The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-08-19
FROM the PhiIantsrOpist and Investigator.
MATRIMONY-THE HAZIE-pI1s1

nuptials of his youngest daughter.
AFTER the solemn rite was performed. an,
a substantial collation. despatched. the OLD
lady brought on a tankard of choice Me
Heglan to enliven an hours conversation O,
the SUBJECT of our meeting. The importan
advantages to society, resulting from The
INSTITUTION OF marriage; and the genera
utility OF their being contracted in eally life
were briefly discussed. Then the cause O
matrimonial infelicity were brought upor
the tapls. Several opinions were piyen: one
was, that the art of pleasing was expended
IN coartshIp, and the desire ceased with
frultlon. Some strongly insisted, that the
neglect OF decent ceremonies in manners
and conversation, was a powerful reason
Tor the premature abatement of affection
andlconsUquOHriy unnappIness.
Uncle Moses had hitherto been s1IenI.
but observing the conversation beginning
to flag, he desired us to fill for toast.
When filled, he raised his glass and pro-
nounced perennial yerdure to the Halle
BUSH" After meeting an enquiring LOOK
from the company, for an explanation, he
resumed: 81 have silently acquiesced in
various reasons which have been offered for
domestic unhappiness, and am sensible of
their Importance, and, many more might be
added, but cogent as they really are, and
as much agency as they may have in extin-
gushing the flame of youthful love, they
rarely quench the embers of friendship.
Mary! bring me old hazle from my bed
room. The girl soon returned with a walk
ing stick, dried with age, and smoothed
OILY by USE Here said the old gentle
man, is an. uncomely halle sprout, that
prize more than all the Joints that India can
produce; and | will tell you why. You,
most ofyou, must remember that our neigh
Der RambIe who was obliged to ramble to
the new country, for rambling SO much be-
fore, had lameness in one Leg We as
sented. 'Well,' said he, do you know the
cause of this lameness ? we agreed we did
rot. Il will tell you them
"One half of my hill pasture, two miles
from here, was inherited by Ramble, from
his father, and of course enclosed by itself.
As we were near neighbors, and Kept our
young cattle and sheep in those pastures,
we frequently in our younger days, went
together once a week to look to them, and
give them salt. One day, as we were cross
ing the swamp in the foot-path, with our
baskets of salt on our arms, | found my
arm grew weary, and espying bunch OF
halle bushes, cut this stick from them,
and slung the basket on, over my shoulder.
Ramble did the like !; and on we trudged.
But not many rods were passed, before
other saplings struck our view, more come
" in appearance, than our hazles. What
fools are we. said Ramble, for burdening
with these crooked and ugly look
ing bushes, when there are others much
more straight and handsome. Away went
his halle, and into the swamp he plunged,
to cut one that looked better. He suited
himself for the time, and followed on, but
his eyes were constantly glaring each side
of the path; and before we had cleared the
swamp, he came to full stop, and begged
me TO look at a cluster of beautiful young
sprouts, and 60 with him and get some that
were fit to be seen. told him 70 suit himself
first, and l would Judge, by his success.
While he was gone, | re-examined my
halle, and although it had crook, it suited
my shoulder the better! and tempting as
were others to the eye, | concluded to be
contented with my oacn hale.
Rambie was some time in selecting, but
at last chose one, and was returning much
pleased, when in went one of his legs, to q
hole, between some hemlock roots. And
there he stuck as a VIOLIN dead-fall and
in his violent eXertions to eXtricate his foot
disiointed his ankle. rendered him what
assistance | could, but was no surgeon
The cattle were left unsated that might
help him home laborious task for me-
and q painful one for him. His handsome
cane was all sap, and soon broke, when put
to the use now required. But my halle
stood the test, and we reached home, and
sent for Buckthorne, who soon "put the
bone to rights" as he said, and ordered a
pint of new rum, day, to wash it with, and
as much more for Ramble to drink, to keeE
the pain from striking to his stomach. His
directions were faithfully complied with
but the bone was never replaced; an6
Ramble lost all the hay season, before he
could walk at all, and has been lame ever
since. And to add to his calamity, his beau
tiful sprout proved to be S,camp SumGch
alias dog -,Vood-which poisoned him so eff
fectually, that the scars can never be eff
faced.
The fate of Ramble was a timely admo-
milton for me, never to enter the swamp
without my faithful Halle, and to looA
straight forCdrd, or like Ramble might be
tempted to exchange it for brittle poison
GUS lockwood. My halle is now old ant
dry, but it still yields the support that agt
and infirmity require. And | caution al
unmarried men to escape the fate of Ram
bic. ARIsTIDEs.
FASHIONABLE Hours. In 1892, Sunda!
concerts were the fashion among the nobil
ity; they were continued to preposterou
hours. At Lord Hampden's, where an i'm
mense crowd of noble personages wer'
collected, the first concert of the season
was kept up till half past four in the morn
ing. At its conclusion, his lordship aske'
lakewood IA well known and eccentric
violinist) to stay for supper. Thank you
my lord" said lakewood, taking out hi
watch, 81 cannot, for | think my wife i
tCatting breakfast for me."-English paper