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

Soon however the lady to whom she had
communicated the fact that We had insul-
ted our company by inviting 'mantua-ma-
ker girls whispered to another the secret,
and away it went buzins through the
rooms finding its way as well to the ears
of Fanny and Ellen as to those of the rest
OF the company. About one-half of the
ladies present did not exactly seem to
know whether tI1ey ought to follow the
example of Mrs. L. or not; and there was
a portentons movement, when almost the
waving of a finger would have caused our
party to break up in disorder.
The moment my nieces understood the
feeling that had prompted the lady to
withdraw Indignantly, they arose and
were retiring from the room, when | in
tercepted them and detained them with as
little. ceremony as possible. They begged
hard to be permitted to retire, but | said no
for my blood was up as the saying is.
ELLEN and Fanny are worth as many
Mrs. LIS said to myself, 'as you can
find ilom here to Jerico.'
The disaffected ones noticed, I suppose
my decision in the matter, and thought it
prudent not to break with Mr.. and Mrs.
Sunderland, who could afford to be indie
pendent. Money is great thingl Humph!
There was time in our history-but no
matter. We are people of character and
standing now!
We had rather a dull time after the
withdrawal of Mrs. l.. For while the
spirits of the company rallied, under the
effects OF wine and good supper, but they
soon tagged again, and sober cast of
thought settled upon almost every coun-
tenances. My poor wife found 1t imposs-
ible to retain cheerful exterior and my
nieces looked as if almost any other place
in the world would have been paradise
in comparison.
At least an hour earlier than we had an
tlcIpated, our rooms were deserted, and
we left alone with our thoughts, which
upon the whole were not very agreeable.
Mrs. Sunderland the moment the last guest
had retired. went back into the brilliantly
lighted parlors, and setting down upon a
sofa burst into tears. She had promised
herself much pleasure, but alas! how Bit
terly had she been disappointed! | was
excited and indignant enough to say al
most anything, and dozen times as |
paced the room backwards and forwards,
did | check myself from uttering words
that would only have made poor Mrs.
Sunderland feel ten times worse the she
did,
'The mex: time we give party
'We won'tp SAID [, taking the words
out of my wife's mouth. She was recov-
ering from her state of modification and
beginning to feel indignant.
you've said it exactly responded Mrs.
Sunderland. 4 call this throwing away
a couple of hundred dollars in very bad
cause.
SO it strikes me. When fifty or sixty
people eat an elegant supper and drink
| costly VINE at my expense again, they
tTyAl behaEeE EthemSelyes better, than some
of our high bred ladies did to-night-As
| for Mrs. L. Fanny and Ellen are worth a
hundred of her. It's my opinion if she
knew everything she would curtail her
dignity little. If I'm not mistaken her
husband will go TO the wall before d twelve
month passes
On the next day we settled all accounts
| with confectioner, wine merchant, china
dealers and walters. The bills were over
a hundred and fifty dollars, exclusive of a
hundred dollars paid, as before intimated,
for parlor ornaments to grace the occasion.
$50 much paid for worldly wisdom;
said |; after all was over. / don't think
we need to give another party
Mrs. Sunderland sighed and shook her
head.-Poor soul! Her kind and gener-
Gus nature was hurt. She had looked
upon new phrase of character, and the
discovery had wounded her deeply.
few months after this unfortunate
party, from which SO little pleasure and
SO much pain had spruag, said to my
wife on coming home one day
its as expected. Pride must have a
fall
'Why do you say that? What has
happened! inquired Mrs. Sunderland.
I-- has failed as predicted. and
his lady wife who turned up her aristo-
cratic nose at our excellent nieces is likely
to see the day when she will stand far be-
low them in society,"
spoke In an exultant voice. But nv
wife instantly reproved my levity. She
cherished no animosities, and had long
since forgiven the offence.
So much for My WIRES PARTYl
-. -.
- A Jolly husband not thousand
miles from Bangor, who had been on a
bit OF spree,' was salnted by his better
hall on his return @ith-s0h, YOU hard
hearted wretch The husband meeLl,r