The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-07-27
II. I. SATURDAY, JULY 81, 1889.

hers was assisted by the warm and radi
ant glow Of affection, which magnifes ev.
Iery fancied excellence an hundred fold
She would not for the world offend or dis.
obay her father, but still John saw some.
Ithiog in hereye and munaer which seem.
ed to say 'perserere," and on that hint he
acted.
MIR. Smith, like good parson and af-
iectionate father, said. that if they would
marry with his appreciation, he would
preach each ofthem sermon the Sunday
after the joyful occasion, and that they
should have the privilege of choosing the
text.
After the due preliminaries Of court
ship, the appointed time for the espousal
of the elder daughter, Mary arrived, and
she was united to Mr.. Cranch in the holy
bonds, with the approval, the blessing land
benediction Of her parents and all her
friends. Mr.. Smith then said to her,
"Mary, my dutilul child, am now ready
to prepare your sermon for next Sunday
what do you select for your text" Said
Mary, have selected the latter part of
the AID verse ofthe 10Th chapter ofLuke.
"Mary hath chosen that good part which
shall not be taken from her."
"Very good, my ghier," said her
father, and the sermon was preached.
Mr.. Adams persevered in his suit in
defiance Of all opposition. 1t was many
years after and on very different occa-
sion: and in resistance OF very different
opposition, that he uttered these mcmora-
BILE words, "sink or sicim, Eps or die, su,.-
III. orpersh, I gre my heart g. hand 10 this
measure" But though the measure was
different, the spirit was the same. Be-
sides he had already carried the main
point of the attack, the heart of the young
lady and he knew the surrender of the
citadel must soon follow. After the usu-
al hesitation and delay that attended such
an unpleasant affair, Mr.. Smith, seeing
the resistance was lrultless, yielded the
contested point with as much grace as
possible, as many a prudent father has
done before and since that time. Mr.. Ad-
ans was united to the lovely Miss Smith.
After the marriage was over, and all
things settled in quiet, Mrs. Adams re-
marked to her father, "You preached Sis
ter Mary sermon on TIE occasion of her
marriage; won't you preach me one like
wisep eyes, my dear girl" said Mr.
Smith, "choose your text, and you shall
have a Sermon" "Well," said the douch-
ter, "I have chosen the 33d. verse Of the
7lh chapter Of Luke"
For JOHN came neither ealing bread no,
drinking ic;ne; and ye sag he hath deril y
The old lady, my informant, looked or
me very archIy in the face as she repeat
cd this passage, and observed, "if Mary
were the more dutiful of the daughters, |
guess the other had the most WITT.
could not ascertain whether the last
sermon was ever preached,
1t may not be inappropriate hero 10 re-
mark, how well these excellent ladies'
justified The preference Of the distinguish
ed individuals who had sought them in
marriage OF them it will hardly be es-
teemed extravagant eulogum to say that
they were respectively, an honor 10 their
Husbands, the boast Of their sex, and the
pride of New England. Mrs. Adams, in
particular, who from the elevated position
she was placed before the world, was
brought more conspicuously before the
public eye, was supposed to hold the same
elevated rank with the gcnler sex, that
Mr.. Adams did among the men, and she
is reported to have rendered her husband
much assistance in his multiplied iabors
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