Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-05-21
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heard Of the marriage, and came straight
from the coach"
And did you sec Pigcon'" asked Captain
Albatross.
"Oh, no he's a, Brighton bu, saw a
female here, ;" answered Mrs. Blight.
What, the servant Not A female
wha, kind Of pcrsou'"
why, for my own part, should say
rather plain young woman" replied Mrs.
Blight. "a person assuming gcniecl airs,
with no real prcicusions to them"
{, he quiet, my dcar-pray be quiet
whispered Pigeon to his wife in the cup
board)
=" She was friend, she told me, of Mrs,
7 Pigeons. II such are her friends, well,
well, perhaps Henry deserves it,
" Henry {" exclaimed Captain Albatross
q" what Henry"
"Hcnp Pigeon" answered Mrs. Blgh,
F." ha lha, was a SOD affair a, Tonbridrc"
"why, Henry Pigeons gone 10 Ne"
.Zsaland, ;" cricd Mrs. Higgins Its sam
ucl.
II. il. indeed" asked the serene Mrs
Blight; "howc,sr, It's all the same.
thought I'd call 10 see the couple II n home
and Il uo, to have a peep at the furniture
/ "And you saw lady hcrc'" asked Aba
ross. This dccpcus the mys,cT-ior
Tomato. whom | luckily ran against, has
been here this morning, aud found a gentle
man"
/ "Na. mo- didn't saw gentleman" cricC
Tomato. D--u 1t! ! hops ! know Tho
brccd better be seemed a sort Of mixture o.
the habcr-da,hrr and the sherid's officer
/ C,Ncvcr mind the ccNcomh, love" whts
pcrcd Mrs Plgcon tn her agitatod sPousc)
&" \ man Ia the house" cried all the Ia
dies.
And a strange woman 80 added Mrs
Blight The place will be stripped, an,
the dear couple ruined"
- had some iun with the fellow, to Sounc
him. for be- told me be was Pigeons friend
. # true. poor Charlotte Z" said Tomato.
" Somebody cot into the house 10 rob it,
cried Mr.. Mbauvs,.
Really, now rcrollcci," said Tcma'a
Il" / think his rcr.co did answer the descriP
ton, lately given Of fellow IA paragraph
beginning. Caution Co families, "
"whcrrs the mnldl' exclaimed Mrs.
Higgins and thc maid was loudly summonc,
TO ,hc parlor.
" Now, gtrl," said the stern Alba,ro-'
. d" u, uU.lr,- To dcnyil--ycu have -omcwhcr,
hidden a man ln the house"
. q. And a woman. shrickcd the ladios, cyl
dcnuy wishing To- make the rniqu.,y complete
Where are ,hcy Tomato, % said Aba
,ros,, "s,cp gu, and rc, an officer. Nou~irk
Cd, unworthy domestic, vhrrr Is tie mani
where the woman ''
susan. with unaba,hcd face, ra.sod hct
orcaagcr, and pointed steadily towards h,
corner cupboard.
la la then we've caught We" cN
claimed hlbarruss, and be tore oPcn the door
Charlotte -
Slmucl''
MIR. Pgcoo"
Such were the ordinations Of the AIbo
iro,,es aud the FIgEeusss, echoed by Mrs
Blight and George Tomato
"My dear Charlotte, why did YOU DEM
yoursslf'-why hide IN such place - asLcS
Mrs Higgins.
samuel, VIA, is an this 90 inquired A.
ba,ros, "why keep your arrival secret iroH
your friend, 20
The ac, is Captain Aiba,rOss," answer
ed Pigeon, q" Nc were tired OF Brighton, buI
We felt it~asn' =, gcu,ccl to return before III,
month aud as We Uerc denied To one, ",
were compelled TO o, denied to another an,
~ We wen, on until a, last, wc-we--'
samuel Pigeon Was ashamed to cOnIcs- ,h,
,ru,h-a truth too frequently aud To-" rrl'rly
illustrated IN thr pTcseu, day for how often
90 We SCI simple Pigeons Boo search Of what
,hry Irnorantly consider the gcuiocI, com
PEELED a, length TO take shelter in-a oorH''