The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-03
AN UNEXPECTED VI IT0R,


men OF humanity? just look ut the
bpge poke-bonnct and the queer cloak,
that comes nearly to the heels. The
ronchman is taking off an old hair
trunk. do believe she is coming here"
Reused from the comfortable nap, in
which she always INDUCED after dinner,
1by these eXclamatiOnS, Mrs. Mushroom
iert the sofa and came to the window.
The subject OF them, II queer-Ioo<ing
sld lady, very oddly dressed, stood on
The step in front of the door
She held an umbrella and a bandbox
10 her hand, and had q rcticule on
either arm.
She was talking loudly and gestculat-
ng violently with her umbrella to the
diver, who was taking on; Of the coach
rny number of parcels and bundles, ard
who evidently did not know what to
make of her.
The look OF languid curiosity in Mrs.
nRihroom' S countenancc quickly chang
~ sie establishment, and then dismay.
~ CAN'T be.-ycs, it is as true as
Asa size, it's Aunt Sally Hooker"
Wy, ma, thought Aunt Sally was
ynh y
SO she is; she could buy two or three
sBra houses as this, and live in the first
aIlc Grandfather left her II large
property, and so did her husband"
Il wonder what possessed her to
sS,mc here? There she is humping on
fhs door, with her umbrella. Doesn't
shn know enough to ring the bell? DO.
nlx. 90 TO the door before the servants
bs,r her Goodness! there is Mrs.
Moron opposite putting her head out
IS the window to see what is the
iur;!cr."
Mrs. Mushroom hurried to the door.
hg! John had got there before her, and
rad reused the old lady's ire by asking
m1, with q contemptuous stare, why
sbs didn't 20 to the other door?
What dye mean, you young jacka-
uHDos, BY telling me to go round 10 the
tRehen door, she exclaimed. with an
nBignant flourish Of the blue cotton
umbrella.
Mortified rs Mrs. Mushroom wa, Mt
ras exposure, she was too anxious 10
sSnd we'll in the graces of her wealthy
N4atiye not to dissemble it, rs well as
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