The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-04-09

Wiley, altired in stwinkling, and whirled
over the frozen ground, found herself at
the door of the house. in the robing room
of the guest-chamber, and before the
long mirror which reflected back her
charming person, before she discovered,
to her horror and dismay, that she had
left her teeth snugly deposited in her
dressing case at home! A sickening de-
spairing sensation came over her. Her
first impulse was to throw herself upon
bed, in an adjoining room, and feign i'll
ness: bat a second thought pictured to
her the commotion her disappearance
would create. the discovery of herself and
her secret; and her cheek glowed with
vexation at the thought ofbeing detected
in deception. What could size do? Time
was short, circumstances desperate. She
would confde in her hostess, and trust to
her womanly integrity and sympathy to
extricate her from the dilemma.
The supper was to be served immedi-
ately upon the arrival of the guests, and
the young host, who was little impetu-
GUS and imperious, had impressed upon
his mother the necessity of being, for
once in her life, punctual-that the dance
which followed might not be delayed
He had exhausted himselfupon the evils
of procrastination, expatiated upon the
stupidity and perverseness of the irish as
a nation, cooks in general and bis moth
ers Biddy in particular, and ended by de-
claring that, if the supper was spoiled
that night by Biddy's inattention and de-
lay, he would never again attempt to en-
tertain his friends under her reign.
Mrs. H-'s sympathies were really
excited for the pretty widow, and she
turned the matter over in her mind, puz
zling her brain not little to devise some
means by which the teeth could be OBJ
tanned in time for the supper. There was
no time for debate or choice of expedients;
a servant must be dispatched to town,
and the supper delayed. Tom, the wait
er, was on his horse in twinkling, the
necessary directions were given in the
kitchen, and the fair widow gnashed her
gums behind the scenes in an agony Of
mortified vanity.
Meanwhile, Mrs. H busted her.
self in entertaining her assembled guests,
and endeayoring to draw her son, who
was political aspirant, into an animated
discussion upon the great and agitating
topic of the coming election, hoping to di-
vert his mind from the observation of the
waning hours: the striking of the clock,
however, recalled his scattered senses,
and, with significant glance at his moth
er, half reproachful. half triumphant, he
darted into the kitchen, and delivered
himself of torrent of impatient orders
and eproaches-throwing the whole do
mestic community into an excitement
Biddy referred him to her mistress, who
had given explicit directions to wait for
orders before serving the supper. Back
he flew to his mother for an explanation
Of such an extraordinary proceeding, in
the very face of her promise to him.
Mrs. H was prepared for the attack
and profuse in her apologies-declaret
she had been delayed in her prepara
tions, most unayoidably and proyokinglJ
begged for FIVE minutes grace, and re
tired on a pretence of hurrying matters
but, in reality. to consult with her dis
Ltracted guest. The time was employed
:. by the two ladies in an agitated confer
ence-alternately suggesting and retract
ing, hoping and despairing--peering oc
+, casionally into the darkness of the opel
}. window, with ears strained to catch tn
: first sound of the returning horseman
and Withdrawing to renewed agony an,
: despair.
e Five, ten, twenty minutes, a half hou
: had elapsed. and no tidings of the dis
patched messenger - the only SCUM
: borne to their ears, above the merry vol
! ces Of the guests, was the impatient en-
d quiry for the missing servant from th
3 agitated young man, pacing up and dow
the hall below.
4 ~ Z = s.
: Minutes seem hours: no relief came
Y and, at last, supper was ordered and al
# nounced. The host took his seat, in n
very amiable mood, at one end of tn
long table, while the palpitating and anz
: ious fair one slipped quietly into an OF
II scure seat, at the side of the mistress.
+ 'tMy friends proclaimed the host, i
/ an audible tone, as he thrust his knife in
to the joint before him, 'I hold myse
d not responsible for this supper. A
$ hour ago could have presided here wit
); an amiable appetite; now, the supper an
e my temper are both spoiled by the delay
i Oh! that soft hearted mother of mine
!. she is martyr to her own decision, an
sr to my ill -humor. too, think. See ho
lo reproachfully she is looking at me, ju