Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1835-01-24
VOLUME V,

MAruED-In -, b. tie Rev. n.
Tbumpcushioa, Mr.. John Smith, Of Cedar
vile, senior partner in the firm of Smith &
Brown, to Mis- Ann Matilda, daughter Q
the Hon. Mr.. Ingos, ofB@.
| Inc, Mr.. David Blown, Of Cedar
vile. Junior partner in tho firm Of Smith &
Brown, to Miss Mary Tidd.'
Another feather foated in the cap Of Tx
Editor Of the Cedaville Universal Adver
tiser-for the above interesting item Of in
|telligence beamed fint upon CedaTvills
through il columns, 50 silently had ever
thing been cocducted. In dilating upoa
the square inch Of cake which accompanied
1.-THE manuscript notice, he gave birth to the
|only original editorial which had appeared
lin bis columes since, six weeks before, Mr.
Blacks boy had supplied Marrow e.
lcape'by cutting his finger with . case knife
The effect of the announcement upoe
the inhabitants Of Cedarville was the break
ling upin a great measure Of the party divis
ions. The old ladies' were indignant that
this news burst upon the community with
out giving them even nibble Of it in ad
vance Of the general promul2ation; the un
iengaged young ladies', each Of whom had
secretely, aud in her own mind, aPpropria'
ted one Of the firm to herself, began to have
a manifest leaning to the Pimento party
and the married and engaged young ladies'
who struck 10 the firm in hopes Of Invites
to their parties, were in the minority
Things began to look squally, when as j.
often the case in emergencies, a something
was found to stem the current, and save
the falling fortunes of the house ofSmith &
Brown. Faster than the slow heels of the
carrier boy circulated the Cedarville Uni
versal Advertiser about the village, the in
telligence flew orally, that Smith & Brown
|swere going treat This at once formed
ia new accession to the New Store party, as
every man in New-England village in Is
-, would drink where liquor ran without
money and without price, and every boy
would be at hand to eat the sugar from the
bottom Of the tumblers, and suck the toddy
sticks and long to be men-that being a
near to drinking as boys were permitted to
|go-their elders sagely backing their own
examples by warning boys not to drink
spirit. (They manage these things better
now-a-days.) The Editor gained great
credit for an ineProMPts toast, concocted
during Ill the night before, in which he
hoped the "Hovse Of Smith e. Brown
would fare none the worse for having taken
sleepisg paltners." Old Pimento, who had
found his way into the store for the first
time, went home growing that they would
|s1psil shs ssads e they did not reduce sIsei,
spirit more" Upon reaching his own store
he put another gallon Of alcohol into each
lof his bar casks Of water and alcohol, swept
Ia peck Of flies from out of his shop windows
and blew some the dust of his shelves.
"Will they give q party, l wonder?''-
Here the Cedarville Universal Advertiser
could not forestall the women, who are the
Exclusive vendors Of this sort Of news; and
women soon got hold of the circumstantia
'evidence that at Smiths house something
was in embryo. He had sent and bought
eight quarts of milk of one neighbor, anC
his ''help" and borrowed another's "hearts
an: rounds" "Shall get an invite p wa.
the next question-but the worthy folk.
were kept but little while in suspense
The shop-boy Of Smith g. Brown soon lef
printed "invites" at every house in the vii
lage, not even excepting those Of the ri
mcntoites and that Of old Pimento himself
Business like, these invitations were issuet
! in the name Of the firm.
1t was over. Old Pimento who haC
fingered the last Of the guests, as if deter
mined to do his full share in eating ou
the substance Of .hs young men, had a,
last taken his hat. Mr.. and Mrs. Smist
sat alone.
My DEAR said the lady. Il do not ses
why you should Invite all that canaile Il
our house,
Policy. Matilda. I wish to becom,
popular with the Cedarville people,
well, Mr.. Smith don't like to be bores
to death. I hope you have not 20 soo'
forgotten my feelings and my standing 4,
society. My father, Mr.. Iogat, was new
er so anxious to please the raoble.'
Mrs. Smith, hope you have not SO IA
forgot my interest, as to stand in the way
Of my business. The distant jingle o
your fathers gold will not support US"
Mrs. Ann Matilda Smith sobbed hys
lteVIC0Hy.
David said Mrs. Brown to her hu,
hand, Z they walked ZONE, i am afrait
| have done YOU no credit to night. 70,
know always told you l was unused L
society,"
why Mary. thought tonight you sue
ceedcd to admiration with the villagers
mothers and daughters
oh yes, and have great many pres
sing invitations to visit them. But an
!dreadfully afraid Of Mrs. Smith. Sh,
came and sat by me tonight, and sais
something about the tGreat Unknown.
! didn't make any answer, and then sh'
SAID that Waverly alone, - enough to -
him up. What did she mean, David? 1
there another store to Be set up in the vii
|lage? rm sure rm sorry If there is.
| told her did not know Mr.. Waverly.,