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

SVSnteoS'P b'NNeis'
Little jersey Blue and Miss York slept
in the same room together, bat, as fire.
queutly LappeOs, they did not agree the
better for that 1t seems that an old gen
temsn, called in the family Uncle Charles,
had, great many years ago, when they
we're very young, bcqaeathed them each a
piece of land, which when they grew up
they cultivated as garden spot. A creek
ran between them, which abouuded in
fish aud oysters, of which the girls were
excessively foud, and they were eierDally
dispu.ing abou, this matter, thong every
body said there was quite enough for both
Of them. Miss York claimed the whole
creek, because, she said, her piece of
ground was six times as large as the other /;
but little jersey Blue, who had tongue
and temper Of her own, fou,ed such no.
tions. She said that if Uuele Charles was
such fool to give her sister all the lsud
-be was no, SUCH fool as to give up all
the water, and therefore she was resolved
to have her full share Of the oysters. This
bred great contentious between them, iu-
somuch that am sorry TO say they at
last got to pulling caps over tue oyster
bed. HereupOn the friends of the family
iuterftred, and advised them, as they were
both Of age, to go to law abou, the matter,
which many people though, was getting
out Of the frylug-pan into the fire. How
ever, Miss York, being, as | said, good
na'ured, fat spinster, consented to waive
her rights, and both sides referred the
matter to the justice, secretly determining z
in her own MUD to submit, quietly to his
decision, provided 1t vas in her own favor !;
aud thus the affair stood at the period Of
which l speak.
But it is high time say something Of
Cncle Sans youngest daughter, who, be-
cause she slept In the west chamber OF the
house, which was very large, went BY the
name of the Great West, for she was
quite stout of her age, aud had grown up,
as 1t were, like Jacks bean stalk in sin
gle night, and claimed not little on ac-
count Of her great size. Some people
SAID she had rather outsrown her discre-
ti0n, but i, was behiGd her back, for if
she had heard 1t l warrant you che would
have given them sound box on the ear
She Was a Wild, graceful hoyden, tba,
cared nothing for dress, and was all the
while riding on horseback that is, When
she could get one to ride, for CLc.e Sam
was very much afraid she would meet With
some accident, she IOde at such q rate.
But she was fine, higb-spirited girl, an
honor TO the family, and who would make
an excellent wife TO a man that carried a
tight rein, aud sat stiff 10 the saddle.
There were several other daughters, whose
names shall not pariieuiariss in this
place, but who, some Of them at least, will
be noticed by and by.
The time being come, they all appeared
IN their best bibs and fuckers, in the pres.
ence of the old lady, who had thrown open
the great hail Of the union and made up
her mind, for the first time since she Was
married to listen instead Of talk. Uucle
Sam kept at an awful distance, for be had
heard enough about this matter to serve
him all the rest of his life. Being reques-
ted to speak according to their respective
ages, and not Interrupt eaca other, Miss
Virginia opened the case.
She was moderate, diiactic, aud meta
physical; but on the whole, made very
respectable figure on the occasion aud,
as che had rlgh, to do, (beius the eldest
sister, gave the young baggages a great
deal Of good advice about the obey wing
of their parents, loving each other With a
sisterly affection, and preserving the fam
lily union. But when she came to this
par. of her speech, little Garry could stand
1t no longer, but interrupted her in great
passion:
"Union," said she, "marry come up. l
should ike to know wbs, get by the
family union, but cuts instead of cOppers !!
See here, have calculated the value Of
union to fraction, and find that have
lost six aud eight pence Of my pocket
money by i. already"
Then she showed her calculation, which
would have puzzled Mr.. Bowdieh himself,
for she knew no more about cpheribg
than the man in the moon.
well, my dear Carry" said Miss
York, with her usual good nature, sup
pose you have lost six and eight pence,
what then! You have only to stay a.
home next summer, instead Of travelling
about as you do every season, and you'll
save ten times as much Nos do be q
good girl, do, Garry, and uind what youa
parents say to you"
an tell you what, sister," replied Miss
Garry, you'd better 60 and look to your
oyster beds, and let ne alone"
When Miss Virginia bad got through,