Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-05

and, as II were, almost cut them III tHo'
There was Miss Pen, bouncing girl, in a
Quaker bonnet, = plain, industrious crea-
ture, but a great belle just about this
time, because she had big voice, held
the purse-s,rings, and carried mighty
sway 10 the faulty, insomuch that the rest
Of the sisters cOmPla ned, that, for several
years past, Uncle Sam aud bis wife had
spent more money GU her than all the rest
Of the girls put together. Pen had a
charming face, and an agreeable aspect;
but if YOU looked at her back, she Was
rather Dutch built, as they say.
Then there was Mss Virginia, the eld-
est OF the girl., who, | confess, was great
fAvOrite o, mine, though little proud, aud
on the shady side Of thirty. She was an
independent baggage, who always thought
for herself and acted for her.olf. She
took her own way in every thing, and went
quietly to work, without scolding or ma
king a hubbub in the family, except on
very especial occasions. always thought
her a cir. Of excellen, principles, aud
looked upon her as one Of the main stays
Of Uncle Sans family, which she often
presided over with dignity and discretion.
Virginia was % great hand a, the spinning
jenny and weaver s-beam, but she was
fond Of rural economy, and delighted i'll
the Innocent ard geu,ie excitemeuts Of
country life. Above all, she knew her
own mind, which is an excellent thing 10
man or woman: aud it was said correctly,
you always know where to fad her, to
wit, at home.
There was also Miss York, the largest
Of the family, a buxom, easy-rempered
creature, who had SO many employments
about the house that she did not fy into
passion when Que Of them was interfered
With. If she had any fault, it was that of
not knowing her own mind for one-half
an hour together; though, in justice to
her, | must observe that she accounted
for these frequent charges from north to
south, and east to west, very lngeuiously.
She was perfectly independent, she said
aud girls that could do as they pleased had
a right to change their opinion as often as
they pleased, or where was the use of be-
ing ones own mistress The rest Of the
girls often tsunted her with this, but she
got off very well by say ing it was better to
be a feather, blown cut by the wind, than
au old rusty weather-cOck, which, IT II
oace got wrong, remained go to the eDd Of
time. Probably one reason why Miss
York seemed sometimes to float about, as
it were, without rudder or compass, was,
that she grew so very large that when a
notion sprang up 10 one eud Of her head,
1t was so Tar to get TO the other, that 1t
died Of old age before it arrived there
aud so, when au Impulse walked up in her
heart, body o NE if | don't suspect it
fell fast asleep before it arrived at the ex-
tremi,ies. WLIle it was glowing 10 one
place, the other remained quite cool; aud
1t seldom or never happened, that every
part If this stout spluSter was uuder the
same impression at one aud the same time.
Now your little people, ike Miss Rhoda,
another Of Uncle Sans daughters, are not
subject TO such contingencies. A spark
Will Sc, them on ERE from the roof to the
cellar, aud the smallest atom of little To-
cal interest, like stone thrown Into a
puddle, will agitste them from the centre
TO the circuu iereIce. 1t is next TO imp pos
sible to make q very large person angry
all over at the same time, while the prick
of pin will convulse 4 little, contentious
body, like Miss Rhoda. Thought it meet
to Bay thus much in behalf Of a young
woman, with whom l have long KEEP, CON-
pauy, and for whom, confess between
ourselves, l have a sueakiug k!uduess !;
more especially as some Certain persons,
who owe oil their consequence to her pat
ronage and good will, have lately taken
upon themselves to disparage her before
Uncle Sam and the old woman more than
once. | maintain that she can hold up
her head on every occasion aud everywhere,
with any Of Uncle Sans girls, aud snap
her fipgers at her detrsctors, who are 10
better than they should be; aud indeed
no, half SO good, for that matter.
Ga one side Of Miss York sat sly little
toad, Miss Connecticut; hard name for
a spiuster, but never mind, young ladies
always live in hopes of getting rid Of such
eucumbrances; and tie other, tight,
small affair of a damsel, known among
the family as little Jersey Blue, from her
having a couple Of beautiful blue eyes as
ever looked through q pair of spectaeles.
Little Conn, as she was called, was nigh
ty snug, steady going girl; little prinky,
but not averse to a training or a thanks
giving frolic. There was nothing she
loved like sparkling Of Saturday hight ;
and nothing she abominated like travelling
on Sundays, unless to church to be msr-