The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-12-25


me, win he % asked the dame.
"Won't he indeed! To be thure he will,
only he'll thay you look ten years younger, y
replied Mrs Rhuty Tute.
"We'll never say blessed word 10 him
until we get all ready"
"Nota ihyllable. Well take him quite
by surprise" continued Mrs. Rhuty Tute,
winklng her great tabby eyes, and pucker-
ing up her mouth with an amiable leer
And ardently these worthy ladies bent
over The materials Of their new enterprise.
When Jededah happened 10 stalk into the
apartment, they slipped the Bloomer trim
mings aside, ard supplied their place by a
roll Of soher-looking patchwork. He, good
easy soul, never dreamed of what was CO.
ing on, although an occasional glance at Mrs
Rhuiy Tule seemed 10 indicate tacit objec-
tion 10 her presence. A bevy Of lively little
French millners never chaued SO familiarly
over gilt finery, as the two Bloomer converts.
Mrs. Rhuty Tute once or twice absolutely
grew playful, and went so far as 10 say, that
she wouldn't have cared pin if she had
been born man--the trousers were so easy.
and tassals, and another contained pretty
pear! buttons and wristlets Of various pat
terms, all of which Mrs. Rhuty Tu,e had
brought with her, by way of creating mo-
dicum of establishment in the bosom Of her
friend.
Alter the dresses were completed, il was
decided tba! they should be worn immedi-
aely after dinner. Jedediah would be gone
TO the barn, and by the time he got back, all
would be ready. The arrangement then was
tina, Mrs. Doughkins should be atlired first,
as the description she had read in the vii
lage paper did not clearly enlighten her asto
the manner of getting INTO each respective
habiliment, and her friends assistance was,
under the circumstances, almost indispensa-
Bile. The secrets of lady's dressing-room
are held, and properly too, sacredly nviola-
BILE, SO will content ourselves by merely i'm
agining that they must have had funny
time in assuming the new garb. Mrs. Dough-
kins, at the best of periods, even when a.
bout that which she thoroughly understood,
was never remarkable for grace or aptness,
so we have right 10 suppose that she-fat,
chubby, little creature as she was-suffered
some mental agitation, though momeniary it
nigh! have been.
Peleg, a servant-man, had been two days
borrowing small looking-glasses, on the sly,
from the neighbors around, for which subor-
nation Mrs. Rhuty Tute had graciously re-
warded him with two cents, and a Christian
injunction ne, 10 spend the money foolishly
Peleg, by the wayne may as we'll mention
it-heeded her advice TO the extent of being
found that same night in state of intoxica.
tion, having taken up lodings with his head
en- an elderly sow, who, gruntins dismally,
made sort of refrain TO Pelsg's "snore, y
/ which was not of the most harmonious char
acter.
Much fuss and fidgetting over, the ladies
were at last ready. Mrs. Rhuty Tute laugh
ed at Mrs Doughkins, and vice uersa. Mrs.
Rhuty Tute said, with pain in her side,
that Mrs. Doughkins looked like "ihaucy
dumplin,' and Mrs. Doughins could not do
better Than tell Mrs. Rhuty Tute that she
looked like "saucy dumplin" too. Mrs.
noughkins could not walk, but waddled,
somewhat after the fashion of the ancient
duck, when emerring from favorite pond,
and Mrs. Rhuty Tute, be it said, 10 our .hor-
ror, actually kicked up her heels, and threw
a ball of yarn on the floor for puss 10 play
with. Down stairs they went, tittering and
shaking their heads, into the large dining
room, from which they could command a
view of the barn, and they had scarcely sat in
a couple of high-backed, crooked-butiomed,
easy chairs, before in walked Jedediah,
with hoe upon his shoulder, whisthng a
bar and half of t'Yankee DOODLE" just al
that particular portion of the air where the
words infer that he, yankee Doodie,) came
to town on a spotted poney."
Jededlah started. Were it pair of fal
fairies he was gazing at! They did moi
move, and he brandished his hoe with an
attitude of defiance. All at once Mrs. Rhu.
ty Tuie jumped from her seat, which SO alar.
med Mrs. Doughkins, that she trembled
from head 10 foot
'Jerusalem Crnkumsi is that yeou ~
shrieked Jedediah in one breath, his eyes
starting almost out of their sockets, while
his beaver ioppled over off his head, "Wha,
in the name of all that's super-human now
and for ever, till kingdom come, and all the
time benceforth and hereafter, have yeou
been and done %
"We--we-we're B-Bl-Bloom-B -Bloo.
mers p suffered Mrs. Doughkins, almos,
frightened out of her wits, and holding on tc
the chair with both hands by way Of sup
port
Mrs. Rhuiy Tute smiled.
"You're what ~ again shrieked Jedediah,
running his fingers through his carro,ty hair,
and giving his abed tick" long hitch
/ What--what the Jehn is Bln--mers
Look a-here, Mrs. Rhuty-ioot, you're pas.
sal of fools--neow y
q "Mr Dowkins p exclaimed Mrs. Rhuty
Tuie reproovingly, 'beware, Mr.. Dowkins,
what you say to thenihible perthons, or you
may repent ihuch conduct y
Il uRe-nant vour self---what do x.ou u1ean