The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-11-23

lie is wise, for he knows more than any body
about him, and as 10 his va.or, il is self evident
from the fact that he has been promoted with un-
parraleled rapidty to be Captain, Colonel, and
finally General Parsons. Accordingly he is COM
monty recognized by his marital tite' the General.
he is hale, upright, cheerful man of fifty or
thereabouts, with bluff rudy face, and a voice
as cheerful and ringing sleigh-bell. He turns
his hand to more kinds of business than any one
In the village, and, " hat is uncommon, hrives in
all He keeps the pos, office, and herewith also n
small assortment of groceries, thread, tape, darn.
ing needles, lin pans, and axeheods, and the usual
miscellaneous stock of a country store. lie has a
thriving farm,-possesses legal knowledge enough
I" draw deeds and contracts and conduct all the
simple law business of his neighborhood, and be-
sides this, he attends, general way mot only to
the government of the United States but of all the
countries in the world; for Jonathan takes week.
y newspaper from Boston, and makes up his mind
at once as 10 all the matters and things the world
around, and his lotions doubts and opinions
these points, are daily expounded to his townsmen,
while he is weighing out sugar or Tea, OF deliver.
ing letters in the course of the week. 1t is pity
that the President of the United States, or the
crowned heads of Europe, never send to jonathan
for his opinion-for they would always find il
snugly made up and ready for instant delivery. -
We have only TO say 10 addition, that besides the
patriarchal wealth Of aocks and herds, Jonathan
has a patrarohai complement of sons and daush.
ters, among whom we introduce one by the ever
verdant name of Mary. The village had called
her mother beauty before her, and Mary has
borne that name ever since she took the golden
curls of careless childhood. Yet il is not the i'm.
piession of mere physical beauty that she produces
upon you; there is both intelligence and energy in
the deep violet the eye, and decision as we'll as
sweetness in the outline of her beautiful m outh-
Her form, naturally slender, is developed by con.
slant and heathful exercise, and displays in every
motion the elastic grace of her own mountain sweet
brier And, more than all this, there is a certain
cool, easy air, freedom and nobility Of manner,
a good taste IN speaking and acting, that give to
her. though untaughtin the ways of the world that
charm beyond beaiiiy9 which is womans most
graceful gift. For this instructive sense of what
really is due TO ones self and others-this precep-
ton of times, places and proprieties, which form
the highest sattraction of the lady, though il may
be wrought out by IL borious drilling and the ute.
lage of etiquette, is often the free gift of nature,
poured on the fair head Of some one who has new
er trod carpet, seen piano, taken one step in
the labrynih Of artificial life
Mary's amour, OF accomp shments, so called
was small Including not u word of French and
no more music than comprised in the sweetest
of natural voices, taught in the common evening
singing school of the village. But as daughter
AMI sister and housewife, her Accomplish it's
were innumerable. Enter the cool, quiet house,
not room OF which boasts a carpet, but whose
snowy floors need such conceanent The
hiafr fall thaf .s Icn H.
max ing, mending, cleaning, and keeping in order,
is by the single hands Of Mary and her mother
We know this may lead the minds OF some Of our
readers to very prosaic particulars. We have heard
deal of horoines playing on the harp, &c. but
who ever heard OF heroine washing or irening?-
The most that has ever been accomplished in these
respects, was by the lovely Charlotte Of Goethe
whom he introduces 10 us cutting bread and butter
for her little brother and sisters. We can assure
all fair readers who are inclined TO be fas,d-
ious on the point, however, that had they lived
under the roof OF Jonathan Parsons they could
scarcely have been scandalized by any dsagreea-
Bile particulars. Even a, the wash bench, our he.
rome, in her neat close fitting calico, never look
ed SO little like lady some fair ones we have
seen in curl papers and morning gowns before they
were made up for company; and moreover, much
out of sight, long before they are in the habit of
having their eyes open in the morning Many
days they would behold heroine in possession
OF leisure to draw, paint, write, sew, work
lin quite equal TO their own. They would see
that by ingenuity and that quick observation in
which pretty women seldom lacking, she
could fashion her attire to be far from the
rules ofgood usage; and that, though her knowl-
edge from books was limited, her mind active
and full Of thought, and ready to flash the en-
trance Of knowledge, a diamond at the entrance
of light.
You are not to suppose that a lady Of such ac>
comPlishments, natural and acquired, a lady OF
rank and station, moreover, passed to her sevon-
teen tn year unwooed So far from il, there was
scarcely personabe article IN the way OF a beau,
who not first last tried hand in this natter
There two dilapidated old bachelors, one dis.
consulate widower, half dozen school masters,
one doctor and one lawyer, already numbered
among the killed and wounded, and still Miss Ma.
ny carried her head with that civil modest, "what
do care. for you air. that Indicated that her heart