The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-05-25

their utefauco, and she swallowed of ralhsl
ch0ukud rhUW down.
Why ehigen.' said tho father 'why
should you like 10 have company every doY
'Or, becuuh6' exclaimed Mary 'becnuHs
chipied Ia Fanny aud Edward.
'iIrrnnsu whui Don't nii speak az once
Come Mary, ~ the eldest will begin with
YOU
oh have inuy reasons, father
SAY hundred, said Fanny.
"a thousand, WliH yun're ubolI ii,' said
Edwntd
'Well,' said Mary, Il can sum them MI Ia
one renicnrei ! nm 20 much happier them
Happier when strangers are around YOU
linn -liLsl gnuE Lnlnred- -paTeltz aila slslef
and brotherT asked her father a LILLE re-
pronrhinglY.
Tho ,earz pushod "a her eyes You snis-
undors,nud me, Indeed you do, father. II h
not tie company care 10 mnch ub0ui, ulo'
dearly love to sce my iriouds, II b. pogahAl
20 much us the privileges We have ihem'
'Nhni mean you by privileges child mud
Mr Elton DARED searching glare at his
wifo
why great mans lhings, hlher. For iu-
stance, lhht 0f having he pnflors opened aud
warmed aud lighted, aud then suing down
ia them aud enjoying their comforts. ! be-.
liuyo should feel great deal better, II
could only spend my evenings down stairs,
amidst lhHt elegant iufnlure, aud Pn2c upon
those superb pictures and ornaments, tatto,
fully arranged curtains aud those charming
ltcscOeh. shouldn't tease you TO 30 ouI
half 20 often, II we fgt down there all lho
Tine, but up horo size Gesitaicd.
Your ihlher aud l., said d,e tnoihrr, IN a
somewhat bitter tone, would have b-''ti glad
..f ful.
began tie world
Wei nlolhcf,i ,if We hadn't any better room
Ihnn this; if wc couldn't afford to have any
other, shouldn't complain. AZ 1t is,-
long pause,--'ii ever have n house, my
ihmily shall have tho coIninu of il
Fearing snn outbreak from his partner
Mr. Elton interrupted Mary by appealing "a
the second daughter for her reasons.
Mary gave some, IN what she said about
tiir puriur. W. uitrti itv uwnkr nights Hng
pnlut pictures oiiheH.
Your brush Your brush Sis cried Ed.
blunt us usual.
our tongues arc our brushes sir. They
nro not pictures lor the eye to see, hut luI
The heart TO rovol on; word pictures, home
pictures, We call thcm n wo could only
see them IN reality, how happy we should
be-
'Whu, do you suppose, though uskod the
lnd, in a voice indicative Of mpmculuu,
thought, what do you suppose grls, would
become of this htdo back chamber ii Ne
should have company every day aud use tho
parlors|
'Oh have 4 new, and "a roguish smilc
lurkcli ia Tie ,,-. s-s' ufi - eyes aud his dim.
plod checks. III would be capital place
for old RoYor to slccII lbs too bad To put
him oui doors such cold nights
~ fine opinion Nou musthayc Of Our bed.
chamber, TO thlng bf turning it Into dog.
kennel rctortcd Fanny ns though highly Of
Tended. Then turning 60 her father she con.
Imued; you know, too, we always use the
diuing ROOM Wllru wr have company aud II
Us So much plrnsuntcr tLan tbat kitchen. |
w0nder sometimes you can keep patience
there. Ellen j. sun to have half dozen
pots 10 scrapc aud ~ many pans to make n
aud then shc always takes that
time to rake out her stuyc, and IN short, do
everything thui'll make a noise: It's a cOnlu-
sion @! kettles II not'uf tongtics, Aud Then
wr rBn never get through supper without
having some sirauge body thrust IFS head
INTO ,hc door io know II thurecrc girl by
the uumv of Ellen O'Lcary lives with yc,
mann and she gave llte accent perfectly.
They oil laughed, even her Wolher, though
she Immediately sm0olhod hcr face, wing
mauy one would bc'glad oiso good Place
Ia eat IN.
True, mother rcloined the daughter; hut
sal - Mary .ll4 a. i4stttt,t-; n llttrri
no better place, | should be couionted; no, ]
can't say thnt quite, but shouldn't erumble.
! always have, and always shall say, there
Is no uSe IA having moneyIf 1t don't increase
our happiness. We might as well be poor
,ls to i've all the time as though we were
But come, master Ed, let us have our rcH-
Sous, your thousand rcnsous.' -.,--
Wen then Il declare don't know where
to begin. o.! the hall iampls always light
Cd lhrn, and don't risk breaking my legs
every tirue | come in. phcy are all black
and blue now poking through lho dark. And
lheH-~ell everything ~ good uaturud then,
md That's enough OF iIseif to make ANY body
wish tor company every day. Besides, we
always have good things 10 cat then, aud
4l4., have -. 4ii+=-tt-t-tl ut rrIrkrt-uaTTts
ern ware either; urd thon-wel The begun
ming aud end of tbo story is, we have first
TfSe Time all Found. | always give three
UtTrtrF, wtTrrT r0TTr nv rI-ttrt ut tho frurrSr
and tiud the rarur blinds open. II ever ]
get mariedi mean TO call my wife and chil-
rircr roHTp1JIy, so rs TO have good time eV-
cry day :
Bot tell me- said Mr. Elton, addressing
the three, 'ifyou conld havc the pleasures at
tendnnt upon the reception of company, with.
out their presence, would you be as well sat
lsfeds =
YES, Yes, mdeed' responded they with
one voice. we wish Tor company every
,lay, eaid Mary, hrrnuse we should like TO
have our home pleasant aud happy every day;
and YOU know, father. you have often said
too, 1t is the dulles; place in all creation
when we are alone
An awkward silence ensuod.
Mary broke 1t 10y observing in au anxious
tone, the reason that have most nt heart,
father, for dcsiring company every day, is on
account of brother George. He never goes
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