Weekly Messenger, Volume 1, Number 60, Vevay, Switzerland County, 3 November 1832 — Page 4

?lr. Wash ins ton Potts. BY KISS LESLIK. Bromley Cheston, an officer - the V nted States n aw, had just returned f o n i tnree years' cruise in the MeH'MT:un;m. IIis ship came into New Y-'fk; nod after he In d -pent h week v i'i a sifter that was married in Boston. In rnnl I not resist hi inrlinatinn

to j.iv n visit to hi maternal aunt, who

eyel We ti ivi- rfl-o isKeo a nuin her rf strangers from the city, whhappen to he hoarding in Ihe viliagt ;

p called on them lor that purpose. It all thai are invited were to come, we should havs a complete squeeze; ho: unluckily we have received an unusu

al number of regrets, and some have as vet relumed no answers at nil. However, we are sure of Mrs. Washington Pott." "I see," said Cheston, "you are hav

liad resided si.,e her widowhood at irC joar parlors papered." ''Yes,'

What long paw again," said "And what other lions haveyou pro Cheston. "How do tell me who w:videdT"asked Cheston.

Mrs. Washington Polls?" "Oh! no others except a poet, re-

Is it possible you have not heard piiea Album. "Have you never hcaid

f her!" exclaimed Mrs. Marsden.

"Indeed 1 have net," replied Ches-

of Bewley Garvin G randy?

''Never!" answered Cheston "1?

ton. "You forget that for several yearSjlhat all one man?" I have been craising on classic ground.) ''Nonsense," replied Albina; "you and I can assure you the name of, know that poets generally have three Washington Potts has not yet reached names. B. G. G. was formerly Mr. the shores of the Mediterranean." ;Grandy's signature, when he wrote on"She is the wife of a gentleman thnt'ly for the newspapers, bat now since

has made a fortune in New Orleans,". he has come out in the magazines, and

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oe of the small towns oa the banks of(rel,,ed Mr?- Marsden, "we could imtj pursued Mrs. iHarsae. " 1 rtey camennuais, ana punusnea ins great poem Ili t ur inossiblv have a part? with that oldilast winter to live in Philadelphia, hav-;of the World of Sorrow, he gives his.

The husband of Mrs. Marsden had jlashioned paper on Ihe wans, and we not lived Ions enough to make his for-jt to the citv a week ago for a man tune, and it was his lat injunction that t( cnmp and orinS with l,lm some of the she should retire w ith her daughter tv','wpst Interns, hut he never made the country, or at leat to a count i v appearance till last night, after we

.own. He feared that if she remained had entirely given him up, and after in Philadelphia she would have too; w had had the rooms put in complete rnanv temptations to exercise her taste!orfl,,r '" other respects. But he saytor unnecessary expense; and thai, ins the parlors are very 6mall, he can co'-eqneuce, "the very moderate in-'easily put n the new paper before come, which was all he was able tovp"in?i ? we thought it belter to leave her, w ould soon be found insufli- ;ke up the carpets, and take down the tr? to supply her with comforts. jcurtains, and also undo all that we did We will not venture to say that du-iyesterday. rather than the walls should tv to his aunt itlarsden was the young j'hvdi old-fashioned. I did intend havlieutenant's onlv incentive to this visit;;'"? tlm pmted, which would ol

as she had a beautiful dau'ater, about eighteen, for whom, si -ce her earliest c iiHh :od, D'omley Cheston had felt something a little more vivid than the u l decree of regard that boys think Bifficient for their cousins. His family had formerly lived in Philadelphia, and 'ill he went into 'he navv Bromley ::d Albina ore it habits of daily int rroarse. Afterwards, on returning

course be much belter, only that there

was no time to tjet (hat done before

the party, so we mut defer the paint

ing firs visited London and Paris. During the warm weather they took lodgings in this tillage, and we have become quite intimate. So we have

concluded to give ihema party, previ

ous to their return to Philadelphia,

which is to take place immediately. She is a charming woman, though she certainly makes strange mistakes in talking. You hate no idea how sociable she is, at least since she returned ourtisit; which, to be sure, was not till the end of a week: and Albina and

I sat up in full dress to receive her for

no less than five dav: that is, from

twelve o'clock till three. At last she i ame, and il would have surprised you to see how affable she behaved to u." " Not at all," enid Cheston, '! shou'd

tng now for three or four years till thisiuot have expected that she would have

new paper has gruwii old."

"But where is Aloina?" asked Ches ton. 'Th truth is," answered .Mrs. Marsden, '-she is busy making cakes; as in this place we can buy none that an

tr.vn sea. he always a soon as he seti"1 f'" party. Luckily, Albina is v

foot oa Ame.iican ground began to d y-

vi-e mean of seeing hi prett y cousin, however short the time, and however ore it the distance. And it was in med'tation on Albina's beauty and sprightIi:ie that he had often "while sailing oa the midnight deep," beguiled the lng hours of the wa'ch, and thus rendered more tolerable that drearies! part of the seaman's duty. O arriving at the village Lieuten

ant Cheston immediately established

ry clever at all such things, havi been a pupil of Mr. Goodfelh w. B.i there is certainly a great deal of tr u hie in getliirg up a party in the coun trv."

Just then the black girl, Drusa.

made hei appearance, and said to Mr-. 11arden, '"I've been for that there bean you call w anilla, and Mr. Rrowe

says ihat he never heard of such a

thing."

"A man that keeps so large a store

Lis quarters at the hotel," fearing that has no right lo be so ignorant

to become an inmate "f his aunt's houe

might cau-e her som inconvenience. "T-ioighhe hid p-i formed the whole journey in a steamboat, he could not refrain from changing his waistcoat, tmiii; g his coat sleeves, brushing his luir. and altering the lie of hi cravat. Though lie had ever told his love," it cannot he said that concealment had prated on hi dima-k cheek;" the di change in that damask having

nceii -ffecw.'d by the sun and wind of th- eean. Mrs. Marsden lived in a small mo-cl'"-! looking ltoue, with a green door a nl green Venetian shutters. In early suavnor tiie porch was canopied and pei (tuned with honeysuckle, and the window with roj-ts. la front was a

flower garden, redolent of sweetnen n.id ho.ititv; behind was a w It stored p-ager, and a flourishing little or third. The windows were amptly

re

marked Mrs. Marsdeu. -TUen, Dru-

sa, we must flavor the ice eream with I M lemon. "There a'n't no more lemons to he had," said ihe girl, "and we've just hardy enough fr the lemonade." Then some of the lemons must be

taken for the ice cream." replied Mr-, M irsden, "and we innt make out tin lemonade with cream of tartar."

treated you rudely

"She really, continued Mrs. Mars-

den, "grew quite intimate before her

visit was over, and look our hands at parting. And as she went out through he garden, she stopped to admire Alina's mos-roses; so we rould do no . ss than give her all thai were blown. rVom that day she always sent to u when she wan's flower." "No d ubt of il," said Cheston. "Yn cannot imagine,' she c aitinnd, "on what a familiar fooling e are

She hag a high opinion of Aloina's

tate, and olien gets her to make ui

caps and do other little things lor ht r. When any of her children are sick, she never sends any where else tor currant jelly r preserves. Albina makes gin

gerbread lor them even Saturday. Duiing the holidays she frequently sent her three boys to spend the day with us. There is the very place in the railing wbre Randolph broke out a ti k to w! Jt fT rson ith, hecavse .! tF'MSoii hail thrown in his face a hot

baked apple which the mischivou lit-

name at mil length. He has tried law,

physic, and divinity, and has resigned

all for the Muses. He is a ereat favorite with Mrs. Washington Potts.'1

41 And now, Albina, said Cheston,

"as 1 know you can have but little leis.

ure to day, 1 will only detain you while you indulge me with 'Auld lang syne' I ee the piano has been moved out into the porch." "Yes," said Mrs. Marsden. ,Jon account of the parlor papering."

"Oh! Bromley Cheston," exclaimed

Albina, "do not ask me to play any of

those antid.luvian Scotch eongs. Mrs. Washington Polls cannot tolerate any thing but Italian." Cheston, who had no taste for Ital

ian, immediately took his hat, and a-

pologixing for the length of his stay,

was going away with the thought that Albina had much deteriorated in growing up. "We shall eee you this evening without the ceremony of a further iuvita-

tlo rogue had stolen out of old K ily's oven." 1-1 the mem lime, Albina had taken

"1 fngot to tell you," said Drusa, off the brown hollaml bib nitron which

"that M s. Jones says she can't soar Uhe had worn all day in the k-i'.chen.thii' d joined assiduously in pre

no more cream, upon no account." and telling the cook to yatcl aielul-!!''"1".- '"' r pium :kj io replace

How vi xallou-'" exc aimed Mr v the t umb-c ake that was hakim ah, 'he tirst one. A lalalltv seemed to

lion." said Albina.

"Of couiee,r' lepli-d Cheston. "I quite long to introduce you to Mrs. Washington Potts," eaid Mrs. Marsden.

"What simpleton these women are,"

though' Cheston, as he hastily turned to d i art. "The big plumb-cake's burnt te a coal, said Drusa, putting her head

out ol the kitchen door. Both of the ladies were off in an instant to the scene of disaster. And Chestcn returned lo his hotel, thii.king of Mrs. Potts, (whom he had made up

his mind to dislike,) of the Id adge that 'evil communication corrupt good

manners, and of Ihe almost irresistible

contagion of follv and vanity. 'I am

d.sappointed in Albina, said he, in fu-tur-I will regard her mlv a my mo Iher's niece, and more than a cousdn she shall never be lo tut .'

Albina having assisted Mrs. Marsden

i-. lamenting over the burnt cake, look

IF hei silk fiock, again pinned up her

shaded by the light and graceful fo-j rakes," said Mrs. Marsden,"and make

Maisden, "I wish we had two covvs of hastened to her room by a back slairour own one is not sufficient whenjease, aod proceeded to take the pi:, we are about giving a party, Drusajont of her hair; lor where is the young we must make out the ice-cream by! lady (hai on any emcigency whatever, thickening some milk with egg." would appear before a yoii ,g g.;nile"Kggs are scarce," replied the girl, man with her hair pinned up. Pho' "Miss Alomar uses up so many for the!jut now the opening out of her cuils cak'-." jwas a considerable inconvenience to

Albina, as she had betoved much

"She mut spare some eggs from the!

attend neailv all the confections, as is often the case when particular im porlanre i attached to their success. The jelly obstinately refused to clarify, and the blanc-mange was equally unwilling to congeal. The maccaroons

liagr of some beautiful locust-trees.

' What a lovely spot," exclaimed Ch s'on and innocence modesty ca dor contentment peace simple p asure intellectual enjoyments a I various other deligh'ful ideas cha s d each other rapidly through his mi d. When he knocked at the door, il sa- opent d by a black girl named

Dm, who had been brought up in the family, and whoe delight on see l.ig bun was so great that she could scare'v lind it in her heart to tell him that "the I -.dies were both out, or at

least partly out." Chiton, however,

more than suspected that they were

out the eakes by adding a little peail

ash. Go directly and tell ner so. Cheston, though bv no means an fail to Ihe mysteries of confectionary, could hot help smiling at all this making out

"Really, "said his aunt, "these things

are very annoying. And as this par ty i, to be given to Mis. Washington' Potts, it is extremely desirable that

nothing should fail. There is no such thing now ai having company, unless we can receive and entertain them in a certain sty le." "1 perfectly lemember," said Ches

tor. ," the last party at which I was

present in your house. 1 was then a

midshipman, and it was just before I

having run in baking, h:d neither shape noi feature, the kisses dei lined rising, and the sponge cake coatradicled its

lime and pains on pulling thv.ii up for; na,ne Snic ot the things succeeded, the evening I but mot were complete failures. pia

Finally he came down "in prime;""1) because (as old Katy insisted) array," and Cheston who had left herru,fce was a spell upon them.' In a

a school girl, found her now grown to'c!, t,u'' du asters ould easily have womanhood and more beautiful than!,)ern remedied (even at the eleventh

... . . . . I i. .. !: e. -1- v

ever. b ill he could not lorbear re """. ") inning io a coniecuoner s

proving her for treating him so much

a stranger, and not coming to him at

once in her moining dresv

"Mrs. Washington P .tls,"said Albi

na."i5ot oniinon that a vouiu l.adv

should never be seen in dishabille bv!,he to m',ke new dresses for the

Was there ever any Ihii.g nitre

provi king," said Mrs. Mard n, "wlier

I live m town she annoyed nie every week by coming tvert week to spend

a day with me, and now she does tit

spend days but zeeefes. 1 would go to Alabama to get rid of her." "And lben,"said Albina, "she would come and spend months with us. However, lo do her justice, she is a very respectable woman." "All bores are respectable people,' replied Mrs. Marsden, "if they were otherwise,it would not be in their power to bore u, far yve could cut tht r

and cast them ofTat once. How very

unlucky. What will Mrs. Washington

fotti think of her and the Montagues too, if they should come! Still we must not affront her, as you kuow she is rich." "What can her riches signify to u",' said Albion, "she has a married daughter." "True." replied Mrs. Marsden, "but you know riches should always com maud n certain degree of respect. ar.

there are such things as legacies. "After all, according to the commod say ing, ' 'tis an ill wind that blows nc' good,' the parlors having been freshly papered, we can easily persunde aunf Quimby that they are too damp for

he r to sit in, and so we can make her

stay p stairs all the evening."

At this moment the old ltdy s voice was heard at the door, discharging Ihe porter who had brought her baggage on his wheelbarrow; and ihe next riiinufe she was in the fiont parlor. MrsMarsden and Albina weie properly astonished and properly delighed at seeing her; but each, after a pause of. recollection, suddenly seized the old lady by the arms and convey ed her in

to the entry, exclaiming, "Oh! Aunt Qaimby, aunt Quimby ! this Is no place for vou." "What's the meaning of all this cried Mrs. Q'limby, 'why won't you 1 t ms stay in Ihe parlor!" "You'll catch your death," answer ed Mrs. Marsden, "you'll get the rhumatism. Both parlors have been nevr-

ly papered to-day, and the walls are-

quite wet.'7

" That's a bad thing," said Mrs,

Quimby, "a vfry bad thing I wisU you had put ofTyour papering till next

spring. Who 7d have thought of your papering this day of all days." "Oh! Aunt Quimby," said Albina, "yvhy did you not let us know ihittyot were corning?' "Why, I wanted to give you an a-

greeable surprise," replied the old la-, dy. 'But tell me whv the rooms are so decked out, with flowers hanging about the looking glasses nnd lamps, and why the candles are drest web. cut paper, or something that looks like it?" "We are going to have a party to night ," said Albina.

A party I'm glad of it. Then Pro

wholly at home, for he saw his aunt sailed on my first truize in the Pacific.

peeping over the bannisters, and had

a glimpse or hi cousin lining into uie. hack parlor; and besides, the whole domicile was evidently in some great commotion, strongly resemblnig that horror of all men, a house-cleaning. The carpets had been removed, and the hall was filled with the parlor

chairs: half of them turned bottom

upward on the others, with looking

Hasss and pictures leaning against

them: and he knew that, on 6uch oc

casions, the ladies of a family in mid die life are never among the missing

"Go and give lieutenant Cheston'

ro)!iliment to your ladies," said he.

and let them know that he is waiting

lo see them."

Mrs. Marsden now ran down stairs in a wrapper and morning cap, and

gave her nephew a very cordial recep

I -pent a delightful evening.''

' Tes, I recollect that night, repli

ed Mrs. Marsden. "In those davs it

was not necessary for us to support a

certain style, and parties were the:

very simple thing, except among pen

pie of the first rank. It was then tho

sufficient to have two or three basket of substantial cakes at tea, some al

monds, raisins, apples, oranges hande.

round afterwards, with wine and cor

dial, and then a large-sized pound cak

at the last. Ihe company assembled

at seven o clock and generally walked

for the ladies's dresses were oidy plah

white muslin. We invited but as main

a we could accommodate with seals. The young people played at Cprfeits. ind sung English and Scotch song, wid at the close of the evening danced

to the piano. How Mrs. Washington

just come in the tuck of time."

"I thought you had long since given up parties," said Mis. Marsden, turning pale. ''No, indeed why should I I always when I am asked to be aure I can't make much figure at parties now, being in n.y sevenly-tifth year. But Mrs. Hawks and Mrs. Himes, and several others of my old friends, always

shop, but in the country theie is no al-j invite me lo their dauxh:er' pailies,

tentative, borne of these mischances along with Mary; and I like to sit there

might perhaps hate been attributed to

the volunteered assistance of a mantua maker that had been sent for from

tion, "Our house is rust now in surhlPotts would be shocked if she wa to

confusion," she said, "that 1 have noj place to irvite you to sit down in, ex cept the back irorch."- And ihere ihey accordingly. took their seals. "Da not suppose." continued Mrs M uden,"that we are cleaning hou-e: bit we are gohig to have h parly -rngM, and therefore you are most foi tunate in y.ar arrival, for I think I cat promise ycu a pleasant evening. W j ve tent invitations to all the inns'

jse.it eel families within seven miles.

and I can assure you there was a greai

deal of trouble in getting the notes coi

ind herself at one of those obsolete

iartieslr! "The calf jelly won't be clear," said he black girl, again nuking her ap.earance. "Aunt Kaiy has Miaiued live times over through the flannen...g." Go then and tell her to strain it

ive-and -twenty times," said Mis. Mars-

len, angrily "Il must and shall be dear. Nothing is more vulgar than

. loudy jell; Mrs. Washington Potts

will not tout h it uiikos it is transpa r ?nt as amber."

gentleman." Cheston now found it very difficult

to hear the name of Mi 6. Polls with

pa ience. Albina, thought he, is be

witched as well as her mother.

II spoke of his craise in the Medi

terranean, and Albina told him that

-he had seen a beautiful view of the

bay of Naples in a souvenir belonging

to Mrs. Washington l'olts.

"I have bro't with me some sketches

f Mediterranean scenery," pursued

Cheston. "You know that I draw ;i

ittle. 1 promise myself great pleasun

in showing and explaining them to

vou. "Oh! do send them this afternoon, xclaimed Albina. "They will he tin

very thing for the centre table. I

tare say the Montagues will recognix ome of the places Ihey have seen ii

Italy, for they have travelled all over

the touth of Europe."

"And who are the Montagues?" in

quired Cheston.

"They are a very elegant English

family," answered his aunt, cotisins

in some way t several noblemen." "Perhaps so," 6aid Cheton.

"Albina met them at the lodgings of

Mrs. Washington Potts," pursued Mis Marsden, "where they have been stay ing a week for the benefit of country air; and so inclosed her card, and sent them invitations to her parly. They have as yet returned no answer; bul that is no proof they will not come, lor perhaps it may be the newest fashion in England not to answer cards." "Yon know the Knlih are n ven petultar people," remarked Albina. '

occasion, and who on this busy day.

teing 'one of the best creatures in the

world,' had declared her willingness to turn her hand to any thing.

It was late in the afternoon before

papering was over, and then great in deed was the bustle in clearit.g away the litter, cleaning the floor, putting

down the carpets, and replacing the

furniture. In the midst of ihe confu

sion, and while the ladies were earnest

ly engaged in fixing the ornaments,

Urusa cam in to say that Dixon, the

waiter that had been hired for the

evening, had jut arrived, and falling to work immediately he had poured

all ihe hianc-mauge down the sink, mistaking it for bonny-clabber. This

intelligence was almost too much to

beat, and Mrs. Marsden could scarce ly speak for vexation.

"Drusa," said Albina, "you are a

raven that hns do.r nothing but croak of disaster. Away and show ywiu face no more, let wiiat will happen."

Urua departed, bul in a few mi

and look about me and set people's new ways. Mary had a party herself last winter, and it went off very well, only that both the children came out Ihat night with the measels; and one of the lamps leaked and the oil ran all over the side board and streamed dow u

on the carpet; and, it being the first

time we ever had ice-cream in the house. Peter, the stupid black boy, not only brought saucers to eat it in, bat

cups and saucers both."

The old lady was now hurried np

stairs, and she sUowed much dissatis

faction on being told that as the damp

parlors would certainly give her her death, there wa3 no alternative but for her to remain all the evening in the hamber allotted to her. This charn. her, (the best furnished in the house,! was also to be 'the ladies' room,' and Albina somewhat consoled Mrs. Quimby, telling hf r that as the ladies would come up there to take off their hoods and arrange their hair, she would have

an opportunity of seeing them all be. fore they went down stair. And Mrs. Marsden promised to give orders that a portion of all the refreshments should

be carried up to her, and that Mist

nutes shc; agai put her head at thej Matsm, the mantua-rnaker, should sit

parlor door and said, "MVsm may 1; with her a great part of the evening.

. ; - . I- . a w 1

jist speak one time more."

"What now,1 exclaimed Mrs. Marsden. "Oh! there's nothing else spoiled or flung down the Mok, p.i now." said Uiisa, "but something's at hand a heap worst than all. Missus's, old Aunt Qjimby has jisi I ndrd fmtn the boat, and is coming up the road with baggage enough to last all unamei " Aum Q iimby !' x. l.inn .i Aluina, "this ind ed caps the climax i?

Thick tour wilt.

(TO BE CONTINUED.)

Legal and .Yutural Phraseology.--' The sheriff if Dumfries, while ex -'lining a boy who happened to be a witnes concerning the taking away of o horse from a pi .ugh by a tollman, asked the youth if he could positively say hat He saw the tollman carrv off the horse. "No," said the boy. The case was about to be dismissed, when the boy add- d, "but he led him off, sir." Why is a tear h d secret like a bhipt dVycaastf n't a it wvrAXrr.