The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-09-25

ny Wnero she strove 10 attract the notice OF tile
fashionable world by efforts unbecoming,if nor
.iisgracefnI in women and finally closed her ca
reer abroad 10y sacrificing her reputation in at
1empts to procure the patronage of titled Roue,
who she iondly believed could crafty her long
ing for that charmed circle which the folly of
inexperience fancies the abode Of happiness.
All this tinle the husband, and honest mer-
chant was toiling at his desk to supply her ex-
travagnnce, and her children growing up with
out the cares of mother. She remained long
enough abroad TO learn lesson of her own in
significance, as most of our itinerant ladies do
TO faint her good name wife and mother
to impair the fortune of her husband to lay a
foundation Of misery TO her children, by leaving
them to the care ofhirelings, and to give herself
q claim to assume ridiculous superiority, on the
score of having travelled, This last was so
common at that time, that people of any preten
SONS to fashion had become actually ashamed to
visit Europe or the Falls Of Niagara, il was so
DIES perately vulgar. a9Ta- 1sg4.iIENtaal sea ~
The retirement of the travelled lady was suc-
ceeded by great hustle among the crowd
which was every moment increasing, occasion
ed by the approach of creature of rather doubt
full character, which came wriggling along fur
rishiDg a li.t black whalebone in the most
graceful manner imaginable. Its waist rather thin
than that of female votariesis bosom project
ed in a manner that put their sunken chests quite
! in back ground, and wore apair of flesh color
ed gloves. In short, it was no bad imitation Of,
/
not been for prodigious crop of whiskers which
brstled about its cheeks and chin, hiding its lit
| tie pale face; and being of fiery red, reminded
the pous devotees ofon of Fox's martyrs with
his visage enveloped in the flames of persecu-
| ton. ase t4l5a..i g=t.t IS slsg ,aet - So ri
The Goddess nodded fnmiiarly to the little
thing as an old acquaintance, which straight
way proceeded TO set forth It's pretensons. In
a squeaking: affected voice, half male, half fe-
u male; and in classified words, nterlaced with
l,ttr
or five times aalay: employed the most fasbiona-
BILE mners of Paris TO make its corsets and stuff
fngs; had learned the names OF upwards of one
hundred dishes of French cookery, and was a
regular conneisseur in all; and that il had actual
, ly invented three new fashions, one of which
was adopted by the royal family of France
> which used all it's efforts to deprive him OF the
honor. Finally it stated it claims, TO some de-
gree of literary distinction was unquestionable,
having written tale of three pages, divided in
{ to sixteen chapters; and four pieces of poetry on
entirely subjects, namely: An Address TO
, the Moon; An Ode to the evening Star, which he
' had discovered sometimes rose in the morning
song about Nothing, whicli puzzled all the
critics, and furious pindaric Ode, abusing mat.
ters and things in general; alter the manner OF
I another bard of that day who tied his collar
: with black ribon, and drank gin and water in
e stead of muddling his genius at the Castaillan
: Fount. 49, ---s !, ~ g-.i.,.s.g., $500 -e
: The Goddess listened to this detail with such
!, evident complacency, that the female votaries
g became alarmed least the prize should be given
s TO this little strange equivocaton. They accor
# dinghy suggested doubts as to its sex; and The
- Goddess, with evident unwillingness, courteous
d " requested it to stand aside for further inves
+ CATION. 20
q b Ii would be a tedious repetition record the
}, claims OF all the applicants who came forward
/. in succession. Suffice il to say, there was str
n king similarity in ALL Each one Ind made sac
rifices at the altar of Fashion, which fashion
e could never repay, and strayed ont of that do
h mesc circle where alone women find happiness
!, of others. Each and . all had gathered but
u the bitter fruit of disappointment, the apple O
s, the Lake Of Sodom, fair without--but within
e nothing but dust and ashes. FSa '2a
d The Goddess who soon become tired Of one
object of pursuit, and lives alone on the lean di
a ct of perpetual variety long before hnndretlll
part OF her yotaries had put forward tier preten
d. sions, was observed to exhibit symptoms OF en-
~ nui She yawned necessarily, pulled bnncl
OF artificial flowers all to pieces, md could onl.
10 keep herself awake by fixing her eyes on TN
s great looking glass. The crowd OF 'levotes
4. who always initiate their G Ieen, were straight
: way infected with similar symptoms OK iangoui
ID A fit ofyawning seized Them all, and dead 81
~ lence, as natural as profound reigned throughou
ri the yast imitabe acrowt.--The little lndml
m maiden became Tired to- death, and seized ne
n. bows and arrows sought her native wild again
in while the danisel of Polynesia launched her high
Sc canoe and padded away out of sight over thu
n. bosom of the melancholy main.
st Ona sudden the cal II which reigned all a
c. round was aroused by the approach OF som
ae one chtering with vast volatility The God
n dess started and Withdrawing her eyes from tn
W looking glass, beut them with smiling eagernes
ny on some one approaching. The crowd sepMa
I'd ated, as with accord, and the waving OF he
~ hand, to make room for little French MILNE
,g who came forward putting and blowing, and VIC
ty cferatipg about long voyage, sea sickness, AM
c. what not followed by train ofapprentlces e ca,
er bearing bandbox as large as balloon. Il
ng little woman announced that she was Just froI
Or. Paris with the newest fashion. She direcie
as their attendants to open the boxes ana uispa
lin their contents that the Goddess might make az
b:, choc sand straightway there was such might
re- rush of the crowd that garments were torn. an
AS divers devotees demolished by the elbows OF ce
ho tain travelled ladies who, having seen the wor,
he did not mind trides, Even the Goddess ID 7rse