Autumn leaves . pen, before which the carriage had been waitingfive-and-forty minutes, during most of which timethe lady had been hard at work in drawing on hergloves and adjusting her bonnet, for all the rest ofher rig was completed before. On hearing theopening of the door, she was aware the case waspressing, so began to move down-stairs gently, look-ing extremely nice, but not so tasteful in some ofher arrangements as they were thirty minutesbefore she had altered them for the worse. Atlength they were off, and arrived in Wall Streetjust in time for the husband to learn that the sub-scripti
Autumn leaves . pen, before which the carriage had been waitingfive-and-forty minutes, during most of which timethe lady had been hard at work in drawing on hergloves and adjusting her bonnet, for all the rest ofher rig was completed before. On hearing theopening of the door, she was aware the case waspressing, so began to move down-stairs gently, look-ing extremely nice, but not so tasteful in some ofher arrangements as they were thirty minutesbefore she had altered them for the worse. Atlength they were off, and arrived in Wall Streetjust in time for the husband to learn that the sub-scription-books for a certain stock, which we shall notmention, had been closed, pursuant to previousnotice, just six minutes and a half. Yesterday, he QUIDDLING. 227 might have sold the sliares reserved for him to thelast moment at two thousand dollars advance. Acostly hat, and an expensive wearer of it! But thewealthy have indulgences that others know not of, and dont want to, somebody, looking over myshoulder,
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