Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1853-12-03

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but they need not have been such fools as
10 think of taking me at my word, when
told them, at tpsring, should like to
see them in Philadelphia, As for pro.
ducing them to my Superseded friends,
tomorrow evening, it is quite out of the
question. ! shudder at the thoughts Of
their countryied heads, and their six
months-old fnery. And as for keeping
them back, that is equally impossible as
the more they know there is party in
the house, the more they will want 10 be-
at it. Therefore, os their coming de-
pends upon the weather, have resolved
on bespe aking the greatest rain, particu-
larly for to-morrow, that machinery can
produce. Let il be The most driving, the
most violent, thu most unceasing, the
most determined, and the most extensive
that can possibly be made let it pour in
torrents for at least thirty miles west of
the city. Provided it is frst-rate, and
really stops their coming, | will pay the
highest price for it. For if see one of
these Appleshaw faces in my rooms to-
morrow evening, shall run away TO Or.
egon to hide my modification.
The lady now stopped 10 take breath !;
and tho rain king, though he did not in
his heart approve her motives, was also in
his heart glad that her application, at the
eleventh hour had produced majority of
one; and that therefore, he could consci.
entiously order a ca apital rain for to-mor.
row, to be continued at discretion during
the week.
Next day the machinery was put into
extensive operation. At daylight heavy
steam-cloud overspread Philadelphia aud
the country beyond it to great distance !;
and descended in long hard rain that
lasted all day withou! lnIermission, at a
vast expense to that ever-regardless-o Of
expenditure city. Branch clouds had
been deputed at the same time to do their
duty in New Jersey and Delaware.
The results were not quite so satisfac.
tory 10 the applicants at the rain Office,
as they had anticipated. BY reading all
night at the Doomed Of Dedham, and the
Bind Ilunchback of N"hashaminy, Miss
Louisa NigiPs eyes had become so in
famed tha the great rainy day was vast
ed for though it did keep away Miss
Nancy Nelhercoat and her Dorcas bag,
the young lady was entirely unable to
got through even one leaf of the Poisoned
Rose of Seekonk.
Mrs Posey's husband did stay at home
with her during the long rain, and in con-
sequence became tired of his wife.
The little schoolgirls obtained holi-
day; but romped and squabbled and made
so much noise. that they were slapped,
and SHUT up by their mothers, and sent
CRY ing TO bed.
The umbrella-makcrs had such run of
custom, and such demand for their UNI
brellas, that their journeymen and Jour-
neywomen struck for higher wages, and
would not be paciiied till their requisi,ion
was granted.
The maids that dreaded the wash were,
il is true, enabled to work at their ball.
dresses; but they spoiled them from not
knowing how.
The cabmen were gratifed by the
profits of the long rain; only mos. OF
them caught cold, aed coughed themselves
off their seats.
Mrs. Huddleston Hcnning was pre-
vented by the rain fiom cleaning her house
that week, during which the state legis.
lature suddenly broke up. So Mr.. Hud-
dleston Henning could not 60 to Harris
burgh for his divorce, and had to endure
the whole house. cleaning all the next
week. He locked his library door but
the room being on the ground floor, his
wife and her maids mounted the step-lad-
der, and got in at the window.
There were ouly two additional cotton
spools. three yards Of tape, four rows of
pins, and half.qnarter of a hundred
needles sold in Burlington OH account of
the rain; the women preferring 10 sit
idle, ra her than not go twenty miles and
back, for their sewing articles.
The rain did prevent Mrs. Highnyer's
Appleshaw cousins from coming 10 town |;
but it also prevented the choicest of the
elite from coming 20 her party. There
was to be one still more select, on the
following evening at Mrs. Tiptop's, and
the hau noblesse thought it better to re.
serve themselves for that, than to run the
risk of getting rheumatisms, catarrhs,
damp feet and splashed dresses by STEP
ping out Of rliages in violent shower
paltering across flooded pavements, and
dtaggling up wet doorsteps.
1t was only in one instance that this
rain gave unqualified satisfaction 10 the
bespeaker and that was when it extin.
guished lhe fire in the pines.
In short it was found every evening
on posting the books, that the applicants
for continuance of fair weather ou!num
bered those that desired rain. The prof
its of the en.erprize not covering the ex
pendi,ure, the stock of the rain compa.
ny fell :; and there was much runiou.
speculation in consequence.
Natural rains had never occasionet
anything worse than submissive regret tt
those who suffered inconvenience from
them, and were always received more ir
sorrow than in anger. But these artifc
ial rains were taken more in anger thar
in sorrow, by all who did not want them
The company was accused of unfair pro.
ferences and there were hints of bribery
and corruption. A loan was obtained a
exorbitant interest, but the treasurer o
I al. II IL al. .