The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-09-20
THE VERMONT COUSIN.
A CAPITAL STORY FOR YOUNG LADIES.

1T is too provoking. isn't it. that father vii
insist upon inviting that 1ankee cousin {
come and stay at our house and 60 to school
Idont see for my part, how he came to have
such countryfied relations, but since he has,
think he might let them stay up among then
ova green mountains, instead OF bringing
them down to mortify us in the city with their
ways and nasal twang!
Thus spoke out Miss Julia Action to her
younger sister Helen, after they had retired TO
their room one evening. during which the ex-
pected arrival of the Vermont cousin had been
one theme Of conversation.
1 am sure | have more reason to be morti-
fed than you. Julia answered Helen. 'for
have to walk with her to and from school and
of course cannot conceal from the girls thai
she is nv cousin, and know they will al
ride ule her and make all manner of fun q
her. Brother Ned stopped there last year
when he was travelling through New England
and he says they all say meow, and 'abecut.
and dew tell. and am sure | shall sink il
she talks so before the girls
We'll think no one has as much reason to
dread her coming as | have answered Julia.
for what do YOU think Herbert Ferguson will
say when he finds we have such a set of Yam
kee6ed relations; he has such horror to every
should desert me altogether. after she comes
to the house, rather than be brought into con
tact with anything so vulgar. He has been
more than usually attentive too, lately, and
mamma says he is the greatest catch in town
Well now, have heard that Herbert Fer
guson cares only for intellect; that he thinks
nothing of looks in comparison
Il can tell you, YOU mistaken, Miss Hell
en-, If he has no regard for looks, you say.
you ought To know hat he said TO me lately
but no matter, | won't tell you, | only wish
father wasn't SO obstinate, and mamma is quite
as much vexed about 1t as we are; why! even
the servants will laugh at her, know; Thorn
As is so excessively genteel.
Well well, it can't be helped. Father
feels under great obligations to Lucy's father;
the brothers all agreed that father should be
sent 10 college, and the others remain at home
and work the farm TO provide the means of
his education. and now he thinks he ought to
assist them in return. But Que thing would
suggest Miss Julia, and that is. that YOU have
your party over before she comes, of course
she will not 60 out as she is only school girl
but know father will insist upon having her
IN the room, if We have company At home
Well thought of. Helen, lets see, am en-
gagged every night for week to come; GER
AMY cannot get an evening till the latter part
OF next week; oh, am so afraid she will come
before that time. it will just spoil all my pleas
ure, and expect so much
The invitations for Miss Julia's marty were
all sent out, and the extensive prepsra,ions
were proceeding most swimminglv. when the
very day before that which the party was
to be given, stage loaded with trunks drew
up before the door of Mr. Acton's elegant
mansion. From this in the first place aliyht-
ed a stout sun burnt young farmer, who was
immediately followed by slender girl oil
about sixteen wears OF age. this latter being
none other than the much dreaded Vermont
Cousin
Well. if this isn't little too mueh.' ex-
Canned Miss Julia. who had been drawn to
me window by the hustle; here is clod hop
per Of man eousia come too; this is rather
more than we bargsined for; l declare she
continued half-erying with veSation. If that
man stays will pretend | am sick. and coun-
ern'and the invitations to nav party
=. sousin Arthur Holmes proved to be verv
aiuerent youth, and one dinner among such
nhe ioiks as the Actions was all he could
SAND lie was on his way to Yale College
'is uncle having, from his own observations.
ana IRON what he had heard OF the vouns
m oeen consinced that, to keep him laboring