Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-12-09
4 PRECOClOUS CHAP.
by p. o. MuDxLuRR.

| fh'hcr gave hi'n g0ni Cdiciti'n nnh ~
ows HIN plenty of money. Dr John, will
nl! NJ. nihtf aitainncn's. never Gus! a,r'is
IN himself 10 the s,ri " VI i;.'na!e4; moi
bocpn.e, he didn't Ike The pirl.. hn, because
his sky nature wcnll no, permit him Il
associate wi'h the fair sex. II ONE hap
prnrl. MT very long ny,, either, 'h,tJo!n
frhcr h,j somn very inpor'nnt business ia
tr,nr,c. in the city. n, also hal some ve'y
p rtic,,ar affair. to attend to at Ihpm',
which demanded his persona! attention, aud.
no, pos .e<sinv the ,owcr. Of uhipp'ty, he
delegated hi. son John 10 tiaa sac, that in
the city
y John. being thu, commissioned. inmedi-
u'e'y proceeded to the city AMI to the resi-.
'!encc OF his fathers oil friend, w!,om he
fund 70 he a very nice "ld r'n'lenaa. with
baau,ifn dau.. hter. and gold spec,ac'es.
John was u.h.rel i,,tJ the par'or, IN uew
thing 10 hin'.) and miionel to sent Ill" !!
s,f,. (an.,,hst u ~ thin!.)
Bat we NUT use hi. own lsnru,ge: II
',J,k my seat anl u,al" ob.crva,ion. Ey-
c,y,hing 'cw 'inp! Fine carpe'-. q, S,fhs,
tins ,a.,.e.. IT,. cnr'an., tine books. line
pianos linr everything. ani e,pe,iti, II Gnc
young 'aly w'.n wa. drcs.e' IN fine 'i!k. fine
.atin, AMI wh, h,l i,a clrls. and fine
al peaIan'e generally. ~ l...t'1 ....
A.icr chatting with the ca gentleman a
faw minutes. he tn,k down his hat. told mie
1. max. myself AT home thr an hriir or two
AMI lot; --Io!l III. done with his diasi,'er
an Il spi', mi-ch hIvpu, 'ioy.the ynua. Ia !. =
'hro,h.r ,liin I relish The situlipn atsIb
The idea Of MY keeping aci'y belle engaged
in conyersa:1u tpr two icGrs pef;lItian
Silence reigncd in thar par'pr for a short
time. you may bet. anu,ed mysrlf a.
much as possible with the 10y - that j.. |
inancl him my knits and wstcl, Key, aud
watched hin cut holes in the earpel with
one AMI spail the Other. | don't kn"w
what ,won'd have done had it no. been tor
that by--he was ~, good to attract ons's
attention, You know. 81. lra- ,'--,t" 81
l.i,trne that he a -kel some worry start.
ling question, =, ocea.ionaIly, >uch ns this fr
Instance; "A,e youI t" court s"''r
Euily?" bu. such ihii ,ust he exp .ctud
uulcr such circumstances. D..
Miss Emily, thinking no tloub', that to
be good hostess, -he mus, keep her guest
ensagei in conversation. asked me'"L,w
liked country life, cic She snid that 1T
nlu he beautiful .igh. To .ee the iuno's'r',
both male and icl,ale. rom,in. an rha nrv
mown hay "n New Years day that she
always did thirk she would like t, .peni a
Christmas in the county a nu' .2t''.er'n,
with the village lad, AMI la>.e>; that i, ~.
way hal been Il mystery I, her how they
90 the es.s uif the trees w.th'u. breathing
them, etc.
In return. ] thought that TO keep up my
Ia,t Of the conversation il wa. neces:ury
Tor NE tnq'lite poetry AMI til. like. which
| did. Anong other Iuota'ion,, uioru.
na'ciy re,ratcd The well known liIie. oi'
Shakespeare,
."r;"re i. divinity that ,hspes our ends,
Rough h,w them a. we viii.
A,tti, jnurture. the hny.who had pcrchcd
hi,,seii u.nn ny knee, ,o,kei very ,ara-
city into my iac,' and said DIVINITY
shaped he rni oi y"uf nne vcry rurn-
I'm certain TIM [ n!uShala Il little; am
v rs certain rha, | wi he >oneb iy would
s.n,nh une of iis----wr,l. We taiacd ot'
bill, noun,a,n,. wales. c;.tLrac:>I trie,o
sad waterfalls. when the by >lote up
ani said Why sisters got trunk full Of
,rha'n np >'air- pap says The, are ".uls out
o. nurse hair" ......,r..... ~. ia.
Thi% revelation struck terror into me- and
bushes into the cheeks Of my fair conl.an
0n. 'ti .!...r1-" ''
II Began TO bc rfrg apparent 10, me that
I must be very guarded in what sail. he I
sui, boy nigh: Sig in his remarks al un
called inr pI;lrc. il ti,,, l trnca al my
c,nvcr-ali, G u t" him. t"l'! him be ought
to 90 lonc with me aud zee what hi.e
ciskpn VI had in HE county Unlurhi!y
rl,hi i,ri'ned yoke OF calves That my lite
bs,lh,rs o~ned. The word c,,ices ru;nud
all. The little fellow I'.,ke,l vi, and said
Sisters gut dozen Of em lu; SHE DIN t
Wear EN- only when shs goes NJ IN town .
wIAly days" ,.., ,r,v..-.l n
. Leave the room. you unmannered little
wretch T. exclaimed Miss Emily, leave
i.nme .inte!y y 5s .st
II know wha, you want me TO !enve for
rnpie h. ynu can't IDOL me -ynu want
TO Set in 'hA, man 'av and kiss him Ii, e
YOU lid Bni Sln mons he other day -you
can't TOO, ne I'll jee' tell yon. Gimme
some candy like lie did then III go. im
think because ynu',e get the Grecan i'en'i
that you re smart! tioess' know thing o.
iwo! I'm mad at you, anyhow, cause pap
would bought me new top yi-tiday, it ii
hadu'ta been for YOU giitin them curl
you vc got ,on, d6g gone ye! You needn't
turn so red in your face, eau e | can't>ce IL
tor tie i'aiat. There nin't no use in your
wiDking ut me with hat glass eye o yo'iri,
cause amt giving out n here. now that's