. Thackerayana;. verything is very forward, saidmy sister ; we must begin to bottle gooseberries to-morrow. Very forward, indeed, answered I. This reminds me of theyoung ladies whom I have seen lately—they seem forward enough,though a little out of season too. THE < MIRROR: 425 1 It was a poor witticism, but it lay in my way, and I took itup. Next morning the gardener came to our breakfasting-parlour. Madam/ said he, all the gooseberries are gone. Gone ! cried my sister ; and who could be so audacious ? Brother, youare a justice of the peace; do make out a warrant directly to searchfor and
. Thackerayana;. verything is very forward, saidmy sister ; we must begin to bottle gooseberries to-morrow. Very forward, indeed, answered I. This reminds me of theyoung ladies whom I have seen lately—they seem forward enough,though a little out of season too. THE < MIRROR: 425 1 It was a poor witticism, but it lay in my way, and I took itup. Next morning the gardener came to our breakfasting-parlour. Madam/ said he, all the gooseberries are gone. Gone ! cried my sister ; and who could be so audacious ? Brother, youare a justice of the peace; do make out a warrant directly to searchfor and apprehend. We have an agreeable neighbourhood, indeed!the insolence of the rabble of servants, of low-born, purse-proudfolks, is not to be endured. The gooseberries are not away,continued the gardener; they are lying in heaps under thebushes j last nights fiost, and a hail-shower this morning, havemade the crop fail. The crop fail! exclaimed my sister; andwhere am I to get gooseberries for bottling? Come, come,. my dear, said I; they tell me that in Virginia pork has apeculiar flavour from the peaches on which the hogs feed; youcan let in the goslings to pick up the gooseberries, and I warrantyou that this unlooked-for food will give them a relish far beyondthat of any green geese of our neighbours at the , replied she, you are a philosopher. I quicklydiscovered that, while endeavouring to turn one misfortune intojest, I recalled another to her remembrance, for it seems that, bya series of domestic calamities, all her goslings had perished. A very promising family of turkey chicks has at lengthconsoled her for the fate of the goslings, and on rummaging herstore-room she finds that she has more bottled gooseberries left oflast year than will suffice for the present occasions of our littlefamily. 426 THACKERA YANA. 1 That people of sense should allow themselves to be affectedby the most trivial accident is ridiculous. There are, indeed, somethings which, though ha
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