The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-07-03
From the Albany Dutchman.
HOW SIZE CAUGHT HIM.
BY BLoNK.

He, whose business or pleasure called him
10 travel northward from this "auncient
cit,ye" in the year Of grace, 1918, will re.
collect, that what was thought to be long
days drive brought him TO place, where,
among other edifces, where 10 be found
"whlte meeting house," two or three stores,
and as many houses.
There Mrs. Duncan owned and occupied
a snug little coitage-and though she duly
lamenied the decease Of her fist love, she
would have rejoiced, like many another
widow, "to better her lonely condition"
Doctor Van Brunt had annually, for sever
al wears, shaken off the dust of his city la
bors, and "ruralized" at the aforesaid viii
lage-always incognito, so far as his proies-
sion-had a man, Elijah-a horse and chaise
was neat and dapper in his appearances
and was evidently "well 10 do" He and
his man Elijah, his horse and chaise, ar.
rivod at Major Porter's about as regular as
the summer sols!ice. For three or more
seasons, the doctor had caught trout with
s.Cousin Billy,"in the Owl Kill-had shot
pigeons at Barber's hill-had admired fast
horses at the "Checkered House'--had
smoked with Esq. Wendell-had drank gin
with Jim Peters, and taken Aunty Beebee Is
butternut pills 'as wonderful presaruative
of cily mans health," and all this time no
one suspected that he had, or had not pen
chant towards anything feminine--yet every
body knew he was bechelor.
Mrs. Duncan determined 10 bring him TO
be an humble worshipper at her shrine
At church, when the Doctor was present;
(and his regard for holy things always en-
eured his atendance) she twddled her fan;
dropped her parasol mislaid her hymn
book (and found it again;) adjusted and re-
adjusted her veil; looked lawfully protok-
ed" il sudden dropping of rain had oc-
Cured on the outgoing of the congregation,
especially If The doctor ,vas near, and was sure
to ask for an umbrella, when perhaps rot
one could be found in the assemblage If
on other days, she happened TO be going
over from DORIS corners 10 yan vechten's,
her shoe would unite, just while passing
Major Porter 8 and the doctor sitting on the
stoop "inh aling his Havannah,n and then--
Gall Albany's nice young men know how
gracefully lady does up some misadven-
iure in her waxing apparel)--"what a
strange man." said ;sic. 10 herself, he ''i'
not see me-" ;,
But an undercurrsnt was running, wh,-
the faies seemed 10 have let loose, for her
especial benefit. Ths Doctors man Elijah
had somshow made an acquaintance with
Mrs. Duncan's maid, Rsbecca. How it
cams 10 pass that Mrs. D. overheard wha,
was said by Elijah 10 Rebecca, one evening,
being an Odd Fellow, cannot of course
discose--but she heard. "Rebecca that
ere cough o. yourn is certainly troblous. /
haint been SO long in The egress Of the doc
tors sanctimonium without exercising my
intellectuary emergencies; SO do you take
pulvis andy dram, Oxy Borix, similar the
same, and squeels, half an ounce, and that
will coassiate your cough simultaneously"
"Ahap said Mrs. Duncan, "then Mister
Van Brunt, is Doctor Van Brunt Ahem p
The next Sabbath, the Rev. Robert Chap
man was usually diffusive; his sermon on
thatparticular day, reached "ninetecnihly," f"