau'd
the widow about, did her many kind offices
with his pen, nattered her foibles, and final
ly gave her advice gratis Thinking that
he had now fully convinced her by his use
full atte that Shrewd legal man, up
to the manifold tricks of this world, was
absolutely necessary for her future peace,
welfare and comfort, he broached the sub
ject; believing that to his earnest prayer
she was inclining greedy ear, he burst in
to regular stump speech upon the sub
lime contemplation Of the state connubial,
considered in the abstract, without inclu-
ding the land, or negro contingencies, in
walked the two Misses Wilkens, the best
looking and most mischievous maidens in
the town. They had seen the attorney
vending his way to the widows mansion,
and they followed apparently under pre-
sage that they were coming Gin at the death"
OF all his matrmonial-not hopes-but spec
ulations. If the feelings which at this mo-
ment agitated the breast of Richard Barstow,
Esq. could have been analyzed, there Is no
doubt il would have been discovered that
he felt very much like tree'd coon.-
When Miss W's had passed through the lit
tie civiliiies and taken seats, the widow
turned to Dick as unconcerned as if they
had been alone, and carelessly enquired:
"Mr. Barstow, what kind of blood air
you descended from"
"Human blood, madam" said Dick,
throwing himself back IN his chair with a
kind of positive pride. .
81 mean," says the widow, whar are you
primarily from, and what was the parental
station of your posterity?"
This enquiry at first bothered Dicks
comprehension but at length, by course
of inductive reasoning, he fathomed her
meaning, and answered g}f,E.B
81 was born in Indiana, Of respectable
white parents, and my immediate Paternal
ancestor was farmer" .,.......
"Ladiana 10 exclaimed the widow, with
an evident sneer. "Well, that is no doubt
good enough, whar il came from, MIR. Bar
stow, bnt you will hev to use a monstrous
sight of sarsapnriiler TO purify Indiane
blood up to first family Virginny standard
so what you were purposin when these
ladies' came in, can't come to pass" .
"Ohn exclaimed both the Miss W.'s
apparently all at once Mortified at breaking
in upon such a scene, ''if Mr.. Barstow il
making proposal, we beg ten thousant
pardons for interrupting it-excuse us, W.
will leave immediately"
"Oh, that you would, and thus offer m,
an uninterrupted chance ofescape," "groanes
the widows victim. -a ihA o' 'a' H"'
"No, YOU shanst go," said the widow
sMr. Barstow has got through, and vii
Immediately leave HIMSELF" e,,..Haa
!. 20 Dick had been few seconds plannin,
some mode Of escrp', by which he nigh
avoid further mortifcs ION, but this gent
hint of the widows knocked all the hastil
arranged good order Of his retreat "into
cooked hat" and with blunt "good day,
he seized his chapeau, crushed it upon hi
: head, and fled. (, Most provoking feminin
!. laughter echoed his footsteps, and as it fe
upon his ears, he muttered through his clos
a set teeth, an imprecation against the Who'll
: female tribe.
How Widow Waggles gave Dr.. Charl,
Nash, and Richard Barsiow, Esq, the mi