The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-06-07

From the Lady's National Magazine.
MY WIFE'S PARTY.
BY HARRY SUNDERLAND.

4 better woman than Mrs. Sunderland
does not exist anywhere, though | do say
it myself, consider her one of the salt of
the earth,' and | think / ought to know.
Still Mrs. Sunderland has her faults-no,
will not call them by SO hard a name
still Mrs. Sunderland has her weaknesses,
and one of these is to think well of every
body. On this head believe no one can
accuse me of weakness. | am not aware,
that as a general thing, | think any better
of people than | ought to think. No-l
am not blind to anybody's faults, though L
can see and appreciate excellencies as
well as any one. But to my story.
After we had risen a little in the worlu,
md could afford not only to live in our
'own house, but TO enjoy our share of the
excellencies and luxuries of this life, we
found ourselves surrounded by a good
many who before, were not over liberal
in their attentions. Mrs Sunderland be-
lieved their friendship sincere; but re-
served to myself the right to doubt the
genuineness of some of the professions
that were made. | didn't like the 'my
dear Mrs. Sunderland nor the particular
solicitude which expressed by not few in
nything that concerned my wlfe's vel
fare; and when she talked about Mrs. Jones
being such kind, good soul, and Miss
Peters being so disinterested in everything,
| shrugged my shoulders and reserved the
privilege Of doubt in regard to all being
gold that glittered.
Not having been raised in fashionable
life, we had no taste for display, and, al
though we had our share of company
whether we cared about it or not, we had
never ventured so far to sea as to give a
patty, although we had accepted several
invitations to assemblages eS this7 kind
But some of Mrs. SundeT1and's good
friends and acquaintdtces Insisted upon it
last wiptef,, AffSfr1 sshe must give an enter.
taihNiiiaef3iS,, ana the} used such cogent argu.
meHts fha she, good soul. was won over.
| remained for along time incorrigible;
but as nothing could put it out of Mrs
Sunderland's head that it was due her po-
sition and relations to give party, | with
much reluctance withdrew my opposition
and forthwith the note of preparation was
sounded. s
Who shall we invite?' was the frs
question.
Our circle of acquaintance had beer
considerably enlarged within t"~ er ,ttllssr,ee
years, and WEen we went over the list i
was found to be rather large.
You will have to cut it down consider
ably said [.
TO do so without giving offence will be
difficult replied my wife.
Better cut all off then,' was on my
tongue, but | repressed the words, feeling
that it would be unkind to throw cold wa
ter upon the affair at this stage of its pro-
gress.
You havn't got Fanny and Ellen on
your list remarked after good number
OF erasures had been made. They were
two OF my nieces; good girls but poor.
both were dress-maker's apprentices.
ihey Were learning trade in order TO re-
heye iheir iather, an industrious, but not a
very thrifty man, from the burthen of their
support liked them very much for
their good sense, agreeable manners and
strong affection for their parents.
Shall we invite them?' inop;red INV,
wife. s
Certainly replied. why not9'
viii they be able to make good an
pearsnce2 You know that number of
fashionable people will be here
III you doubtit, we will send them each