Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1864-04-20
Samuel Rodgers was banker by pro

fession.
The father of Charles Lamb. was ser
want and friend to one of the bachelors
Of the Inner Temple
Campbell was born in the si1ty ty-seven-
tn year of his fathers age, and was the
youngest Of ten children.
CONSERVATION in Respectable Family.
We regret to say that through the
blunders Of country cousin, one of the
irstfamilies in Boston wasrecently thrown
into a state of CONSERVATION and indigna-
ton, which is impossible to describe. For
while serious consequences wereappre-
hended, but after proper restoratives were
applied, and explanation made, the fam
lily were enabled to eat their meals with
the accustomed regularity and relish
The Misunderstanding was caused in q
singular manner, and can, in a measure,
be attributed to the number of military
heroes who infest the city.
1t seems that the cousin who caused
the trouble is a native of Vermont, and
now on a visit to an uncle in this city.
One evening during the recent spell of
cold weather, the only daughter of the
house, young lady of seventeen, whose
delicacy Is part Of her nature, and whose
mind was entirely above earthly things,
with the exception Of the opera, new
dresses and a carriage, remarked one eve
ming in the presence Of her cousin and
her family, without word of warning,
that she was fearful of freezing If she
went to bed
Her mother was about to utter some
expression Of consolation, when the cou-
sin crude that he was) remarked in
loud tone, so loud that every one heard
him
Why don't you take a major to bed
with you?
There was a faint shrek, and Henri
eta was observed to fall senseless on the
plush sofa. Her position was noted,
however, for its grace, and the careful
manner in which her crlnolins was ad-
justed.
'Wrotchr cried the fa.her, you have
murdered my daughter with your yulga-
rity.'
Monster exelai ned the mother, how
could yOu2 and su,h delicate nerves as
she has, too
I swow, yelled the Vermonter, with
doleful look, 4 didn't mean
Silence, sirl' cried the brother, who
had attempted to obtain q commission as
brigadier- general and failed, only because
he once belonged to a home guard and
knew, therefore, too much about militia
ry affairs
Darn it, wont you
No, sir, We will not, cried the enra-
gsd parent. A man that recommends
my daughter to
But 1 didn't mean it screamed the
Yankee, but no attention was paid to his
words.
'She revives-she rovives-tbe shock
has not killed her. the dotiug mother
said, bending over her child and kissing
her
'Itwas cruel blow, but you must
bear up, darling.
'Darnation, won't somebody listen to
me?' cried the perplezed Vermonter. I
didn't mean that Hen. should sleep with
a real live major-one of them malicious
officers. In course I didn't. 1 wanted
her to do as our gals do cold nights.
They heat bricks and put to their feet,
and up in our parts the gals call them
majors. That's what I mean, and what's
the use Of a fuss about it, that's what I
want to know
1T seems that we are laboring under
a mistake, said the head of the family;
but when there are young ladies IN the
room, don't think I'd mention such
things. The young ladies Of the city are
too delicate for such vulgar names.
The Vermonter promised to be more
careful in future, and the family are do
ing well.