Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-09-29
MISCELLANY,
Fashionable Young Ladies.
BY DOUGLASS JERRoLD.

This sudden solutation was addressed b,
Basil to'his sister Agatha Pcnibacker, who
fine, and gauzc-lkc as dragonny hoatcd
into the room, and settled upon sofa.
have told you twenty times" said the
young lady, with face severely set, F." / will
not be called Aggy, it is hidcous'
"Thcn why don't you change it? / say
mother, when you going to consign these
girls to India? markets full here Bless
they hang mackcrcl on EN-" And Basil
laughed sauciIy at Agatha; and Agatha pout-
cd contemptuously.
My dear Basil, thought / heard your
voice; where have you been, you naughty
! child I'm sure your poor sister" Git was
! Monica Pcnnibackcr who spoke as she en-
tcrcd,) "your poor sister might as we'll be
without brother"
That's their opinion, Mic and the
youth was about to chuck Monca's chin, when
Monica drew herself, like poutcr pigeon,
about the familiarity.
When can you address your elder sister as
you ought, Basil"
Come, if you're going to act a domestic
tragedy, shall leave the house, and not take
check to come back" said Basil What
is the matter with you both? Why, you're
as stiff as if you slept on iron, and boarded
w 81
wish you'd some of my troubles. Only yes
thing, that would kill rats as fast as he could
see EN- And that dogs dead Yet look at
me and Basil passed his fingers through
his hair, and with much fortimdc wiped an
imaginary tear from his eye Scrubs de-
parted, yet consent to breathe"
Scrub Bring terriers before ladies :"
said Monica, " don't be so vulgar"
Indeed, Basil" chirrupcd young Aga
tha, you get so low, your sisters must disown
you"
Poor little littcns," cried Basil as he
dropped astridc chair, and shook his head
at the young ladies and sighed" We'll up
pom my life, do wish you were out of this
world ~
&" Basil !" exclaimed the sisters, what a
slight hystcric scream.
&" Basil ~ said Mrs Jericho, in deep re-
proving thunder
" You're too good for this earth, you are
indeed, girls take it in lump, and see what
part of it's beneath your notice What lit
! tie of it's respectable. If it wasn't unmanly,
| could weep to thinl NY supcrfnc sisters
lived in the same wicked vulgar world that
makes black puddings and sells cats meat
My dear Basil, said Mrs. Jericho in a
eXtravagant. And you hurt you sisters YOU
do, indeed man." (and Mrs. Jericho took
breath for long uttcrancc) ga man never so
beautifully shows his own strength rs when
he respects our Softncss.'
" No, indeed" replied the young ladies,
speaking and shaking their heads sympathetic
cally. Now
give whole bank of respect in me,
ma'm,' (and Basil spread his fingers over his
brcast,) "but don't ply pcnn'orth of it to
forged drafts. Now soltncss is one thing
and-my dear parent, 1 am quite prepared to
prove what | say grmmon is another"
{" If you alludc to me, sir" said Monica,
who had evidently made mp her mind for an
apothcgm, permit me at once, for nil to OBJ
serve, that don't know what you mean"
"That's exactly my feelings on the sub
jcct, Monica dear cried Agatha.
Now, children, | cannot endure this 1t
distresscs, ne These little quarrcls irrtatc
me. You know, as | have often said, girls,
[ give up everything fer my children Had
| consulted my own feelings, ! should have
gldcd solitary thing to--to your ia
ther Therefore" (hcrc Mrs. Jericho drew
forth her pocket handkerchief; and both girls
movcmcnt,) " therefore, kiss one another, and
be friends
Z" With all my heart and mouth" said Ba-
sii. '' Come along" iaid lie Gv!dcd ;g amsl
% come along won't bite"
What creature you are, cried Monica,
wiped her eyes as her mother moved her to-
ward Basil
81 dare say" said young Agatha, lifting
herself on her toes to Basil. 81 dare say
now you don't kiss Bcssy Corraways in that
manner"
Bessy Carraways said Basil, and the
blood ran over his face, his mother silently
smiling at the emotion, Bcssy Caraways is
"a" (Basil stammcred, then laughcd) ga
| flower"
No doubt, dear BASIL" said Monica ;
$50 are all young ladies of Bcssy's age; all
flowers"
" But I mean" said Basil the natural
thing. You see my beloved sisters, there are
two sorts of flowers. Now Bessy is /. too
| fine or too good for this world. No. she's IA
flesh aad blood flower, growing upon the
earth, and not thinking it too dirty for her
a flower that gives out the sweetness of her
own natural self, and doesn't think it too
good for other people; and why? Because
she thinks no more about it than rose or lily
or any other blossom that's delicious and does
not know it"
"Upon my word Basil" cried Mrs. Jcr
cho, with joyous emphasis, "you are quite q
poet"
"Should be very sorry ma'am for the res