Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-02-02

! got doctor hitched on before his name /
ixpict Marthas SO big you can't tech her
with ten foot pole. But law she needn't
try to put on extras with me / know em
all, root and branch egg and bird and she
burst into the room, carrying her basket and
bandboxes.
The blinds were drawn, and Aunt Sally's
foot struck against an ottoman, which
brought her down, basket bundles and all to
the floor. The cover of the basket flew open
cut rolled seven dozen of eggs-most of
which were smashed by the fall, but some
were in good state of preservation.
"Consarn tt" cried aunt Sally, struggling
from the ruins, "there goes seven dozen of
eggs And l brung em here to git thirty
cents dozen; they hain't but fifteen at
Brownsville What on airth do you have
your house so dark for3 Anybody SICK or
dead, or gwine to bel 1t smells mouldy
here Do open a winder, so can see an
inch before my nose !"
My mother, red and discomposed, threw
open blind. Aunt Sally rushed up to her.
"Why, Martha, how tickled am to see
you You look as natural as life, only it
seems to me you begin to show your age
WALL taint to be wondered at a woman
that's brung up so many children as you
have, when she gets to be fifty year Old will
naturally begin to look old And here's
jim, l declare why how you've crowd !
But must say you hain't crowd handsome!
The Brown family hain't apt to. He's
going to be the express image of his gran
ther-haint be, Martha. jest the same
drop to his under jaw But who's these
ere people here Some of your city friends,
l reckon 2" .
Mrs. Leory lifted her eye glass, and sur
veyed aunt Sally with an i'll concealed con-
tempt.
"Ho! no reckon you're nigh sighted,
marm; thought so the mint seed your
eyes. Eyes that is kinder faded out, and
reddish like yourn, is apt to be weak. Ever
tried rose leaves stepped in milk ?"
Mrs. Leory arose, and drew her skirt
around her. Her face was as red as her
eyes, She spoke very pointedy.
81 think | will De going. Mrs. Brown,
you have other company vastly more anu
sing"
My poor mother stammered out some
thing, and followed the ladies into the hail.
Aunt Sally brought up the rear, crying out :
"You'd better do something for your eyes
rite off! They look dreadfuly l can see
it clean here p
My mother drew my aunt back.
Il will show you up stairs now, if you
please" said she.
"Oh no! don't keer about seeing your
house just yet. There'll be time enough for
: that; for if l like Boston, kalkerlate to
stay four or five weeks I'm tired now
them pesky keers has eanamost shook me all
to pieces. And then your roads here are so
rocky, got all jounced up If lived here,
I'd have all the rocks picked out of the
roads if had to do it myself"
, seized my hat and left the house. I was
=. too much excited to stay in aunt Sally's So
ciety any longer at present. Anything was
. better than staying at home with her.
l rushed down the first little street that
offered but my course was soon stopped by
crowd, among which the star of the po-
liceman shone conspicuous.
81 say didn't do it !" Cried somewhat
, familiar voice, pitched on an extremely high
Q key. "I'll tell you / didn't tech it; and il
\ you don't let me alone, I'll knock you down
by hockey! Hallow there's my cousin jim
+ He knows me, and he'll tell you that I'm
f jest as honest a feller as the day is long!"
| shuddered. Here was another of my
. relatives and at little distance l recog
). tnized the glossy tile of Dick Van Voorhies
!. -Flora's brother.
h 81 say jim !" criedmy cousin, Tom Brown
!. fourishing his arms at me, 'come here thi:
' mint, and tell this man l hain't pick
! pocket l say, Jim !"
II don't know you'll" stammered /; anC
4 taking a step backward, l stumbled over thu
t stand Of candy and apple-woman, upset
b ting the whole concern, and myself besides
n The woman was angry, as she had right tt
n be and she called me some very hard names
in a very strong brogue, and hit me two
;, severe blows with long handled, two quar-
S noggin!
e i scrambled to my feet and fled, hearing
Inc 7 fha fattpripn rppnarly from a hy
stander:
e "He looks more like a pickpocket thar
# tother one! Shouldn't wonder if he wa
:, the one He's got real hang-dog expres
,r sion."
I plunged into the first cross-street tina
D. offered, and came upon George Seaward,
: young sprig of the aristocracy, with whom
" had an acquaintance. He gave me q segar
i. and we walked up the street together, smok
h. ing, and making remarks on the ladies w
ID met.
ye A coal cart came rafting along, and
ly rusty voice sung out.
10 "Hallo if there hain't cousin Jim Brown
n. Jim, I say, look up here and see Sam Smith
won't you9 Shake hands with feller, do;
n- and he extended toward me paw which
s. for size, would have fitted Hercules, ano
ct for color, an Ethiopian.
maui a oSNA5O iibu thS p"Sh ~
In house, the inmates of which set dog o
I'd me, and inspired by the stimulus of hi
ot bark, managed to escape into another yaro
Id by Ginning over the fence, and leaving m
if hat and coat-tails behind me as a Soarenir!
be In my mad fight through yard No. 2
es nearly overturned young woman who wa
,rs hanging clothes on a line. opened m
mouth to apologize, but she seized me b
nj the arm with an exclamation of delight.
nd "Why, Jim Brown, declare don't yo
of know me2 Me, your cousin Nelly2"
he l broke from her; and no grass grew III
der my feet until was safe in my own chan
to ber / sunk down completely exhauste
ed wondering if the entire population of Bostc
ny consisted of my relations.
ad Suddenly, / remembered that was goin
er, to the theatre that night with Flora. mu
ad put my hair in papers, and perfume n
moustache. 400
nd AT dinner, Aunt Sally eyed me curiousl
ed and asked me what I'd got my hair ROLE
my up for. She guessed there was going to
Mt | a quilting somew here's she said NV mot