Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-05-03

lative TO the subsequent culture OF garden
vegetables at a seasonable day.--Genesee
Farmer.
The Penny Wedding.-A circumstance
of very engaging nature occurred last
week at a house in Broadway, not hum
dred miles from the Bowling Green,
which almost realized the Arabian tale OF
Abeh Hassan.-One evening smart young
mechanic, "dressed to the nines," as Ben
Bowline says, might have been seen wend-
ing his way along Broadway. His air is
thoughtful yet gay, and his step, light and
elastic betokens that
"Some unaccustomod spirit
Lifts him above the ground"
But lest some punster should suspect an
invidous insinuation in the quotation, we
declare that i. was not the spirit of al
cohol, but the spirit Of love which inspired
him.
He was going to be married!
That night pretty little file de cham
IRE had consented to crown his con.
stancy with full possession as by law al
lowed.
With a beating heart he approached the
door, and gave the accustomed signal, ex-
pecting it would be opened by his 'own true
love- for they had fondly deemed their Sc
cret confined to their own bosoms; instead
Of which, however, it was answered by an
other, and before he had recovered from the
effects of his disappointment, he was desir.
ed to follow his conductor, with which re-
quest in the bewilderment of his senses he
mechanically complied.
AS he followed in silence, wondering and
uneasy, his small remaining presence of
mind was Immediately put to flight, when a
door being thrown open, flood of light
poured forth which prevented him for pc.
Rod distinguishing the surrounding objects
When he recovered his perceptions, the
scene around appeared like fairy land, SC
that the poor fellow begun TO doubt his owl
identity.
1t was large saloon, furnished with cas-.
tern magnifcence, and filled with being:
who seemed to his astopished senses to be-
long to another world. Angelic counten-
ances smiled on him from every side-but
there was lurking mischief in their smiles
|
visit was known to them, and that the pre-
parations he behcld were in some manner
or other connected with his fate. lie wa
saluted by name, congratulated on his ap
proching happiness, and bantered in hund
red ways by the beautiful but tormentins
creatures around him.
His embarrassment had now reached
painful height; when the lovely Miss ii
1.-THE graceful Titana of this fairy throng
stepped forward and addressed him in tn
kindest manner.
"Do'nt be alarmed" said she, with he
sweet voice, "you are among friends an
to convince you"-she turned to tn
laughing group of beauties, who formed
close half circle, in the centre of the ROOF
evidently for the purpose of conceain
some object in the rear, and addressing ther
, in a mock-dramatic style
Fairies attend
Good elves obey your queen,
!, Withdraw the veil
IL And let the maid be seen
j And of the word depoying to the right an
: left, the fair conspirators disclosed the bird
f elect, dressed in her nuptlal ornament
the Gift of her kind mistress, blushin
d laughing and crying, supported by tv
y youthful attendants, who were soothing al
d caressng her. The sight at once restore
d the confidence of her enamored swain;
n advanced, and took her from her your
s protectors, "with smile on her cheek ar
II q tear in her the ceremony w
y soon after performed by minister who hi
d been invited or the purpose, and they we
}, made tone fesh," amid the laughter and c
IS couraging smiles Of the gay and hapI
D throng.
n But this was not all the fair Originate
3 of this petit comedy (the beautiful Miss
ir ofGeorgia, a descendant of one of the sig
y ers of the Declaration set on foot cole
7. ton for the new married pair, for the pu
st pose of establishing them in busine
which soon amounted to conslderal
,. sum.
y We are much pleased with this anecdo
,e This is as it should be. Conduct II
this, converts the relative position OF ma
Is ter and servant, from one OF PROUD
D. periority and dependence, to one OF
m iectonate regard, and amable condesce
Ill sion.
in This is the great secret by which the
Is nobility of Europe still preserve among tn