The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-12-18
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Freeman and Yisiter.
The Lawyers Bride.
By MISS 8. A. HILL.

married. said Hannah Piersol, entering
my room one bright morning
'Ay, when is the important event going
to take place, and who is to be the
bridegroom
why, as to the time we are not certi-
fed, but John Fulsom is the gentleman
why, l thought Emma Green was his
betrothed. l hope Our young lawyer is
not coquettish gentleman
Emma dismissed him she thought his
habits were not good, and that man who
would not lay aside his;cups and pipes, to
please young lady, would not be liable
TO do it to crafty wife; she therefore re-
quested him to discontinue his visits.
Wisely done, too but is lawyer Full.
som Incorporate ? never heard it sug-
gested before. He is esteemed smart
enteprising man.
Yes, but he does sometimes dip into
the forbidden cup, too deep for his own
good, and he smokes tobacco constantly
That is very disagreeable, but not so
deleterious as the other habit Strange
that in thepresent age Of reform, a young
man of enterprise should fall into such ex-
| cesses.'
Il think Jane ought to understand that
he is addicted to these things, for it will
be too bad for her to marry him,-she is
so sensitive, it will certainly kill her, if
she finds her husband is a drunkard.'
She will make the discovery before she
is married however, you might casually
drop watchword to place her upon her
guard
I do not like to interfere in such an
affair, yet, certainly, Jane ought to know,
i reckon | know how to fix it.
How Hannah you know Jane is so
plain-hearted she would be as liable to
ask him the question as any way
Not quite but Jane, you know has
somewhat of a tincture of enterprise and
romance in her composition now i'll can
prevail upon her, to enter upon my
scheme, she will find out his character, by
her own observation, without my actual
assistance
What mad project have you in view
now
BE patient, and you Twill find out
am afraid you could not keep the secret,
and by getting air the whole would be
lost So saying, the gay laughter loving
girl ran out of the room, and in few mo-
ments l saw her enter Mrs. Sullvan's
residence, who with her only daughter.
Jane, had few months before come into
our village to reside. Mrs Sullivan was
widow ola numerous family, Jane
alone was spared to be solace and COM
fort to her declining years. One by one
her brothers and sisters had dropped int o
the grave, and she alone remained. Rear
ed in affluence, her every wish law, it
might have been expected that she would
have been selfwlled, but on the contrary
it was remarked by her acquaintance,
that none were more mild and amiable
than Jane Sullivan and all valued the
acquisition in our village circle, when the
young, gay, and wealthy heiress, entered
the group. Jane was peculiarly dffident
of her own abilities but she had that love
ofromance which would often carry her
into frolic, from which she otherwise
would have instinctively shrunk. Hannah
P.ersol was gay, lively girl, of great
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powers she knew that she possessed the
ability to do whatever she chose and
was therefore often led into scenes oflife,
from which young ladies are generally ex-
cluded.
On the evening of the day, in which
she had called upon me, she entered our
parlor, and after few casual remarks,
I eha Of h.,
soon the Court sat in Clifton?
Next week, Thursday was the reply.
is il expected Lawyer Fulsom will be
thereP
Yes, he is certainly expected to be
there he in counsel in a number of caus-
es f; and ifhe should happen to be himself,
he will undoubtedly do well. fear, how
ever, he will not resist the temptations
which will present themselves. He is,
am fearful, in the road to ruin.'
Hannah soon took her leave. ! could
form no conception of what plan she was
forming was certain, however, there
was something in view, connected with
the Clifton Court.
Next Tuesday morning the stage coach
drove up to Mrs Sullivan's door, and two
respectable aged women entered the in
side, while their baggage was disposited
on the rack Surprising them to be some
company of the family, l thought no more
oft, till 1 understood by some passing
friends, that casually dropped in, that
neither Hannah Piersol, or Jane Sullivan
could be fonnd, they had gone off on an
excursion somewhere-no one knew
whether. The thought flashed on my
mind in moment, that they were gone to
Clifton. l could hardly restrain my i'm
patience to learn the result. Five DAYS
passed-when the wheels of the stage a.
gain ratified along the street, and stop
ped again at the dwelling house of Mrs.
Sullvans; the same old ladies alighted,
one of them hobbled on cane towards
the house, while the other adjusted the
spectacles to count out the money to pay
their fare. Surely these could not be the
ill. IN I, faxy momenfs however 7 heard