Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-11-11
From the Columbian Magazine.
Marrying a Tailor.
BY KATE soUTHERLAND,


shaking her head and finger AT the
giddy girl.
It's true, aunt, what marry tailor I?
The ninth part of man, that doubles
itself down upon board with scissors,
thlmble and goose
\ I'vo heard girls talk before now
Kate, and I've seen them act too ; and
If am judge from what I've seen, !
should say that you were as likely to
marry tailor as any body else
I'D hang myself first y
would you?
yes, or jump into the river Do
anything in fact, before I'D marry tai
lor.
Perhaps you would not object to a
merchant tailor Perhaps would
though ! A tailor's tailor and that j.
all you can make Of him. Merchant
tailor , Why not say merchan, shoe
maker, or merchant boot black lsn'i
it ridiculous =
Ah well, Kate, said Aunt Prudence
'you may be thankful if you get an hon
est, industrious, kind hearted man Tor a
husband, be he n tailor or shoe maker
I've seen many heart broken wife III
my day whose husband was not tailor
1t isn't in the calling, child, that you
must look for honor or excellence, bu
in the man. As Burns says
4 The mans the gold for a that.
+. But ma" wouldn't s,oop to be tai
I lor.
I. you talk like a thoughlless, silly cir
as you are, Kate. But time will take
all this nonsense out of you, or | an
very much mistaken, ! could tell you 4
story about marrying tailor that wou ID
surprise you little
III Il should like above all things in tho
world to hear story Of any interest, il
which q tailor was introduced
II think ] could tell YOU one
III Please do, aunt, 1t would be such
novelty, rdrd or'S, as brother Ton
says. shall laugh until my sides ache.
If you don't cry, Kate shall won
der. said aunt Prudence, looking grave
! 'Cry, oh dear, and all about a tailor
Bot tell the story aunt.
Some other time, dear
oh no, Pm just in humor to hear il
now, Pm as full of fun as | can stick
and ! shall need all this overflow o
spirits to keep me up while listening tC
the pathetic story of tailor
Perhaps you are right, Kate. 1t may
require all the spirits you can muster,
returned aunt Prudence, in voice that
was quite serious. so | will tell you
| the story now
Il And aunt Prudence then began.
| n good many years ago, | was quite
| a young girl then, two children were lci
! orphans at the age of eleven years
! They were twins-brohcr and sis er
! Their names shall call Joseph ant
Agnes Fletcher The death of then
| parents left them without relatives o
/ friends, but klnd-hearted tailor and hi
! wife, who lived ncighbors, took pity OF
the children and gave them home
Joseph was smart, intelligent lad, anc
the tailor thought he could do no bette,
| by him than to teach him his trade. So
| he set him to- work with the needle, oc
casionally sent him about on errands, and
let him 90 to school during the slack
! season. Joseph was willing boy atten.
tive, industrious, and apt to learn. lie
applied himself to his books and also tc
his work, and thereby gave satisfaction
to the good tailor Agnes was employed
about the house by the tailor's wife, who
treated her kindly.
As Joseph grew older he become more
useful to his master, for he rapidly ac
quired knowledge of his trade and di,
his work remarkably well At the same
/ time desire to improve his mind mad,
him studious and thoughtful While
other boys were amusing themselves
Joseph was alone with his books. A
! the age of eighteen he had grown quite
| tall, and was manly in his appearance
| He had already acquired large amount
of information on various subjects, ant
was accounted by those who knew him {
very intelligent young man. About this
time circumstance occurred that nlluen
! ced his whole after life. lie had beer
! introduced by friend to several pleasing
| families which he visited regularly. IL
| one of these visits he met young lady
the daughter of dry goods dealer, TOWARD
whom he felt from the beginning, strong
! attachment. Her name was Mary Diel.
man. Led on by his feelings, he coulc
not help showing her some attention,
which she evidently received with salts
! faction. One evening he was sitting
near when she was chatting away at {
lively rate IN the midst of gay circle o
young girls, and to his surprise, chagrir
I and modification, heard her ridicuing
as you too often do, the business at which
he was serving an apprenticeship.
!, Marry a tailor, he heard her say in :
tone of contempt / would drown my
self first
| This was enough. Joscph's feelings
were like the leaves ofthc sensitive plant
lie did not venture near the thoughtlcs,
glrl during the evening, and whenever
they met again, he was distant and for
nal. Stll the thoughts of her made the
blood llow quicker through his veins
| aud the sight of her made his heart thfot