Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-02-15

| ayes r-you may take her." said he, in his rough
way, Sand you will find her heavy burden 9 :
nongh.'
On the welding day we may suppose that hon.
est John Hull dressed himself, in plain coored
coat, all the buttons of which were made Of pine
tree shilings. The buttons of his wuistcoat were
sixpences and the knees Of his small clothes
were buttoned with silver threepeuces. Thus at
tired he sat with great dignity in Grandiather's
chair; and being porlly old gentleman, he COM
p'eley filled it from elbow to elbow. On the OPP
posllo sdo of the room, between her bridesmaids,
sat Miss Betsey. She was blusbing with all her
might, and looked like full blown p@ony, a great
red apple, or any other round and scarlet object
There, too, was the bride -groom dressed in
fine purple coat, and gold lace wastcoat with as
much other finery the Puritan laws and Gus
toms would allow him to put on. His hair was
cropt close to his head, because Governor Endi-
colt hud forbidden any nian.to wear it below the
ears. But he was very personabIe young man I;
and so thought the bride maids and Miss Betsey
herself
The mint master also was pleased with his new
soiIEn-aw especially as he had said nothing at
all about. her portion. So, when the mari iage
ceremony was over, Captain Hull whispered u
word 1.-TWO Of his men-servans, who innedi-
attly went out ind soon returned Juggling in a
large pair of scales They were such pair us
wholesale merchants use for weighing bulky
commodities; and quite II bulky commodity was
now 10 be weighed in them
Daughter Betsey," said the mint-naster, &" get
into one side Of these scales"
Miss Beisey or Mrs. Sewell, as we must now
call her-'lil as she was bid, like dutiu child,
without any question of the why and wherefore.
But what her father could mean, unless to make
her husband pay for her by the pound, IN which
case she would have been dear bargain, she had
not the least idea
"And now" said honest John Hull to the SER
wants, "bring that box hitler"
The box, 10 which the mint master pointed was
n huge square, iron-bound, oaken chest; i, was
big enough, my children for all four of you to
play hide-aBd-seek in. The servants tugged with
might and main, but could not lift this enormous
receptacle, and were finally obliged TO drag it a
cross the floor. Captain Hull then took key
from his gircle, unlocked the chest, and lifted its
pondorous lid. Behold it was full TO the brim of
bright pineree shilIings, fresh from the mint, and
Samuel Sewel began to think that his f,ther-n-
law hnd got possession Of al the money in Mas
sachUsells Treasury. But i; was only the mint
masters honest share Of the coinage.
| Then the servants, at Captain HulPs command,
heabed double handus of shillings into one side
Of the scales while Betsey remained in the other.
Jingle, jingle, went the shings, as handful after
handful was thrown in ill, plump and ponderous
as she was, they fairly weighed the young lady
from the floor.
"There, son Sowe !" cried the honest mint
musrer, resuming his seat in Grandfalher's clair,
"take these shillings for my daughters portion.
Use her kindly, and thank Heaven for her. Ii is
not every wife that's worth her weight in silver p
The children laughed heartily at this legend,
and would hardly be convinced but that Grand
fnther Ind made it out of his own head. He
assured them faithfully, however, that he had
found il in The pages ola grave historian, and had
merely tried 10 tell it in somewhat innnier style.
swell, Grandfather" remarked Clara, "if we'd
ding portions nova days were Paid as Miss Bet
sey was, young ladies' would not pride themselves
upon an airy figure, as many Of them do"