The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-05-23
Miscellaneous.
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ny MARTIN FAnpun&RrunpHR.

Ishe rich, ma,,asm1is he rich2- ey? what,
Sir Thomas was rapid little man, and
quite an ePicnre in the use of that luscius
a monosyllable, -, "a '.,I,;.. XXX ~
j. he rich, Lady DilIaway? 5-eya what? /.
Really Thomas, you never give me time to
n answer, replied the quntessence of quietude
herlladyship, and then it's 'Perpetually the
Weilma'eEn and can there no more impor.
ant question asked? repeat it; is he richl
ey?--wha? NJ .tG'., ..5.t.,.,..
You know, Sir Thomas, we never are a.
greed about the meaning of that wortl; but
should say, very. rt 81, i.....-... XII, ~
As Lady Dillaway always spoke quite soft
lyin whisper, she had failed 10 enlighten
the knight; but he seemed notwithstanding, to
have caught her intention instinctivey; for he
added in his impehlous, imperious way
No nonsense now,about talents and virtues
and all such trash; but quick, mo'am, quick
is the man rich? .t.. ~, t,'
In talents, as you mention the word, GER
tainly,very rich; more clever or accomplish
ed---,
Cut itshort, ma'am, cut it short, say-rll
have no adventurers who live by their wits
making up to my daughter;pedantic puppies
1 good for ushers, nothing else; what do they
mean by knowing 30 much?-ey?-what
And then, Sir Thomas, ifyou will only let
me speak, man ofpurer morals finer feel
ings, higher Christian----
Hail we'll enough for curates,-go on,
lna'am, go on, and make haste to the point of
all points,---is he rich? ... rI ....
You know never will make haste Thorn
as, for j never can; have patience and you
shall hear; am little in the habit of Judging
people entirely by their purses, not even a
son-in-aw, provided there is suf1iciency on
the one side or the other for ....
Quick, Mum, quick,--,rich? will the woman
drive me mad? and Sir Thomas DilIaway,
Knight, ratified loose cash in both pockets
more vindictively than ever" ,.. ....
The above opening ofour story, Introduces
the reader forthwith to miserly and rich
father, Sir Thomas DiIlaway, whose
daughter is made the subject of con
versation between him and his Lady
Not apother line is needed to mark him dis
tinctly MS an old wretch, debased in his tastes
aud appetites and passions, eaten up of gold
His daughter loves and is beloved by Henry
Clements, n poor but learned aud yirtuous
man, and the plot woven around this every
day occurrence, is the eccasion Of the finest
tales in the language. But hear Sir Thomas
once more. H..... F..... ...........
Heart, Ma'am! what business has my
daughter with hearth what indeed?l Il
hate hearts;-they were sent, believe, pur-
posey to make those who are plagued with
'em poo-o-o-r Heart, indeed! When did
heart ever gain money2-ey-what It'll
give, o YES plenty 10 charities, and church
es and orphans aud beggars, and anything
else, by way ofgetting rid of gold; hut as TO
gaining-bah! heart ihdeed-pauperizing
bit ofmusce!-snve me from wearing under
my waistcoat what you are pleased TO call
heart. No, Mum, no; if the girl has got
heartto break, Pye done with her. Heart in
deed! she either marries money and my bless
ing, or marrcs heggary and my curse; but ]
should like to know who wants he to marry
at all? Let her die an old maid.'
IJpon this scene the author thus aposro-
phises.
sI4et her die an old maid" An old maid
how many unrecorded sorrows, how much
ofcrueI disappointment and heart-cankering
delay, how oftentimes unwrtten tragedies
are hidden in that thoughtless little phrase
o the mass of blighted hopes, of sighted af-
fections, of cold neglect,and foolish contumely
wrapped mp in these three monosyllables'-
Kind heart, kind heart, never use them, nei-
rther lightly as in scorn, nor sadly, as in pity,
spare that ungenerous reproach. What
canst thou think that from feminine breast
the lover, the wife, the mother, can be utter
lysponged away without long years of bitter
ness? Can Natures wounds be cicatrized, or
her soft feelings scared, without thousand
secret pangs? Hath it been no trial to sec
youthful bloom departing, and middle age
creep on, without some intimate one to share
the solitude ofiife? Ay,and the coming pros
pect too How fiintly common friends
can fill that hollow of the heart! how feebly
can their kindness, at the warmest, initiate
the ,sympatlIes and love Unmarried life! And
IN the days of sickness, or the hour of death,
to be lonely, childless, husbandless, to be
lightly cared for, little missed,-who can
wonder that all those bruised and broken
yearnings should ferment within the solitary
mind, aud sometimes sour up the milk of hui
man Kindness? BE mere considerate, more
Just, more loving TO that injured heart of wo-
man; it hath loved deeply in its day; but I'M
perative duty or untoward circumstances
nipped those early blossoms,and often gener-
-osity towards others, or the consistency Of
youthful blighted love has made it thus a.
lone. There was an age in this worlds his
toryand may be yet again (ifHeart is ever to
be monarch Oft this social sphere) when those
who lived and died as Jephthah's daughter
were reckoned, worthily with saints and
martyrs. Heed thou, thus ofmany such, for
they have offered up their hundred warm
warnings hecatomb Of human love, to God
the betrothed of their affections; and they
move up and down among this inconsiderate
world doing good, Sisters Of Charity, full of
pure benevolence, and benefcent beyond the
widows mite. Heed kinder then, and blush
for very shame, o man and woman, looking
ION this noble band ofi-requited virgins, re-
member all their trials, and initiate their
deeds; for among the legion of that unregard-'
ed sisterhood whom you coldiy call old
maids, are often seen the worlds chief alnon
ers ofwarm unselfish sympathy, generous in
mind If nor IN nleons and BLAMING with the