Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-08-11

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put on all his clothes; and as for what he
eats, if 1 did not sit by him, he would put
| salt in his tea, sugar on his chop, and mince
up raspberry jam with his poached egg.
Indeed, am regular guardian angel to
him, in small things, and he knows it.
When he was pretty sensible, and alive
to what was going on, it was always,
Patty does that for me; Patty knows
what like; Patty, am to do this?" and
| so on. a.
And Robert, too, he says he does not know
what his brother would do without me
Once he said, but hope nobody will think
me vain, Robert does not often say such
things, bit when he does he means 1.-THE
said, Patty, you never look so pretty in
my eyes as when you are looking after my
brother" There now l have told it.
hope | shall be forgiven If | acknowledge
often repeat this to myself and often wish
| could hear Robert say 1t again. 1t gives
me. such thrill and here, notwithstand-
ing, Lam trying to get his brother out OF
the house. ..
OF course 1 could say no more after that
answer of Erasmus. Twenty Mrs. Arun-
dels might have tormented me in vain.
Patty" said Erasmus, suddenly, "sup-
pose we have tea"
"a tea the kettle will be up at athalf-past
eight" f.
" | mean people--a party to tea. Send
home for fruit and flowers" ,. ........ ....
"Who am / to ask ?" said /, solemnly and
severely, feeling what was coming
Mrs. Arundel" he answered, without
the least shame or blush.
Hop ! exclaimed, in voice that was
made up of pettishness, Mysteries and sar-
casm. . Ho because she is so clever, |
suppose" -....
"She is not the least clever. hate clever
women; don't you, Roberto"
"AbOminate them," answered Robert.
"You may ask some more, Patty. Send
home for cakes, wines, and jellies."
So there | was pinned down to invite that
wom-person to tea.
went to contide my sorrows to Pet.
" | shall come to that tea-party also. 1t
will be too late for baby, but l will bring
my old thing"
"The squire dimes when we have tea,
Pet. Don't, for goodness sake, ask him to
do such thing"
II have wish to be of that party. Oil
yer has wishes always like mine. / think
Patty has another match-make on hand"
The mischievous thing! And from her,
too. Ungrateful Pet. Match-make, in
deed! AS if shall ever make II atch
again. No, indeed; let me get Erasmus
safe out of Mrs. Arundels clutches, and
won't have a pair of lovers ever near me
again.
Robert" says Pet, in a whisper, that
evening. when she came down to tell me
that she and her !old thing" could think
of nothing but the doctors tea-party, ant
to ask when it was to take place. ''Robert
this once so good Patty is covetous. She
will not let your brother marry. She wants
his estate"
ITO be sure" answered Robert, laugh
ing; 'that's just it. Now / can account fol-
her dislike to the pretty wid-Mrs. Arun-
she will not even permit me, Pet, to men,
tion her name."
took no notice of either of them, and
let them laugh on. A pretty thing, indeed
to accuse me of not helping Erasmus to
want him to marry, poor dear fellow, some
one who will take care fhim. But who in
the world is there fit for him?
Mary Macoll was Just the least In the
world too giddy. And Lucy Hatchard was
too delicate. He must have strong, active,
sensible wife, one who will take care that he
does not get his death of cold star gazing, or
blow himself up bottling, or starve himself
by forgetting to eat.
Learning is doubtless wonderful bless
ing, and one ought to be very proud if one
hassuc clever relative as Erasmus. And
l am sure am proud. But, goodness gra-
cious me, what plague it is after all, and
what geod does it do one to know what
people did formerly, and what people are
going to do hereafter To my mind, one
had better be thinking what one is about
oneself. ....i+.-.
Which reminds me of the doctors tea.
party. OF course, if Pet would come, and
would bring the squire, why must set
about having things altogether in first-rate
order. .,
l must have the drawing room carpet up
for one thing, and put up the clean cur
tains, and the summer chintz. And I
must send over to Windtalls-Erasmus'
house-for flowers and fruit, and game and
fish; and am sure Molesworthy-hi cook
and housekeeper-will come and help. But
first must see whom to invite.
Dear me, now, if it was not for that WON
person, how | should enjoy Erasmus tea
| party. -...,... .......,.
will have young Knowles, and pretty
Lizzy Thompson, because have lately seen
symptoms. Put. what in the world am 1
thinking of. No more lovers for me, thank
| you. | am disguised with the whole race
of lovers, and think love-making, espec-
tally the love-making nowadays, quite
| disgraceful. ... .,., 81. ,.,..''. H..
| The eyes Mrs. Arundel makes, and her
helplessness! as if she had fewer arms and
legs than other people. She may be pretty
| Well, she is pretty. Idon't deny that. And
oh dear me, though l am not learned, and
| have too much to do to study history and
astronomy, and all that, yet know it is a
| fact that all learned clever men choose
| silly pretty wives. Some say it is because
they do not like, rivals, but my belief is,
that all their senses being occupied by the
past and the future, and their wits bent on
| discovering what people did formerly,
which does not seem half so pleasant as
| what we do now, they have no Judgment
lett for everyday matters. Their thoughts
always occupied with dry out-of-the- way
| 0bscurities, they are instantly smitten with
pretty face. They think they have made
| discovery, when all the while people with
half their brains have found out that ''hand-
some is as handsome does,n and don't see
any beauty in the face of goose. .,''., '-Il
A goose! She is not goose. She is a
clever, artful, scheming, designing woman
| person mean. g. ..,.yS .,y ~.
Erasmus never concocted mixture of
bottles more carefully than she is planning
and plotting mixture Of devices how to
+ will ask, as a foil, the lovely Ellen
Wyatt. No; she Is engaged. If Pets sister
was only here now. But she is too young.
''Come, Patty, Patty, "Tsaid to myself show
you are wasting time. Write your invita-
tiohs, and be done with It," 4'' t'''G
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