The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-11-28
MISCELLANY.
From Chambers Edinburgh Journal
THE START IN L1F E.
A TALE.

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and to ask how soon am to wish you joy
Thank you kindly, john replied the moth
err of the bride elect, her face beaming with
smiles indeed you should have been the first
to hear the news, only YOU were away at the
assizes; fol often and often Mary said to me
that there was no one in the world on whose
advice she would depend, or to whose opinion
she would look up more entirely, than your
own not that Mary felt any doubts as to her
choice she knew him all her life, and so do
alias good gentleman bred and born as in
all ireland indeed for that matter, much bet
ter than Mary had any right TO expect; but
she did often Soy that had you been at home
before matters were entirely settled, she would
have liked to consult you as to what you
thought best
With all patience and attention John Ira
yers listened, knowing well that interruption
would only add to the intricacy of the nara
tive. Now, however, at pause he inquired
where was Mary but without needing the in
quiry, Mrs. Dandy proceeded in her harangue.
Mary's intended husband, Frank Nugent had
got wonderful patch of farm on lease from
Mr.. Jones, and everything no doubt would 90
on beautifully. There could not have been a
better start in life
And where is the capital TO encounter so
large an undertaking
ooh Mary, you know, has hundred pounds,
and Frank will probably get something from
his brother George
'Umph,' said John Travers. The bargain
is not completely made?'
Quite settled answered Mrs. Dandy, with
a look full of satisfaction. The lease was
drawn and signed fortnight ago. Trades
men are in the house, and most part of the fur
nture is come home. Mary has not quite fix
ed the day, but l have an idea it is not very
far off,
Il did not expect to hear matters had gone
so far said John gravely; though guessing
pretty we'll long ago how they would end. As
YOU say, their choice does credit to them both;
and vet confess, Cousin Dandy, | more than
share in Mary's anxieties regarding the flu
ture; and as ing notions are my own, | am a.
me, how did Frank Nugent come by such
bargain? Mr.. Jones has the name of being
hard and gripping agent, and very few real bar
gains as | hear, have ever passed through his
hands,
'Oh, but Frank is very different from the
gene atty of his tenants replied the widow.
no wonder if Mr. Jones made a compliment
to him; or most likely the family had interest
with Sir Hugh himself, and got the place for
Frank without any thanks to the agent In
decd it seems so natural to me that any Of the
Nugcnts could get farm whenever they chose
| to look for it, that | never thought of making
it subject of inquiry
sInterest-intcrest-t Irish look too much
to doing things through interest," said John
Travers, composedly.
And all right too, if they have not for
tune of their own,' replied Mrs. Dandy. But
tell me, Cousin John, what you would have
recommended
THAT is soon done l should have advised
Mary and her intended husband to wait lit
tie till better times or at all events not to have
started with heavy farm on their hands, but,
in preference, to have opened shop in the
town. know one, with stock to boot, which
is at present 20 be had for a comparatively
small sum-
"A shop! Did ysu say shop? Our fam
lily have never descended TO the meanness of
trade-I am glad | was the first, and hope
the last, to hear of your doubtless well-mean
ing, but unsuitable proposal. 1t would ill-be-
come any of Mary's relations to teach Frank
Nugent that his position was lowered by his
marriage.
well, cousin, no offence meant either to
YOU or the Nugents, or least of all to dear lit
band independent, what they never will be at
the fag end of what you call their position.
Gladly would | have done something TO spare
Mary the weary struggle of keeping up false
appearances-done anything but quench her
hearts young joy. Remember that, Cousin
DANNY, | would not thwart this Marriage
would not even say it was incoIsiderate OF i'll
advised, though many might agree with nc
for know. them both thoroughly they are
good, honest, loving, and in the end they will
pull through
Luckily as Mrs. Danny remarked, the adj |
vice and the forebodipgs were both too late, !
and John Travers was too wise and too kind |
10 offer superfuous counseI so he oided his |
time, conlentng himself for The present with |
forw arding their preparations as far as lay |
in his power, avoiding all discussions of ways |
and means. Mary alone, perhaps, read his |
silence aright-his forbearance but as this |
was point on which her doubts had been
slihed by the hand which was 10 provide for |
the future, she determined in the fulness Of
womanly trust, that no other should revive
them again and thus the subject was tao
lily dropped, while both in their own way
looked as happy and hopeful on the dawn Of
The wedding, as if no cloud from the future
had ever Swallowed their minds.
Happy and hopeful Those were no
words for Mrs. Dandy; she was actually "a
diant as carriage and jaunting-car drove up
10 her door, and the full tide OF compliments
aud congratulations poured in. TO do her
Justice, her hopes and her plans were all CEN
tered in her daughter: her dreams Of ambi-
ton only through her; she still had her
dreams, but they were about 10 be realized.
and she was conlented TO shine for the future
with reflected light.
Mrs. Danny was the widow OF an officer,
who, some twenty years before, when quar-
tered 10 this her native village. eaptivated by
her blooming face, had married and taken
her away. She returned at his death with
one little daughter, judging from experience
that The slender provision, which was scarce
better than poverty amongs: strangers, would
seem quite fortune IN The eyes OF her hum
bier connections AT home: and by good |
management. and keeping her own counsel,
ii Eeaiy answered all the purposes OF for
tune il her h; uds. Every one fastened to |
" ..Fa.ug !ipr very one tried 10 aSSlSt-dIl J