The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-25
From the Boston Olive Branch.
TuE NEW COSTUME.
fConcluled |
Ey MARY MAY.

70 lCOWt0at0t
/ pass over the rejoicing among us al
thcir nrriyal, and how my father laughed
himself into a fit Of the ph.hisic nt their
etory. and fairly lost his breath with gloc,
& when they dressed in tho fatal costumes for
ssour inspection. pass over how my mother
flushed when my father glanced archly at
Ter, rcmarking TINT "he never expected to
d better his old rivals children under his roof,
refuge from their fathers rage"
- | had somehow before discovered that
nli.'s father and mine were once rivals.
I'D that Mr, Slanly had indaiged 10 q
ost tremendous fit Of passion when m,
ther became the successful competitor tor
mothers hand; but Mrs. Sianly and
y mother were from childhood firm friends
,onid my mother see this part Of my
ftors, IL strikes me should have 10 YER
qnickly strife il out, but whilst we nre
enio, ing ourselves 10 our hearts content,
and striving 10 render our young friends
y ecn, cnied and happy, wea~i' GO back e
the city 10 SEQ wh !, Frank Stanly is about.
When Mr.. Stan'y returned TO dinner
aItcr his daughters had left, although be
ad alfeady beguG to feel somewhat asham-
u that ho had carried bis snger quite Sc
b., he still expected he shoald find them al
diuner; but when he noticed their absence,
and ,ha, there was no plate laid for them,
Il lis pride would not allow him 10 inquire
Bkuuceruing them But Aunt Priscilla, Win
vas es Identity rising in her own impor-
ance, gratuiiuosly informed him Of Julia's
e(u.sl To 20 10 her unce's and also that
he eirls had deca nped ior parts unknown
b They will bo back BY night" ho SAID,
! warrant"
'indceI, you would net think SO for a
replied Miss Priscilla, ''cou!d
on bu, have heard Julia's answer TO me,
VI = nd seea the baggage they took with them
3Julia went on, herself aud hired the coach,
y aud am coaiiten, thoy have left the city
Mr.. Slaniy was some what startled know.
ing the determined character OF his daugh.
ter; but he persuaded himself she and her
Sister had, Notwithstanding Ann, Prisci'ln's
asseriIons, gone to his bro,her's beautiful
coun,ry seat.
al The mex, day Faank arrived. and after
eearching the house for his sisters, proceed
ed 10 Aunt Prscila's room. She receiv-
I'D him very graciously, and comp'accn,ly
endured the hug he gave.-a hug at when
Greenland bear might acknowledge Il
fivnl, and which sadly disnrranged her
iadyship's head.'ress and false curls, and
nearly knocked her new teeth down her
throat.
But he was the old ady's favorite, for he
was just rogue enough 10 fla.ter her vanity,
ttsreby, rs he told his sisters, "getting all
her sugar-plums, whilst they had to,ake
the pcach.meats."
"Aunt Ciily, where arc julie and Fan?
cannot find them, and they knew i was
coming to-day"
Ills aunt Immediately put on her most
solemn !ooks, or, as Frank would say, ,"her
primest pucker," and in strain Of ''out-
sraged propriety," related all that had hap
apened, not in the least sparing her nleces,
tor Frank was for once sobered down into
spcechlcss anazement; he could not even
augh nt the newspaper paragraph which
Aunl. Priscilla lriumphantly produced as
Eproof Of her story.
"Bot did they leave no message for me?'
"a said Frank, who seemed like ono in dream
y "None whatever;au that audacous Jufia
whom you SO much admire, never so much
as noticed me, after ordering me from hel
room, MS il were her waiting maid and i
you had"
But her nephew stopped to hear no more
for a sudden thought struck him, and flying
10 his own room, TO his delight he discovered
his sisters letter. Great was Franks IN
d'enation Oh reading il. lie was tcnder',
attached TO his sisters, besides being very
B proud Of them.
u 81 might have known" muttered he
".hat they were not to blame, and dare
u say that aun, Of mino is at the bottom ol
their ba0l,hm9n, IN make her wear I
Hloomer herself in revenge. yet, or my
name s not Franklin sianl, voJulia
N 'con''naed he, as ho again read The las
q pa'! Of 'he lai'er) YOU are right and fathe
shall yet beg pardon Of you and dear little
Fanny-TW manage il, bu, he shall swoa
one Whle first, for dare say he is sorry
enough before this! How crazy that tempe
of his makes him sometimes no will surcl,
blow bis own brains out in some of his mat
ponics !--and then to think of his ,urnin.
The dear girls out of,he house, because
forsooih, they dared to look prc,,ier thar
they ever did before; but hnt's hardly pos
ssble! Why, tho old gan,loman must b'
insano-s,srh mad! Disgraced, indeed