Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-02-17
NECESSITY OF COURTSHIP.

VIC evening, dt Il gay party III llCII
Krelchman's, the subject turned upon
female beauty, and a gentleman of the
company asserted that the youngest
daughter of the Kammerrath Ammon,
"a blonde born in April, l776,) was the
most beautiful girl in the city. instant
ly resolved to try myself upon that sub
jec,, without loss of tine, and slipping
out of the room, went straight to The
Kammerrath's house, and rang the bell.
The door was opened by Inc young
csl daughter herself s,h3 ew,ls;ned The
unusual circumstance by saying it hap
pened that no one was in the house ex-
cepiing her parents and herself.
looked earnestly at the maiden, and
found her beautiful and graceful beyond
all description so, without hesitation,
asked her, there on the threshold, if she
would be my wife.
"Why not p answered she. But
come in and speak to my parents"
In the vill'ge of Truppach, on the
18th of January, 1896, we were married,
in good SIMPLE fashion, aud late in the
evening the bride stepped into my car
rage at her fathers door, and went with
me 10 my old house.
soon found that it was easier for
man TO become bridegroom than
wise husband. We plagued each other
constantly in the beginning, out of pure
love, till continual vexation and coliness
ensued, which we both felt, but could not
account for.
Yesterday, my little lady would not
suffer me to leave her side, and to day
she found it good to visit her brother, ten
miles in the country, without bidding me
adieu, or naming the time of her return.
Two days after this, hasly messengers
came one after anoiher-I must come
| should come-without me she could
have no peace.
went, and the joy of reunion SEEM
ed as if it would never end. On the
following day was again bur'hen. |
left her with cold parting, and that
self same night came the repentance by
an extra post--she could not live without
mel must hasten back.
This certainly would not do in this
way all my identity would soon be de-
stroyed.
Since the day of ~. marriage with
my beautiful wife, had been the sub
missive slave of her will but now that
it was plain she had no will of her own,
] must follow some other plan. ! sat
down to consider, and after some refiec-
tion decidpd what IN lo
Since my marriage, my old employ
ments and pursuits had been entirely laid
aside /; but now resumed them, and as
much as possible returned to my bach.
elor life.
/ My wife every day sent letters full of
tears but paid no attention TO them
outwardly, although they touched my
heart sorely. At length wrote her IA
serious letter, in which ! said that as we
had been married without any previous
conriship, il was not strange that, being
unacquainted with each others charac-
ter, we could not harmonize together,
and ! proposed that she shoul remain al
her fathers house at present, and tina,
with her permission, should visit her
two or three times a week, and spend an
evening with her in conversation, untll
we were acquainted with each oihcr, and
after that If she should like me well en-
ough, would take her home to he my
wife but if she could not be satisfied
with my habits, manners and character
| would leave her under her fathers roof
; and give up all claims upon her.
This plan did not please her much
} but she appeared 10 think it would no
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