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Fern Leaves from Fanny's Port-folio. Second Series
Fern, Fanny
American essays -- 19th century; Short stories, American
Do I go to church on Sunday, with a devout desire to attend to the
sermon?--my next neighbor is a young man, apparently seated on a nettle
cushion: he groans and fidgets, and fidgets and groans; crosses his
feet and uncrosses them; kicks over the cricket; knocks down his cane;
drops the hymn-book, and finally draws from his coat pocket a little
case; takes out one segar after another, transposes them, applies them
to the end of his nose, and pats them affectionately; then he examines
his watch; then frowns at the pulpit; then, glancing at the door, draws
a sigh long enough and strong enough to inflate a pair of bellows, or
burst off a vest button.
[Illustration: “Mr. Stubbs is earnestly requested to call and settle
the above bill at his earliest convenience.”]
With a dolorous whine, this same young man deplores (in public) his
inability to indulge in the luxury of a wife, “owing to the extravagant
habits of the young ladies of the present day.” I take this occasion
to submit to public inspection a little bit of paper found in the vest
pocket of this fumigated, cork-screwed, pantalooned humbug, by his
washerwoman:
NEW YORK, October 1st, 1853.
MR. THADDEUS THEOPHILUS STUBBS,
TO JUAN FUMIGO, Dr.
To Segars for Sept., 1853
Sept. 1--To 20 Trabucos, at 5c. $1 00
“ To 12 Riohondas, at 6d. 75
“ 3--To 12 Los Tres Castillos, at 6d. 75
“ To 12 La Nicotiana, at 6d. 75
“ 4--(Sunday--for Segars for a party) 10 Palmettoes,
10 Esculapios, 12 La Sultanos, 12 El Crusados,
20 Norriegos, 16 L’Alhambros, at 4c. 3 20
“ 6--To 50 L’Ambrosias, at 4c. 2 00
“ 10--To 30 Cubanos, at 8c. 2 40
“ 12--To 50 Londres, at 4c. 2 00
“ 15--To 30 Jenny Linds, (for concert party,) at 8c. 2 40
“ 24--To 50 Figaros, (for party to see Uncle Tom, at the
National,) at 8c. 4 00
“ 26--To 100 Mencegaros, (for party of country relations
and friends,) at 2c. 2 00
“ 30--To 40 Imperial Regalias, at 1s. 5 00
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$26 25
_Received Payment_,
(Mr. Stubbs is earnestly requested to call and settle the above at
his earliest convenience. J. F.)
Consistent Stubbs! But, then, his segar bill is not receipted!
SOLILOQUY OF A HOUSEMAID.
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