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ji VOLUME of the-New- York- .Mirr o r of 1847
contains the following poem, 'written by %Psi
e g i i bruari,; • A. , note• states' ctbatit: iVitiSlittritten
on seeing a *lute of o• peasant boY,,with a
rpOe on his shoulder, trudging to . his daily
t u n, • Its perusal will satisfy. that lady's nutner-.
ous admirers that she was . not only au map . -
proachable reader, ane,„an 5 4cn . 41ed actrps,
,
but a ! . veet...o?et as %t! . i.- , ' ;,,,,,,,f ;
41,
:,' THE il'Ell£WW I {it i il.4', ..- 4 , ' , - , 7 - ','.
There's 1
\poetry, boy, in that step of thine, I
Firmly and tree on the green sward pregs
ed • : . Il i '\ .
And the locks' that'OVer 'thy*. te file k Shine • -•
Blow wild in the wind oh' the sole soli west.
II '
Care lurks not, tiny, in that laughing eye2;._
- ' No'frOWns o'ettast thy fOrehead'SztroW
~ • '
w
And the mello tin tsTot . -the morning sky.. •
Lend to thy - clieek"ati Vfortitent glow:
• . • _
Tliy heirloom i4Alturc, unbroken . health, • • '.
A cheerful heart to , endure thy toih; - •:-..
And :111 thou.meetiest of this !world's wealth .
.
Thou can* sturdily., y hkfrim: the, grateful
, - ; soil, . -- •'• , :.- •J ••N -• . ...,.,.._, ,
i - • i,
With the' lara's first song thou mit up and .
. • away,' • • ,••,, -''" . ' 01 '"i' 4-'
Brushing the deW: iro , 4 thel listnintsna
,
And chtutiig the sittiple-'iOttiide*- l''
\
Which iLnocence sings to the ear of God.
From the,ardent sun nfclondle,sa Oocut ••, . -. , .
Thou ; seeheati t tit, ; Oplter ~ cet I :ar sheltered
Miik, . ,',. ~ , • . 1 '
, r
the ring-dove murmurs it
_arc
Where . ring-aor‘,
tune . .
To the answering:soung . of - the gtishing
brook.
There resting thy limbs on the mossy brink,
Thou takest in peace thy poor repast, .
Bending-thy feverish to; drink , • .
From the wave that glideth so. cool and
Then to labor again . . till--the waning sun
Fadeth away in the western sky, •
•
And the shades of are' creeping -MI,. •
• While, the nirds'nestiellOw in 'the covert
ig;11. •
• . • : :1;3 • 4':i! , •
They are Coining to meet thee, the peasant
• • band.
The fairbaired,girl and lawily.boy,
While, the baby. prattler clasps thy band
• And breathes thy Hanle in , lispingoy:
To the cottage away I •ia , thy ,mOther'sknee,.
To thy father's , sidethou art welcome
therei - yr.; ifd
That mother's smile isever for thee,l
That father give thee' his warmest prayer.
• . -•
And thou shalt resCiti.Taltimb iti:Veet; • .
Pilletred betteath'theiaftered eaves, • "‘
While the
,sum !led nips, gently beat
And the night-wind stirs! the woodbine
•• :•• •
TherVi petiy,'hoy; in that form of !lape l
And theigar4 rivets thy paitileis tre
Would tlinttly •stxithilesOot were Inine . ,
. • Pass.ionleas;ctirelefis and strife:
•
KEEPING UP ICI3fiIDE'S 8131El1TS.
BY dIiA:6E:TitORTON.
,
"I‘TOW LET tie do our utmost to keep up
.1.1 Neily:s spirits 'and 'Make - 4er wed
ding a truly happy one," f it!'d . aunt Ange
ha Wetherell, to her nieces;': Kate Mid
Lin. "You knowshe . is your
,orphan
cousin and having .
spent most-Of her life
at school she scarcely knowti what home
means. Of course I need ii t jell you
how anxious I am to keep up,her spirits.
Your poor mother means well,, but she
never was very lively; and you two
girls are so thougtless, that I feel 'the
great weight and:responsibility Of the oc
casion tests on me.'
'Miss Angelina, an ancient and-very
1, fussy spinster; bridled up arid . looked
most impOrtarit tlB `she sioke. • _
"Well, auntie, I don't itake Such &eil
solemn view of it," answered Kate, latig)t-,
ing. "Nellv lier Self -doesn't: seem to he
depressed or lowspirited; on the contl
she appears verv„hopefult iind:eVidekirtl.
'looks on Alfred Psthe sum total of het:
earthly joy, and the-one in whom alllier
hopes are cJitered..'," 1 . , ......„ -I , L , ,.
"That's - very' . prObable - inf di;:tir,', re
lined aunt Anglin% , - !firoting people
in their deluded trame of mind ,Make
frequen t • inistakii,' and I • don't mean to
sa anything against Alfred Zirgan,
who, as far as - I koiow; is 'a very good sort
of p,rson ; but it is a brides iriendk:Hher
old and tried friends=whO support her
through the painful' Ordeall'of a weddilig.
Oh, dear, I pity the , child ' when'. I '
think
~.
of it. I do, indeed l'' ''.
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It was Ai ii ii-: , Viretherellti 4i bit --it) pity
any one who made the mistake to which,
as she declared,. She.-.herself had always
been superior—namely.,, the one of giving
her affections into the keeping of a Mein ,
her of the male sex. She always . sighed
and shook her head foretiodingty, whet
the name of a deluded . victim' pf - Bich . a
weakness was mentioned ; :and her Os
ehievoui neice,*.well 'aware Of her' peeti.:
liarity, - had laughed heartily over it
Lino, was not so gay lisilit-r sister:: She
was a sincere and affectiOnate kirl';' She
liked Alfr , d Morgan thorouglily, A wl.
mid, with some serionsries's : . ' '''' .',
"Welly has made a very' good choice.
I think we have:only got-Ito see that the
Preparations go op properly . , .and leave ,
the lovers to themselves. li They tire sure
to e, njoy each others' eiscietY the' best of,
all." '
"Oh, Lim, how cau yoti be sOlielfishr
Cried her aunt, with emotion. : "Yohr
poor cousin 'Welly has a sensitiv heart,
and yearns for consolation: '' r ttine been
sitting ealking to her for the 144 : ,three
hours, and the dear child was, diekoll"et
to tears mod of tbetinie
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``Oh, auntie, and Alfred came t 4 drive `
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her ontfind - had to' ttway.DOn't
you suppose 'her weeping came from dia.-
iAppointment l ?" 477;
"Kate: ,ypginu)st
dis4eireii
,y,o(ir 76,haracter,,:' .Raid
severely:.
And ' With this reprOotilPelere tfie
room with it diSpleiSed
( 1 4 Wish aamm a bad r time
witk Aunt Ari gel rikies,.Atbsixrd. 4atigE..
She; cannot= resist the ternitAtion,'ito fit
, men t, .001 i Nell with ',her 41'04
.bodings, just because ; she, patr,4 Opite
ag4i4ost'lticktikind fortheir neglect' of her.
I be r ard,her tell the poor' th mg fait' tiliht,
tfilit it was a. terrible mistake to chilose‘a
lover . whose name ,began with the same
lettiet;_lis her own: ,< Yliforya g i and Meade,'
she'i•e‘,# : rated,-, 'are -,toti "A .
the - nzime`. an' not in the letter,
is a change foi . thelvosse,„and. not for the
better!. • Mit - I do h'ope - Nelly Won't mind , '
her."
‘,l,,hope ; iasat lain as la as you,say„,
1 iiiti4orrY that' minima -ni - -so abidtlied
,in the stfpper and
.all-that,' becauae j ahe
Ta'tlie r prdper °nil', - to '.reprove anti t An
gelina if she keeps this up," said Lina,
earnestly, - ;` ..'ci- -- ....,:.- - ..'2.1:..-... .2 -
‘ ; ‘Let z tattry our:, best to laugh'. down
her absurd faneies. - We can do if, I am
sue," cried Kate.- - ..
ust, then, Nelly Meade, the bride
el trintred, the room She,-litokednitl.,
a's:rani serious and dispirited, and sighed;
as she seated lieiself I:l l ,eside the work
table at which bet. tWO cousins were busi
ly employed making up, laces and assi
.ting iirithe -important task of -hastenin '
the trots ecru *toward comPletion.
"Pray,.girls,,do not - tire yourselves on
' thosetbi4s,".2.begged Nelly, in a despon 7
dent tone; and then , she added: . ' '"Yon I
are as kiad as you can nossßbly` be, but
. _ . .
•
1 93tit what, cousin r demandedikate.
'iron look as if you had quarreled with
Allred, a i ld that all hope was at an end."
I mih. d i ". ar, what, a dreadful expression
st wear !" cried Selly. "1 have not
seen Alfred to . - - Ay: Aunt • Alikelina
made nre,. l seint him away; while she Was
engaged in advising me abont My future.
Dear - me, girls ! do' you really -suppose
married life 18 so very dreadful ?"
`‘llis auntie told. you Itia ?" . 'asked
Lina. , . _ .
4 ,tes T that is she said.-...it‘.was"full of
disapncintw-tits , and trek:l;l4; and that
I must bid farewell: to peake and enjoy
ment Wteu I beeame a wife- , . - ,
- Katrbtirst out - laughing, but Lina
looked quite solemn., ,
. "Now,J Nelly, I see the'-
ceeded in making/you' tinbotirMititlile,and
my advi4cle talon', is ~to' think' how can
she speak sOlonfidentially on, a
_subject
of which' - ihe ,hfrs had no experience ;.
and if ' tkfiV iidelanbt convince you that
she is not able to admonish or advise you,
look, at mammt!, ,rind,
see, „ bp! , ~ ropy l and
bal - tpylihi. Seems, and be convinced: that
there are some very happy marriad peo•
pie in the ivorld-at least,' ,". -..
."Oh,t be sure, I know there is I".exi
si
claimed 1 elly, throwing, off he: depresk.,
sion and; beginning ~ to laugh. . "It was
..orilV for \ lthe moment ril
she made - e feel
badly.. .13at you Inow she found out that
Alfeed'alname began with a'wrong letter,
and then she discovered that his hair and
mine-weFe the same shade, though 1 urn
sure our, cortiplexions are vets much un,
like." - , .
"Row silly to think that such trifles
influenc our happiness; but poor'at(titie
dm no' like men, and' as they are nee.
essary t weddings, ,shP. doesn't 'e.are for
weddin s either i 'li•aid Bate. . , :.,.'
• The next-day 'Miss Wetherell 'entered
the seiving-room and , 'found her three '
niecOabusv over the wedding dress that
had "just been sent.' home.' It,was `white
silk, trinimed with tulle,, and as— Nelly
had'exqflisite taste in the arrangemen't of
dreaso3he had critically surveyed the gar
ment, and found it not -qiilte Bfl,isfact,o,ry
"I cduld db the alteriti l Ons tivOself ,bet
ter than wait fa' hive her- makO tlmni,"
she had isaid, '
orous
„.. • . •
So. with- her .c.ousin's \ Aid; S}W.,,ivent t 6.
work tiikitiange - Afe trimming,. Anfaii.o:
just coMpletedit . to,Atim, united' C..elight
wnen slie:,,entered:
"Oh,,that is:lovely:I": cried Kite. -`,
"Ard so very becOmitig
,exclaimed
Dina. ,
Alva Angdina threw up het arm in
atnazenient and alarin:
"You don't - mean to iity.tfiat you have
committed the.,painful mistaked‘.of. Sew
ing on ,our Oirn iveddihg•dretia, 'Eleabo - r .
Meade," exclaimed 3fiss Wetherell; in
tone of 'horror.
"butt it roily needed the alteration,"
Said Nelly,-much startled by her aunt's
tone, bUt anxious to.defend her act. "It
iiiiil3 , Very stiff and clumsy, and the girls
say that this . is a great, improvement."
43ukhave you' thought of the ; oriel-
Auences, my unhappy ?" cried aunt
ngelin, a, pathetically: -
"N0,1.n0 t whit are they r' exclaimed
Neliy, in a frightened tone.
"Tir4ri a bride sewir. j oja , her , own:we&
ding ruhe, it signifies` .t hat it will be, used
as her sbroua,",aaid th 6 tool, fin a set).
-(. "Ohtinercyl 1,111 rip : it out -'st)onec,",
cried NieHp st once proceeding to dioso.
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"I 8 this Ole way, you; keep i tipthe poor I,lgikh pe . tfecta:afety and. : .,14 forty gar si ll y
th'ng's spirits'?" - whisPered Kate re- i dr ,- (ip,oon'eyou crow, „they Is,lta,”
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pro 'ch fully,' in 1 her our ta' ear. ' '' ' - '-. ~* *g6 lii contraries F l' - ", - ` . * . ',
, :"Yon .silly - child r 'cried Milli - Weilier- ' 1 i'Do'they ?"'ejkiilitted . lligiliikeliiiii
:ell,.reprov;ng beret ."I -kniaw•Triy , ;.duty:Wetherell; with a':very...'signifibitiitliiiiiff.
and do not shrink. ; from -it i; hut ;you: al The girls kept quiet but they.dalloved
:lo**hei . .tO,dO such dangerons,things.and 4i,elly to. her. rooter did -„their best to
then sit: lintho - iee ' : ', - ' ' ketV t,le : hr i spri,te and destroy pH:Algot:11
-', Speaking loud, she retharked : . ':'" -i ' of their alint'i - foielicklingS. ' •• - -
-,;.. "I:scarcely know whether , ' it '4lll de - 'lt litit3' the' 'bridal'' eve. 'AIPAVits . .--dotie
any goodt,q rip ,it, t: now that :it .1a done, - and Complete'and - only.llelfrsowhitechip
bat, let ualiope- for thebest."„ , ~; - bridal-bat was
~yet ;to-be ::sent,. bon*
Nelly kicked • frightened, and wofited Therc l had' been thiee o ielerams froth
energetiCally; while Kate' and Linz. en- Bo4on all reperting favorable of , Mr.
deavored to latigli at their' atineti - htiPeil- 4ratiain'is ' (the Y giiiirdian) 'health.' ' - .11.i,S
stition.: . ---A ' ~ . sudden attack- had yielded" pierriPtly- to
"I am sure I hope.there may be troth remedies ; he was able AO be,fipoindlin
ink in it, 'but it is best. to; he, on the safe detld there seemed, no.reasokfor Alfrors.
side'; and she-looks 80 . ' foreboding any- remaining 'longer: "Excent,''„ as',attut
'how,- thaf,it le, "rather &pressing to have Ai(gelina shkgeited, - it be tor a 'nere
her prophesy evil.' *,, '' - r,' wHyn,, and there . 'neier -, was a' man who
A few days later,, when:the dressmaker- would sicriercea. , women'a-coinfjrt.to;hi
and her cousins combined-had restored oWit whim any-day..!! , ,-,,,,1; 7 1 !,. i ±..;tit,
the ripped-off • trimming, ,to its proper ~Vfitliout,i? h aringi t his, view,,Nelly ; won
A
state, - end ~early' eVerYthine, wiAs. i•rwly ti e red 444, and when the servant
:for the grand 'occasion; Ml.'S.* Oakford - 7 - 'brailight in; a squire -.0, ; 1,iii4-boi, ' With a.
Kate ,and Lina's :mother---Trimearicfld fashlohahle--Millinees .. name On , itli'toli;
herliospitable preparations completed, the night. befirre the-Wedding,: she icried
and said they were sure to have -good -out: ~ „. ~i„ ti ~ „ • -I, !,, !' ,;,-' r, ii
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weather, and she t certain thateiTery- '' ''Ati;.. herefi . nly, , w.4 . 4 4 ing, b 4 I,
~, .A,nd
thing would go otr'deliitiffull T . . there's' nothing: Wa i nii * ng"btit the bride'-
Nelly took spirits and began to - SMile., graom tb'rnakelit'itTrceitriPlete Tr 4, ,-' '-''
-4 , "Pm' , sure. I have 'Eyerythirig"edilie , •_'Shel'opened-i :.the. ' . 3ialidtioxi,' -land :all
thankful.f9r at home," she said'affection:- crowded:roulk .tO.l survey 0 tbei treasure.
-atelv. ' "You, have all been solnielT=?..-. AtiP:t.-A,Pgoio , )Fasi.se!AriPtisl4 l , l ,4l.ilqerfi'
"Nrell,.iny dear, I'm sure don', t know eite'd aS:any one,.iiiit 'she pre fe r T d. l t o , re 7,
how 'pin 'can. say'so,' remarked anat.A.4 7 iiiiii4feeglootny `tiasiiit'eiiesS;'l and
!iii 0-
gelina,. interrUpting - ,at ii
'this •iiiht.' '''l `
ed) """- - .1 . 1 " r"'ij `3"' , 'H ' '-' 'i*
have been somewhat out of spirit 4 td•klai '. = :All at e,9 ace keverybody•kmt tered 44 W.=
owing to a.dream ? Iliad last night—about Y, r 9l9l4NY : (47l4f,Wargi 0,04 ~ditlinay;) for
your wedding--ii,wai—and,. N. , §Are: I . t , iis 2 : Nel - ! ri r s t'rP, e d;flPY'la,t9 4ii,'W - P ',tt•!lr;
thin% know how you've kot .alongiyitlil loYtq' fab'rid Of *Chip,
,iaee and orange'
ou t ine,.for I'neier saw ,kids `SO oi.:Ctipid fkifeit; ' 'ihei Oak, 0 1:4 . : instead;'' A I 'di*.
with their own...nonsense as - yiingiilifitie. blink trepe•l i bon net, 'lWitb "' it; 'ldrie ertipe
They haven% said a , word that- war dOrn= vPl,l;fluitened , , , t&its, crown, fandi:fall4niti
ki
forting or air,staining to you to-day." ; :. 1 i sti ff gloomy ;folit9.- OP fificl.:4:',..jdi .1119:1
"l'haie been very merry with them, at, The poor ;br ide'shndderel and i drop
any rate'," cried Nelly in a tone lof con- ning it, bufAtilllO : tears. Moth her cons
cern ; "but pray tell me, whaf drea'ni •Of ins tried to latiglr e ,,and . Allyo,ker' spirits,
my weddina• made you so unhappy, aunt but the Mourning-hat being stibstitated
Angelina ?'-", ,' -'. .i , i -:-' - fortiliemeddink !one' seethetla an'''titilidni;
;In , vain di :Mrs. Oakford-lfroiVii' . tiirl 01e,...0.14:rhi andt.,4heylCould'lliotAhrow off
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wink at her, maiden siSter ;, i a vain Aid its effec t-in,} ia 4, Tpple A tt:.„ i x i it : ep
, : it. i ;lAA
Kate and Lir a look th l reatening,and Am, was t - 07) litte 4 , for.„poOr
. I;sy.y,, ~..,§,lie ~hAcl,
plorffig .hy iar o t ? . , Apsi Wetherell Vortieit.bi'aireW nridcl'o r iiuntltn;goitia'ti
her head and Sighed, and then 'Said' beg- trattifold,l'atteiticilik.'fiht w th'is itlisNi 6 .
- '' ' ' d Chilled her ' •'• h . - ' - * sight
statingly :. ': ''-,- ' •. - - ..,.: -.'''"'' ha lfeartp,a di, otily , ''a
• ,"Bad dreams:dO not alwayS. some' true; ofyiier , ,toveeetico;couii:ht4staretiei•P ~;s::
lsl . elly ;at least I hope - not, bfit -this was ,
. 4 ! . .4infa i:don't,:wo,oect74l4i4l,4proilaidr,
an uticommOniyid,one, to, be sure,',' .. ,en aunt., " .one but . tke
,pujv,l i fee t 4,qeck
` lust at 'that !Moment 'the- door belt '
tvOnittge* 1 ''
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rang; and the serviin t announced that a . Sie had fOrced het warto Nelly'S'irtitii
mesSenger.from 'Mr. lifdrgau had . brought the , next morning, ', where . .the podti-.'girl
a. : letter ; ifor 4.110, 'Meade.. Nelly ',Could reglained ii;q bed to avoid ; her; undtr.vet
scarcely open it, , and . ' ~in reading she. tense of 'a, Isevere beadache,,..and. i .stood
changed color .several
.times, and seemed leottiriar on -and explaining 'signs and
greatly "perturbed. - At last she said;
,8 .t , ometis,l whi l e her victim; writh,etV'hisi
dressing 'he: Oakford : - ' leace. i - - 1 , 1 1 -. '.- , i ' .1‘” '' -
"Alfred -is gone I to `Boston. 'He W s i"Of course; the ,w i edding will ~ ave - to
telegraphed for, ,and had barely time tobe po,stponed,"' proceeded, 4liss An elina„
get off on the only train that leaves to- coMforablyt , "I'll . write the not s my
night. It was from his guardian, who is seitarid . I = • I
ill ,He has always 1 been like i'father, to :"It isnq, necessary," cried Kate iiiyfull'y,
,
him, and he naturally feels much distres- bursting into the morn. "Alfred'acome I
ed, and, yery, lvery_auxiorm . , Ite'd down Stairs , w,aiting.to see yoU, Nell.
' "Certainly, my ' love,' said Mrs: Oak- Get up, quick! He's all right,, and is
.tord, soothingly; but we , are often need-
justlessly alarmed—let us hope it is so in
thiacase, and, that , , Alfred will soon err And
with delight ; for'k Mi. Gya
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ham'S come} withhim ,t b the ,weddin .
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And only look here ! he has brough, t'You
I turn with good news," . - ' ' this.- set of magnificent 'iliaiziondB.
"Oh, I. hope so," said Nelly itr a trem- Aren't they splendid ? Ah, I thought
,
'ling VqiCe ; "ut itl really seems as it that) would cure yOurhea49he and make
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"I know wmat you are going' to say," isTelly gave one glance' at. her princely
interrupted Miss, Wetherell, in a doleful' Present - front Alfred's Wealthy gnitrdian,'
tone ; , "and I,am - sure . r feel so too. S o but her s- heart .wa with : her loviii, and
many • cfark omens., you know ; and now his Pleashre in seeingthe presenceiof•tbe
this dream of niine;- I - declare,. is quite man
.he had such reasons to honor, be,
startling, for, - as I- was just about _ to, say came her pleaStire, too. She Was soon
when. - the belFrang,; I thought I saw Arr. down stags, being introduced to the cen-
Morgan broughtin 'on a` - stretcher; white valescent, who received .herliket a'datigh
and deathlike; and,covered with blood.- ter.
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Oh, it, was sh9c4mg ! and these constant
railroad sccidents• made it stranzely.stig
gestive, Em 'sure I"
"Olvi , nutit, how can youl" J erled Lina,
indignantly, as poor Nelly turned ver
white and, hid her fAce,in her bands.
4 Whilido yoh. mean, Lina?" reorted
Miss., Wetherell.; "TS it' not my duty: o'
express my , feelings ? Some people are
not encunihered,by any caiotionP
,ny y 18 Of sym.
pathy, she added;, with an angry 44.4
the.speaker but-I than heaven lam all
heart, - even though rsaffer frotri:sensi.
bilityl".
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Early .in the...lforenoon of following
day Nelly's mind was some what reliev
e byi a telegraiii Her lover fiad
ed safely and found - his - guardian 8011i0
VtitAtrt t eptter but tre' - - would be dettipik
lotiOilhati the day he, named for;his , re:,
turn; in fact, he might not be able to
leave until the evening before:; the wed
ding, which would bring him home with
in a few hours of the ceremony.
Nelly'cotinunieated this neWs rather
cheerfully, bud:Min Wetherell's :stifled
groans told on her spirits perceptibly.
"'twill be so dreadfully inconvenient
to have anything altul occur while the
very guests were assembling. My, advice
to put off the cerernOny indefinitely,
until you are . assured' that all is well, and
that Mr. Morgan will- 1 really be in time
in be married; she,said..
"How foolish you are, Angry 1" cried
Mrs. Qahfo4 .trying to laugh, and frown
ing- on -her sister_ at the - same time.
"Peopleiroil all Dyer ; , the world.
andjoy 7a 8 C°lPPle4 t , '. so - watt. Sate
Lina''S ; 4 but 'ahnt,,..Arigeliti,a. was
tempered 'w i th some leis_ qreeable feel:
;
inig.' '-', t' . .".' . ''''.- ' '
i flhe.-rriillineee boy, left ionr- li t• With)
that .taidillop aged-: . widovi. that- liveß., next
dOor, by , mistake, .whqn. ; he, brOutiht Ipti'
here, NellY," spud'K4e.. 4 :1., ‘yquder.Al-
she took it as a Ain 'she ' would be a'brlde'
scion'?" . - '-
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- I ‘ 4 ,.Th ere's .plen tin Of itirfie ' lot,
uac NAV : . is )ust, Ding her Ts."!
her aunt acrunoriiotts)y. laughed
saying : •
take my happiiiess
can gehtt 1., s' • -
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The
other ;day a ~ Vieksburg father
fiuding it.necessary ,to• reprove
gently said i "Don't stuff victuals )
,Into,
your rriOtith thit way,; nly son •••oeOrie'
.„
Washington didn't eat :after that fash
ion." The, boy accepted - the 1r proof
Without,cornment, and after pundering
for a while, he remarked to,bimsol4,"aad
Idon't believe George Washingtot? liek6d
his boy for tlnding a bottle' of - vellisky , in
the Shed, when he was hurtling after= a
dUrned`old horse shoe, eithe'r."
"Patrick," said au old,. gentl,4man 'to
his servant, "we are till creatures Of fate
4 Well, it-Wasn't for fate hOW the devil
would we walk, sure?'
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"la that cheese_liell r asked M. B logg
of groiep - " Tee ivii;thoiosiA rye
ti 7 "there's million• in it." • rgeltt
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watnin were eae catit anil matter;.
of fact as r' l l3itt
sthonsand. She .Was .4ver'i tat •Mr&
Moodfarnn--31aoentb—street,---therot-her
day, her iron:gray_ hair',9mped down flat
and her spedtach ( s . !aqjusted -to gossip
range ) , when , sh e„sudti en ly , rose: and 'add :
41.rs.Afoedy, 4e'-caltn...,Where,docyatf
keep 'the" cianpliur bottle' "?"
aikcd ' the - Stiarisied ' ,
Moody. Li ; ;
“Because they arelbringing - yonr
band Ortmgli. the gate. on •it board I
think
,he'.4 /wished dead„ but he.calut
it,!''' 111'44 'righfhere a nd '.see to
thing's'!" "
Mira; Moody ; threw up' . : ; ber Artns_, and
MI down in; a, dead falai, and lefra..tStuns
open! d,th,e door ; aa,the nienAajd,* body
on 'the, porch.
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4 18'tie dead .P."l
,eaa sue ' as,
'tft
tone;.-
th ati asiered 1 , ' one' •• of the
men ; ; 4oct9Wil abe ilhere.iina min,:
;-;
‘ uter qlie - 466iV„.. camp up, ;9piceu,Lt the",
"HiB back -'ll4" . 'fibi are
``.'.l34.t.!'s BP! sitile,;
Stu m gazing it.t.,.t,4c:(l4Retc!r 4 . : iu ipjratior,l
c*, - a AllO
his iddifa Ily • u lea , acid
would , hitvif:videiiokil td tal k •Migi t
.largtx,; the 'arteriee. ,•I the 'optics; erveiis
agd d itigrkg4lB4z i !helot deathitlt
. . . . ,
some eatitife i ctip k n„ to. t k n ow ; i.v_liat liq l 4ipd,
(Id: . Well, Dig Ili- pie body and sen d a,
bok ., a f t iti. gif , ti n r e i.t a kA..i7 - . F .i.) 1.1.-,t , t.,,,,r
', hemeti isarriedithe.-botir tbri. - ugh to'
a i bedrontri;auti MreiiStum,wentt back to'
Agth. - Itletuly-Ffh,g. pad revived l and 'Not
wailing and famintin& l
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'llYon't;'Jtiita---dt.in i t take iiiii,i' con
drilled Mill? ffiu;ii. ''''"liit 6obitieloil t ieelk
badlypatrdi t hist interferes yeah' takt frit , ti p
elirPqt.Eii Mut I clashing Ithouse; :but!):itle
ille4 o4 lt IYeArY'R ger(A iißlifFalr,l l4 l)4 k
thii'i`t e corpse win look as uttt,icid as,
,lite:cso; 10 ~.- I ,iy, ) I:, :,.4.,_ ~- , , , ....
'f'Oh r - Parrieri Pier htisiiiiidX *ailed: -
Mis. , 3tioodylf,.!7;ll: 1 ~,‘, ..1-..,:firiri i;t. , ...ii . : 1 .,1
-, rt!gfe!Yffis Ar 0 0 4; 44,18.0 and, I,!, ,:ewear:to
t 114 tr.g 94ti r44 , - M AT . Atn , TPO v hs,
wis areadruity ciiiok3B to 'house fall
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on -' 11 ittii' , •Be" .0 Min; lire: • illoo41"I'iii:
Sent tor 4)4E' of'filyStibestrAttidtirtikers'iii-
Det-oit, and ,, ,,you'itl tie , suri)riad4 at: the
137:9,1„ . he'1L,hz Rp ttie,deceased. - 11
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Wlieti the..,undrtaker, . came . in,, M.
Stun shcigk r hands - and' - Said thatdeatii
wits stire`tii'jbvettakii"every livtlikthini .
soon4i or later:l She , meutioned'.tlie king
al, coffin she wanted, stated thelluinbei .
of.hacks l the,hour fur the , f i nneral, , ,en4 ;
hetid tle end ,of !Ili tape-line,Whilem
heea-,
cured, thetiddY.,
Several other' neighbors -crania in and'
she , ordered them. 4iroundviand , - soon bid
everything working smoothly.;:, The wid
ow, WAS sent to her room. to weep out her
grif, i doors and windoWs were 'opened,
and aiMrs.Stum built up a good baking
fire 'she said': ' • -
"Now t . then, we want pie and cake and
sauce and raised, blicuir and floating
lands. ; have watchers, and the
watchers 'Must haVe plenty to eat."
When 'the baking had. been ,finiab.ed
the coffin and' the undertaker arrived.aud
the body was placed in its -receptacle.—
Mrs. Stain agreed, xitli the undertaker •
that the fade wore a: natural expressiiin,,
and when hr was going away she said :
around ~ou time Don't :put, in
a ny sivondfdlass hacks, and don't have
'any:hits h 21w_ the-iiproceedings at 'the:
grave,!" •.0 ~ •
Vl9lll t4t. hour Aptil 2 o!clockof, the
second day, tben:affer bhe hid
The
boduet,'d crape , shawl s -etc4')thif watchenr
found:plantYitcreat; ministertiwas sent.
were.for;{ engtlteeen , Cl~aia tAufihA;froXS.;
netObor's,_ and ever ping s ?pork ,
along like dock -work.
must' bear "rit)," 'Eliii3Aept 'saying .
to the wid w. House-cleaning 4nbert be
done, the back yard- uniat , belxaked of <
the pen stock , RAIL .be thavielk out r ank
y9u hayen't % to sit do w n acid
TM, *as insuTed,lind sieltr i . go dew 4
next weekend select sonct6 inotirn.•
ing good&
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Everybody ; - whor attoadetUteitid ihes:
never . saw s a : fangral pass,off nzpoth -
apd, ; , Fh p. the hack had latipo„tlr
ow - and` Mrs Starri at her door agaligiii.
Stpm asked : • " •
'‘govi; didn't yotfiejillr Oijottbi -
after all'?" ' =- „-.,
'And the' , widow said:she , woulan't have'
believed th4Bl;lo:4Quld , have I stood it
*ell.
"It's Horrible to economical;' said
proty, woman to (Inf,_ . with the utmost
plainiivenesitieie's no Elio of living
if 'you can't dregs. well:. What la a. wo.
man auyhow, Without her, Clothesr
:And '
Quiz laughed a little, chocked It him =;
eel t c and hluehe, d; and &dirt' auayeer; •
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