The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-02-12
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From the Waverly Magazine.
The Dun.natiOn Visit.

If you think a short description Of a
dun .natin visit, we had out in these parts,
would be interesting to any of your readers,
you are welcome to it: but my last letter
was so " respectfully" d .clin d, that | send
this with = Far AMI tembl'n." t. But tuS'
allow me to tell you that father has sold
his farm, and We have moved down into
town. and you don't knew how much
pleasmter it is here than it is on thu fam ;
why, h re we can Look out the ~ in le' any
time of d,y and sea lots Of folks and teams
passing; there on tn, farm there want
M teams passing at all to speak Of, and
what there was wa mt Of no account, cause
you see thy was most all ON 'em OK
teams but | won't tell you any Of the
81 .hts we Sc. III town now, but will ave
that for another letter an 90 on with my
d scription Of our dun-nation visit
Well, Mr. Wavell,y, the very iust Sun
day W. went to mectln in town one of tn :
lcacons got up and read no itical n that
the,e'd be a dun-nation visit at the minis
tcr's hous: the next Thursday, and give
US all an invite t. attend it. Well moth
er she didn't know about my io.u,u, e.
in as how | was SO yount; bal aft ak
Ing it all over, f,ther and her concluded
us it was at the MINISTER'S house, to let all
the children 60. Well, Monday morning
three of the grand ,st la i 5 you e'cr dld
See came to our house and AK d mother
what she would make in the way of eata
bl.s for the dun nati,n visit; she said sh
always lin d to he p the minister, and she d
either make some gingerbread or las~es
loughnuts, or both, if they wanted her to.
They was mighty pleased to think that
mother was so generous, know tn y Was,
tor they looked at each 9th r. and lau III d
but # r whisperin together spell, they
said mother was so lib raj that they ,uld
not call upon her for anything at all, il
they could make some OF those f,lks who
was not so willin do something; we |, w
was all in a" illustration the rest of the
we * gitten ready. Mother she fini he'd
her bran new chintz gown to wear, caus
she said as how 1t warnt every day sh got
an invite to the minister's house. Well
Thursday came, and it was just the incest
day you ever did see so we got up and
got our breakfast bfore daylight, so We
could get there ca ly and make the minis
ter grand long visit Well, after break
fast father he harnessed up the horses,
cause you see the minister lives littl
ways out of town. | tell you, how the
minister's felix's did stare when we drove
up, to see so many Of us, and we all had u
present too for the minister, you see,
expected all what come to bring some
thing. Father he took Il mic, hammer,
cause he said may be the minister might
want to mend his fence sometime.
Mother she took pound and Il half of
coffee, all ready roasted. Zerobabcl took
IA nutmeg CRATER, and Jacob took pound
of dip candles, of the very incest kind !;
and what do you think took, Mr.. Waver-
ley; Well, Ill tell you mt Ia the
store and got yard and a half Of large
figured calico then | took it home, and
mad. it up into an apr for the minister's
wife and it was made tasty, too, tell
YOU it had ruffle all around i and IA
pocket in each side; take it all around g,
Mr. Wavcrley, it was about the pretiiest
apron you ever did see !; aud the way tn :
minister's wife's eyes did sparkle, when
she seed t, was IA caution; why, they
fairly dauced, and she could hardly thank
me for it, she laughed so; well, when W :
got there, there warnt a ivln soul there
Except the minister's f ks, f'r all it was
@ nermost as nice as Uncl" Jake's in n W
York; well, there we sot, aud sot, till
dinner time then the minister's wife got
US such a nice dim ,r-,l knnw she gave
us the very best she had, W IL, after din
n n W. sot around till most seven O'Clock
before any body came then they began
to flock in all at once, as though they d
Just thought of it; aud some on 'em was
dressed 10 fits, tell you; we'll, about