Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-08-26

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NO.435.] j. sSs - ,s..s.s .sr1rzas,
~to have Y any thing Of the sort
Are they comfortablelp
avery. I though. that in this yariabl,
climate flannel wss auecsssity." -
~aIf it w,s We could not afford it, -
"The italian cersets thst you and JANE
are daily squsezed into cnst mose-ps 80.
-s"But those are necessary. Madame Du
mont says we should have no form withou
| them.'' -.
- Nonsense. / never wore thing of th'
sort in my life, and my figure is better thar
yours"
.Betier2 - You are much larger"
because have had room to breathe
well, !. co 1Idh't, i've without them
they brace sme, and | feel better snugly
dressed.n ss-sss aasrsr zis. 90 ss.=sz z4sss.
son the principle Of the Esquimaux, sh.
wear light belt 40 relieve, Ia some degree
the sgories Of stersstion.''s. . d1A
ssof ghon are yen speaking, cousinn'
s.a0f the Efquinsut: - - .s..s SO So .,.
81 don't know s5aR cOoh,ry. people
ere they not!' :. :, ,,.1..1.Es..,i sS'.,s -
,-Yes.- Bot syeakue of flannel. Harriet
Twin give you money enough to buy ii, i
you will msEe itup and wear iits'e its. =
She took The bill that. offered her, ant
was thanking me in her languid way when
my aunt come sin.rs3 "a .EAazon :
".Not dressed, Margaret! seBreakfast III
nearly ready."' " - = ''-Aa 1,'A', =
q viii 6s down diree,ssgI0R y
See, smother."- said Harriet, "cousir
Margaret has given me this. to purchase
flannel"
.FIannel.sfo for what purpose, chiidr'
sTowear, mother. She wears l., and
she does not suffer from the cold as do. u
"Sheis less fragile and delicate, my dear.
But since she has generously given you the
money it shall be expended foe yoa.-Le,
me see; it is Eve d3llars. ! Hannah got
twenty for those awkwsrd-lookiRg bracelets
that your grandmother gave you, and when
this weeks work is carried home we can
get setof canoes like Emma He4e}fs.
Your new dress OF white satin cni3 Aesds
canoes 70 perfect it. Z I am, sure we are
greatly obliged to you, Margaret"
They went down stairs exultipg, and left
me mentally vowing that on no pretense
should Smother penny Of mine help to sus-
tain such hollow and really shabby gentility.
In my next will explain to yeu why1 see
so little society. and why " suffer myself to
pass for country bIuaderhead. In the
mean time, I am Your sffectionate
-. s's-,s = = MAGGiE.
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- BosroN, Jan. l..
Hy Dear Aunt.-A happy New-Year to
you! For once i have morning to myself,
for my cousins are going through the usual
farce of receiving calls and compliments
from any one who choose to, claim the priv
ilege. My sunt graciously gave me per-
mission to stay IN my room instead ofi0c-
cupying my usual corner, where generally
pass unnoticed. I, is my ann,'s wish that
attract as little attention as possible till
Harriet is settled in life | do not approach
the piano unless Harriet needs my assist
ance in practicing her lessons; and as to
drawing, have not yet unpacke3 my pencils
and brushes. have leisure, but no quiet.
You will shake your head, | fear, and pro-
phesy that ,Harry's instructions will be
wholly lost, but am sure could not sketch
4 POST and rail fence among all this sloP-
work. asF- ss',e..af
Yesterdays mail brought long letter
from Harry, whe has at last got his diploma
and is venerable III. d, He complains,
IN his whimsical manner, OF the genera!
healthiuess of the season which prevents an
exhibition of his skill. ~
You ask If my aunt Augusta has not yet
attempted 10 subdue the free speech and In
dependent manner about which you have SO
often lectured,, Harry mischievously in
auires If she has tanned me. As if were
a wild beast. Well, TO satisfy you both. ]
will confessthat attend morning. lectures.
sfternoon lectures, and evening lectures all
on the same theme- propriety, And I have
not yet scquiree the prescribed widlhsof
yawn, or the true compaes of a
Eneeze. :, -.-r-- =. 4
I was passing the front docr this morning
on my way to my room, when my attention
was attracted by the screams of a little girl
who was crossing the street from the OPP
posite walk. She was bonnetiess and shoe-
less, sns her little pinched foot looked blue
and cold through the holes o. her stockings.
Hannah, who was polishing the door-knob,
stopped short in her work, and after gazing
a moment at the child, exclaimed, "Wby,
it's Millyl"
"Who is Millyf" asked. : si~'T
"a little girl that Pete Shaw has taken
from the alms-house. He uses her dread
fully" eesrl -s--zi
Just then the said Pete came in sight
armed with huge whip, and striding wrath.
fully along with the whip half raised IN an
ticipstion Of the torture It was ready to in.
fict. Whether the child saw sympathy in
my locks l am unable to say; but she
sprang up,the steps and chung TO my dress,
begging me in the most imploring tones TO
protect her and send her to her nanny at
the alms-house. Her childish cries only
served to enrsge the man still farther, but
my presence operated ss transientrestraint
upon him, and he bowed surliy as he Or
dered the child to come down into the street.
"come down here, you young imp! pllpay
you for this. You won't kick up all this
row for nothing, you'd better believe" 4
He saw that the passers by were pausing
to observe him, and he was evidently in a