The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-12-27


for you know Tn pretty solid. and I shall
want to recline on EN- wheus1 think I'm
likely to surprised by company so he's
made 'cn as large as the room will allow
That painting up there by the door, with
that little lapiS-iG=nh table under it, is
copied from the original Of Rachel's Ma
donna in the Roman Vacuum, the man
said who sold it to me- lie advised NE
to have 1t hung in my boudoir in such a
POSITION that could gaze upon it in my
reflective moments It is religious pic
ture, you know. usually gaze in the
looking glass in my rrJjectire moments !?
Amt you ashamed to tribe upon SO serl.
OTIS a subject, Sir Rasher? / shouldn't
wonder if your habit Of punning led you
ihtC the still worse enc of using profane
language, if you continue to cultivate
such lrrcycrence. You don't see any con
nection between punning and swearing !?
Well, / do; only last week, when | was
telling YOU about the rocks up TO the park,
YOU said " blast EN-" and then went or
pretending you meant blow EN- to pieces
with powder.
I'm going to have yellow satin dress
inc gown, faced with blue. and a blue
cord and tassel, made to correspond with
the sofa and curtains; aud then | shall
expect to spend a good many Of my morn
.lngs here, and have mark hanging out
Of that handsome book there, as if | d
been reading, and | can pass away my
time hemming .rufIes or handkerchiefs,
and when Mrs. Fitz Simmons or any of
my friends call, can slip my work under
this satin cushion, and beg to be excused
/ for receiyiag 'cm in my boudolr, but /
was a little uuwell this morning; which
will probably be the truth, Rasher, for
since I've taken to drinking wine for din
ner, and having dinner so late, and then
sometimes taking birds, or oysters, OF
something for my supper after that, I've
had the headache great deal, and | ain t
near so stout as ] used to be, really,
though look so much fatter YOU think
I'm weigh as much as your prize porker
now? Oh, Rashcr, how can you? but it's
boat, it's mostly bloat l know ] am, |
must be delicate, or why should [ have
such headaches, and such strange sansa-
tons in my diagram? Eat too much
My appetite never was poorer Last night,
ordered tire cook to fry me a sausage,
privately, and bring it up at nine o'clock,
for my supper l hadn't had any for a
long time, and | couldn't think of any
thing else that would relish. II ny ap-
petite wasn't poor, WY should crave
sausage?
However, I don't mind my health so
much for | think can stand it this win
ter, and next summer I shall expect you
to take me off somewhere on tour
Where are we going TO licc? Why, all
over the house, | suppose. These things
are too fiue for use? Of course don t
. expect you to pull off your boots in the
rarlors, nor lounge there after you're
f hone from business, unless there's com
pany. As you're SO prejadced against
; furnaces, there's a crate in the basement
, dIning-room, and you can take your paper
/ and 20 down there after the silver and
, China's cleared away. If you want to so
i to bed before the companys gone, you
can 90 up the back stairs and get to our
, room. And where will be? I'm sure
t you cont need me, when you're mostly
, reading the newspapers of evenings, any
t how; and, as you cant bear half the peo-
2 pie that visit me, why, when you don't
t feel like seeing company, you can have a
i! nice time all by yourself. You think
! parties, and operas, and late hours don't
agree with you; but I'm sure they do
t with me and Of course you don't expect
, me to giyc!em up on your account. No;
; but YOU wish the house wasn't SO big, or
, had some little corner you could callhome. :.
. Fie. Rasher isn't the whole Of it ours,
; and Of course our home think you're
, real ungrateful not to be satisfied, after
I've taken so much pains to make you
, comfortable. Our bedroom is just as
= splendid as any room in the house; there 5
, lace on the bottom of the pillow cases,
2 and lace curtains lined with the sweetest
, pink silk, and Severed China washba
2 sin, and all kinds of fxiugs; more'n you
can use, or [ either, for that matter; IN
fact, | don't know the names of half the
: things, nor what they're meant for; and
: I'm sure YOU ought to be contented with
so much, and everything 50 nice; and
4; row, my dear, while think Of it, let me
? caution you not to throw your coat on
? that countcrpane when you take it off,
and not to wear your dusty boots inside
the chamber, for the carpets a white
ground, and will show the least bit Of
? dirt; and to turn down the spread when
! you get into bed SOS your breath won't
{ stain the edge of it; ard | guess YOU
might as well not meddle with the toilet
' table aud glass at all, but have little
: ,,,irrnr mt nm In the closet for Won see,