Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-11-11

dal dress, formed OF materials most rare
and costly, and surveyed herself in the
glass which told her she was a. most
charming bride, beautiful enough to be a
nocel heroine, she turned away shuddering
at the thought that she must soon be called
Mrs. Crump.
MIR. Crump was not aware that his
young wife possessed such sensitiveness
lit is difficult to describe her feelings with
one word) of nerve, and he Immediately
commenced calling her Mrs. Crump, Mrs.
Crump, without mercy.
1t was in vain she limited to him that
"wife" or Caroline" would please her
better, and was all the fashion he insist
ed it was so dignifed-and the very day
afterthey were married, they both became
highly irritated, she, that her husband
would call her by the name she dislik-
ed, and he, that his wife would not like
the name by which he tho't proper to call
her.
MIR. Crump was one Of your pains TAX
ing, penny-saving, proverb-loving people,
He had acquired great property by a
very small way Of traffic, and in proportion
as his stores had increased, it seemed as
if his mind had contracted ; at least so his
neighbours insinuated. But pray never
attempt to gain credit as prophet by
predicting what man will do, or will be-
come, especially in our free country
where, as soon as he has the means of liy-
ing genteel, the blockhead may set up for
the gentleman. Nat Crump found he
was rich, and he built himself an elegant
house, only he took care to build it as
cheap as possible and he purchased an
elegant suit, only almost every garment
had to be made a little too short, or too
tight for the fashion, because the patterns
were so scanty ; and then he thought if he
could marry young, handsome, accom-
plished girl, he should be happy man
and a gentleman. He offered himself to
Miss Caroline Anderson for no other rea-
son in the world, but only that she was
called beautiful and fashionable in short,
quite belle. He did not love her; he
loved nothing on earth, save his money,
himself, and his bay horse; but he thought
he was old enough to have wife, and
that he should be considered more of a
gentleman, and invited to parties, &c.
and so he determined to marry. And he
offered himself to Mics Caroline -AudUr-
son. The world said it would be good
match, for Caroline her friends said it
would be good match, and she thought
it would be very good match. 1t is true
she had some demurs on the question.
One was that she did not like Mr.. Nat
Crump; and another was that she did like
a gentleman who was younger and more
comely. But then she had been educated
to expect to marry a rich man, and the
one who pleased her, though industrious
and respectable, happened to be poor in
short, he was not good match; and SO
4 Miss Caroline accepted the offer of Mr..
| Nat Crump. And what's her history !
A blank :" blank indeed of happiness
and usefnlness-a blank of coniugal affec-
ton, domestick quiet, and rational felicity.
Mr.. Crump wished to be thought man
of fine taste; and he collected pictures
and ornaments for his spacious apartments,
and invited large parties, that he might
have the pleasure of hearing his taste, and
pictures, and ornaments admired. But
there was in all the efforts he made to be
distinguished, that perpetual struggle be-
tween magnifcence in ideas, and mean
ness in detail, that SO certainly makes the
ridiculous in effect, and this was much
heightened by the manner in which he
and his wife displayed their characters.
tick qualities. While Mrs. Crump was
delightedly expatiating on the beauties Of
a picture, by some of the great masters
in the art I" divine" her husband, to her
great vexation, would be sure to point to
some defect or damage in the piece, which
enabled him to obtain it at a cheaper
rate.
And then, though he wished to make
display, he never parted with cent of
cash, even for his family, willingly and
this, as she had married him only for the
pleasure of spending his property, she re-
sented highly. And she called him mean,
and he called her extravagant-she wish
ed she had never seen him and he wished
he had never married her. He was old
and fretful, and she was young and wilful ;
he wished for dinner at one o'clock pre-
cisely. and she would never dine till two
she wished to ride to church, though it
was only five minutes walk. and he