The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-10-03

her Justice, / believe from eorrect
and rational view of the subject dis
couraged my project. I was only the
more determined. So caused my holar
est old house to be painted = bright
cream collar, that it might hold up ITS t
head against the scuryy lottery man.
"Bless mei'' qnoth Mrs. Smith
sswhat is the matter with this room !
it don't look as it used to-"
s.Why what under the sun have you
done to thisroom ?'' cried Mrs. Brown.
s.Protect me !" exclaimed Mrs. White
.swhy, I seem to have got into strange
room. What is the matter e.
Z. You haze killed the inside Of your
house - said Mrs. Sowerby; by pain
ting the outside such a brightcolor." !"
It was too true; this was my first
crime. Would / had stopped there =
but destiny determined otherwise. 1t
happened unfo ortunntely that my front
parlor carpet was Of q yellow ground.
It was, to be sure, somewhat faded by
time and use, but it comported very,
welfwffh tho unpretending sobriety KS rs
nv house, under the old ..reginies &
But. t.he case was altered now, and the
BRIGHT cream color of the outside killed
the dingy yellow carpet within. 80 \
bought new carpet of fine orange
Ground, determined that this should
| not be killed. 1t looked verys fne and
and I was satisfied that I had done the hset'
business effectually,
..Bless my soul!'' cried Mrs:
what sweet, pretty carpet!
"Save us % exclaimed Mrs, BrotE
swhy you look as fine as twopence @
Protect us!' cried Mrs. Sowerby
what fashionable affair Then cast
! ing a knowing look around the room
she addedin a tone of hesitating candor
sbut don't you think, somehow or other
1t kills the curtains"
Another murder thought L wretch
: that I am, what have / done? What i:
done cannot be undone; but L Cal
: remedy the affair. So bought new
Q suit of yellow curtains. I'll twig Mrs
: Sowerby now.
d Mrs. Sowerby came tho very mex
g day.
: well, T declare, now this is charm
v ing! never saw more tasty curtains
! But nv dear Mr.. Sobersides, someho1
p or other, don't you think they kill tn
4 walls ?
Murder again d! Four stone wall
>, killed at blow But I'll get the bette
!. of Mrs. Sowerby yet. So l got tn
walls colored as bright as the curtain
- and bade her defiance in my heart th
10 next time she came.
: Mrs. Sowerby came as usual. Ill
:, whole life was spent in visiting abo'
. everywhere, and putting people out
= conceit with themselves.
- She threw up her eyes and her hand
-, We'll, l declare, Mr.. Sobersides, "
have done wonders. This is the re
:. French white-which, by the way, II
unlearned readers should know
= yellow. But continued the pestile
30 woman, don't you think these color
walls kiLI the chairs
Worse and worse Here are twel
innocent old arm chairs, with yell
satin bottoms and backs, murdered
four unfeeEng French white sto
walls! But there is a remedy for
-, such things but death. So forthw
procured a new set of chairs as yell
;ne as custard,, and snapped my 1in!g
,k IN defiance at MfsSSowerby thess
time she came.
,,o But, alas what are all the td&'er
of man! Dust, ashes, eml
10 ness, nothing. Mrs. Sowerby was
{y yet satisfied. She thought tbs cha
rea beautiful.
.bv But then, my dear friends;' she
i after an appalling pause, my d