Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-11-03

H'Sh " lSo III JOu3 Ooo esh
fearful it is not rightly made, and
would like to have your opinion :
whereupon my cousin and the captain
looked and shifted at the tea, and my
cousin made answer, AS my loved |
mother desires my opinion, I must |
needs tell her that spoonful of this
beverage, which she hath with such
hospitable intent prepared for us,
would go nigh to kill any one at this
table, and the captain said, laugh
ingly, that my aunt could keep the
decoction to dye her woolens. He
further said he would instruct us how
to draw the tea, 'and this young la
dy, he said, turning 10 me, shall
make the first dish of tea ever made
on Nantucket So the tea was made
by his direction and poured into the
tankard Aunt Content had got ready,
and the captain carried It to the ta-
BILE for me and helped to pour it into
the porringers for the guests. He
was so kind also as to say it was The
best dish of tea he had ever tasted.
We had a wholesome dinner, and
enjoyable withal. Cousin Nat told
stories and sang songs, in which Cap
tain Morris joined him, and then the
happy New Years greeting took the
place of the good-byes when our
neighbors left for their homes.
"My cousins friend still stays for
shooting, and there is not much spin
ming and weaving done for it takes
so much time for cooking and eating
and the visiting. He is very agree
able, and calls grandfather the
ssNIiles Standish of Nantucket" I
heard him tell Uncle Nathaniel that
we had good blood, and ever since
he became acquainted with Cousin
Nat he had conceived a great admi-
ration for the Nathaniel Starbucks
and he said something about a wife.
Perhaps he remains here on Aunt Es-
theirs account; but dear Inc, she is
so prim i write with all respect, deal
mother,) and he is such a jovial gen
tleman, | do not understand how sucf
a wedding could be harmonious. L
he has regard for her 1t must be oil
account of the Starbuck blood.
Oh, my mother, how can | tel
you! 1t is not for love of Aunt Es
ther that Captain Morris remains
but your own little daughter; and al
the Starbucks, saving Aunt Esther
who declares | ought to be put bacl
; into pinafores-have given their con
! sent that / shall be married and sa
away with my husband in his ship t
foreign parts, to see for myself a
{ the wonders of which [ have hear
| so much of late. But | will not civ
2 my consent until | first have the cor
| sent of my father and mother; S
: there is company being made up
: 90 with cousin Nat and the captai
a through the SHOWS to your far-aws
4 home.
v And so, after all, it will be th
new friend of whom l have write
d so much who will take this long lie
v ter to you. | am sure, dear mothe
a that you who know my heart so We
n will not think it unseemly for me
l pray that the Lord will guide yo
It heart and that of my father to fe
a kindly toward this gentleman fo
l. indeed, he is of good repute, and
&c so kind as to be very fond of m
l. and if l feel that l have your co
lie sent, and that of my honored fathC
with your blessing, l shall be We
s happy, and take an honest pride
=" being his honored wife.
{, The captain declares laughing
l. that l am sending him on quest Ii
( knight of old to prove his love.
he cannot help thinking it strange
a wanting to marry me, and when
le said so one day, he replied, gravel
Ill that it was all on account of the te
nt which got into his head. And,
S deed, it may be so, for I was flight
1t and hardly shut my eyes to sleep
g, all the night after partaklng of
< and even my dear grandmother sa
he she would not answer for the con:
IN quences of what she might be led
1T do were she TO make use of it eve
OF day.
Id / send you, with other article
to some of this famous tea, and bit
the white Grape that / shall, if it
seemeth best in the judgment of |
'e honored father and dear moth,
q wear as wedding gown.
III The household all join in sendi
III loving greeting to you all, and |
~ main now and ever, your dutiful a
Ut loving daughter,
1n ROSE STARBUCK WENTWORTH
III So, on some day in that midw
he ter of 1745,-old tenor-Capt;
Ut Morris and Cousin Nat crossed
3 bar at high tide, sailed up the b
a singing sea songs, no doubt, al
eo and aloft, struck the woods at Woo
9; Holl and went tramping through
I. snow Portsmouth way perhaps, af
lie the Wentworths in the wilderne
Nv came back duly with blessing, a
gu then the great parlor would shl
u again in the great log fire, and all
~ Starhuck faces would grow radial
TO save it may be that of poor Al
tn Esther, who had secret of her ON
he perhaps, Ruth came near guessir
!