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Gently omitted. they were moi invi.ea. hat
at Mrs. Irsines il was impossible not 10
have the brides parents and sisters. So
at Mrs. Irvine 4 regular attack was 70 pc
gmads on the Stapietons. in order % expose
.Etheir Ignorance aad iIl-breeding.
"A song from the bride. !" said one lih
the secret. Is soon as the piano was g
rened.
I Now II was generally understood among
ann Grimes that the bride could nci play,
on the btide dscirine. 10 sslosu5RGs 5sy va
lpleicnP- But the bride ignorsn,fy tbrsw
Transformation amonv her enemies By o5;;-
1 city sitting down al the instrsmehi IA
lpsr:orming IN lJIe when seF an 0pp5s
lsiti6n al defiance.
4 q How beaptiGui!" was the involuuta-
Try exclamation extorte6 even from those
who envied her most:
II had no idea She understood music.
and 50 thoroughly said one.
when coald she have Iearnd ili'
said another.
"But we viii ask her to play on the
harp tomorrow evening" said third.
fsWhat pity Mrs. Irvine has, nt the 10.
strunent. or we might see the Stapleton's
diseom6ited to night"
Tomorrow came. and with il a party At
sister Of the late Judge irvine's. Il was
known that Mrs. Seymour had The only
harp in the village. conse quenily II was
impossible The bride knew how 10 play
on The instrument. We shall not attempt
10 paint the establishment Of the consni-
ratio when she walked composedly 10
ylb 1arp, and played very difficult
u &c, accompanying it with her voice.
i "a involuntary burst Of delight testified
lhe opinions Of the company, the male
portion OF which, moi being 10 the secret
Of the plot, did snol fail TO express appro-
BATON.
tWhere did your sister learn The barp9
asked one Of iHe Irvines.
4 "She spent two years in Philadelphia, 2
was the quiet answer.
Every evening during the week some
new attempt was made to.unmask, as the
conspirators said the want Of breeding and
accomplishments 10 the sons wife bui
each. trial met with signal disappointment:
and, at the end of the marriage festixi. !
hes, even the heads of the plot were fore
edNo confess that the bride was most
accomplished lady;and ,hatb ven her fami-
ly were>wonderiuIly wellinformed for the
descendants Of mechanics.
ButPrej6dlce is always stubborn. The
little clique which determined 10 putt
down the sons wife insisted that she was
extravagant. and that, however talented /
she might be. she needed that prsciical.l
sense which is most valuable for the or-i
binary duties or iffe. Her demesnor init
her new capacity Of house wife vas keSn.
ly scrutinized, and the transactions al the
sons house became daily The subject OF.
gossip at .he elder Mrs. IIvine's. Batl
envy and prejudice combined could findf
nothing to blame; and before msnyiI
weeks the conspirators began 10 grow
heartily ashamed Of themselves.
We'll" at length said Aunt Sarah to-
the elder Mrs. Irvine, do say, that It'll
never saw a heater house than Mary's is,
and from what Tom says, they make lit
lego great ways. I'm beginning 10 think
there's something 10 them Stapleton's Of.
Ter all. I'm sure Cecilia here has inn
proved wonderfully in her music since
your daughter ih-law offered to give her
lessons" III
Mrs. Irvine was silent for some time.
bu. at length locked up from her work,
( "Idonl find any fault with her, ard / |
can't say everdi6..I had my suspicious
that Tom had been taken in, but Pvel
found that be knew better than we what
kind Of wife Mary would make. You
know told you all from the first, that she
was 10 be treated with due politeness as
my daughter.in-law." II
Notwithstanding this full admiss.ou. II
had been long before the mother 10. Law
could be brought to acknowledge her new
daughter merits; but her pre;udices had |
at length given way before the sweetness |
and many virtues Of her sons wife Aft
ter this acknowledgements was wonderful
Sow quickly the rest Of the family sswthe !
virtues Of The young wife and indeed. ID |
the short space Of year from this time
she became. the oracle in all matters 81 |
Taste especially, to The young Irvines, Win
The son never alluded 10 the suhi.ss' 20
their presence but once, WHERE sal9'
"Aad so, Aunt Sarah you 'nougn.
was throwing my sell away when ! mar
RED do Won Ink SO now r.
Ami Slfsh aud the rest Of The council
looE-d down and Were silent.
"a Singular Being Some time since
we gave an account 81 man who bad
been confined in our work house for
nearly forty years. He died shof, TINS
since at the aye Of about seventy. He
was deaf, dumb and blind, and for more
than thirty-nine years had been confined I
ia the cells Of the house, and during this
length oftime had no decentralization with
a single individual and lived more ike 4
beast than human being. He slept ca
nothing but bard boards. and wore only
! shirt aud pantsloons. His food was
daily handed him. when be would rise
take i and eat it, and then return Is his
board, where be lay curled up ill another
meal was brought id. His name vas
Mayo. W
10 this manner be has lived, occupy
ing but two cells-one in the cellar "a
winter. aud another 10 an Out house ID /
summer, for this long period. Previous.
iy 10 bis confinement IN The poor house
he was for Eve years tenant Of The eouS
~ jail. It's said that be was bright md /
active when child. but severe sickness
destroyed bis speech and hearing. Pcs.