Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-01-01
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SARAH.
Respectfully,

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1 have a good story to tell you, and you
must read me patiently to the end. in order
that you, too, may enjoy what has made my
poor sides ache with laughter. as they have
moi done for many day. You remember
THAT pretty little Mrs. L., whom you met
there last SUMNER. Did |, or did not lell
| YOU what perfect witch she is, and how
| she contriyes to twist her husband and every
body else around her finger, almost without
an efforti Well, she came dancing in yes,
iterday morning, wearing the most superb
set of sables-they must have Gust a little
fortune. No one but myself would have
seen them, for the bright face above them
was radiant .iih beauty and gladness, and
| would have iiveted the gaze CT the colcest
cynic 10 creation. qat lahave been perse-
cutting r. for set o. Genin's ermines. and
of course my eye fell at once upon the sa-
lLbies, and exclaimed You extravagaIit
creature.s Where did you get them!" Es
aExlrayagantr' she said. 'snot-la bit of
it, Where did |. gel them. wyihusband,;
or-aoussa-.-See what beau,;e+==..hty are
| They mus, have cost an immensity-poorr
feiicw. bat thea he had to do it - -,5
/ .sBecausel you fascinated hinn said l.,
I "No, indeed. I,won them outhe election."
@Dn the election! Hew! you hag'nt
certainlv, been betting or Buehanani" "a
.NstI : 4 would ut. have bet pin on
him, though ,hey!say he has gained the day.
IN tell yea all about it--sut first let me get
off this thing from my reck-your Parlor's
like an oven" es
So saying. she pitched her cape at the
Iscat. and. laughing to see how the creatures
back rose at the insult, began thus: You
know how George and have fought about
lthis election--he for Fillmore and for FREE
lment-und how many times he has tried TO
! silence me by saying that women know
no,hing of politics. hichs BY the way. L.
don't in the least believe. Do look at Ihei
cst.' - -..,--, .'''Lloi g9fs.
"Neyer mind the cat--go on with your
s!ery." -...,..---' 80 ''a 's5ai1oi vas !
Yes, certainly--where was II o, yess
Well, as | said, Ne did everything hut de-
your each other. It was such a mo fiica-
tion TO me 10 have him vote for one who
would sstooP to conquer as Fillmore. has,
done. So one day said-weil, shan't let
iyou vote; shall keep you at home. He
| laughed heartily, and replied" =af -'.a-a-
|. That's more than you can do, my dear"
"Will you give me leave to trya" :.
ayes, and mure. I'll promise you set
of sab!es If don't cast my vote for Fillmore
on the fourth of November" -gs
aHonestly and truly"
ale promised-'yes.' That was two
weeks before the election--just look at the
cat, here, 2uss, puss" 1t was plain that
she never would get through with her story
while the cat remained in the rom, SO /
picked up pussy, without sayiug word, and
{ put her out. ri '-- lew q
/ aTbat means 'go on suppose, laughed
lSophie. "Well, as said before, tris was
two weeks before the fotrth, and from that
time. didn't open my lips to George upon
the subject The next day the T.'s came
to make us visit, and eu.time was so COM
pleteJy occupied with catering for their
ampsement, that the election was scarcely
alluded to, and as for the bst--why it seem
ed quite forgotten. But you may be sure
that nv brain was busy enough revolving
WAYS and means to win the sables. l whis-
| pered the secret to the T's. who entered
into my feelings entirely-and no wonder,
for one of them has no furs at all, and the
other carries a muff, which she declares is
$ seven generations old. We concluded to
invite company for Monday evening, and SC
on lhe morning of that day we drove around
[among our sympathizing-that is, eur Ere
mont--lriends and neighbors. and gathered
| up as many as we could get al conve piently
/ In the evening We mustered twenty, our.
selves included, all on tip-toe to dance ul
morning, il necess cry, 40 the success ofiou'
plans. George, who dearly loves merry.
making, was delighted at the prospect Of q
= romp, though he "wished had deferred il
till after the election, when it would serve
as eele5ration Of the approaching Fill
more victory" l's7-+ L4E b. ,.-s 5g-.l.
J. Here | interrupted Sophie, to tellher how
p. ridiculous such an idea was, and adde.
that / thought her husband knew better
She few at me in minute. ~ &C.. ,a.st
"Tbere, how-Ldon't laugh at my husbans
l-tnat's my privilege alone, madam o.
Twas still as a mouse, and she went on.
"But, to make a long story and o Ion.
:, night short as possible, we danced til fou
O'clock in the morning, when told Georg'
that il he wanted to be in town early he hs'
= better retire! lie took the hint, and, beior
many minutes, was sleeping like top. b.
crepi up to his room snd quietly closed tn
shutters outside, and in-druwing down tn
cuftains-tili it was dark as Erebus. BE
lieve it or not, as y on lplease--the csessur
slept tiftfour in the aiteruoon!7qWe seP
the house as quiet ss possible, and about
Io'clock I had the tsbie set ~ if for break
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