Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-01-12
Original.
Aunt Doliy's First Visit to Boston,
T.klNG TIE WRONG neAT
h EtTL,NE, THE RELFEE.

Aunt Doill as sHe "aS IdthiItdttS Cdfi-
ed, was one of those fine old-no, no,
old, but-hut one OF those ladies' who
had never been Jared into the snares Of
matrimony, who had arrived at certtin
or rather an uncertain age. and after
,:Iai, strange To say, never grew cA.,r
She had seyer been to B, SION. a.
though frequently invited by her a. na-
III The above named city.
but she DETERMINED She woul - 10
'Bosting,' ii she never went any Where
else III her life So she SET a5uu! n.lki,g
preparations .or The great journey. The
large black bonnet was got GU, AID al
extra piece Of white muslin Put inside
the high heeied shoes, wi,h square tors.
were secured and polished so that ihe}
shone like the inside OF ue& tin LiPper.
Finally, not TO enumer ate. every aTti,,s
OF Aunt DoIiy's attire WIS 'orerhauled,
aud fixed up in a manner s,iied to the
old-,he maiden lad : iasidious TASTE.
At length the day arrived that was 10
see aunt Dolly on her May to the great
yankee city OF no,icns. Her nephew,
young 'jesns. was to take her 10 Bath,
tshe lived IN Brunswick on the kenne-
bee, where she was To take the stesme;
Ocean Her well slowed baud box was
lief, on the steamboat wharf, together
with pet Of butter, present Tor her
friend IN the city.
Now Jeemes, SAID Aunt Dolly, as her
nephew vas ABOUT 10 leave her. You take
good care Of things Ia home. don't let
tie COWS be out at nights. AID a:!nd thai
you give the sick pig seine birthstone aud
charcoal every morning, Don't let
Smiths hens pull up all the bears, and
be sure and see that the c., gets enough
20 eat.
'Jeemes promised to look a.tcr ali
things; and with crack Of the whip the
cd Wagon rolled away and leh Aunt
Dolly to do a.. little shopping, as she
would ye, have some spare time, before
going on board the steamer The artl.
cles that Aunt Dolly mos needed, were
purchased: little >nuti-Aunt Doiiy did
iak4 snuff, bat it vas fer the catatfh Ii
the he I'd, and pllaI Of the essence O
peppermint, in case she should be SEA
SEX, ler She lad 'Aern !eii' that /, vas a
I.s.st excellent lang.
She aow repaired to ti,e MAR, Hhcre
Sic saw steamer lying, AMI surprising
this to be the rsgu, one. went on boz d!
without asking any questions Il zap
psne. however .hat She bad ta.ca tin l.
+. Secof, bound Up tue u.e. Tie bon,
was soon under way, ans. a;.l; Dolly fer
the first time IN her life, ionud herself on
board a move.a. steamer, the motion Of
which was somewhat novel to her, ami
she supposed by the peculiar sensations
which she experienced tia, She was
about 10 be sc. sick So She 20. out a
great green work bag-O. excuse us, We
mean aretticule -loosened the pickering
string aud disclosed quite a pile OF
doughnu,s aud salt Goldfish which She
forthwith commenced 4evoar!ug, although
she affirmed ihs, she WAS no, mite hun
CRY, bat she knew she was gang 10 be
sea sick, and she was not going TO have
VI upon an empty stomach.
During tins tI.ne, The steamer was
moosing rapidly up the Iiyer, and was
about entering thai part called the mar
rows when lady asked Aunt Dolly il
she vas going TO IsiIoaell'
'HaiioweIl!' She replied WHY a bless
you, I'm going 10 Boosting; How long
before we shall De out to sea-
Why We are going up the river, and
are al,nos, up to Merfymee,Ing Bay,
answered the lady.
Are 1e7 oh GEAR. OH, dear. whears
the capin, do iut tie cipin.
4 man now stepped forward and rep
resented himself as the Captain, bu, who
was in reality one OF the passengers,
wag. who though. he saw SOME chance
for sport
What's the trouble NUM- said the
captain pro ten, anything wronsl'
%, dear, es, capin, everything ~rongr |
do turn the boa, round and go back again !
tor l want to so to isos.ias. /
Can't DO it anyhow, its wapossible.'
No tain, neither; II Won don't I shall !.
loose my band box, an9 that poi OF bai-
ter: oh DEAR
Wei, but we cam; he'p it; we are
several miles from Bath, and il would
moi pay 10 90 bse,.