Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-10-28

William, : if | was to die 50 just let ne talk
as please. don't hinder you''
William IIuntlry had never been pleased
with this rccularty Of his pretty bride
The habit of cXaggcration he knew led to en-
hclishment, and that to unScrupulous false
hood. Eyer since thcir wedding day. he had
tried seriously to check this propensity. But
ALA, he found, like many another lord Of
creation. that
"Whcn woman won't. She won't,
And there's the end ont"
Never was the Young aad handsome Kate
Iluntlrv more vulubr. or in better 81 lrits
than to-lay The magic Of fine colors and
rich silks and the winning talk of tn" little
@r,>~- -lnnkor. WHO We, a. rull genius in her
way. had set her tongue un hiuy', and She
indulgcd her bcsctting habit with perfect
oboadon.
The IIuntlcys were to have Il small party in
the evening. and Mr.. II. determined to try
an experiment which he had long had in con
temptation. So when the ladies had assem-
blcd and the young gentlemen were fast
/ dropping in. with the rest came young Hunt
ley, looking quite flushed and nervous.
/ " Why are You 50 late. Mr.. Ilmtl"y -
asked his wife, looking up with mock dis
pleasure.
MY dear, if it had been to make my last
will and testament, couldn't have come
sooner, he said earnestly. I've been work.
ing like Il dray horse thousands of clerks to
oversee, twenty thousand rartIoHdS to ship off.
millions of accounts to attend, besides it ;
been hotter than six ovens all day.
BY this time every eye was upon him-as-
tonshmcnt and mirth predominant but eur
young husband took it cool y, W ped his heated
brow, and looked as unconccrncd and innocent
as if he had said nothing to attract attention
but his wic's rosy checks grew roster,
hat do you think Of lis new book =
askcda gentleman, as the conversation turneo
on literature.
&" Heavenly :" exclaimed IIuntlcy, rolln2
, his eyes, and casting half lurtive glance
towards his wife. - It sets me in perfect rap
turcs-I feed ON ambrosla--I drink nectar
If could see the author should ccrtanl,
take my heart i'll my hand, and give it t
= him.
\ smile went round the assembly.
BY the way, I've been round to Allen
new house. he added, following up his al
! vantage, Happy Allen what situation
. Soft, halmy airs, blowing over Il salt marS
loaded with yapors-a palace of Il houSr-tw
c storc, high and painted ycllow-gloriou
e trccs~-cut down within foot of the groun
splendid gardcn--Nith one rose buSh-an
; IL wilderness of ig-wccd-charming view
flats ON every ,idc-dcligh pond-recpin
> here and there under the thick green scul
4 and ck-wecd--should think Allen would b
as happy-wrll, | can't think anything les
d than a king
" by TINS time the company were pretty wei
initiated into lIuntlcy's secret, The ladic
o laughed family, for they were every one {
n them guilty in Il greater or l"os degree &
|hypcrhole-as perhaps you may be, readcl
:. They rallied, however, and jcstcd with thci
tormcntor, but lac sustained his part admira
bic throughout the evening. Every song tina
was sung bid fair to set him in raj tures.
he told the truth, he was intending to di
s twenty timcS-trunsIOrtcd out of himsc
with JOY twice as often never was 50 dcligh
ed IN all his life, every five minutes-an i
the way he riSkcd his thousands, one woul
hasG thought him cashier of the bank
Y. England. Every thing was 'Sublime or ho
n rlhle - every woman "bcautiiul as an angel A.,
W or homely as II "hcdgc-lcncc.
pt In vain his pretty wife endcavqrcd by y
the masonic signs Of wcdock, to stop her II
gHlsh husband and she could scarcely kcC
her eqnanimity till the last guest had gon
Then she burst into IA passion of tears, al
would not be comforted."
Come, Katy, tell me how it looked N
Y. sounded" said IIuntley, half relcnting TIN
he had ycxed her so.
You know YOU looked ridiculous 81
answered through her sobs, " you know y'
mortified nc haU ~ dcgh, wjsh-~moth
--had- been-htyG, you Wouldn't have dar
to treat me so, slalineyer hoHEP mY hc'
again in society, thought should die