The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-24
WITH A COUPON.

No expression Of smiling astonish.
mont was more often repeated TO us ut
ST. Grundy's than one which intoned
as 1t were the phrase:
"Dear me so you have never been
abroad r.
The sting Of the gibe was in It's truth.
And It certainly was, mortifying that
every soul in,tle st. Grundy hierarchy,
from the bishop down to the cathedral
beadle, had travelled, or, at least, had
made what they called IN excursion.
Neither papa-the well.known Canon
Pefkes, whose faint tenor voice once
reminded Lady Backwater "of the
angels singing In thechoir nor man.
ma, nor my sister Charlotte, had ever
gone, / suppose, twenty miles from
st. 6rundy's. Thief is that ], who
relate this narrative, am the only one
with anything like energy in the family.
This Is really signifed in my name.
Augusta, which might seem at the first
blush to belong to person OF languid
temperament, but which my quick,
sharp ways long ago shortened into the
more seiviceable Gug. Charlotte, al
ways too dreamy, remained Charlotte /;
no one would have dreamed OF cutting
her down into Lofty or Char. Papa
and mamma were, indeed, sadly help.
less, he being too gentle, always look
ing at everybody through his glasses
with n wistiul benevolence that is quite
provoking. Those glasses l really be-
iieye 10 be OF the bottom Of his timo.
rous, retiring way, fer the frame is 50
delicate that the glasses seem 10 feat
before his eyes without palpable sap.
port their balance and structure are
50 frail, that half his life goes in
neryously preserving them in position.
Canon Blowtnan (who takes the bass at
st. Grundy's, and gives out "The
people that walk in darkness" J" some
where down in the bowels OF the eartl)
says that this criticism OF mine shows
"a nice knowledge Of human eharac.
ter" 1t may be SO, but the fact re.
mains that the three arc altogether too
nervous and shrinking to get through
life, and that I am tho only one with o
spark Of energy.
Above oil, I wanted TO travel. Above
all, I was dying to see Curebath. At
81 Grundy's one might as well he
buried in It's old crypt for my chance
there was Of meeting suitable people
or, ! have no false modesty in saying 1t,
fhe suitable person that every young
girl Of spirit and proper ambition de.
sires to meet. lam not one OF those
persons whose helplessness is but IN.
other name for selflshness, aud who do
not scruple being q burden aud a charge
on their families. Still / worked on
TINT one idea, trying, as 1t were, to
"educate my party" as they say in
politics, but II was hopeless. A sort Of
terror Of travelling weighed on my iami-
" like q nightmare-Mr. Porkes, am
sure, iancying that some box; or preec.
tion, would certainly dash against his
perilously adjusted glasses, which he
would never be able 10 bring success.
fully across the water.
At last I had begun to despair, when
M event occurred which removed 0
chief difficulty. A maiden aunt shnffled
of the mortal coil, though she had been
30 leisurely in her attempts at extrica.
tion that II seemed likely that she
would remain in state of permanent
ENHANCEMENT. TliB worthy relative
left me and Charlotte fifty pounds o
piece. resolved, before the will was
proved, that thould be spent in foreign
trayel-eyery silver Of II, as Mr.. Blow.
man WAS fond Of saying. My plans were
received with q sort Of alarm, yet I could
see that curiosity and interest had been
awakened. perseyered, and had the
pleasure OF seeing that way was made.
But there were appalling difficulties re-
maining. They shrank from the con-
flicts of travel, the bargaining, ticket
taking, paying Of bills. and discussion
In foreign tongues, in which We were
alt including myself, utterly deficient
However, by some interference, this OBJ
ataele was also TO be removed in the
happiest and most satisfactory way.
Mr.. Blowman had been in town 70
sec spinster cousin, who admired his
underground voice vastly, and 70 whom
he paid yisitregularly every half year.
He always came to us on his return to
relate his adventures, which we're Of the
most entertaining kind. On this even
ing he was more than usually excited,
Ho was going AWAY for his health. The
doctor had ordered Curebath, and the
uspinBter," as / always called her, hatl
behaved In the most liberal style. "she
says continued Mr.. Blownan, ,thRt
Unjust take care OF my voice, and that
she will take care Of mo. Howl wisi
that we were all going to cnrebath |"
The feebly organized mombsra Of the
family looked ut each other wiatfully,
In their hoarls they wished they wert
going TO Cprebath But my father
tiiouTht Of the delicate balance q hii
Elasses, and shook his head; "Th.
worry," hs nurmured, "and the hurry