The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-03-26
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THE BUNG ESTATES;
OR
How | roi my Wife and Fortune.

Halfpast nine o'clock on Noyem-
Der morning. Third floor in No,
Gray's Inn Square a small sitting room
with a sccdy carpet, six venerable hotse-
hair chairs. a ricke,y table, wicker
work easy chair, the remains of iru-
gal breakfast, and II young gentleman
in dressing-gown and slippers lighting
his digestive cigar.
There you have the time, place, and
hero Of our " domestic drama about 10
be acted. The place Was one Of my
rooms the hero myself, Polimore Bad
ger. Esq, Member Of the Honorable
Society Of Cray's Inn, and Student of
Law.
One rap sounded on my outside door,
and shrill voice cried, =" Paper -
Ii was the boy with my Times ]
wen, and took il in.
"Whai's the news?--no,hing, Of
COURSE" said to myself, AS | turned
first TO the leaders. just in the old
style---cui,ing and slashing at the OPP
position, and bolS,ering up the Ministry
the former, oil fools, If not something
worse ihe latter, angels and minis
tiers" Of grace-or, rice rersd, according
TO who was in and who was out. What
fools people are TO bother their heads
about politics at all thought ]. What
difference does il make 10 them who's
in and who's trying TO get in F? Did any
quiet man, who followed his calling. did
his duty. paid his debts. loved his wife,
and kept his conscience clear, ever find
out the minutes, particle Of difference
in his worldly affairs from the circum-
stance Of the country being governed
by lori John G0-d-hedd, or Sir Robert
.ScakhWDaee? Did any merchant ever
sell an extra sugar cask, any lawyer
ever pocket an extra fee. any doctor ey-
er Kill AN extra patient, any parson pick
up an extra iithe-pig, from the event OF
the Wings beaiing the Tories, or the
Tories ihrashing the Wings on one Of
the dclishtfully exciting subjects about,
which they talk for six nights running,
and ten hours each night, and then de-
eide with precisely the same result p il
they had done it at once. and saved
I their lung. and healthY It's all very
fine for country gentlemen who have
nothing else 10 do, or for younger sons
who want places, and barrisiers who
want judgeships, and demagognes who
want noisy renown, to go and fight the
battles OF the state, and try TO persuade
I others, II not themselves, that they are
working for their eouniry's good but
for people who have business 10 attend
/ TO a, home, or for those who have no
chance OF places, and no ambition for
mob popularity, il does seem TO Us an
outrageous absurdity TO 20 freiIing, and
fumins. aud iussing, because ministers
have been beaten, or ministers have had
n maloriiy--eiiher OF which results will
affect them, the fussing, fuming, fretiing
indis idaals, about as much rs II the
matter IN question had been occupying
the attention of the Imperial parliament
in the remoiesi island Of the rcmoiest
planet knoSn to as. We believe il is
Uranus, bu, there is some gcullrman
Who Keeps writing 10 the " Times" lat
icrly. about twice a-week, with accounts
OF Anofher New Planet" that we
have not been able to keep up with him
AT all. and expect soon 10 see " One
hundred New Planets have been added
TO the Starry System by J. r. Hind,
a. ~e rad Of one hundred new copies
Of I3as,i" or g Essnosd" being added
10 the stock of q circulating library.
10 we very soon l,fi the leadcrs.' y
and turned 70 more entertaining part,
of the newspaper.
" Dreadful accidrhi on the ----- rail
vsy," The blank may be 6iled up jssi
a. The reader pieases- Any railway
all Do a. far A. The certainty exist. oI
H. having seyefaa times fiu,-i iaio sncl
hrsdins u a paragraph We id M
read thai part boeNose ~e werc Tired q
The ssij~cf. Il - alsaYs the same pic
lure d bornas-ghastls slofies, thai
rnais oarls blood run cold. ard spoi
ones appetite Cor aiuner. ~iihaoi 70
sbling gs 10 DERIVE any sori II rseniaI
or rnsr4l sdskutsgss from iheir f.rrssai
Las R~ror1s.- We usod 10 its
ihesn fislr hui ihey serr Too much
a. lie 3" shop" nos ii,ai ue sere aadg'
ing ts~-so nc f,assod on.
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