Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1836-05-20

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THAI is an officer also. His name is
Ling and he has been involved in difficult
tles all his life in consequence of marrying
Tor love, without securing portion Of that
most essential medium for procuring the
necessaries and comforts Of life"
Capt Ling, the pleasure ola glass Of wine "
"He is but lieutenant, but the title of cap.
tain is his by courtesy. As was saving |
had been acquainted with him several years
through the medium Of some of his brother
officers, without Seeing the domestic felicity
which he was always so highly lauding.p
My dear fellow, why don't you get mar
ried :" he would say.
ut is time enough" replied
"You cannot marry 100 early. You bach
elors have no idea Of happiness. Il is cen.
tered in the married life You.must pass
the precincts of wedlock before you can en-.
ter its sacred pale-without there is no true
felicity. You hunt for it-pursue it and
like the ignis-latuus il leads you a weary
chase which ends in disappointment"
I'VE surely have some privileges ~
Yes, after having been pecked at by the
world at large, and dwindling into cross
grained. surly being, only endured by some
needy relation, you possess the proud priv
lege of becoming the prey of your house
keeper"
you are too seveIeln
IAN affccionate wife sharing all your
cares and pleasures-aniicipaiing all your
wants, and studying every thing that may
promote your happiness Children vieing
with each other TO gain your affections, and
clinging round you in fond regard-these-
these are transports you know nothing Of"
You will persuade me to become Ben.
edct !"
'Ol if you saw my wife and children |
Come you shall Walk with me Ii is
but few streets of. Nay, will take no
denial"
My curiosity becoming strongly excited
to see the amiable family whose happiness
had been so forcbly depicted, accompanied
my friend to a remote part of the town, and
stopping in dark and solitary looking
street, he told me we were at his lodgings.
After ascending very narrow and dirty
staircase, SO rckety with age and rotienness,
that ! fancied my neck more than once i'm.
perilled, | was ushered into the "sGnctum
saneiorum" Of the thrice happy Benedict,
1t was a small, plainly furnished room
and, whatever taste might originally have
been evinced in lis decorations, now was al.
Together lost on an apartment, which served
them
For Parlor, for kiich hen and alln
| saw, at glance, that our visit was most
conioundedly NAL aPropos.
In one corner Of the room, stood little
cherub, exerting its angelic voice in the
loudest strain against the aqueous operation
of ablution which lus,y, red-armed weneh
was determined TO perform. maugre its d.
vine appeal AT an old and worn out in.
strumeni, sat another Of the beatific brood
hammering upon the keys. with both fists
with all its might and. by its side, another
, yet playing upon a shrill penny trumpet
/, and springing diminulve rattle. The
f charming angel, the mother OF this sweet
progeny, the paragon Of perfection, the
wife, who had created this scene OF earthly
+ felicity, was busily employing her fair anc
fairy.like hands in rolling out the crust fol
an apple-dumpling while upon the fire
with janty air, sat the saucepan, most evl
IDENTIFY intended for its reception and, be
! fore il, erect, with military precision, stood q
wooden horse, upon which hung table-cloths
pinafores, SC. SC. SC.
maria my most intimate friend, Nj
-. of New York"
"Why, William. am really surprised
f pray be seated, sir,-but this is just like al
r YOUR inconsiderate doings-excuse me for Z
moment" And the fair lady made pre-
+ cipitate retreat.
h 40, papa, papar' cried the hammerer OF
II the instrument
g Papa, papal" echoed the squeaker OF
!, the trumpet
J. Papa, papa p squalled the water-drench
a ed sufferer.
!, But soon mighlicr attraction than papa
l. arrested the attention of the pianist TIT
/, basin of apples, already pared for the dump
:. ling, stood temptingly lavish of their swee
a flavor upon the very edge of the table. ON
} by one the pieces disappeared. AT length
@ the versatile performer on the rattle ant
Q trumpet, perceiving the war that was raging
o upon the fruit, FASTENED TO assist In lis exteI
k minatou. Apple after apple vanished witt
Il the rapidity of lightning.
s. "Apples, apples" roared the constrained
n love, in the corner, who was incapable Q
h joining the fray. The two assailants, hear
1t ing the cry thus raised and fancying
o third party might essentially diminish thei
IS share of the spoil, seized simultaneously up
e on the basin, endeavoring to make speed,
n retreat with the prize. But no such goo
k fortune awaited either. A desperate strng
o gle ensued, worthy better cause-dowl
is they all came-basn, children and apples
st the basin broken, the children hurt the ar
.l,c ,.o,,,l.1 nd. coot and al hnnas q