The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-09-26
The Sons Wife.
NY ELLEN ASHER.

NV 1,,,ons ore an odd set. A mechanics daughter
wi ,r,o what have you against lhemf- asked INC
,.c,ho intended bridegroom, standing up u
;.. the whole host; SIS she i'll bred or no mousse
n'''' sv,,,vouant, or woman Of ill-rcgulated
deeper, OF eN"''"s
temper" ., ,ho had Moth
ho,., Of in the way of munners, said Aunt Sa-
yOh ,.o,,oo,or. ,,bo nv
., knew one of our prodiges that was' sa'u
.phcn she is prodigy said the bro'her' out ''o
s,,rm wen, on regardless of his remark
4 .shs hasn't common sense, in spite oil her ro'
NANCE said one.
.Sno,, soepd twice Toms income said another
raising her voice. ;,,,,
said another in voice more shn'l'
.AUd as proud as Lucifer, chimcd in s'A'h' III a
yet higher key.
And Tom will get enough Of love and Mary Sta
n,e,on before six months if she's the coqueite I've
heard ,od the las, with shrill intonation that rose
the din of battle TOMS brother smiled, and TO
avoid the tempest he could not alay, darted out oil
the rocm.
Mary EtapetOn Ncu III II county NH"SSb pNt "'''
gled little in its gossipng society, for there were few
there with whom she could sympathize When we
say that she was good looking, if not beautiful; oil
singulary amiable disposition and gentle manners;
well Informed, graceful, accomplished, and of talents
above mediociily, we have told why she was loved
by Young Irvine or his family faIniliary called
him, Our Tom the most desirable match in all tho
village His father, who now dead, had Decn
judge and possessing much property, had been look
cd up to by the ncighborhood the great man OF the
country. Most of the females Of The inmily gave
themselves airs in consequence, for, by singular Ia
tay all The daughters of Judge Irvine partook rath-
er Of the mothers vain and shallow character than of
the truly estimable disposition of the father-his
strong common sense and liberal views having de-
sCcnded to his sons as If these traits, to his own
expression, had been entailed on his heirs MALE
The Stpletons family Of mechanics time out
omnd and therefore beneath the notice of the lr-
Nues so that when young Irvine began visiting The.
daughter, hubbub ensued, the like Of which had
not been known since Irvinve was built. The young
man had an obstinate habit of having his own way,
and the sly nuendoes Of his sisters and aunts and e.
ven one or two attacks of his lady mother, failed TO
have an effect on him. lie still visited Mary Staple
ton, and at length announced his approaching mar
tage with her
The conclave of aunts and sisters and other rela-
tivcs, who always constitute sort of commute of adj
wee on snch occasions, thunderstruck. Mary
s'aPleton-the thing was preposterous! To visit her
was bad enough; but TO make her his wife-why the
o'ood oil the lrvines would cry out against it and
was questionable whether their knightly ancestors
V0ad thereafter sleep quietly in their collins A
grand sanhedrim was summoned, to which tho often
ders brother was invited, and the result we have
SEEM No one thought Of demonstrating with the
young man, for all knew the determination which
'ofned the most striking part Of his character and
i"ey were therefore, fan to content themselves with
'noihg iault with the intended bride; and since not
""e knew anything against her, this was very diff
cult task
ihey were married. Now, us Mrs Irvine prided
"efseh on her poleness, she announced that all the
outward forms Of cvility must be bestowed on the
rue' though none wero required TO pay any further
a'oh'lohs, or throw any real warmth Of into
,e courtesIes with which they received TOMS wife,
he Widows word was law, and accordingly the
whole family went in due form to the wedding 1t
was very generally understood, however, that no one
was 10 like tho sons wife if any decent reason to the
|Vn'a'y could be found in her looks, education or
department. ' I'D
round OF parties ensued, for the Irynes were de-
'"''ned to Guido The Stapetons, and they resolved
"e'eiofe' 10 give nightly succession Of what they
Va'eu 'crushers, before the other side could have
chance 20 put in their cI,;ms rTba ,volr. L. 4