Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-12-10

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as you will find to your cost presently.
Ifyou do not instantly beg my pardon in
q submissive manner, 1 shall exert my
TO bring you 10 proper sense
of your misconduct, by imprisoning you
in one of my chambers until you are will
ing to compromise strict obedience tony
wishes
AT the close of this eloquent and
dignifed speech, Mr.. Pepper drew him
selfup to his full height, and stationed
himself before Mrs. P. ready to receive
expressions of sorrow and penitence; he
had no doubt that she would fall down
at his feet, and say
Dear Philander, won't you please
forgive me this time, and I'll never do so
any more!'
And he was going to say, Betsey
Jane, you'd better not; but instead of
doing all this, wha. do you think she did !?
Laughed him right in the face!
Mr.. Pepper was awful wrathy. He
spoke in voice of thunder, and said =
Mrs. Pepper, walk right up stairs
this very minute, and don't let the grass
grow under your feet while you are 60
ing neither. You have begun your an
tics in good season, Mrs. Pepper, but
I'll have you to know that it went pay
to continue them any length of time
with me Mrs. Pepper Again I COM
mand you TO walk up stairs
Well, really, Mr.. P, it is not at all
necessary for you to speak SO loud-I
am not so deaf as all that comes to; but
as for walking up stairs I have not the
least objections to doing SO, if you will
wait until / have recovered from my
fatigue; but l can't think of doing so
BEFORE
But you must, Mrs. p
Then all I've got to say is this, you'll
have to carry me for l 'front.' walk
Mr.. P. looked at his wife with the
greatest astonishment; but as she began
to laugh at him again, he thought tc
himself
'She thinks l won't do it, and hopes
to get off in that way; but it won't do
up stairs she's got to go, if 1 do have tc
carry her; so here goes and taking the
form of his lady in his arms, he soon hat
the satisfaction of seeing her safely
lodged in her prison, and carefully lock
ing her in, he stationed little red-head
ed youth on the front door steps to at
tend to callers and also see that Mrs. ?
did not escape; and then he betook him
self to a restaurant for his dinner, an
after dispatching that, he hurried off t
his office, and was soon engrossed il
business.
About the middle of the afternoon, ou
;. young sentinel rushed into the Office, an
said, never stopping to take breath:
'Mr. Pepper had better run hon
Just as fast as he can, for that woma
what's shut up be making an awfl
racket, and she be tearing around ther
and rafting things the distressinge
. kind, and if she beant splitting up SOM
thing or other, then l don't know VIII
ID splitting ber
is Without waiting to hear more, Mr..
o, seized his hat, and hurried off home at
s most undignifed pace.
" Opening the hall door, he stole |
er stairs as carefully as possible, and appl
e. ing his eyes to the keyhole, he beheld
ze sight which made him fairly boil wi
lg rage.
re Mrs. P. was sitting in front of the fiji
nd place, reading his love-letters. The o
nd she was engaged in perusing at that m
ed ment, was from Miss Polly Primrot
who it appeared had once looked favor
p bly, on the suit of Mr.. Pepper: but
more dashing lover appearing on
rs. scene, Miss Polly sent him letter
ist dismissal, promising her undying frier
'ut ship, accompanying the same with lc
of her hair, and some walnut meats.
i'd, But il was not the loye-letters ale
ed, that made Mr.. P. so outrageous.
ith had been something of a traveller in
day, and had collected great many CT
ow osities in his rambles, which he had
his posted in a cupboard in the very 70
all where he had confined Mrs. P, and
had got at them.
on, She had split up an elegant writ
ec- desk with his Indian battle-axe, in or,
wn to have fire, as the day was rat
Ias- chilly. In one corner of the fre-pl
at was Mr.. P.'s best beaver, filled up v
ire love-letters.
j On small table, close to Mrs. p.
zap, a beautiful fat China dish, filed '