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

them mode of destroying these trouble
some vermin, not always pleasant or
agreeable. From the period of commenc-
ing housekeeping until now, have never
had occasion to put off the payment OF a
single bill. lean hardly express the NOR
tification l felt at now being sometimes
under the necessity of giving excuses
| instead of money.
had miserable invention at this sort
of work of Imagination, and sometimes
when more than usually barren, got into
a passion, as people do when they have
nothing else to do.
More than once found myself suddenly
turning a corner in great hurry, or
planting myself against the window of a
picture shop, studying it very attentively,
in order not to see certain persons the
very sight of whom is always painful to
persons of nice sensibilty.
Not being hardened to such trifies by.
long use, felt rather sore and irritable.
Under the old regime it had always been
pleasure to hear ring at the door, be-
| cause it was the signal for an agreeable
apprehensions, and sounded like the knell
of dun. In short 1 grew crusty and
! fidgety by degrees insomuch that Mrs.
Sowerby often exclaimed:
"Why, what is the matter with you,
Mr.. Sobersides? Why. declare, some-
t how or other you don't seem the same
man you used to be-"
could have answered, The new Mr.
!. Sobersides has killed the old Mr.. Sober
K sdes'' But said nothing, and only
:, wished her up stairs among the old furni-
ture. p
My system of reform produced anothe
y source of worrying. Hitherto my old fur
P niture and myself were so long acquainte
l. that could take all sorts Of liberties wit
: it. could recline on one end of tho sofa
|. of an evening, or sit on one of the oil
% chairs, and cross my legs on another, witt
le out the least ceremony. But now, toi
w sooth 1t is as much as | dare do to g
w down on one of my new acquantances
t. as for lounge on the sofa, which was tn
ID Cleopatra for which would have lost th
T. world, should as soon think of taking
st nap on a fine lady's sleeve. AS to my Ii
tie rantiple boys, who had hitherto teare
I'd neither carpet, chairs, nor sofa, they hay
or at last been schooled into such an awe
n finery, that they will walk about the parl
al on tiptoe, sit on the edge of chair wi
- trepidation, and contemplate the sofas at
7 distance with profound yeneration, as IL
of approachable divinties. To cap the cl
- max of my system of REFORM to my cas-
oId.shoe friends, who came to see 4
without ceremony, because they felt col
=" Portable and welcome, have gradually b
~ come shy Of my new chairs and sofas, a
the last Of them was fairly locked ont
the house by certain person for sPitt
accidently upon a new brass fender u
NV shone like the sun shone at noon day.
might hope that in the course OF III
~, these evils would be mitigated by the T,
niture growing old and social by degrce
800 but there is little prospect OF this, beca'
49,. it is too fne for common use. The car
od is always protected by an old crum Gle
bis full of holes and stains; the sofas {
,ov chairs are in dingy cover-sIut, except
o,Y4 extraordinary occasions, and fear 4
an will last forever-at least longer tina
= shall.
al [ sometimes solace myself with the a
,o1d cipation that my children may live ]