The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-09-11

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Z e sa5 PARTY.

To give a picnic party a fair chance
of success, it must be almost impromp.
tn: projected at Twelve O'Clock at
night at the earliest, executed at
twelve o'clock on the following day
at the latest and even then the cd Is
are fea. fully against it. The climate
of England is not remarkable for
knowing its own mind nor is the
weather so fixed in its resolve" bat
that a bright August moon, suspen-
ded in a clear sky, may, be lady-nsher
to morn of fog, sleet and drizzle
Then, again-but this being tender.
ground, we will onlyhint at the pos
sibiIity of such q change lady of
the intended party might quit the
drawing room at night i'm the sweet
lest humor Imaginable, and make her
appearance at breakfast in a less aim
able mood, or, perhaps prefer. taking
breakfast in her. own room, from.
which notice husbands sometimes in
fer that such q change has taken
Mr.. Claudius Bagshaw, q retired
silk mercer in the vicinity Of London,
determined, Notwithstanding. all these
, arguments to have a picnic, party on
the twenty -fourtHtof August, his we'd
ding day. On the third of July,
Mr., Claudius BagShaW, after eating
his breakfast and reading theimarning
Post, looked out of his parlor win
dow towatch the horticultural pur-
suits of his better part, Mr. Bag
shaw had become memberof one of
the /" march of-intellect.societies, n,and
was confident that the picnic would
turn out a very pleasant thing, +.
How fortunate we shall be, dear, )"
said Mr.. Bagshaw. &" how happy we.
shall be, if the weather. should he as
fne.on OAR wedding day dis it is now. :"
"True love, replied Mrs BagshawS,,
"but this is only the third Of july,
and as the anniversary 81 our hap
ply day is the, twentyffourth of Au-
gust, the weather may change"
This proposition NJ. Bagshaw did
not attempt to deny. ~
The Bagshaws were the happiest
couple in the world. Being blessed
with the negative blessing Of no off
spring, the stream-of their affections
was not diverted into little channelsi
but ebbed and flowed in one uninter-
upted tide reeiprocallg from bosom to
bosoms They never disputed, they
never quarreIed Yes5they did some
times, but thenit was from an over
anxiety to please Each was afraid
Ito pronounce a choice, ora preference
lest it might be disagreeable to tile
other and hence there occasionally
did arise little chickering's, and fittings,
and mifings, which were quite as I'M
pleasant1ias their effects. and some
times as difficultto settle, as qnarrels
originating Unless amiable causes.
i. e Bat" said Mr.. Bagshaw, refer
z ring.to tie barometer 10 the einstrn-
ment for Indicating the, present state
and probable changes of the weather,
still maintains its elevation; and I tell
. you what, dear, if the weather should
= be preposterotS on the twenty fourth
of August, suppose. instead Of go
ing into the north, as we did last year
we migrate into Kent or Surrey
Instead of dining at Hamstead, as
we did last year., shall we go to Green
I. witch, or 70 Putney, and eat little
. fishes ~. A.et 4s aa.tiiH
Whichever You like, love, was
3 the lady's answer to the so-intended
question
g But put it. to your choice,
DEAR tsb q ia
Either-or neither please your.
sell, love, and you are sure you vii
please me. !" .sTss9
!" Pshaw but it is for the grafifca.
cation of your or. more properly
speaking, for your qualification.
submit to you an alternative for the
purpose of election; and you know
Jane / repudiate indifference, ever