Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-06-16

There bSoomed beside thee forms - ssHs
There mumured tones as sseet,
But round thee bseathed tn enchanted ai'
Twas life and death 70 mcst
And hepceforth thou sIsse wvt fair,
And though the stars bad 1pg for joy.
Thy whisper only swsstf
+ Fsom the World Of Fashion.
1aE SO W. 2 5eIPE.
NJ ELLEN Asares.
Il know We shan't like her, said Aunt
Sarah decisively. putting her knitting nee
die in its sheath; .her mosher was queer.
before her and every body Knows the Sta.
olesons are ali odd set = mechanics
dsuRhser, too!'
Blu. what have you asxinst them =
asked the brother Of the intended BRIDE
groom, standing up against the whole host.
lis che iil-bred, or no house-keeper, or
Ounce, or extravagant, or woman of i'll
regulated temper :
well. l don't know, butrv heard she
bad nothing 10 boast Of in the way OF
manaers.' said Aunt Sarah.
And don't telisse she's hdusekee-
per; who ever knew one Of your prodi.
eies that was = said smother.
Then she Il prodigy said the bro.
Their; but the storm went on, regardless of
his remark.
sShe hasn't common sense, in spite Of
her romance said one.
She'll spend twice Toms incomes,
III ho.
.She's no doub. scold, for what thin
body isn'l!' said another, in voice more
shriiI!
And as proud as Lucifer,' chimed in q
sixth, in yet higher key.
And Tom will get enough Of love and
Mary Staple IN before six months. If she's
the coqueite he heard.s said the last with
a shrill inionaiion, that rose above the
din Of the battle. Toms brother smiled,
and 10 avoid the tempest he could not al
lay, darted out Of the room.
Mary Stapleton lived in country vii
lage, but mingled little in its gossiping So
ciety, for there were few there with whom
she could sympa,hixe When we say
that she wa. good looking, IL NOT beauti-
full ; of singularIy amia6ie 1isposition and
genAc manners: well infOrmed. graceful.
accomplished, and of talents above medi-
ocrity, we have told why she was loved
by young Irvine. or as his family familiar
" called him Our Tom, most de-
sirable match in the village. His father.
who was now dead, had been Judge.
and possessing much property, had been
looked up to by The neighborl,ood as the
great man Of the country. Most of The
females Of the family gave themselves airs
in consequence, for. by singular f,tality.
all the daughters Of Judge Irvine partook
rather Of the mothers vain and shallow
character than of the truly esiimable dis
position Of The fa,her-his strong com
mon sense and liberal views having de-
scended 10 his sons, as these traits, to use
his own expression, had been en.ailed
on his heirs male The Staple.ons were
a family Of mechanics time out of mind,
and therefore beneath The notice of the
: Irvines. so that when young Irvine began
visiting the daughter, hubbub ensncd.
the like of which had not been known
since Irvinville was built. The young
man had an obs innate habi. Of having his
own way, and the sly inuendoes Of his
sisters and aunts, and even one or two at
lacks of his lady mother. failed 10 have an
effect on him. lie still visited Mary Sta
pleton. and at length announced his an,
preaching marriage with her.
The conclave Of aun.s aud sisters and
other relatives. who always constitute
sort Of committee Of advice on such &C.
cAsions, was ,hunderstruck. Marry MAJ
ry Siapleton-,he thing was preposierous!
TO visit her was bad enough; but TO make
her his wife-why. the blopd Of the Ir-
vines would cry out against it,, and it was
questionable whether their knighuy ances
tors could .hercafier sheep quietly ia their
collins. A grand sanheasim 49, sum.
moned. 10 which lh0 6lIen,lefs ssx1ter
was invited, and the result. we have seen.
No one thong = It demonstrating with Ne
young man, fur s}l1Dew the de,ermj{,a.
ton which fofme lie mos, striking mar,
q his character, I'D hey were, therefore,
fam "a content IhedISelves with finding
fault with The intended BRIDE and since
not one knew. any thing against her was
no very difficult task.
They were married. Now. az Mrs.
Irvine prided herself on. her poli,enes.,
she announced that all the outward form,
Of eiyai'y must be bestowed on the bride