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THE SONS WIFE.
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Sarah, decisively putting her knitting nee
die 10 its sheath !. ..het mother was quee
before her. and every body knows ID
tStaplelous are an odd set. A mechanic
4 daughter, too"
+" But what have you against Their ,
asked the brother Of The intended bride
groom, standing up against The whole host
Is she .iil-bret. or no housekseper. or
Ounce, or extravaganza or woman OF ii
regulated temper r.
Well, Idon't know. but I've hear,
she was nothing 10 boast Of in lhelway 0
manhefs,1 said Aunt Sarah. ~
And | don, believe she's a house
keeper who ever knew one Of your prod
igies that was II said another.
/" Then she is prodigy" said the bro
ther but the storm went on, regardless
Of bis remark. #
A" She hasn't common sense, 10 spite d
her ROMANCE" said one.
She'll spend twice Toms inconle, ,
said another. raising her voice.
/" She's no doubt scold, for whatfhiu
body isn'tp said another in voice more
shrill.
And as proud as Luciferr" chined
in sixth, in 4 yet higher key.
And Tom will get enough Of love
and Mary Stapleton before six months, il
she's the coqnelte I've heard" said The
last, with shrill Information, that rose
over the din of The battle. TOMS bro
;her smiled. audto avoid the tempest he
could not allay, darted outof The room.
Mary Slapleton lived 10 a country vii
lage, but mingled little ID is gossipink So
ciety for there were few thene with
whom she could sympathize. When We
say that she was good looking, If not
beautiful; Of singulsrly amiable disposil
lions and gentle manners: well informed,
graceful, accomplished and Of talents a.
bove mediocrity. We have told why she
was loved by young Irvine, or as bis fam
lily @amiliarly called him, Our Tom, -
the most desirable match 10 the village. -
His father, whowas now dead, bad been
"a Judge, and possessing much property
had been looked up to by the heighborhooe
a. the great man Of The county. Most:
ofahe females Of. the family gave Them.
selves airs ia consequence, for, by 4 sin
gular fatality. all the daughters Of Judge
Irvine parlook rather ofihe mothers yain
aad shallow charseter, Than Of the truly
estimabIe disposition OF the fsther-his
strong common sense and liberal views
having descendedto bis sons. as ifthese
TRAITS, TO use his own expression. ..'had been
'entailed % bis heirs MALE The Staple.
tons were family Of mechanics time out
OF miad, and therefore beneath the no.
tice Of the Iryines, 50 that when young
Irvine began visiting the daughter, a
hubbub ensued, The like OF which had not
been known since Iryiuville was built
The young man had an obstinate habit Of
having his own way, and the, sly inuen-
does ofhis sisters and aunts. and even
one Or, two attacks Of bis lady mother.
failed 10 have sny effect on bin. He still
visited Mary Slapleton. and atlength an.
ncunced his approaching marriage with
her.
The conclases OF aunls and sisters. and
other relatives. who always constitute a
committee Of advice on such occasions.
was ihnnderslruck. Marry Mary Slaple-
ton-the thing was preposlerousl To
visit her was bad enough; but to make
her his wife--why, The blood of the r.
vines would cry out against it, and il was
questionable whether their knighily an
ssss!oEs could thsTssi.s, sleep quietly il
summoned 10 which thei offenders bro.
Their was invited. and the result We have
seen, No one thoughtl of .semonsltating
with The young man. for all knew the
determination which formed the most
striking part Of bis character. aud they
were. therefore .fsip TO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
with finding fault with The intended BRIDE;
and since no one knew anything against
her, this was no difficult task.
They were married. Now. a. Mrs. IT,
vine nrided herself on herpoliteness. she
announced thai ell forms Of outward civil
ity must be bestowed on the bride, though
none were tequiTeato pay any further At
teniions. or d throw any real warmth Of
manner into the couriesies with which
thev received Toms wife. The widows
word was law. and accordingly the whole
family weht ia due form 10 the wedding.
II was veFy generally understood. howev-
cir, that no one was 10 like The 500 : wife
ifsny decent resson 10 The contrary could
Sc found ii her looks. education OF Dc.
pertinent y
a round ofparlies ensued. for The IT.
vines were determined 10 out dothe Sta
ple,oa and they resolved, therefore. Ia
give ! nightly succession Of What ihey
called 'scrushine. before the other side
would have chance 10 put ID lhsil
claims. The wedding bad been on Thurs
day, and on Monday lhe Iryines began