Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-30

It's san mere nudder lady, sab, say
Banquo, ushering in rather ruddy, Jolly
looking and perfectly at home daughter o
the . GIN OF the sac" The old gentleman
eyed her liberal proportions consulting hi
snutf-box, he answered yes " to the wo
mans inquiry, if he was the gintlemar
wanting the house-keeper.
" Did you read my advertisement, mad.
am"
" Me rade it Not I, faix Mr. Mullony
our landlord was saying till US"
Are you married, too ?''
- Married two? Do look like woman
/ as would marry two No, sur; I'm dacent
woman sur; my name is Hannah Geaughey
Jimmy Geaughey s my husband sur he,
poor man, was sun sthr,tck, by means of fall
ing from cyart, sur"
" Well, madam, that will do I'm sorry
for your husband-one dollar, there it is
you would not suit me at all good morning
madam. Banquo, show the good woman
the door"
" But, sur, I want the place
81 dc not want you-good morning
- Dis way ma am" said Banquo. mar
shalling the woman to the hall.
Stand away, We nagur it's your master
I'm spakin' wild y
Go along, 60 along, woman, go. go, 90 ''
roared the old gent
d" But as / was saying, Mr. Malonev said
says he-who the devil you push'n, you
black nager?'' said the woman grabbing
Banquos woolly top-knot.
Dis wav, ma am, - continued the darkey,
crowding Mrs. Geaughev. while his master
was gesticulating furiously to keep on crowd-
ing her. Finally Banquo vanquished the
Irish woman, and received orders from his
master to admit no more applicants the
place was filed.
That afternoon, old Capt. Winepipes-a
retired merchant and ship-master, an old
bachelor, too, who was in the habit Of ex-
changing visits with Job Carson, slipping
brandy and water, talking over old times and
playing chess-came to finish a litigated
game. and Job and he discussed the matter
of taking care of the widow and children of
the deceased ship builder. At length it was
settled that, if the second interview with the
widow, and an exhibition of her children
proved satisfactory to Job Carson, he should
take them in; if found more than Job could
attend To-
"Why al viii 90 YOU halves job, said
Captain Winepipes.
Next dav Widow Glenn and her pretty
children appeared at the door of Carson's
mansion and Banquo. full of pleasant an
ticipations, ushered them into the retired
merchants presence.
1t was evident at the first glance the old
gentleman gave the group, that the battle
was more than half won.
Fine boy that come here, sir-eleven
years of age. ell ? Your name is Martin
Martin Glenn, eh ? Well, Martin my lad,
you've got big world before you, a fuming,
fussing world-not worth finding out. nor
worth the powder that would blow it up
You've got to take your position in the ranks,
too, mean and contemplate as they are but
you may make good man # the world
don't benefit you, why a-you can benefit
1t; that's the way I've dOne-been obliged
to do it-ain't sorry for it, either, said the
old man, with evident emotion.
Your name is Cynthia, ell p And you
are fine grown girl for your age, surely
Cynthia, you Il soon be capable Of keeping
house, too. You got world before you,
too; wicked. scandalous world world
full of deceit and nHserV-l0ok at your moth
er, look at me. All, well, it's all your own
fault yours, ma am for having thesc-these
membranes, and mine, poor devil for not
having EN-. Cynthia YOU are a fine girl "a
good girl. know. All here's mamma pet,
/ suppose Rose Glenn pretty name, and
pretty girl, too, very pretty Lips and
cheeks like cherries, eyes brighter than Bra
I'll diamonds. Madam, you have got great
treasures here ; a man must be q stupid ass
to call these membranes They are Jewels
Of inestimable value What's my filthy
bank accounts, dollars and cents, houses,
goods and chattels, that fire may destroy,
and thieves steal, to these blessings that
that Col has given the lone widow to
strengthen her-cheer her in the lone path
OF life God is great, generous and just
| see it now palmer than | ever did before
Banquo -
"Yes'r, Ise here, massa.
''Go tell Counsellor Prime to call On me
Immediately; tell Captain WIuepipes to
come over-I want to see'him am going
to make a fool of myself, believe. -
"Yes, sab, I'se gone gorry, guess dere's
sufin gwine to happen to that lady and dem
chil'ns-shuah ~ said Banquo, rushing out
Of the house.
The fate of the ship builders family was
fixed. Job Carson promised-and the wid-
ow, of course. .consented-that Martin Glenn
should become the adopted son of the old
gentleman, Job Carson and that he should
choose trade or profession, which he should
then or later, learn, making the old gentle
mans house as much his home as circum-
stances would permit the two girls were to
remain under the same roof with their moth
er who was at once installed as housekeeper
for the bluff and generous old gentleman.
Old Captain Winepipes insisted or a share
| in the settlement, TO wit that both girls
should be educated at his expense, which
was finally acceded to, adding, that in case
he-Captain Joseph Winepipes-should live
to see Rose Glenn wife, he should provide
for her wedding, and give her a dowry
''Set that down in black and white, Mr.
Prime" said Job, "and that /, Job, Carson
do agree, should live TO see Cynthia Glenn
wife, to give her comfortable start IN the
word--set that down, for | will do it, yes,
will. :" aid the old gentleman, with an en-
phatic rap on his snuff-box.
Ten years passed away; Captain Vine
pipes had paid the debt of nature he did
not live to see Rose Glenn a wife; but, nev-
ertheless. he left a clause in his will. that
fully carried out his expressed intentions
when Rose did m AIRY, some two years after
she arrived at the age of sweet seventeen.
Martin Glenn Carson graduated IN the print
ing Office, and very recently filled one of the
most important stations in the judiciary OF
Illinois, as we'll as chivalrous part IN the
recent war with Mexico. Cynthia was we'd
i kar ~ hn hi a.