The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-08-15

made use os strong arguments, and even
acon1mands. to induce her mother 70 seha
her to some distant SEMINARY. Conseh'
sSvas Mt last obtained, on condltlon that tne
old 1eptleman should take her mother 70
sec her every Saturday. hsfaccordlhgy
sy ,s stt TO Troy, where she had Remained but
,tbree months when her moHier died. Inc
Ssare of the orphan then dNvolyed upon sne
rood LADY, from whom / obtained my inior,
-.5nation. and she wasfsent to Waterlolu
school for a Quarter. AT its close she re,
turned to the hoISe of her father, 10 spehu
a vacation of two weeks. Her aunt ielt
--slcgree of compassion for Elsie, VINO MeS
very pretty, and apparently doche-aho ulu
not think it proper 30 exercise over her any
greater restraint than had been used W
her mother. She therefore permitted nei
evening visits to nelghbor,s mousse DC.
tween theirs and which lived the prot'ieI
OF John Wbipple. With the iaHlliy =.
Whipple they then had no intimacy L.
did Elsiess aunt, or. father, kho" az 'nJ
time of the existence OF her ai1er-husn' ~,
Else WAS cone every evening during the
vacation. and generally returned IN time L
hear PRAYERS, at which her father was II
the strict habit of joining his family at ~
O'clock zach night. She SAID, on peihs
- esked where she had been, that she ma
,snent the evening at the house OF hr.
Trhe vacation ended, she returned 10 wa
terford and renamed another quarter .
tha and az which her grandfather came lo
nor The term had closed on Friday bl
Sbe nrevailed upon the old gentleman
rema;n until Monday, and again uni
Tuesday. But on Tuesday morning, III
bird had flown, and her grandtather, return
ed without her. The whole family WEI
alarmed and excited upon the occasio
and the more so, since no one knew OIL d
individual with whom she could nave cur
waited sufficient intimacy. to leaa 10
-elopement. This remark was one u
made by her aunt, in the presence OF
neiohbor, Mrs. d. to whom she observe
that during the vacation Elsie hao tlSlt
no hoase but hers; though EAsle' II nv w
= true. had rone out every evening. IL
led to an exclamation, in which it appear
that Elsie had been at the house OF MI
hnt n few moments each evening, and I'll
the remainder of the time, until the ho9r
PRAYER, had been spent in the house OF I'M
Intermediate neighbor, the brother OF
deceased. where the lovers had been
lowed to enjoy each others society aloi
John Whipple, the deceased, was then
man without property-he Worheu as
common hand on board his brothers Slo
tnr which he received ten dollars
month. How this courtship began Is
known. That the marriage OF Elsie CO.
not have been acceptable to her frien
will certainly not be surprising when IL
considered that she YVES but chilc, pei
then only fourteen years and I'VE mon
old-that she had married man WIN
property or standing, and that she had
doing so, shown a total disregard 10
wishes of her relatives. Both Whip
and herself were for long time exl
from the family. Her father died; a
to apgravate the breach, Whipple tile'
bill in chancery against Elsle's grandfa
er. in relation to.some part OF the prope
which he had given his son, and tr
whom it fell to her. The kind old II
could never forgive this act, and to the
of his death, which happened short t
after, he never saw either his grand dau
fsr ri ner IIlsIsaIlGI. iEiIz sIs ~ az =.
,eated much Of the feeling which this
cipitatc match had excited. The deed
been done, and could not be und
Whipple proved good husband, and
enterprising man; he was careful OF
wife's property, tender of her person,
always soiicitous with regard to her hei
She wanted intellect and education, an'
seemed to look upon her as child,
needed kindness and care, rather than
woman arrived at the full possession OF
intellect. Many instances OF tenderl
--on the part of her husband, were relate
mo- That Mrs. w. was fral, no one
MED; and it may be fairly argued, that
tfailty was not unknown to her husban