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

unpleasant remarks, and make me feel
unhappy the first night in the new house.
| suppose it makes little difference how
fast things get spoiled, as well have to
have new furniture about once year, if
ge,wish to keep up appearances SO, if
YOU want to sleep in your boots, sleep in
EN-. for all care. Come, let's go down
to our first dinner I've had the new
plate put on, and the new porcelain. I
took our coat -of-arms to the factory, and
Lad porcelain manufactured with it on ev-
cry piece. ] tola Thomas to put 1t all on
10 niefis, same's if we had company. /
want to get used to it, you see.
Bless me, Rasher! You liked to have
poked YOUR arm right through that lace
drapery, getting into bed. Did you no.
tee how surrcptitious Thomas looked
when he waited on US tonight? He made
me feel uncomfortable lie thinks be-
cause he's been with the Greens and the
parkcrs he can turn up his nose at US.
I wouldn't keep the fellow at all, polite
as he seems to be, if it wasn't that ] want
to learn Of him how to have thin gs de
Rigor, as they say about the ceremonies
with the Prince of Wales. If I'd have
thought it would have done any good to
have asked him, I'd have hurried up my
party when he was here. Do you know,
Mrs. De Witt actually went to the ball.
If we'd made our fortune fve-years ago,
we d a been one Of the old families by this
time, and IRE might have been asked.
What's that? You can't make whistle
out of a pigs tail? Well who wants to?
I'd be just as good as Mrs. De Witt, if | d
have begun a little earlier in life. But
as | was saying, | want to keep Thomas
until after the party; he'll be a perfect
Jewel Of d help, and if there's any mat
ters I'm in doubt about | can ask him.
[ amt obliged to see his impertincnce as
long q is policy to keep him, and | in.
tend to get used enough to keeping Z
man waiter against | let him 90 to know
how to keep the next enc id his proper
place. For the lands sake Rasher, you'll
snore all the lace off that pillow case il
you snOrc in that style: Amt your even
going to be allowed to snore in peace IL
your splendid residence? La, yes as
loud as a steam-engine if you want to
but do Try and keep awake a little while
while Fm actually talking. The tailor's
got the live;ies all ready for Thomas and
John; and tomorrow the new carriage is
coming home. Have you seen it? Yes
And is the coat Of arms sufficiently con.
spicous Day after tomorrow, if the
weather's fine, Will be an event in my life
I'll be handed into my own carriage, and
have a footman standing on that little
what-do-yo -call-it there behind, and John
a driving in a coat with six capes, and
our family device upon the door. l shall
make all the calls | can think Of Ha
cut won't Mrs. De Witt be mad 4! They've
been obliged to give up their carriage
lately, and 70 see ME in mine will make
her friahtfuily envious; but she'll keep
as pleasant as a basket Of chips, and nev.
ar let on: The next day I'll drive down
to Stewards to buy myself dress for the
party. I've often, in old times, when |
went away from there in the sixpenny
buses. euvied the ladies, and the clerks
carrying out their parcels, and putting
them on the seats so kiilingly polite
never expected, in those days, to ever bc
there myself with two servants in capes
and bands around their hats, aud coat
of,arms on the door. What did YOU say
q Honor 70 whom honor is due" | may
thank the rise in pork for my rise in life
l declare, Rashcr, if you don't quit poll
inc pork under my nose, yea shall never
have any more fried tender-hno nor roast
spare-rib so long as l have table set il
my house. Now don't get the nightmare
to night, and tear down my pink silk cur
tains about our ears. That would-be
getting-thc wrong-pig-b the ear
There he goes snoring off again with thai
hateful word hardly over his lipsl Well
well, well ! may as we'll compose myself
(To be contiRucd.)