The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-06-25
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THE BRUSSELS CARPET.


It was the prettiest scene imaginable.
A little parlor gaily and prettily fur
nished-snowy curtains, bright carpet;
nice prints; young husband at one side
of the fire, reading newspapers; young
wife at the other, sewing on shirt but
tons; tea-things on the table, and the
brightest of the bright tea-kettles sing
ing meTily on the hob.
(Young wife speaks) so, Har-
ry you don't think my carpet pretty af-
ter all2'
son the contrary, my love- I think it
too pretty"
"Too pretty! too pretty for what, Har-
"For us, my dear Remember, 7 am
neithera lord nor a banker, but man
with an income to make
"But it only costs as much as an ugly
one, Harry"
"Stll, Lucy it may do harm by lead
ing to other things"
For some time nothing was heard i'm
the little parlor but the click of Lucy s
needle, as it few through the linen. and
the singing of the kettle on the hob.
Presently Harry looked up and said
"My dear, forgot to tell you I met
Robinson, coming from the city. He
promisedto look in this evening; so, if
you have any preparations to make, now
is the time.
cat what hour do you expect him?o
asked Lucy.
"About eight
"In thatcaso shall just have time to
make you a nice, hot cake" and LAYING
her work down good-humoredlv, she
tripped away to the Kitchen.
When she had gone, Harry put away
his paper, and looked somewhat impa-
tiently at the new carpet.
ut certainly is very pretty, said he
to himself, "and I am half afraid I hurt
Lucy'by what L said She s,a dear, GOOD
thoughtful girl, and worthy any mans
confidence and love; but women are so
easily led away to buy whatever strikes
their fancy They require our stronger
judgment to guide them Yes, I was
right on the whole to give her that little
lesson"
And Harry returned with renewed
self-satisfaction to his drowsy debate.
Eight o'clock comes, and Lucy ap-
pears, preceded by delicious odor Of
hot cakes.
There it is, Harry-dOos it look
nice2"
"Beautifull Giko yoursolf) and if it
only tastes half so nice as it smells, we
shall have Robinson dropping in to tea
every other evening for the rest Of his
life.
"But your friend has not come yet
What sort Of a person is he? I hope he
is not fashionable"
Harry burst out laughing.
ooh, don't be afraid, said he, che
won't oyerpower you with his personal
graces. He is long and lank, and his
nose has a twist to one side as if some
one had tried to wrench it OFF, and fail
ed; but then he is the drollest fellow
you ever saw in your life Jones says
he would make his fortune if he went
on the stage
"Was he not one Of the party to Rich.
mond the other day?" asked Lucy, as
she arranged her bright tea-things, and
trimmed the lamp.
Yes, and kept us in roars Of laugh.
ter the whole day He is a capital ven
triloquist, and kept the walters skipping
about the house answering imaginary
calls, until they thought the place was
haunted Then at dinner, the fish ask
ed what news from the river2 and said
it hadn't been there these five days; and
the turkey grumbled about the stuhng
The melted butter told us il was moth.
ing but -four and water; and the ale re.
vealed family secrets that would have
made the lady's hair stand on end If sh,
had been there TO hear. After dinner
we went to stroll through the fields, ant
he bet Jones a sovereign he would sal
across the river in my silk umbrella"
"Inyour umbrella" exclaimed Lucy
"and did he win it2"
"Of course no didn't, my dear, HI
lost both the balance and the bet; fo
the momenthe set his foot ia the um
brella, down it went, and he with it; anC
the bank was SO slippery he was half
/ drowned before we could drag him out.
'Was he frightened2 asked Lucy
"Not he, returned Harry. 9Th