Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-11-06

II YOU p4CASes elIs stiU Dfiu8tl,
. the mates cooked, and breakfast is
nearly ready"
bridget Is from Cork, and her accent
is rather broadly
"AIl right. Bridget" l replied "we
will get up directly. Give NE the Sun
paper"
Bridget did as requested, and l prop
ped myself up in bed and began to pc
ruse it. The first thing that struck me
was that it was Tuesday, the first of
January, 1856. 1 had quite forgotten
that it was New Years day. 1 deter
mined l would turn over a new Leaf, and
endeavor to be satisfied with nv condi-
tion for the ensuing year. Ny eyes
then ran down the list of advertised let
tiers. saw one for me-yes, there it
was, Jonathan Clutterwell, N. D."
right before my eyes. Now ClutterweIl
is not a very common name, to say moth
ing OF the prefix, Jonathan. 1 imme-
diate!y surmised that the letter must be
intended for me. 1 set my wits to work,
thinking, who it could be from.
l have ii, said l to myself, it's
from Aunt Margaret. She has sent US
handsome New Years gift in the shape
Of bank bill, and not knowing my true
address, has directed the letter simply
Baltimore
l was so convinced that my supposi-
ton was correct that l could no longer
restrain my impatience, but jumped up,
hurried on my clothes, told Bridget to
delay the breakfast, threw myself into a
/ Howard street stage, and in about quar-
/ ter of an hour found myself at the Post
Office window. In another minute the
letter was in my hands.
1 opened it, and, to my astonishment,
read as follows:
/ ACCoHAcK, CHI, Va, Dec. "a, 1886.
( DEAR SIR; We regret to inform you
Of the demiss Of your respected aunt,
Magaret ClutterwelL By her will, now
in our possession, you are appointed sole
! hei- Of hA4 Fal,nFartyr, annnnn4ipes5 - -e~I
estate and personal property, to $4,000
/ per annum.
/ Hoping to see you Immediately, We re-
main, yours. very respectfully,
FLEEcEM & Co.
To JONATHAN CCTTERwELL, NJ. d.
/ Baltimore, Nd.
/ Poor Aunt Margaret was dead, then
In spite of the wealth she had left me, ]
really felt sorry; she was such a kind
good old lady; but then, I reflected, We
cannot expect to live forever, and eighty
Is, after all, good age. / then though
of the wealth she had left NE, and the
new comforts it would bring us-hov
high We could now hold up our heads
That we could get carriage as hand
some as DR.. BIS. a house as fn,
as Dr.. C--'s, and a library as larg
/ as DR.. DIS.
By the time all these things had pas
: sed through nv mind had again reach
. ed home.
"JoY, joy, joy exclaimed, as I open
ed the door; my wife was sitting at tn
breakfast table waiting for my return
we are rich, we are independent
: "What do you mean, my dear? 70
must be going crazy" returned my wife
e In reply I threw her the letter to reaC
: I could perceive the dear girls eye
2 brighten as she read, for after all she wa
but human.
L @Oh, how nice - she exclaimed, whe
: she had Perused it. Now, Jonathar
I dear, what shall we do ?"
Is Well" returned, I suppose in IL
y first place Unjust give up practice"
Certainly, throw physic to the dogs
returned Jane, (my wife's name is Jane
y ave viii then make tour of IL
United States" added.
"No, no. said Jane, awe~wiH 60
once to Paris"
"Paris = 1 replied, " nonsense, 1 dor
i want to go and live on French kiekshav
Wen 90 to Niagara"
- Il say no" returned my wife in lor
~ voice, at the same time stirring her coff
: with so much energy that she threw t
cup over, and broke it all to pieces.
- was one of our best set, too. We W
r go to Paris"
A. paris be-bothered," l replied,
a shall be Niagara"
Paris p
& Niagara g
lie say Paris !"
at Il say It shall be Niagara 81
m grew very angry, and with my L
Ill words, in my rage, kicked over the brea
I'd fast table, scattered the coffee cups, plal
w and everything else on the table in eve