The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-10-17
Country Cousin.

Sir Edward Walton smiled covcrtly
and aside at all the well acted simplici,
ties and rudencss Of the country girl.
Her city relative, vexcd and chagrincd,
was two or three times detected in the
exhibition Of her emotions, in manner
not altogether pleasing to the mind of
her male acquaintance. Sir Edward
WAS bewitcheA with the artless beauty.
Emily was all the more put out BY a
suspicion that her awkward cousin had
made at least some slight impression on
the heart of the amiaLle baronet
Staring in at the shop windows, and
inlulgirF in divers rustic exclamations
at the richness and beauty Of the mer-
chandize therein displayed or turning
to stare at some poor raaser-hy, hasting
to her needle-work, and loudly ejacula-
ting What fine lady r Louisa kept
her female companion in constant tor
turc, until they arrivcd-by the shortest
route the latter could devise-at their
dwelling
As Sir Edward parted from them at
the door, Louisa said
IL hope you'll come and see us often.
Mr.. What's-your-nane, | aiht any great
hand for society myself, bu, my cousin
here knows thing or two, you'd better
helicvc-aud l'm tryiu' to l0yn city
fashions little" And Louisa blGshcd,
as Sir Edward, with a good-natured re-
srouse, bade the ladics good dmoniug.
Oh how couH you, dear father, in
hict fach a bore upon me, Just at this
time said Emily. a morning or two af.
ter--a series Of similar scenes having oc
Cured during the interval. " The Viii
mots will never forget it-nevcr, never
How caH she be SO stupid Then there's
Charles Chatterwell, who used to be so
constant an admircr of minc-why he's
perfectly disgusted. and won't show his
head here again. And whats the usc ?
The little mink will never know any
thing, if She lives with us six Years p
Ny dear said Mr. lIeward. you
have very little appreciation of the true
character and of the better qualities OF
the relative you so SANDER Bitter eX-
rerlence may teach you that even rus.
tic rudenc>s, with real Kindness ofheart
and amiability and rolitcness Of temper,
will on,strip gayety and splendor, and
fashionable rcGnemcnt, when laden dawn
with haughty pride and grumblng ben
evidence"
Aud you will take her part That
Is so provoking. lla ba Well, | sup
pose you mean | shall 90 on with nv
birthday party2 You have had the
cards sent home, and intend that they
shall be distributed today, 10 doubt.
One thing, though, want you to do, in
that case. | want you to take off my
dcar co"s't-so that she wont be all the
time hanging to me and putting me out
of eountenance, wherever / may 60, the
whole evening, aud whoever of the geutle.
men may offer me his arm, or lead mc to
The douce''
" All that chcerfuliy promise"
Good I! ! shall have a moment or
two OF peace, then, possibly, if | can once
in while get cut Of the reach Of her
stare"
Tho evening of the rarty came
The Howard mansiou was brilliantly il.
Illuminated Music, anu flowers. and bril-.
liant robes, and elitterirg levels. and
lovely faces.ard mau!y forms were there.
Sir Edward Walton was there. Charles
Chatterwell was there The breflg
Misses Tipninuy were there-and tho
proud Romulus Fuzyfri,zle Beauty
aud cLivalry, numberlsss and SNOWY.
were there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard received the
company with stately cordialitv Miss
Emily was congratulated by every one