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Sketches Of Character.
SKETCHES OF CHARACTER .
No . I . JIllS . BRVICBUBDEEV . TWTY heroine does not boast a romantic , or even an harmonious name ; " but such as it - " - * - Avas , and such as it is , " as she used to say , " me ancestors , sor , kept it to the fore , in the clays of Brian Boru ; ancl it ' s myself that's proud of me name intirely . " Ancl I
hope that my readers may agree AAith me , Allien they finish this short contribution of mine , in the excellent pages of the Masonic Magazine , that , after all , there is " something in it , " despite the dubious query of tins inquisitive and restless age . Mrs . Brulgruddery , Avhen I knew her , was fast getting into the fifties , and Avas as comely , stout , ancl personable a person as you would Avish to see . She had a good broad face , and a merry pair of eyes , ancl wonderful hair for her time of life ; and she Avas Avhat someone has called an " axpansive personality fore and aft" ( Avhatever that may mean ); ancl she was as cheery and pleasant an individual as you AVOUICI Avish
tomeet Avith on a " rainy' clay , or , a fine afternoon , for that . She had a competence , ancl a country mansion , neat ancl commodious , ancl a very pretty bijou house in one of our neAV streets ; aud I cannot conceive ' any one person more able or more likely to pass on through the rubs and crosses of life , its Avear and tear , its A'exations and diwvbacks , Avith comfort to herself , and convenience to mankind , than my unsentimental and excellent heroine . But , as Avith most of us , she had a grievance , a " skeleton in the closet" if you likeAvhich seemed to throiv a jaundiced hue over her ' vision of things and
, , men , and Avhich , being a grieATin . ee , she liked to air continually , to " trot out , " con amove ,. on all occasions , nay , in every possible contingency of life : so much so , that some people looked upon the stout-hearted , stout-bocliecl Avoman as a bore , ancl A'ery often gaA'e her the " cold shoulder , " ancl a " wide berth , " accordingly . The grievance iva-s a very serious one—very domestic , most domestic—nothing less , ancl nothing more than Mr . Brulgruddery himself .
Mr . Brulgruddery Avas a thin , dry , weazen-faced , chirpy sort of a little man , who Avas always smiling , always loquacious , but never seemed to say anything , ancl to doeven less . lie always assented to all you said , and was evidently disposed to be on good terms Avith everybody , being evidently so with himself . But , as few men are heroes in the eyes of their valet de chambre , or even of their own belongings ( it must be a rare case , and lie a rara avis , if it be so ) , so Mr . Brulgruddery Avas not a hero in the estimation of Mrs . Brulgrudclery . Very far from it indeed ! On the contraryhe Avas
, her standing grieA r ance , the cause of every contretemps , misfortune , mistake , and Avorry Avhich occurred to her and hers ; ancl , if you could believe her assertion , she never had a moment of " pace or comfort , " " becase , " as she used to like to emphazise it , " Brulgrudclery , my dear sor , is sure to make a mess of it , and , as he has neither sense nor anything else , it is sure to be so , and arwaA s will be so . "
Poor , clear woman , it was very hard upon her . With all her capacities for enjoyment , AA'hich Avere many , with all her opportunities of happiness , Avhich Avere frequent , it Avas too bad that all AA'as to be marred by an intrusive ancl intruding Mr . Brulgruddery , who interfered with all her plans , antagonized all her views , damped all her expectations , and clouded OA'er all her simniest clays . But so it Avas . Sic fata voluere j ancl if that amiable individual still lingers in substantial shape among us , I can assure her , as I assured her formerlyof my hearty sympathy and sincere concern . I have often
, thought that Ave meet many Mrs . ancl Mr . Brulgruclderys hi life—those who woidd be happy if they coidd , and those Avho interfere Avith the happiness of others—the Mrs . Brulgrudderys , always cordial , correct , sensible , and successful , Avere it not for that " scapegoat of scapegoats , " on Avhom all blame is laid , and Avho , Avhether he be the most estimable of men , or the greatest of actual nuisances , is certain to be blamed by the world at large , and his own better half in particular . Still , X do not wish you ,, kind .
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Sketches Of Character.
SKETCHES OF CHARACTER .
No . I . JIllS . BRVICBUBDEEV . TWTY heroine does not boast a romantic , or even an harmonious name ; " but such as it - " - * - Avas , and such as it is , " as she used to say , " me ancestors , sor , kept it to the fore , in the clays of Brian Boru ; ancl it ' s myself that's proud of me name intirely . " Ancl I
hope that my readers may agree AAith me , Allien they finish this short contribution of mine , in the excellent pages of the Masonic Magazine , that , after all , there is " something in it , " despite the dubious query of tins inquisitive and restless age . Mrs . Brulgruddery , Avhen I knew her , was fast getting into the fifties , and Avas as comely , stout , ancl personable a person as you would Avish to see . She had a good broad face , and a merry pair of eyes , ancl wonderful hair for her time of life ; and she Avas Avhat someone has called an " axpansive personality fore and aft" ( Avhatever that may mean ); ancl she was as cheery and pleasant an individual as you AVOUICI Avish
tomeet Avith on a " rainy' clay , or , a fine afternoon , for that . She had a competence , ancl a country mansion , neat ancl commodious , ancl a very pretty bijou house in one of our neAV streets ; aud I cannot conceive ' any one person more able or more likely to pass on through the rubs and crosses of life , its Avear and tear , its A'exations and diwvbacks , Avith comfort to herself , and convenience to mankind , than my unsentimental and excellent heroine . But , as Avith most of us , she had a grievance , a " skeleton in the closet" if you likeAvhich seemed to throiv a jaundiced hue over her ' vision of things and
, , men , and Avhich , being a grieATin . ee , she liked to air continually , to " trot out , " con amove ,. on all occasions , nay , in every possible contingency of life : so much so , that some people looked upon the stout-hearted , stout-bocliecl Avoman as a bore , ancl A'ery often gaA'e her the " cold shoulder , " ancl a " wide berth , " accordingly . The grievance iva-s a very serious one—very domestic , most domestic—nothing less , ancl nothing more than Mr . Brulgruddery himself .
Mr . Brulgruddery Avas a thin , dry , weazen-faced , chirpy sort of a little man , who Avas always smiling , always loquacious , but never seemed to say anything , ancl to doeven less . lie always assented to all you said , and was evidently disposed to be on good terms Avith everybody , being evidently so with himself . But , as few men are heroes in the eyes of their valet de chambre , or even of their own belongings ( it must be a rare case , and lie a rara avis , if it be so ) , so Mr . Brulgruddery Avas not a hero in the estimation of Mrs . Brulgrudclery . Very far from it indeed ! On the contraryhe Avas
, her standing grieA r ance , the cause of every contretemps , misfortune , mistake , and Avorry Avhich occurred to her and hers ; ancl , if you could believe her assertion , she never had a moment of " pace or comfort , " " becase , " as she used to like to emphazise it , " Brulgrudclery , my dear sor , is sure to make a mess of it , and , as he has neither sense nor anything else , it is sure to be so , and arwaA s will be so . "
Poor , clear woman , it was very hard upon her . With all her capacities for enjoyment , AA'hich Avere many , with all her opportunities of happiness , Avhich Avere frequent , it Avas too bad that all AA'as to be marred by an intrusive ancl intruding Mr . Brulgruddery , who interfered with all her plans , antagonized all her views , damped all her expectations , and clouded OA'er all her simniest clays . But so it Avas . Sic fata voluere j ancl if that amiable individual still lingers in substantial shape among us , I can assure her , as I assured her formerlyof my hearty sympathy and sincere concern . I have often
, thought that Ave meet many Mrs . ancl Mr . Brulgruclderys hi life—those who woidd be happy if they coidd , and those Avho interfere Avith the happiness of others—the Mrs . Brulgrudderys , always cordial , correct , sensible , and successful , Avere it not for that " scapegoat of scapegoats , " on Avhom all blame is laid , and Avho , Avhether he be the most estimable of men , or the greatest of actual nuisances , is certain to be blamed by the world at large , and his own better half in particular . Still , X do not wish you ,, kind .