The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-07-01

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colors the human eye possesses. Fan.
ME told me that he was very pious, aud
had some thought Of studying divinity.
"He" | asked in perfect astonish-
ment.
"Yes," she answered; and oh, Mrs.
May, is he not handsome? and as good
as he is haudsome?"
al have no doubt Of that" l answered,
with stroUg emphasis.
"Ohw she cried, "I am so glad to
hear you say that; wanted you to
like him, for when | visit you, you need
not be surprised if he often comes down
to see me-"
"Heavcns!" l thought, was indeed
to be flooded by country acquaintauces,
aud my mother-in-law's prophecy to be
too truey
The day was long, hot and wcarisome,
and to be forced to sit up and be looked
at, or pulled to pieces, (for the girls
took me up in their room, and my hair
was three times taken down for them to
learn to arrange theirs was tiresome
in the extreme, and | should have ut
terly failed to go through with it, had
it not been for the tender sympathy of
my darling little son, as he come bound.
ing in, with sweet kiss, or brought
wild flower that he had climbed some
steep hillside to procure for dear man.
ma,
BY the time we were ready to start
home in the evening, nearly every
guest had directly or indirectly forced
from me an invitation to come and see
me in Baltimore. BY the end Of the
week, although our hostess tried to play
the agreeable in many words, aud strong
terms Of endearment, Frank and were
so utterly homcsick that staying any
longer was out of the question. Our
fare was so rough, turned from it with
loathing; and although l think Mrs.
Selby was ashamed aud would have
tried to get better, but her husband
said, "what was good enough for him
was good enough for anybody" as he
never expected to come to town to make
visits, and when he did 60 down for a
short spell he took something to eat
with him in his pockets.
The day we staEted home, Mrs. Hun
ter and her daughters, and Mrs. Dash
with her dauAier Sallie, came over to
see US of-also cousin Tom, with a
large basket of flowers. The fellow has
soul after all, n thought, as l gazed
upon what thou usita gift to me, to
take home to the city.%-Kut hyye very
soon disabuSed of all sucf roi1 i1antic
ideas, as heard him say to tRSdriyer
who was to take US the village: "Dick
leave these flowers at Madam FrencRs
Academy; heard she was going to
have an examination and wanted some.
Ask her quarter bunch for EN-"
And then there was old Mrs. Brown,
with carpet. bag, reticule, band box and
umbrella, ready to 60 with me, She
told her friends she did not know when
they might expect her back, as she felt
when going with little Mrs. May like
going with her own daughter.
Mrs. May" said cousin Tom, "does
not see the point" The old woman in
her deafness thought he said pipe. 81
have it, Tom," she said, feeling in her
reticule, "safe in here with my snuff
box"
We were all ready to start, adieus
had been made, and all had intimated
that | might look for them during the
winter. Ellen called after me, in her
bold way, "now mind, Mrs. May, and
have some nice beaux picked out for
me by the time come down.
We soon reached the village. The
cars in a few minutes came dashing
along, and with lighter heart than /
had known for week, took my seat
in one. Frank was almost wild with
joy to get home again. In a short time
the conductor came round for our tick.
cts. had Of course procured mine at
the Office in the village, aud thought
Mrs. Brown had gotten hers whilst |
was paying the boy for bringing us over
l handed mine to the conductor, when
he turned to Mrs. Brown aud asked for
hers, but she with an aristocratic move
Of the head, pointed to me, saying: al
} am under the care Of this lady" and
cody settled herself back in the seat
and looked out Of the window. l had
no ticket for her, but drawing out my
portmonaie paid her fare.
We arrived home safely, and 10 the
privacy Of my own room l dispensed
with my travelling dress, and realized
that home was the best place after all,
aud not near so warm aud uncomforta.
BILE as people imagine il they are not
possessed by the fashionable mania for
going to the country every summer, be.
cause they see their neighbor Smith, or
Brown, go-and'are they not Just rs
good as Smith or Brown and have Just
as much right to go; until they return,
disappointed and weary, aud like myself
wiser from experience. Aud when my
!, husband came into tea, looking so happy
and pleased to see me, aud old Auntie
gave US such nice supper, with some
, Of the old fashion Maryland biscuit,
wondered what could have possessed
me to visit the country-and such a
, visit
Old Mrs. Brown really ate heartily,
and was delighted with everything. She
thought my husband a perfect specimen
OF splendid gentleman, aud so much
like her poor dear son George, who
died, she said, poor fellow, whilst in
Europe, whittier he had gone to get the
J family coat Of arms, which he learned
could be procured from some old branch