New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-31
COUNTRY CONVERSATIONS
From ne London Anennun,.

L<C3u0N ANeuHaD.
yersations.n has fallen in oar wav n i si ~ -
huinor of the dTollest and raciest kind The ia5v
who edits IL explains in short preface that her
sister, " living for nearly fifty years Ina a country
h0%e had f cultivated bf habits Of The most friendly
memory and wrote down. almost word for word
the more notable conversations she held with the
parts of Cheshire. The absolute accuracy of these
records is vouched for and they are certainly ex-
cessively amusing. One of the characters are
regular Mrs. Poysers not. perhaps perfectly de-
xssloPed but Mrs. Poyser was no doubt, just little
Mrs. Harland and her family are delightful
group. Mary says her mother, - is a very good,
prudent ooein gr She says 90 me one day. she was
my affections on no man till have proven him to
pe pious and IN good circumstances" But Mary
you've turned back. isn't il I" asks Mrs Harland.
cant say for certain. IN tell YOU Miss G.. how
so get right-down good envelope not one of them
Hnsy things and put the gentleman's letterl in H.
these word MARY dran SSTspp much rS5nS q ga
she is engaged used TO put but sheis too young
, before was turned twenty-one; but one OF them
wrote again twice and then was forced 20 explain
nay sentiments" At last a certain Robert Thornton
seems to interest her but then he wasn't plous and
9ntll ne was she would have nothing 20 say 20 him.
However, he did his best land vent on Writing the
beauifullest of letters mentioning his soul pretty
oe ana az class meeting he declared himself
Mss GIL su ppose you were much pleased Mary.
tnaa Ill cant say as was altogether, for
else. Accordingly the next morning Robert came
to me as was skimmine, and says, Mary You said
you couldn't marry me till 1 was converted, and
now az I've made that all right, hope you'll give
me satisfaction" +" Robcrt,"I said :" I'm glad as
you've turned your feet in the right road and /
nope you're sincere but we've had heavy make
OF cheese TINS year, and mothers arms Is getting
weak, and couldn't think of leaving her to turn
them.n ~ " N'A
Mrs Harland was appealed to, but was obdurate:
ana only said to Robert, "A good wife is a valu-
able thing and you must learn TO wait patiently for
one SO he says, Well, j wanted to have had Mary
hve years ago.. Yes says l. YOU did Robert
mores the pity you were unreasonable Just after
ane LORD nad taken our poor Sophia, 70 think
could part with another 20 you, and cheese every
day, and Hemily only eleveny" And then in an
other conversation Mrs Harland relates how Robert
grew Ill and rather desperate, but " spoke quite
collected TO Robert Robert says l. If Maryss
not worth waiting for, she's not worth having;
young women is not reared to be given TO young
men just for the asking'n
. however, at last Mary does get married and
Mrs Harland tells Miss c.. 1.-THE week before
she was married / said l could not 90 through
WIN IT; but my husband and sons were both on
Roberts side and the hys were ordered and
there were seven of theml, so | was forced TO
give way but always will keep 10 il, Miss c. that
am as deserving of my daughter any gentleman
IN All England. Before Robert took her to the
church | said to him. Now, Robert, you go down
on your knees and thank me for letting YOU have
her I; and he went down as composed cOnld be-"