The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-04-23

YOuIS6H dS 10 marty al llllIefale meCHdDlC9
Ny dear aunt, do you know that print
ing Office IS an Acadamy, where lessons of
useful knowledge are continually before the
mind. William is not an ilIeterate man, he
is self-taught classical scholar, and occu-
pies lofty place in the estimation of all
who knows IS '''
81 will pay the expense Of your wedding
and give you splendid set Of furniture, if|
you will try TO forget him and take my ad j
vice; there is Squire --, he thinks great
deal of you;-would you not like to have
him, or Doctor -, or Mr.. the Mer-
chant? You can, have no doubt, marry
either Of these gentlemen, and thus keep
up the dignity of your family"
"Pa is amechanic, and am not too proud
to marry mechanic" replied Harriet.
''Your father is my youngest brother; he
is an extensive Iandholder; how can you call
him mcdaniel"
81 have frequently heard him say replied
Harriet, "that he earned his farm by dill
gently using the saw aud broad-axe, and the
jack plane; furthermore / have heard him
say, that you, in your younger days, used to
pound putty, and prime sashes, when UNI
Gle R could not afford to hire help;
you have not forgotten that my uncle is a
sashmaker, it is but few years since he
relinquished that business"
"Impudent creature, how dare you thus
insult me in my own house? Your uncle
is President of the Bank of -; and one
of the richest men in this wealthy metro
polls" Il. eli a
"Aunt, don't intend to insult you nor
iniure the feelings of my uncle; you know
better than do, that he shaved wood before
he commenced shaving notes--yondeT stands
the old frame building which was once his
humble residence" essa
"Harriet, you must quit my house imme-
diately, and never dare to darken the door
again" @ ea
Poor Harriet's feelings were wrought up
to the pitch of excitement, when her proud
and arrogant aunt spoke disrespeclfully of
William, she introduced the sarcastic remarks
which mortified the old woman's pride.-
Until that morning she always respected her
aunt, but her tyranny completely changed
her feelings
-
On the 9th day of July, Mr.. R, Har-
riet's uncle, while perusing one of the daily
papers, discovered the following, and read
it aloud TO his wife. IS
sMarried, in this city, on the 9Th inst, By
the Rev. Mr.. Chase, Mr.. William Malcolm to-
Miss Harriet Lee, both of this city," On the
opposite page he saw a long editorial article
respecting the wedding, the following is an
extract:
'Last evening in conformity with polite
Invitation, we attended wedding party
every thing went off with great eclat; the
cake, coffee and wine were excellent; the
bride looked more like an angelthan human
being, her hair was smooth and dark as raw.
ems wings, her mouth like blooming tulips.
The groom we are well acquainted with; he
is clever fellow; the wealth of intellect
shone on his forehead, and a great soul look
ed through his calm blue eyes; he is the
talented author of several splendid articles
which have appeared in our most POPULAR
periodicals. We understand he is about to3
assume the management of a periodical ins
this city. May the sunlight ofsuccess beam
upon his exertions." aa
Patient reader, allow the author TO digressi
4 q 4CW tlOulEAtS1 III OEu6E 10 1dYs OSIOEo YOU
a brief history of the two professional men,
and the merchant, who was selected BY Har-.
riet's aunt, as suitable companion for a.
young lady occupying such conspicuous
stand in society as she did. The physician.
was an inferior looking man, rather i'll form
ed and dwar6sh; he was round shouIdered.
small twinkling grey eyes, a heavy intellec-
tual eyebrow, and mouth indicatiVesof elo-s
quence. Notwithstanding his personal ap-
pearance, he was esteemed and respected
by large cquaintance-he was natural
dwarf but an intellectual giant--he was an.
ordinary looking man, but his attainmenisl
were rich and rare, his brilliant talents won
for him an imperishable name on the pages
Of immortalIty-by marriage he connected
himself with poor but honest family--hel
has obtained aaprincely fortune since the
sacred band was riVited, and still lives to.
enjoy It with his amiable companion and.
beautiful children. The lawyer was a tall.
grceful man, he had aneye like an Gag was
straight as pin, and strong as Hercules Il
large pair Of brown Wlliskers ffinged his ok
pressive countenance; no artist ever chisel-
ed betterlooking mouth than his heavy
mass Of rich brown hair hung III clustering
curls oversihis fine forehead. He arose to|
eminence in bis profession, The syrean song
of fattery was perpetually sung in bis ear
one praised him because of his eloquence, J.
another alluded to his beneVolence. Atthel