The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-02-22

lhOrnblll fetched Two young lHules Ol :
fashion from town; ~neighbOr Flambor-
Ough's rosy daughters were brought in, {
Haunting with red top knots, and we had
a very gay time Of it, winding ap with
prayers.
My girls soon began TO pitch their
thoughts very high, and their pride was
not lowered by a fortune.telling gypsy
who promised Livy n squire and Sophy a
lord,-all for a shilling apiecel Then
the two fine ladies from town paid us a
yisit-Lady Blarney and Mrs Carolina
Wilhelmlna Skeggs-and though Mr..
Burchell turned his back, and cried
" Fudge!' at the end Of each sentence,
we were vastly pleased with their high
life conversation, and my wife struck up
"A plan Of sending our two daughters to
town as their companions, at stipends of
thirty pounds and twenty five guineas Il
year. This they very con~descendingly
approved, only requiring, as a mere form,
Mr.. ThornhiIPs recommendation. This
he readily gave, and the expedition to
town was speedily resolved upon, though
Mr.. Burchell very presumptuouslysoug
TO dissualG US from it.
As we were now rising in the world we
determined to sell our old colt, which
had M tail, and buy a better one. lily
ssn Moses went TO the fair with him, in
a waI5tcoat Of gosling green, fell into the
hands Off prOwIing sharper, and brought
back only n gross Of green speclaCIes!
Then | took our other horse, old Black
berry, and sold him myself to a most
venerable appearing gentleman, who
gave me an order on nCighbOr FlambOr-
ough for five pounds. But when my
honest neighbOrsa thenlmc-"Ephraim
jenkinsOn'-hc exclaimed:
"The greatest rascal under heaven!
This il the very same rogue that sold the
speCtacles."
| went home detected, but found my
vile and girls in tears ovcr II greater dis,
appointment, tor the two fine ladies,
having heard reports OF us from some
malicious person, had set out for London,
leaving rs to wonder who could have
aspcr,cd oar characters thus bascly. BY
chance, however, Mr.. Rurchcll was de
tcctcd in the y]iIIainy OF having sent II
l warning letter to the ladies Of ThOrnhill
castle, and, when reproached, he showed
| such %elIrontory that | could scarcely
govern my passion.
"Ungratcful wretch ~ | cried, "begone
, and no longer pollutc my dwelling with
, thy b%aseness ?'
He smiled and departed with the ut
. most cOmposure, leaving Us astonlshed
and cnragcd at his assurance.
esquire Thornhill continued his at.
[ tcntions, but all my witc's art could not
bring him to a proposal. At last it waa
resolved that Olivia should marry, at
) the end OF II month, farmer Williams
4 (who WAS in easy circumstances prudent,
sincere aud openly devoted to herr, pro
vidcd the squire did not meantime dc.
1 clare his intentions. Instead, however
>, he discontinued his visits and Olivia
. seemed contented with the change in her
fate. Four days before the nuptials
/ little Dick came running in, crying:
"Oh, papa, she is gonc--slster .Ltvy
), il gone from MS forever2'
II "GOne, Childl'
N Yes, with two gentlemen in a post
III chaise- and one kissed hcr-and SHIT
cried but he persuaded her-and SHE
y said con, what will my poor papa dc
" when he knows that | am undonc!"
u "Now them" cried |, "my children, g
J. and be miserable, for we shall never en-
| Joy one nour more. And, oh, may
Y Heavens everlasting fury light upor
+, him and his! Thus to rob me of my
% child :"
le "Shc's an ungratclul creature" saic
n my wife, weeping, "to Use MS thus"
"Do not talk hardly" said |; ssh,
N shall be welcome to this heart, though
4, stained with vices, if | find but repent
is ance."
he My suspicious fell entirely upon on
young landlord, but, when | insisted OF
ut seeing hun, he met me with an open fac,
t. and seemed amazed at the elOpcment
d, protesting on his honor hat he was quit,
IT, a stranger to it. This denial and som,
ly other circumstance soon convinced m,
| that the real culprit was no other thai
ii. Mr.. Burchell!" | followed some clew
n. to his flight with my poor daughter, bu
d. in vain. Returning sadly hOmeward,
Il Tell in with a very well dressed gentle
man who invited me to sup with him
he and talked politics at n great rate bu
nd he proved to be only the butler, and tn,
sudden arrival of his master and mistres
(, put nc in great confusion. Just then
IL who should enter but Miss Arabella vii
Mt mot, who was formerly engaged to b,
he married to my son George. She recog
lg nizcd me with joy, and, on hearing m,
il name the old gentleman and lady, he
n uncle and aunt insisted on my stayini
for some days.
" The next evening we went to see som,
u, strolllng players act in a barn. Whel
~ the chief performer appeared and per
ceiyed Miss Wilmot and me, he stoo,
" speechless. 1t was my fortunate George
He burst into tears and retired. | con
ly Quoted Miss Wilmot home, and we sool
no had my son with us; all his travels haC
ld brought him no more fortune than
'r. stick and a wallet but | fancied that
sh could discern that Miss WilmOt still
en- looked on him with a favorable eye. No
lie, was this preference abate by the arriva
af Mr.. ThOrnhill, who, | learned had al
ready made her somo overtures. ii
M seemed surprised at seeing me, but Wa
Ne. very friendly, and procured for Georg
he an ensign's commission in one OF the reg
CHI iments going to the West Indies.
les Giving my son all l had my blessin
'st Il took leave of the good family tina
had entertained me so long; and set on
to for home. Putting up for the night at
little public house, | CHANGED to hear tn
vt landlady beratiDg some one in the ROOF
no above.
ms "Out | say" she cried what, 20
Ter trumpery, to come and take up an hor
Iat est house without cross or coin to bIe'
| yourself with Come along, | say"
or "Oh, madam" cried the stranger
T a "pity me for one night, and death wi
it,, soon do the rest %
| knew the voice of my poor Olivia
!de flew to her rescue, and caught her in IN.
lay arms.
ith Welcome, my dearest, lost one, +
ION your moor old tathari. bnanu, 81