The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-10-16
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tFrom the New York SUM-
B0tsey's Visit to the CITY.

How snrprisin' 'tis some people have
such strange notions," said Aunt Debo.
ran, as she seated herself in her easy
char, and deliberately took pinch of
sunff; "why they seem TO think they're
better than anybody else, because thew
happen to have little more money,
and they give themselves great MANY
airs. There's them city ladies that are
visltl1' at Square ,Bolton's-they walk
as il the ground isn't good enough for
them to walk. on, and they turn up their
noses nightly at US country folks; but
they don't know any better-that's ALL
For my part, | consider myself as good
as the best as long as behave well.n
and she drew herself up, with much
dignity.
io" Did you ever visit the CITY, Aunt
-Bebby gs asked I, anxious to divert her
attention from the new eomers, who,
saw, stood not very high in her. estima-
tion.
@No, never did," she replied, .but
my sister Betsey has been TO New York.
and she told me all about il. and that
was quite enough for me. I'd no de-
sire to go after that; believe never
told you about Betsey's visit, and so if
you'll just hand me my knitting work.
pHgIve you slight history of it."
ID gladly sprang for the work, and
Amt Debby commenced knitting Wig
oronsly. | seated myself on a low
chair, near her, and she began.
Well, you see, father had a sister
VINO married spruce young man and
went to live in New York. where tbev
kept a small grocery store, and by prn-
dence and good management. got quite
beforehanded, as the saying is. So Jo-
seph Warren turned dry good merchant.
and his. wife suddenly turned into fine
lady, at least she tried very hard 10 be
genteel, and keep up with The fashions
They had only one child, my cousin
Matilda; her mother was vefy anxious
that she should be accomplished and
fashionable, and hold her head up as
high as anybody Aunt Warren was
very careful not TO let Matilda know
that her grandfather was poor shoe
maker, and her father once sold Goldfish
and cheese in a little dark shop, and so
she grew up with very aristocratic no.
iions. She used. however. to come
down and see US in the summer. for it
was very fashionable TO ruralize in the
country, as she called it, and sometimes
she would stay six weeks at a time
We all felfit quite an honor to receive
our fine lady Cousins visits She al
ways sent as word a week before she :
Game, aud such % time as we had get
tag ready for her! The best chamber
was was. set apart for her especial use, and
sister Betsey and I scrubbed the floor
until 1t was white as chalk, and then |
We put up white curtains at the win
lows, and looped them with ribbons, )
and filled the fireplace with ever
greens, and hung festoons of flowers all J
over the room. Everything in the
house was put in hne order for her -
She always seemed to ENJOY her visits I
She sand the fresh air gave her an ap-
petite, and SO you would have thought. 5
t you could have seen her eat my
new bread and sweet butter. '
md the strawberries and cream. b
We gathered strawberries everv il
for her-she was too languidI
generally to pick them for herself-and $
he always thanked rs very sweetly, so
We felt repaid for our trouble. Indeed s.
We thought it pleasure to do things n
or cousin Matilda. When her visit was f
'ver, and her fathers carriage came to p
AIRY her back to New York, she was a
cry profnse in her invitations to ms To 81
ONE and see her In the city. Oh. she Fl
you'd be 50 delighted to see Betsey and y
there-nothing would give her more e
leasufe! OF course, we believed all p
be said. Wecould not think her capa-
10 Of deceit. AZ last | thought as | Z
ad never seen the city, that would 90 al
nd spend few days at uncle War W
sn's; 50 wrote as polite a letter as C;
cCGld, and told them when would be uI
here. The next mail brought an an
wef from Matilda. She felt extremely Sc
sFry, she said, but she was just going th
J leave the city for a month or so, and W
'ished me TO defer my visit for the NJ
resent. She regretted it very much, th
r my cornpany would be exceedingly |
gEeeable,e &C., We thought it very
range, for Matilda had always told US m
lat she never left home on long visit &C
the winter. However, couldn't think er
late II was only an excuse, because she al
inata want 70 see me. Oh, no, she af
Iked me twenty times to visit her. &C
We'll, the next winter. Betsey con- 4
uded that she woHld go to New York so
q spend a few days, as father had in
me business there, and she could rIie rls
llh hin inst IS we'll as not. Mother yo
anshs + would be . very good plan ge