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ABVENTURES OF YOUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS. '...
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sufficiently sentimental turn to say so , no doubt we both felt we were kindred souls and so continued vying with one another in an abuse of
modern luxuries . I did not remember at the time , that I had left a minute description of the one , only arm chair which I considered
endurable , and which a particular friend of mine , who likes to minister to my fancies , was therefore going to purchase for my special use
and comfort during my visits to her . Likewise I forgot that I have my own theory of cooking , which if not rigidly adhered to , my
spirits are apt to sink to a low ebb , and my general demeanor to give an impression of that vague state comprised in the words " put
out . " No : at that moment I felt a Spartan and a Stoic . " I should not wonder'' said I" if I gave up my crinoline . I should not wear
,, It now , but that I really find it a convenience and it keeps my dress out of the dust . "
A . looked doubtful , but was too amiable to press hardly on my one Well weak , we point reached . Bolton . " Guides' House . 77 _" Ginger-beer
and Lemonade . " Did we come there to drink ginger-beer or lemonade ? Hateful and disgusting idea ! Besides , I have a particular
dislike to ginger-beer , and I consider lemonade unwholesome . " We will suspend our judgments , " said we , and therefore
immediately proceeded to exchange very decided opinions that this was not the place for us . We walked over the grass . " Mown !"
said we contemptuously . Down the walks . " Rolled ! " sneered we sarcastically . It seemed growing secluded at lastwhen we came to
, a rustic garden seat!—but that was too much for us ; we were tired , but we would not rest there , and so turned back through
the woods . Thunder and lightning , " This is grand" said A . "I enjoy this /"
" So do I , " said , I , starting , violently at a flash . " Do you think the neighbourhood of trees dangerous ? "
" Oh , no danger , " said she . " Very well" replied I . "I onlthought it is always wise to be
, y prudent . "—Crash , crash , crash . " Delightful ! " said A .
« Very delightful indeed , " I replied , only—only—my steel petticoat might attract itand—suppose we go into that shed" and we
went in and sat on two , milking stools till the storm was , over , and felt decidedly rural and rather uncomfortable .
" The Valley of Desolation is what I long for ! " said I , next morning , " let us ask who lives nearest it . "
" Farmer so and so . " " Would he take us in ?"
" Well he had sixteen lodgers just then , and his rooms were promised for months to come . "
Sixteen people , besides the farmer _' s family and tourists , to share the Valley of Desolation with us ! We would look at the Strid ,
shake the dust off our feet , ( and plenty of it there was , ) and go .
Abventures Of Your Own Correspondents. '...
ABVENTURES OF YOUR OWN _CORRESPONDENTS . ' 37
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Sept. 1, 1859, page 37, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01091859/page/37/
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