For the Wilmingtonian.
{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register.", "edition": "01", "page": "p3", "byline": ""}
We have become pretty well settled in
our new habitation, and abating the aux
wardness which arises from being strangers
in this part of the town, we are middHngiy
well contented. ! have had but quite su-
pericial examination into the characters of
our neighbors yet, only that we have had a
cothes-line and two of aunt Susannas night
caps stolen, and some person has borrowed
pair OF ilatirons, which have never been
returned, and fear never will be.


Perhaps it would not be inappropriate to
give you some description of our family,
which consists generally. of four persons;
viz. Aunt Susanna, Sister Lucy, Tom (my
younger brother,) and myself to which
number we sometimes add a maid, sometimes
two.


My aunt Susanna has seen many revolu-
tions in her day: she has dresses which have
been in and out of fashion three or four
times, but she will not have it that she is
older than forty; her title to this age sup
pose is good by hrescrition, or immemorial
usage; for ever since ] can remember she
has insisted upon it she is but. forty. She
has been a handsome girl once "but" as
Goldsmith says" "times are altered" and her
dimples have all become wrinkles. she has
few old maidiSh (tor she is an old maid }
austerities, such as rising early i'll the morn
ing, (Which dislike,) making her own bed'
having particular scat at the table, wear
inp plain handkerchiefs, hating fops, drink
ing strong tea and scolding maids. When
in strange company she is as formal as a
"master of ceremonies" and stiff as stays,
but when in company with a small circle
of friends in whom she can conhde, she can
relax into the most pleasing and interest
ing familiarity. She sometimes tells us tales
of her love affairs, which she looks Jar
back upon with the pleasure thai age re-