The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-10-20
MISCELLANY.



The trunks were packed and corded.
and the carpet bags were all piled up
in the corner OF the capacious old fash
ioncd hall,
How melancholy they looked, those
cmhlcms of parting and adieus. Not
even the merry laughter of the two or
three young girls who welc gathered round
"A stolwart handsome fellow of about thirty,
could entirely Danish an impalpable some,
thing Of sadness from the scene. Cousin
Jack was going away, the general mis-
chief, maker, toImcntor and tease OF the
whole family, and old Mr.. Chester, sit
ting by the distant window, wiped his
spectacles every five minutes, and declared
petlishly, that the type of the evening pa
per was II terrible trial TO his old eyes.
"Aye,you mly laugh, girl, said Jack,
applying himself vigorously to The relrac
tory lock Of Il portmanteau. "perhaps
You may one day discover it isn't such
laughing matter. Think of the 'o,s the
whole family is going 10 sustain in my de-
parture.'
"But you'll come back soon, Jack,
DEAR" coaXed Minnie Chester, the prct-
ticsi and most rogui>h of all his cousins
and the one who kept up fine of plac-
! teal jokes and girlis!i tricks at his ex-
pensc.
There she sat, on the biggest trunk Of
| the collection, the brown curls hanging
about her round face. and her eyes
, flashing with curious mixture Of fun
and teais.
, 'I'm not so certain of that, Miss Min.
ME, - said Jack d"ci-ivcIy. III -ucccod
| in finding Il location to suit me. shall
probably decide to settle permanently ai
! lhornville, ard iuin landed p,oplictor
ON my own account
"OnlY imagine our Jack Il gentleman
of property !" laughed Minnie, appeal.
ing TO her sisters.
81 don't see anything 50 very ridiculous
in the idea," observed tue young man.
rather piqued at the amusement of his
fair relatives, "At all events there is one
inraculahlc advantage that may result
from my departure"
'And what is that, Dir. Oracle p
The fact is that you have played your
last freak upon me, You tormcniine little
mink
Don't be 50 certain Of that. cousin
lack snid Minnie, shaking her long
curl+ 'What will you venture don't
beSiow parting trick on you yet Ah,
| haven't settled with you for several liz
tie pieces of impertincnre, but pray don't
imagine they are forgotten, sir!
My diamond sleeve buttons 10 your
coral nccklacr that You don't impose upcn
me within the next three months, Minnie,
sail Jack gaily.
Done. said Minnie. "Gils. YOU all
hear the wager, don't you | always
coveted Jacks Diamonds
But you won't hava them, MIadcmoi-
scle! low datk it is getting in this cay
ernous Old hail. Shall ring for
lights, ncle Chester? and hy the way.
have you written that letter of Introduce
ton TO Mr.. Ihorne ?
'All in good time, said the old gerilc-
man, dcpo'iting his large silver bound
spectaccS in their case. 'lou yonn. pho
pie are always in a desperate hurry. And
Minnie, where is my gold pen won't
be very long about it, and then we will
have a nice long ev, ming to gossip about
Jacks pro.pccts.
While Mr. Chester sat in his easy. red
curalned library, revising the letter he
had been writing TO his college friend, /
Jabcz Thorn, to the effect that hi, nephew,
John Lacy, was in search of an eligible
piece OF land, as he wished to settle down
as planter in that vicinity. and roqurs-
ting Mr.. Thornc's Ail and co.opcra,on in
the selection of the simr, Minnie opened /.
the door.
Papa, there's some one down stairs +.
who wants To see You immcdatrl,. for |
one minute y
very annoying snid the old gentle
man 'Inst rs vas finishing up this let
ter Of Jacks. However can seal it
afterwards. Minnie, suppose yon glance
over it, AMI dot the is and cross the +
I'm moi 81 much of n penman rs used
to be-
And old Mr., Chester pushed back his +.
chair and rose from the antique oak
table to attend to the claims Of his urgent
guest
Olive Chester was brushing ont the
heavy braids of her luxuriant hair before
the dressing mirror of her own apartment.
two hours later, when Minnie ran in with
a countcnance comcally divided between
dismay and delight.
My dear Minnie, what has happened p
exclaimed the elder sister, dropping her
hair brush and letting all her raven
tresses ripple down unhcedcd over her
shoulders.
I've won the diamond slcev,.bl,ton,,
Olive Bot, ah! didn't mean to -
What would papa say if he only knew it
cousin Jack, too =
sit down, you little elf said Olive,
gently forcing her sister into n chair anl
explain TO me this mysterious riddle
We'll, you know papa left me to look
over his letter TO Mr.. Thornc, end he was
detained longer than ! expected, almost
an hour in fact, and could not help