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Sister Mary was sent for, and, as she was introduced, the hatter informed her that he wished to buy her "Russia." "Buy Rushia!" exclaimed Mary, in surprise; I don't understand you." "Your name is Miss Wheeler, I believe," said the hatter, who was annoyed by the difficulty he met with in being understood. "It is, sir." "Ah! very well. Is there old and young Russia in the house?"
"To trim hats, I suppose you mean?" responded Mrs. Wheeler. "No, for the outside of hats," replied the hatter. "Well, I don't know much about hats," said the old lady, "but I will call my daughter." Passing into another room where "Rushia" the younger was at work, she informed her that a man wanted her to make hats. "Oh, he means sister Mary, probably.
Off he started to make the purchase and knocked at the door. Mrs. Wheeler, the elder, made her appearance. "I want to get your Russia," said the hatter. Mrs. Wheeler asked him to walk in and be seated. She, of course, supposed that he had come for her daughter "Rushia." "What do you want of Rushia?" asked the old lady. "To make hats," was the reply.
"I believe there is," said Mary, surprised at the familiar manner in which he spoke of her mother and sister, who were present. "What is the price of old Russia per pound?" asked the hatter. "I believe, sir, that old Rushia is not for sale," replied Mary, indignantly. "Well, what do you ask for young Russia?" pursued the hatter.
"Sir," said Miss Rushia the younger, springing to her feet, "do you come here to insult defenceless females? If you do, sir, our brother, who is in the garden, will punish you as you deserve." "Ladies!" exclaimed the hatter, in astonishment, "what on earth have I done to offend you? I came here on a business matter. I want to buy some Russia. I was told you had old and young Russia in the house.
"I didn't," answered the young villain, with a perfectly solemn face, "I thought you were a widower or a bachelor who wanted to marry Rushia." "You lie," said the discomfited Dibble, laughing in spite of himself; "but never mind, I'll pay you off some day." And gathering up his furs he departed. On another occasion this sense of humor and love of joking was turned to very practical account.
She was a tailoress in the village, and went to church regularly, but, although Phineas saw her every Sunday for many weeks, he had no opportunity of the acquaintance that season. Mrs. Jerusha Wheeler and her daughter Jerusha were familiarly known, the one as "Aunt Rushia," and the other as "Rushia."
"My name is Jerusha, and so is my daughter's," said Mrs. Wheeler, "and that, I suppose, is what he meant by telling you of old and young Rushia." Mr. Dibble, without more words, left the house and made for the store. "You young villain!" he cried, as he entered, "what did you mean by sending me over there to buy Russia?"
Wheeler had several hundred pounds of "Rushia." "What on earth is a woman doing with 'Russia? " said he. Barnum could not answer, but assured him that there were one hundred and thirty pounds of old Rushia and one hundred and fifty pounds of young Rushia in Mrs. Wheeler's house, and under her charge, but whether or not it was for sale he could not say.
"His father's empire and government was but as the Poeticall Furie in a Stageaction, compleat, yet with horrid and wofull Tragedies: a first, but no second to any Hamlet; and that now Reuenge, iust Reuenge was coming with his Sworde drawne against him, his royall Mother, and dearest Sister to fill up those Murdering Sceanes." Sir Thomas Smithe's Voiage and Entertainment in Rushia, 1605.
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