Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-04-30


her teeth, in short, she was the very EN-.
bodiment Of deceitfuluess in every sense
of the word. Such was my visitor
Seating herself in the rocking chair, she
proceeded without further ceremony to
announce the news.
First--that Jerome Marston, a youth
of eighteen, was engaged to Miss Susan
Wallace, worthy matron of forty. She
was certain of the fact, because Mrs. ST.
mon Jones had told her in confidence,
that she had heard that somebody had
said that they corresponded. And fur
thermore, she herself thought that she
had seen them riding out together one
day. But, says she, You know that l
never carry tales and not for the world
would have it understood that the story
came from me" She next thought that
the minister and his wife were not con-
ducting themselves quite as they ought.
They had actually been caught playing
croquet in the back yard of the parson-
age, for Mrs. Jerusha jackson had
watched them out of her east pantry win
dow for two whole hours. They were
not alone either, for there were two 9TH
ers engaged in the game whom she had
always considered as respectable persons,
and they really seemed to enjoy them
selves too. In her opinion such abomin-
able proceedings ought to be stopped i'm
mediately.
Having thus relieved her mind, she
made haste to depart, and /, laying
aside the rules of etiquette, did not ask
her to call again. But feeling thankful
that she had staid no longer, once more
threw myself upon the lounge, and was
soon lost in the misty mazes of dream
land. All at once l was caught up by
some invisible power, and found myself
careering through the boundless realms
of space. On--on-I flew with incon-
ceivable velocity-when suddenly the
power which sustained me in the upper
regions ceased to act, and yielding to
that force which draws all bodies to the
earth, commenced my descent. Down
I-down-with rush to terra frma. A
:. whirring, whizzing, whistling sound filled
my ears a Grassland stiffness reign
ed. A deathly faintness came over me,
was dying? No, on the contrary, ]
soon revived, and to my astonishment
found myself in a cornfeld. Having
made sure that my aerial flight had not
materially injured me, / arose and
: straightway proceeded to ascertain my
! whereabouts. Passing through the corn
field, l emerged into a large meadow
q and in short time encountered fence
This difficulty surmounted, l found my.
self in the road, following which ] soor
!; arrived at a fourishing village, and OF
E inquiry, l learned that had fallen into
n the pleasant town of W on the
f banks of the Connecticut.
4 / wandered slowly along up the street
8 admiring the beautiful residences ant
] their surroundings, when all at once m,
r attention was arrested by the curious ap
pearance of a house on my right. A
the distance | was at a loss to make ou
of what material it was constructed
But imagine my surprise, when upon
, closer examination, / found it to be a
! enormous newspaper, which, by som
:. mysterious art, had been transformed in
to Dwelling house. Anxious to behol
!. the interior of this novel abode, / enter
:. ed. Here l found myself literally SUI
rounded with newspapers and period
Gals. On the table l noticed copies {
the Tribune and Journal. The floor wa
Q carpeted with the Herald. The wal
!, papered with the Post. At the farthe
: end of the room, upon a huge pile of til
TIMES sat female, as l judged past th
y r. meridian of life, engaged in assortin
y y bundles of gossip and throwing them il
to baskets which stood near. Surely,
= = thought, she cannot be the proprietor {
this ridiculous domicile, for had / see
: her in any other place, should ha,
:. called her a pattern of propriety. Blu
- alas appearances are deceitful. / a
terwards learned that society was indeb
ed to her for large share Of the hon
ce news. But does this woman run abo,
er the streets? you ask. Oh no, she is sc
dom seen out of the house, but she +
Irt ceives a great many calls, and to eac
nd caller she presents bundle Of sma
ne talk and thus she disseminates the new
ng Having seen all of interest in tf
en- house, departed. AT the gate / met
as woman whose mouth seemed to be L
re- greater part of her. In short she W
all mouth, and in her mouth was a cul
ho ously constructed machine, the use
'er which did not know. l have subs
ng quently learned that this person was Nj
'ut Joanna Gadabout, noted tale beart