Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-11-18
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when he came round with the champagne
The benevolent host--the mirthful Buszard
the polite Sharples-even the stately Skrim-
shire. encouraged this disposition; he re-
covered his spirits, and though be did not
venture to say anything that was particular
to his fair neighbors, his looks were quite
as expressive as the most high-fown con-
versation.
i If there is any misunderstanding, be
thought, "it must be explained by-and.
BY"
j The explanation, however, was nearer
than he expected. -,4- ..a
| The dinner was over-the dessert handed
round-Flinders and his fellows had with
drawn, and Mr.. Bcddington desired that the
wine should circulate in the old fashioned
family way. ,-sry $50
"A bumper!" said Buzzard, filing Mr..
Beddington's glass, and the example was
universally followed.
| Mr.: Beddington rose.
| II shall have to return thanks, sup
pose," said Augustus to himself; Il hope
the old buffer won't be long"
/ "Itis seldom" said Mr. BeddiDgton, in
a much more natural tone than when we
heard him quoting from the Times, while
his features wore peculiar expression sit
is seldom that it falls to the lot of man to
have to communicate to his relation and
friends an event of greater Importance than
that Of which 1 am about to inform you.,"--
Clear !! hear! from Mr.. Buzzard. 1.-THE
greatest happiness parent can know is the
happiness of his children. To see them es4
tablished in that condition of life which his
own experience tells him is alone condu-
Give to--to-to happiness, is all he desires.
Nothing, therefore, is more fatterng to .
parents vanity nothing more grateful to
his feelings, than to be assured that the
choice which they have made is unexcer-
tionable. Il speak" continued Mr.. Bed
dington, with animation, ''of moral worth,
of social value, without reference to the
worlds lucre, GOA devilish liberal old
boy said Augustus ''But when that is
supperadded," Mr.. Beddington went on,
smiling, "their effect is, I need not say,
materially enhanced" Cheers from Mr..
Buzzard and the Messieurs Shanks. y
("What's he aiming at now? hope he
doesn't think I've got money" muttered
lOuA fouuS AneIc Is, ITleuuS, b
gentleman in this company augustus
looked hard at the sponge-cake before him)
can individual who has honored us with his
society on the present occasion-one who,
though but recently stranger to the circle
which he has entered to adorn"-(the cast
in Augustus's eye intensified here into a
squint. aud his whiskers, Ii possible, grew
redaer)-''has made himself so advantage
ously known to that circle, that not to ex-
press satisfaction, not to give vent to feel
ings of delight, would betray want Of per-
| ception as obtuse as it would be ungratcful.
: My gratitude, in point of fact has only one
limit-a limit imposed, I have no doubt, by
the difiaence which more than all bis other
superior qualities marks the character of
our distinguished guest. But let him con-
quer that difhdence. He is now amongst
friends, all of whom are infinitely informed
of every circumstance tina. has taken place
in this house since first he set foot in it
: Mr.. Augustus Headlong will possibly have
to explain to me, to them, and more partic-
ularly to my daughters, which of the Miss
Beddingtons he intends to render happy by
: bis choice, since he last night did them the
uOuOT " propose 10 ALL FOUR
There was no cheering at the close of this
speech, as the words fell hard, and dry and
cold, on the tympanum of the junior Treas
ury clerk. He had been gradually awak.
ing to the consciousness of Beddin gton's
meaning, and the last sentence settled the
point. His eyes swan, his knees knocked
: together; there was noise in his ears as Of
fifty Strand omnibuses but he managed to
get on his legs-the legs that had once been
t his pride-and then he tried to speak. He
: might as we'll have tried to sing his throa
: was filed with something drier than sawdust
: There was nothing left for him but to bolt
9 and reeling, stumbling, driving, he stagger-
j ed out of the room, amidst inestinguish abe
screams aud roars of laughter.
a 1t was long before the Beddingtons forgo,
this adventure, and we are not quite sure
d that, in spite of it, the young ladies left of
flirting with each others lovers. Matilda
f sometimes thought she might have done
0 worse than have kept Augustus to herself
for. after all. she argued, it was more the
: fault Of papa's champagne than his natural
1 inclination. She was confirmed in this o.
pinion when her brother Charles came home
0 one day with the news that Mr. Headlong's
: aunt was dead, had disihherited her two ell
0 der nephews, and left all Der money to Au.
d gustus. And when she afterward saw his
y marriage in the papers she thought with q
: sigh on the old provefb,
h "L'HoMME PRoPosE-Kr DtEu DISPOSE p
Il MARKED CARDS. lesson for screen
: Horns. "A party Of thieves were arrested
; in Rochester, n. Y, few days ago: The
' Democrat says:
Among the articles found on the prison
ers above referred to, were two packs Of
playing cards, accompanied by the following
directions. which we print for the benefit Of
such deluded persons as are occasionally
tempted to take hands against gamblers. -.
The first is printed slip apparently sent
by the manufacturers of the cards to the
black-leg purchasers. 1t reads thus:
''For &ze.-Place the four Aces, Kings.
Queens, sc together. Look at the place
marked size on the sample card sent with
this you will observe that there is varia.
ton in each figure. commencing with the
Ace, and SO on down to the Deuce. When
: learnt, each card can be told, as we'll BIZ
the back as the face"
Another piece Of paper containing addi-
, tional directions, reads as follows:
'iThese are marked on the Spread urir, :