Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1869-12-30

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1 tle guide-book, and the bathing mi
Y chimes were entirely reserved for til
ladies use.
' 1t was not this last circumstance, fc
z l'eony Flush never bathed, but the fir,
p which interiered with our good curatc
comfort. The Inn being full, its lane
lady sent her respects to Mr.. Flush, an
would ne afford her the temporary loa
OF q spare room in his house for a wid
: ow and her daughter who had writer
Tor apartments the day before, and wcr
coming on that evening in the expecta
ton OF finding them! 10 refuse 10 Der
form kindness never entered into th,
good fellows feeling heart, but this re
quest veXed him nightly, The'infor
nation that the ladies were Of sump
tuous character, and travelled with tive
riding g-horscs, as well as their own car
rlage, affected him nothing. If the,
had been pedestrians, and were about t.
appear IN a walking-g.oyc Of bandboxc.
'hey would have alarmed him quite a.
mu h. He was not sure if it would not
be lndelIcate in him to put his boots
outside the door at night, and he gave
orders that his linen should be rctuoy.
ed-haIt dry.-irom the lines in the
back-sarden. 1t would he a relief to
him, he said, if | would reside in the
house during the stay of the two visit
ors and, at all events, must dine wiil
INN the first evening, which ! agreed
to do. The curates dinners were nth
er neat his housekcepcr-who perfect
~ understood him, aud was not alto
gether without hope, | think, Of lurin.
MN down from respect to malrimony-
had way oi anonting duck with lem
on which, before | teasted at the Dove
cot, had met with Only in books. i
therefore .iudiciously rode olt few
mules IN the afternoon in search Of an
appetite. There was good one TO be
got generally on the Bndle.road by the
sea-toast, which cuts through the sheep
and cattle pastures, aud | chose tha
way. Ii is much intersected with
small white gates which mark the
boundaries Of the iield., and one OF
tlose it puzzled me good deal to op,
en-. The day WAS hot and ny horse
was tidge:y, 50 tdat knew better tlqn
to get oil aad risk not getting Oh 4
gain; but | could not undo the sp !ug.
bolt any how, While | was wheeling
and reaching, and changing from red
to white heat, and had got from dear
me and botherat!on, to 'contound the
thing. WAS startled by rather
shrillSh voice from the other side OF
the gate, and up came a lady upon a
showy bay at 4 hard gAllop, with q BY
your leave, sir, for Il moment and the
showy bay and his feminine burthen
dashed over the tive~barrod together,
like monstrous bigd-just shaving my
head, as [ should think, by about IA
quarter Of AL inch, Secondly, came a
groom with another bay; and thirdly.
a huge mast,tf do! (who made 4 snap at
me III the air) with another bay and in
= moment was left alone in cloud of
dust.
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dressed to me Instead:
Dear Fricnd -Adicn tor ever. By
the time You read ih's Shall be far II
way. 1t seems like a fatality; bu
while | have lite | will resist il. J." j.
in HE house. l.. and her mother and
the abomiuable---