Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-04-12


to his wits end. Like most other social
hypocrites, he was a coward, and stood
In mortal awe of Mrs. Grundy Now
Mrs. Grundy is not to be hoodwinked,
which made it much harder for him, be-
ing of defective conscience. So, although
pitifully transparent, he thought he had
the old lady effectually blindfolded; and,
to keep her so,.and at the came time make
permanent discount of these encumbran.
ces, was what disturbed his digestion on
this particular night. At length, some
anodyne of decision seems to have settled
over him. His nerves relax, the region
of wakefulness is passed, and villainy
slumbers. But knavcry is vigilant. An
unquiet conscious tongue, being truthful
revelations of heart, which beats in
disguise for the daylight world. Too
much disturbed, to be incorherent, his
mutterings were in full, articulate, vowels
and consonants; unmindful that there
were clear young ears, within the next
room, with but full, well meaning ven-
tilator between!
"If | send these young ones to the poor
house. shall be mobbed. If | send
them to the Orphan Asylum, 1 shall be ex-
communicated If l don't do anything
with them they'll be racing all over the
country in rags, publishing me. Goo
good your character stands too high for
thatD If | put them out to trades they
will be running here in sunbonnets and
and cowhide boots, disgracing me. Humph!
What have ever done to be tormented
with poor relations p groaned the good
man, swearing very easily in his sleep.
Here an echoing voice interrupted him
i'll his vagaries. "Why Toogood it's
easy enough to get rid of these paupers.
Send them off. Out of the country Out
of hearing Put them out"
"A capital idea Mrs. Toogood! But
suppose they should come back %
They'll not come back if you hear to
me-"
"Well it takes woman to devise, -
now yawniug himself fully awake. "But
| was just dreaming There's that girl
she's pretty. Fix her up, | shouldn't be
be much ashamed of her p
Yes indeed bring her up to
eclipse our girls Never! If there's a
good match to be had want my girl to
stand the first chance. If Charles hadn't
been so literary and bought so many
books and pictures, he needn't have failed
Here, we have done nothing but drudge
and earn money, money, money and now
must needs spend it on these little wretch
es ! Put them out say Off somewhere
You can give out that they are away tt
be educated"
At this, the deep solitude of the mex
room was disturbed by slight rustic, thu
deep darkness penetrated, by the clenchint
of little fist. A stout hear. was resolv
ing not to be 'put out"
but they might make trouble for u
afterwards" soliloquized Mr.. Tooeood
chang around begging. and betray US.
have a great mind to keep that bo.
and put him in the store, He might b
f useful to me-"
"No! No! man If you keep one
you will have the other cousining around
t mortifying Celestia and Tom. Bette
march them off, bag and baggage"
"They are too proud race to cousin
l believe" replied Mr.. Toogood eth
boy was fierce as Nero, when told hin
to sell his mothers picture"
The next morning at breakfast, Hon
Mr.. Toogood announced that the famil
. would adjourn to the back parlor, as h
had something to say to them. When al
were duly seated, he began by announcin
to the orphans that he was about to tax
a journey, and they must prepare to az
y company him. Proceeding to tell theI
o that he was going to find places for then
= he harrangued them, monkishly, upo
D. their respective Christian duties, as brotl
n er and sister. upon the deep gratitud
7. they should feel in possessing such goo
IT uncle and aunt, to look out for them an
g ended by declaring that few, very fe'
d we're left as well off as they Durir