Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-06-17
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From The Christian Watchman.
THE NE W ITO NJ b,
BY VI. L. SLEEPER.


one fine Spring morning. Going to marry
Charlotte Staughton, eh!' and he set his cane
rather heavily on the floor.
The young man whom he addressed an &C
tive, intelligent, mechanic, blushed. turned half
round, and stammeud, 'Why-yes, sir
T.
Knows too much by half What does a
poor fellow like you want of a woman that has
studied geography, and geometry, and geology
and nobody knows what besides? There's Sal
ly Simpson
But, uncle, Charlotte is something better
than genteel nider with books She is a
thorough scholar her mind is well dsciplin-
ed:-her information is extensive and yalna-
be
'Pshaw, a lovers nonsense! There's Sally
Simpson; she's somebody She can spin and
weave, wash and ron and brew;-she'l be
help to man.
Eyes, uncle, but man wants something be-
sides dollars and cents He wants pleasant CON
yersation
'Crazed, clearly crazed, said the elderly gen
teman There's no hope Now neyy Rea-
soning is thrown away, fairly thrown away
There's Sally Simpson" and he went deiber-
ately towards the door, there's Sally Simp-
son, nevy You'll be sorry for your choice,
and he sailed out muttering, just above his
breath, There's Sally Simpson! she's just the
one for smart youth like him, just the one;
he'll be sorry, one Of these days he'll be sorry.
'How preposterous? exclaimed Mrs Smith,
an hour after adjusting a stray ringIet. Alto
gether absurd! Charlotte Staughton marry me
chanc Have you any authority better than
common rumor, my deal Kate!'
oh yes her own aunt Mrs Eston, told me
of the engagement, ten minutes since, and spoke,
too, in her quiet, smiling way, just as if she
really didn't think this was disgrace to the
family
Yet can hardly credit it. So pretty and
accomplished, and her grandmother so fond O
her. and loading her with presents, jewels, lace:
and silks
Yes, but pride must have fall replied
Kate, with ill-conceaed triumph and for m
part l am not sorry to see her lowered tr
fe.'
you are quite sure Mrs. Eston was not 10
king. are you, Kate!'
Certainly, OH certainly and Kate rose t.
take leave half afraid that her dreaded rival hat
not absolutely fallen so far as to be engage
to a mechanic.
The same afternoon, Susan E5on cam trip
ping through my garden, and before she wa
fairly in the house, CRIED win you believe it
Mrs. S! Charlotte is actually engaged to Sidne
Merton
4 have expected such an announcement, thes
six months
But Charlotte is such a fine scholar, and Sc
gentle, and agreeable, and
'And Sidney is energetic, Industrious, fin
looking, and weI-bred
Yes, but then his means are so limited. -
Only imagine Charlotte making bread sweep
ing, and doing all those things; obliged to do il
Mrs S.
'WilI not the exercise improve her health, an
will not the skill thus acquired give her a del
cious feeling Of Independence
oh, dou't know But to think Of clos
cap, and a morning gown, and an odious grea
apron. It's different thing, this sentiment il
the kitchen, from sentiment IN the parlor.'
1T is not sentiment that the heart crave,
dear Susie but love; deep pure, abiding love
and when this is once impaired, the things yo
speak Of, have no adverse influence. Let
smile be on the lip, and the 'love light in tn
eye; then if the cap is clean, and the hair par
ed evenly beneath it, if the morning dress
an exactly fitting dress, not sovenly wrappe
and the great apron is smooth and spotlcss, b
lieve me, they positively heighten the charm
of a wife, and are far more agreeable to hu
band than satins and ribbons and all the orn
ments of the drawing-room'
'Ah, you have given me one drop of comfor
but, after all, cannot help thinking that Cha
lotte is throwing herself away
And why throwing herself away! She dot
not diminish her beautiful gifts. They will
unfailng sources of refined happiness both
herself and friends; and mistake her much,
she will not sigh for an opportunity to cast h
jewels to the crowd, to be gathered or tran
pied upon, according TO the moments whim.'
Oh no, no, indeed! but then-but then
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the views Of your fashionable friends, are e
ceedingly contracted upon tie subject of labo
and, forgive me if add not little irregiou
This particular case, however, appeals so stron
ly to your prejudice, that | cannot hope
benefit you much by reasoning or illustration
We will talk about in again, in Charotte's p;
lor'
4 hope it will be pretty one; detest ug
parlors and the lively girl trpped back me
merily than she came.
Yet even if could but admit few coward
fears. They have been educated so different
said, Charlotte has been accustomed to su
entire freedom How can she be true both
herself and husband! How can she strug
TOR perfection, render her house attractive, al
at the same time, make not too frequent
mands upon the resources which must long c,
tInue slender | forgot, for the moment, h
blessed thing it is quietly to gather the &C
and the beautiful about the spok whatever a