The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-02-15

med and told the LIau. o. the deciN VINO tolC him
20 mind his own BUSINESS ana dad nothing right
the ship; tho Admrruf being III rhe cabin Tie
again told the Lisu that the snip would
ill, wiru, after waiting sayHrai minutes, ordarEd
the drums bent quarters, thar the ship might
be Tighred. At that mousnt ffnw nj wind struck
her, she keeied more, the water rushed into
the ioyver decks, and she filled anu dnvn--
Only one of thez women was saved. The Atimirai
and more than ONE thousand We're drowned.
HOW TO MAKE A YOUNG WIFE OF xN
OED MAID.
The following story mTght. perhaps, furnish
uratter for u little comedy, comedies still
written III England
II is geueraiIy the case that the more beau1ifui
and the richer a young female lz, lha more difficult
ara both her pureuts and herself in the choice Of
husband and the more offers they refuse. The
one too tail, the other shorr,this wealthy
enough. Meanmhfle one spring passes AFTER unorh
err and yeur after wear carries avay leaf after leaf
OF the bloom uf youth. and opportunity after oppur
tunify.
Miss Harriet SGIAToOd was tina richest heIIess OF
her na1iue town. but she hud already completed
her-tveuty seventh year, and beheid almost all
her Young friends united man sine mad
10 SCI DO EEIE tor auo naiGf Her parents becurua
realty uneasy and herzelf IaEuenEur prrva:g,
position gv'eh natural e,ant which
those 10 whom nature ami fortune have baen Mig
garuIy OF THAR gifts obligsp snbHIt; ar
rIet. as we have saEd wax hnttI hAndsomE ana very
ricil-
SuciI the sihtea OF things when ner uncle, q
wealthy ruau IN the north oh Enaand. came ORA
forward man, accustomed attack ait difficulties
boldly and co6iiy.
You see, sand her fathar To him one cav, .Ffar
riat continues single. TIE girl is laEusemey what
she IS to have for her fortune, You know ana
in TINS scandal loving town j. person
brsnrhs the slightest Impurariou agaInst her, and
vet she is gettIae 90 be old maId
True, reped the UNCLE but. look YOU brother,
the grur1 point on every affair IN is WORTH 70
seiza the right unmeut- this you laVa done; II
IS a misfortune; But len the girl go along with ma
uud before the end of three months will retnrn
her 70 Won as the wife Of young man and wauihv
as herself.
AWAY wesltthe nsice with her uncle On the
yvIv nome. lie thus addressed her. Mind what
am going to suy- You are noiouger Miss sSalvyood
but AIrs. Lumiey, my neice; i Young, wenithy,
cbildIazz widow; you hrd ths misfortune lose
your htsbund Col. LHIniey, aiter nnppy union OF
n quarter OF u yeur hvu tuit from MS horse yvhre
hunting
me. r1anage, If YOU piease- Mrs. Lumicy.-
y1,lr t,ftiier lias invested ma with full powers
tEare upE votr. is ire vvaddtug ring z1ven YOU bv
7,gr es husband. Jewels and whatever else you
need. our aunt wifi supply YOU with, and
tom yrs.rsuif 10 cast down your ewes.
The keen swTrted unrin inircducsd bis ueics eve
nv yvtere ard avery WHERE the yunng widow xci
Ted. u -rgut- sensation The geurismsH thruuged
sfout agrd ffd tfrs clIoicu Of teIfvr suItors
Her ,lncfe advised her co accent tina one tharwas
deepestIn love with her, and cilauce decraed
thar he should bs precisely the amIRbs aud
opuieut. Tie match YVES .f.oucitded ana
dav the uncle dssred saw iew wurCs TO ls ia
ture nepilew in prIyHta-
MS. dear SIR Ire began, we have toad YoH
unrrurh-'
How sos5 Are hlrs. L4Hmisy affsetIoBs-
3N5thfug Of the ESind; nv nfurn is sincerely
taci1edto vuu-
Then irer. fortune, suppose, is not equai to
what vou told me-
con THO contrary. it is larger
well, vsilar Is tisal nattar them
"A Iol4s, au.iunscenr loze- which cams into NV
head one day., whanI was a go1d hEn1ur; VIZ
would NOT recall it afterwzrds. Ny niece Is not
svIdnz.s
What Is Col. Lumiev iIviugr
NO, no, she Is n spiHster'
Tes lover protested that he lappIsE fellow
an he mad eY err cunaldeFed himself; ami the ola
maid WINS forthwith melamorpiInsed INTO a young
yvIfs--ErazSerts JHaQGzIzss