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

namely, thar MISS hdtDerlne was very
we'll pleased, on looking at Mr.. Geor-
ge's watch, to find that It was two
whole hours earlier than she had
thought.
Bright and early the next morning,
Miss Katherine arose, with the agree
able prospect before her Of being very
busily occupied for three days, in or
der to prepare for the marriage, which
was to take place on the fourth. So,
as soon as she had despatched her
breakfast, which she did in a few mo-
ments, having a most unaccountable
poor appetite, she proceeded, in COM
Pany with her lively sister Antoinette,
to the very delightful task depending
"a goodly quantum of money, and Pur-
chasing goodly quantum Of wedding
finery. There was scarcely sngle
repository Of fashion aid extravaganza
which Miss Katherine did not honour
with her presence, and a portion Of
her cash:-Stewart's, Marquand's and
|all. She was IN excellent spirits, and
smiled most numerically on all heI
acquaintance whom she set in the
course Of her ramhles. Foolish girl!
Little did she know what awaited
her! She, however, at length COM
pleted the momentous business of the
morning, and reached home, which,
for the rest of the day and the two fol-
lowing, presented a scene of the most
perplexing hustle and confusion. Mil
liners, dress-makers, shoe-makers, con.
Ifectioners, bakers, jewellers, &c, &c,
too numerous to mention, were hud-
died together, with bonnets, dresses,
shoes, jellies, cakes decorations, jewels,
feathers, flowers, laces, gauzes, &C..
&C., also too numerous to mention.
Every sort oftrumpery you can ina
CINE, was collected in that third-story
back room. Oh, it was dreadful!
But Miss Katherine might be said
to have been like one out of her senses.
She did lot realize her situation, but
felt like a person in dream. Ii she
wished to thread fine cambria nee-
die with sewing-silk, she invariably
found herselftrying to thread it with
tape; and once, she began to sew with
Ia pin. She was sure to try on her
dresses bottom upwards, and was con-
|stantly calling her dress maker George.
Having, at one time. occasion to 60 IN
to another apartment, she walked on
until she found herself
in the street, with her head bare and
only one shoe on. She had, however, pro
ceeded but a few steps before she dis
covered her mistake, and, in the haste
|of her return, went into the wrong
house. Poor Katherine!
at last, however, she hardly knew
how, this rapt young lady, found her
self actually dressing for the bridal ;
1.-THE conviction Of which awful certain
'ty TO sooner burst upon her mind. than
she burst INTO tears, and it remained
very doubtful how long she would cry,
had not her sister begun to laugh.
And now the carriages were at the
door, the bridal party were soon arrang-
ed in them, and drove offthey to church.
The ceremony was performed, the IA
tai knot tied, and Mrs. Lllerton fancied
herselfPerfectIy happy; and. probably.
would have remained under that i'm
preston for half an hour, had not her
bridemaid torn her love in replacing
it on her hand, and her clumsy grooms.
man. instead of handing the divine the
nicely folded .ftiy dollar note, which
was destined to be his reward for his
iserviCes, gave him an accommodation
stage-tickct. But such things are
mere trifles; and Katherine, on heI
way home, felt almost in a maze Of fe
licity. Little did she think it was
destined to be ofsuch short duration
As Mrs. Ellerton, blushing in the con
sciousness of beauty, was stepping
from her carriage, SO buslly was she
Engaged in collecting and arranging
the folds other dress, in order, l sup.
pose to prevent it from touching the
wheels, that she dropped her pocket
handkerchief. which, according to all
the laws Of gravitation, and aggrava
ton too. took a directly downward
course, straight into the gutter. Oh
that beautiful, embroidered, superfine
linen cambria Pocket-handkerchief
new from Stewards, cost six dollars
What did it look like now, as it lay
with its better half immersed in the
muddy water? But it did not remain
J, there many seconds; for a chimney
sweeper, who was standing so near he
carriage as to leave it a matter Of doub,