Richmond Palladium

THE SPOILT FAMILY.

The Spoilt Family was exceedingly numerous in the valley on the mountain which is situated about ten miles above the Jesbun (gali, end waquito westiv- They had still the prime principals having conveyed true th castm puiso Pemnsyhvanda soni (ony vaes o o in runb rthet, about half a dozen tails which had increased and multiplied unilahips even.roapetabiosgubut in theyplncobed aaI two thirgh 1 call d SpoutI being, or havi They werthrisin cautionsoeetof m antogpril. intrestdon their d ahingswith oth other, and publleSpir Callmen In theie eniken themy hat on Iv. andachio' coin witl cthr thrtuuate " yeanithod moabran uels and jit wother braeh s ippore he wth fatiee'v orina ia ort th culoo it narving. toethopvsatiot of th famils weeith. Aine of thee firs i whioh iono agintawewen tinme Iy conntd. tn tho aarw aid cead linle pleasun in baon imoin the paties,wus in popi ttion ah a tis Ie otout the tois yhich shjded teon the w de hefem the dear w o si ot mal look du at, and Ino1omeis o thm tnkad ge thouah th hadle n s a lir conidt wilh Du i.i s eadiiylyanieerat mnd oet hy tathout yhdow bar rom tot Iahuht mte. was golng thruand withiraid T LIonthop ddtobet of the amu and in the eolaiow" th the Sproute aesemblelthero pn" trsnerally tdrinkpinah eiirwithrstbo hmby ran chasn that alo, as his poat paobobh foon considoratins of suparier emtiin forno plnoo in a villuge innt, en ointlviit it h k pt hyaman wall yodiinhe hist. ness.Tho wen wolldrs doont st of peule vath a eoode of opp mant family peie, and comorlenbiy fondos the tmsumale cogsin, de. lionembhy jipe so trom thoir cndlass uo of on coz ning an tialion. Tenaris ron -veiemble p iestrain. ciad in a th n i-bare ein staimed velvet seccae, siled waisdoat. ard hnt and shoses at iest as yoorabte in appeammee as himseif. armed wile couza walking stek. and seming much tatigued, was seeh traelling down the sthee towands the Inn. Thesnon liv or the sight attrae- tedeverveve, htheuiknowehavingar ried opposte thehut. deneaich. un- casod a par of old ingVsun wed the mite fr de hol The was waseluar- ei for him, anihn 1 ihe mi deofth bac-mo inguied for Charis Speout, tho iandlund—chrlescame for- woelfousinch w..Ian orhl hand at how ver. appered wh 41 this fauniliaciiy with oney Ino looh lke hoving a loose dee pemnv pice in hits poeket,andreplied.abrujtly.dravinghock —who ar yn. I dai'tKaon voi." Not know mie." a plled the alf mim. sJ am Nicholns Sposut. Vour iather's own brother, and ad eome down. that I my soemy deace lationsinthis unttoun. amiling cautenn hen as wll to have did at hone-hur how ooe weto khay whio won mm tions do not pass current hore, W on com- ing fhom mea of vour apnearanee." There wie a genornititter a' this cologuy omong the soung men.burt one of the old Sopoute. whost inth cor - hacing lo bdshe Iv oll the whille at thi strangor, lehi thu mm and eoilina to one thishnts- "Thisisn btusiness ir on ot vop said he, "s rre as the world itis olid Nien- olas Snrout. and heil be epsier adaitted than gotten clear ot, mv werd tor it-e poor soul, h 's come down tor a maute- mance, mo dubt. amd the disgraee of otr family comes wita hiro-l i be oft. how ever, soe that voy don't s md hia to me" -savingwhich. he teok his way, and soon disappeare I. A gcneral whisper now sprcad around. and operated like a shor among a fock 6 quails. In fift en minutes thors were bu three Sorott faces remaining. Tnese, th d man ss endeavoring to convince o. his rlationship, and as hie did itso p vint- dly as to silenee, even their jokes and scoih, th y told him of thewedding, and ad.sed hinas hecouldrotLeentcrtained in the viliage, to go down to oid granny Searneum's by th cross-froad, where h could atay unill the Larsy time wns over. ior a trifl, aft r which he night hare an opportunty of seeing soie ol his oid re- latiors, who conld p see company now: as tothe Vourelhs tht knew nothin it hi, Chol ait oit would nosh wortn while toeallon thrml. Thepoorol man how vi, wisaed to go to the wed Hou-thew dtotu listatoe, and to bul can ap- parat oinr te tr ungsprus, hig. tkld witt gnfr:tr...i.!i.l- ..i .t.. .t ir rs 1 -:..xh.l. m aw. .(,1.(( artv,-t.n i1gtl:n, ilu: J ii-, al x. a. the ton wh h otnethuneen. ator in this mantoa tholr ahatiye mnd it tathe the er clfs sinl taey apced; he alt a. notier h ep ned aiedor an alao thon th ie ds a me oor cwoentamd tatall deain tha pixzza te tn. whe foe the thare Vit tentiegae wh chae tt hibarjotu had cohersstio ever t wav. Tie reope and torilionty with nmen rhe goath man motd d paa, womeso for toeolu mredratesh fheat cod th whenuembruor sohetumkmmt donto cs isidotufor ti nioh" Thesoret Oveoted, it was aaigtosohw thefneeo fmjs. crgennativesot tho good man, dhaug Lon vuite tood ban agal: is -stnpidlyr ehough to tio sutre. Co lcngtn Chalotaritos an sin d t. efe if von will honor iy hotisesomauch volsi have e coomahon ca pabnl' . No. to. I rouid not pil voa to any incolvenidno tor tho v iid a will o tothe em ads."inded wnid aodz anfouc. tor und by drtinmevry one-invfing Intiv home-preainedtim onte atingghinn. moet pullke himhy foree, hns thngthor tho are molations at the cross- th -aing ol. testruce aw'hIcone on hors back walkdoyst t te Iun, whil driaking a ghees-of punch. whsparedt, Mr. Suruns theusnd.e tht hisr ses would tea that old Mr wut wisworth-surod gound suman ny thiis unlueky b The-wysprend likoedeetcle tire throngh the villnge, and the won a and children cue mumming on ioae thn rieh mele- tve. andtoars ot at we thg, and ad h s you sirand to mot pe- sine iuyitntiots. wore ne nlenty uow nnd as chenp as grass blodes in the mendow. I'he villnge, and all tuat it contained, one a auld hte thotteht wrs at his sarvieeibut heauusuunthyashook hb head-itwain husr a timo with them. he said, and his cethes wers old, his appearance mean- hne tgatdisoraee them-he would al any mateoto bael to tycnat tavah on thi road, and fiom hiis purpose all the prols tatiogeof Jeisure, th praise of his persoh. and wn of mis oid cloties, wit the ofer of new ches, on ioan in cbundince, coald not movo hin. mnd that night he slipt at the Blue ridge Inn, on his retumn home, where he norrnt d the story with good ht- mour. Fron this place, thi morning. he had st out on fot for Arrowford; leaving his attondant behind, that he might makd a trial of' tirvilne his lonc unvisited nela- tites e t upon him, and which he deomed could only he fhirty eetimnte l bu prrsent- ine himself b fore them in the gnrb of his ritinaloos Rendt perhons you moy smile at this Poultees wou fncy the aints aet af rosals—hur lock at home —how dn vuetsem a poor relative. I cour couene do not condemn you. eith rde I hut soe it doun sethe truth: the Somys sn aa'the ouiy people wn the worhd who yaierchnelations highcr than poor ones.