The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-01-05
PHANTASMAGORTA.
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IT'S FROM sGOING TO DE MAnRIEn.

Going to be married = The bride -elect
is a pretty little simpcring girl of 1S; one,
to whom Thought never occasionea head
ache, until it became necessary to decide
on the colour of the wedding pelisse. She
is folding up letter, which. from its in
Vulnerable scores and blots, and hourishes,
to say nothing of its countless dearests and
farewelis, can only be one subject--love.
The mlliner, great in her vocation at all /
times, is, Just now, of infinitely more impor
tance than the lover himself; she is display
ing the lavender lutestung pelisse-which as
| yet exhibits
'The glory and the freshness Of a drcam'
The brides maid-elect, is in age, pretti- |
ness and folly, a very ditto to the bride |;
iovfully does she regard the cake and finery
which surround her. henceforth and for
ever, she associates love with silk and SUI
gar, and if those sparkling eyes do not bear
| false Witness it will be her fanlt, if in two
months she does not herself require those
services which it is now her Office to pay to
another. The lady's mother alone looks Sc
rious-and with reason too. Does not all
the cclat of the bridal depend upon her ex-
ertions? The happiness or misery of the
married life is secondary, or at least all
after thought but mercy upon us if the
wedding dav should not go off well should
the dcjeNne be i'll arranged-or the fine part
Of the company send back word-or the
weather be wet--or the bride look lll--or
the brides maid look too we'll Surely the
dread of any one of these trials sufficiently
accounts for the cloud upon her brow.
WAS ever any thing SO unfortunate = said
the bride-elect, in a tohe of elegant distress;
George will be here to-day, and have not
made up my mind where | should like to
go. 1t is great plague this being married;
| know I shall never get my clothes packed
in time
DON'T be fool. child replied mamma,
but be thankful you have the opportunity
Of being so plagued. lust look round the
circle of your acquaintance, and see how
many scores of girls would be glad to estab
lish themselves in any way. much more as
YOU have done-a good house---ine furni-
ture-a wardrobe fit for Ducbess--liberty
to have as much company as YOU choose
servants at your own command--and, /
make NO doubt, most enceticnt hasband--
for am sure, whatever people may say of
his temper, that Mr.. - has the best of
hearts. Show Mrs M'Scalop that set of
pearl ornaments he sent YOU last week, and
ask her whether you ought not to be thank
full to Providence with such prospects of
happiness
La, mamma, know all that said the
young lady, as she displayed the costly bau-
bles with affected indifference and Ii con-
cealed triumph-'I know all that we'll G.
nough, but still it is exceedingly tiresome
not to know whether to go to London, oi
Cheltenham, or the Lakes. | wish two OF
three my friends would just drop in to help
: me decide she sad--to leak at nay fine
: things she thought.
9 And as live said the lady mother. run
!. ming to the window at the sound of double
u rap, here comes party of the johnson;
: and Dickenses-spiteful vulgar creatures
n how lucky Mary Anne you look persisted
4 throw the cashmere over your shoulders
e e Mac Scallop, do arrange those dresses ST
u that we may have good view OF them
y Sophia fetch me this dear child's trinke
s. case have just now leisure to pack up he
:" Jewels.
D. Bv the time these arrangements withou
II ,notive were made, three of the six singh
D. J.. Miss Johnsons, and two of the five disentang
II led Miss Dickenses, entered, and greeting
= truly feminine ensued.
! MY dear Charlotte-my dear Agnes
is Elizabeth-Lucy--Lou this is 81
y kind-so truly friendly-and just to come il
.e as we were wishing for you.-Ah, one know
IT the value of friends when one is about tt
r leave them,' &c.
ie This from the bridal party.
L Dear Girl, we could not rest withou
70 coming to see you once more, you looked s.
III shockingly ill yesterday, and so out of spirit
n no wonder, indeed, it is such an awfu
'e thing to be married-such trial to lesv
~ home, &c.
y This from the knot of spinsters.
is The bride elect was evidently affected
She looked down to blush, and she looked up t
: sigh
= - With smile on her lips
=. :, it was not the fault of her intentions, bu
~ she could not act the remainder Of the line
. and tear in her eye;
ID however, she raised her handkerchief, an,
e. the semblancc did as we'll.
l. L hohe you will be happy said the tw
Il eldest of the party, in that affectlonatel
S: plaintiff tone, invariably used by spinster
a. of an un~certain age, when speaking of tn
I'd marriage of younger and more fortunate II
,d walls.
~ Happy indeed!' echoed the younger fry
st wistfully surveying the wedding parapher
in MALTA 50 who could be otherwise with al
Mt these beautiful things
ed Beautiful, my dearp said the matrer
le with as much exultation as decency allowc
~ her to'manifest-' well, I'm SO glad you lk
n them-you have all such good taste in drcs