Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1859-04-30

cussed-some hours Il the-7 INES was gone
and dinner over-news arrived of the return
OF the "red shirt" and with him MIR. Bag
shaw, who, fortunately for all parties, except
perhaps, Mr.. Hipgrave. had returned from
Essex day sooner than he had anticipated,
and, his horses having had good deal of ex-
ercise, was at liberty to obey the summons Of
Mrs. Diaper.
Into the particular Of the eciaircisSement
which followed bis arrival we need not enter.
Mr.. Bagsbaw soon found ont how matters
stood be had heard Of the loss of the letter
he wrote, and could explain that his young
friend, Trundle, moreover, had told him the
night before that, his affections being engog.
ed elsewhere, he had made up his mind not
TO have anything TO do with the "widder y
and Mr. b. was too much man Of the world
when he saw Susanna and found out who she
was, to hint at any ulteror purpose in the iu-
PRODUCTION he had proposed to Mr.. Truudle
Nevertheless, be could not avoid mentioning
that the yonng man who Tad "a tung in bis
hedd' was the individual who sighed for aud
was sighed after by Miss Sweetuing, and-ii
agreeable to the lndes-he wund bring him
out TO Thistle Grove next day.
Not only we're the ladies' agreeable" but
Mrs Diaper insisted that Mr.. Bugshuw aud
Mr.. TruDdle should come over early and take
dinner and this point settled, the trio began
to consider in what way they should punish
Mr.. Hipgrave.
"lll tell you what, aunt" said Susanna.
after various propositions had been made and
rejected. ASK him TO come here and dine
too, Just as if nothing had happened. We
can then expose him nicely before witnesses. -
This course was adapted, aud hence the
message which the red shirt delivered, SO
greatly to Mr. Hipgraves satisfaction.
Sunday morning came,-and the bells had
not left otf tolling for church before Mr.. Bag.
shaw and bis young friend were safely housed
at lhIsle Grove. The lovers quarrel was re-
conclled the moment they saw each other
indeed, 1t had been q settled matter the night
before, even to the amount which Mrs Dia-
per meant to give to set up her niece and her
luture husband in a business 10 her own
uelghborhood, with the promise of all she
hau an reVersion. Sunday came, Also to Mr.
Hipgrave. lie could have wished the to.
kens OF a row were still too evident on his
features in spite Of the remedies he had so
diligently applied. However, he determined
10 put the best face he could on the matter,
and il anything were said about his bruises
attribute them to a convenient lamp post.
1t was about twenty minutes past one
when Mr.. Hipgraye, with the air of lord
and master who felt, as Sir Giles Overreac b
says, 'cock sure" sauntered up to the garden
gate of Mrs. Diaper. lie had almost been
given up, and dinner bad been put on the
table, when ring ut the bell told the assem-.
led guests that their victim was at hand
All except Mrs. Diaper hurried into the
back parlor. the door of which was left slight.
ly a,jar, and Mr.. Ilipgrave entered the apart.
Dent
"lm afeared I've ksp you waiting, Mrs
d. he said, as he glanced round him and saw
her ample preparations for dinner; though
his miEd was too much confused, in spite o.
bis swagger, to take in the additional kpiye:
and FORKS, which Indicated anything but Q
tete.a.tete.
"Ob, dear no." said the lady, hridling, al
his evident assurance al should have waitel
all day till you came"
Should you, thongh % said Mr.. Hipgrave
but lii course you would, after what's tool
place between us I'm ruther seedy this
morning, Mrs. ID. overdone with bisness. N,
love il it's all the same TO you, III take
glass of wine before set down to dinner"
"Oh, pray do, Mr. Hipgrave," returned
Mrs. Diaper, in voice OF suppressed passion
which the eX. butler mstook for the trepica
tion OF love-'pray do, pray help yourself"
Mr. llipgrGye did as be was bid poured
out glass of cherry and swallowed it, with
out even drinking the lady's health /: he ther
took another, and becoming somewhat war
mer and more animated by the process, pro
prosed to himself TO take something else--to
in fact, to repeat the salute with which be
had taken leave on the previous Thursday
evening. lie advanced towards Mrs. Dia.
per with that cordial ard amiable purpose
but by this time the lady's rage at his uso
ence had reached its eliminating point.
We have said that Mrs. Diaper was per.
son OF some bulk we might have odded that
nature had endowed her with considerable
strength and when we observe that she lent
the whole weight and force of which she was
capable to the box on the ears which she be.
slowed on Mr.. liipgraye as he approached
bis lace to hers 1t will not be considered sur.
prising that the eX butler staggered halfway
across the room under its infection. Indeed
be only saved himself from tumblinc by
catching at the handle oG the inner room
door but he did this in an evil moment, for
the door itself flew open. and who should be
see before him 5ut Mr.. Bagshaw, Mr.. Trun.
die, and Miss Sweetning
lie was overwhelmed with astoushment
and CONSERVATION, aud which way to turn
was beyond the power of his faculties. He
was, however, spared much consideration. for
Mr.. Thomas rrundle, who bad an cid grudge
to pay oil besides the new one, seized him by
the collar, and shook him so violently for a
few minutes that scarcely breath was left
in his body. Then the lady of the house
broke out upon him,-then Susanna threw in
gibe, then Mr.. Bagshaw hoped his eyes
were better, and then, making a football Of
him down TO the very garden gate, Mr..
Thomas Trundle kicked him into the road,
and disposed him at full length on q couch of
roadside mud.
As he was picking himselfup. there was a
pause in the laughter from the party at No.
/, aud the front window being thrown open.
he heard the voice OF Mrs. Diaper utter these
words:
"rhe next time you're invited to dinner,
If you're going to be married, ask
the first person you meet ifit happens to be
Tbs FIRST OF APRIL."