Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-06-15

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piece Of finery, the poor thing, ~ If in|
shame and sorrow, began to shed mud
ldy tears, and one Of the black drops
fell exactly upon the instep of one oil
Mrs. Eilertons extra-6ne, open-work-
ed, fesh-coloared, silk stockings, ieav-
ling a spot about the size of two shil-
ling piece. THIS was the unkindest
cut Of all; for every one would have
known that they came from Stewards,
and cost at least three dollars. Oh
most unfortunate woman!
But my pen seems unwilling to write
(thers is scarcely any ink in it, the
remaining disasters Of this most dlsas-
trous marriage. How that, as Mr..
Eilerton sat upon the sofa in the even
ing. with one Of katherine's hands
Tor rather his own, for she had just gi-
ven them to him) within one Of his, he
clasped it with such a squeeze that the
ring-the wedding ring-snapped into
two pieces. What dreadful sign!
But cannot enlarge upon it, for must
proceed to state, that as Mrs. EIlerton
was dancing like bride, that is to say,
very languidly, she happened 10y aeci-
dent of courseD to cast a glance at her
feet; and on the way back to her hands,
her eyes, lingering OH her evening
dress, seemed, all at once, to dilate
with horror. And no wonder; for
just about half a yard from the bot
tom Of it, and equidistant from the top,
| lit was the fashion to wear them rather
SHORTY appeared a most fearful and
horrid array of basting threads. There
they we're, galloping around the entire
CT conference OF her robe, no small
distance, BY the BY and knocking her
as if in derision. What should she
do? She did not know, and l am sure
that don't. In the midst Of her ter
TOT and confusion, her sister Antoin-
cite came in haste across the room,
with her face, partly from laughter
and partly modification, as red as
scarlet, and directing her attention to
her right foot, disclosed to her vision,
a ittle-(hemD what shall l say "a
little place about the size Of a sixpence
where! Oh, how she wished that
she had kept on her open-worked
stockings! and besides, those she now
wore we're not f1esh-coioured. Now
was the time to faint, and she probably
would have done so, for the room was
full accompany, and it would have ap-
peared very interesting; but just at this
moment the dance was over, and shoe
string happening to break, she had a
real excuse for leaving the room. So
much for getting married.
Who, that knows any thing about
1T, is not aware that the first few days.
o. week, or fortnight, of the honey
moon, are a succession of the most I'M
enviable and perplexing confusions?
That, midst balls, parties, country ex-
peditions, calls, compliments, wedding
cake, bridal favours, and headache,
the poor bride almost loses her senses.
So it was with the unfortunate Katie
rine. She did not know whether she
we're sleeping or waking, every thing
seemed SO confused and indistlnct.
She wished more than a dozen times
J, a day, thatshe had neverbeen married.
Poor thing!it could not be helped
now. And, then again, she was al
ways making such queer blunders. II
a gentleman observed to her, "It is a
very fine morning, Mrs. Eller,on,' she
was sure to reply!' "Not any, thank
lyou, SIR" No matter what the obser-
walton or question was, the answer was
almost invariably, 'sThank you, sir.''
4 But il is useless to enumerate all
these little things suffice it to say, that
some days, cannot exactly tell how
many, after her marriage, Mrs. Eller-
: ton was awaiting the return other hus-
, band, who had been absent all the
. morning, which, considering that the
honeymoon was not vet over, was
: certainly rather curious and alarming.
> Presently, however, she heard the
front door open, and the welI-known
step coming rather slowly up the stairs.
: She advanced eagerly toward the
door, with both arms extended, &C
cording to rule. But what a looking
!, object met her view. II was her hus-
. band, most undoubtedly; but such 4
! husband! His clothes solled and torn,
his face exhibited evident symptoms
, of having been Intimately acquainted
!, with the dirt, his mouth was bloody,
his head bruised. and, worse than all
+ the rest, one Of bis front teeth, his
/ beautiful white teeth. was missing.