The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-12-29

buHiiinnri o. can are 10 w. . "H hN"" 9"N
ara oneu complimenlluR mo van Uin7'
words VI king Lemuel, 'ihe heart Of her hus-
bnud doh safely lrurt iu her, ru trust ue ~
lls, bud viii see b done"
"Vety vol wlle, consult ynnf oWn wish
es in lhu matter. II mny be- ipufu nl JOB
lhuD you Think nud perhaps sou VII cull,
uluLr 10 lhe end, thar hn better why iihd
been ~ dispense with lhu table, Instead 81
stretching The house ~ ucCSH''UUr'ufr "
lloWrycrif sou can pul NJ Wit llu duet and
ruul,iriuti 0i u, I haze 40 Objection,
II lhink $50 can Afford llu rApe'tFr,' HuW
tie wife, "nud ~ lur ne dust nud DISORDER
that viii soon be- over, What ! most f"gfcl
h., that H. will disturb ilic shrulhrty abd
shades on llial side, liuI lhry VII grow o.
gHin."
Tue carpenters were sct at work, there
lnrr, aud iha consequence wur, tie clunBa'
ton OF ile house hy several feet,
~ rphu,ng lho ruuu, lho carpet WIS al
cuutur too hmnll, and o urW Que hpd 90 br
h0ugbg uud Ihr Haun was lw curc VIII the
floor above, THIS Wis anticipated but there
was another consequence 81 Tho enlarge.
mrut which had somehow not been thought
ut lhu fireplace was 40 longer wheru %
should b.. II seeincd % have rutuo'ed II
self almost mo a corner ol thu room, lllH
was snd buu,ish lu lle eye Of lady oi 30
much lnslo ~ Mrr, NJ and Tie more 'rAa
. uous, nv slr herself WIS frupuusiblr loi H.
/ 10 pail down aud rebuild tie chimney Wus
thr ouly way to fcurdy H, and uua, Tor the
/ prrsoul, size did not venture 90 propose.
/ Mu. y. was not ambitious, or not uurcas'
0uahly 20, but she loved symmetry and h.
Lrh-, tud could not b"uEtu rco thugs diniuftf
cd aud "out ol sorts Win all her natural
i0rco of character, sio could not content her.
self 20 see the fireplace where u WAS aud
when summer cuniu round again tlu work.
~mon Wcrg recalled, aud the chimney moved.
/ The room Was now complete, aud us u
should be-, ercsW ihnt the ceiling was lnlle
too low 10 suil NJ enlarged dimcnsious' bnl
. tho external proportions Of tho house had
Huilufrd. The front dUol and Wluiowa were
ns much oul uf place uE ilie hearth within lad
beer. Thus was another unforeseen result.
Il wus endured three 0r four yoafs, ull tIu
| Wilc PROPOSED To fsnoyo the defect hy nu
extension Of thc house on that edo equal 70
the other.
"An- The spirit OF improvement sad uli
aged aud lutun nuuL whose chamber had
"Urcu'tw,cu Invaded lay these changes. "Alus!
the uecsr-,tS of gaiHg on, when uuu hns once
embarked M ~ the niece replied. "Re"lly
thi- altering nu old huusc--ibuugh tins Is not
an old onc-is llkn the beginning OF strife
aud the lcltiug uul at waters. bui for that
'uulucky ccu,rr.lablr, tho house was well
enough ~ II was, Hud "i-h II had so re-
unlurd, Bot NOD Il - a standing slur ii.ai
Our tuste. II needs the addipon 10 restore a
90 SOME shHprliurs., aud, besides, NJ our chil'
drru grow older, wc shnll hnd more room
convenient. Aud 30, as Mr. y. has no olgrc-
ton, I ihuuk Wc will proceed
In The execution uf thi- resolve, norr
slrublicfy Wns sacrificed nor was thai tht
worst To accommodate tho house, u was
found necessary to shove the husbands office
mrhrruud, %, the ground became ,lupug. h
was found necessary Ia raisc q high wall OF
llusnu work Tor IT. reception.
AID now, wus tlir house symmetrical -
Il WINS nuytug but that ~, length was tUu
great g., l,s olcva,.nn. IL looked like por-
lion of "a rope.wulk. The PROTECTOR OF bll
these fine improvements wished n hundred
times that II Ind remained NJ II WIS ~ those
sunny DAYS when shc and her husband found
It exactly TO their minds. "Who would bayc
thought" -. said she, Stint all this would hutq
como Of so innocent Il thing as ccutrr.tu
bile -
Howe, cr she resolved to bc content. FIX
pcrlmcuts we're at IN cud, aud she had too
much sense nudaprluciple, aud WINS Etili tee
happy w. the objects of her domestic hove, "a
allow herself 90 hc ycNcd NJ that which could
not hr rrmcdicd. She bore he sly good hu'
morrd uirry Of her husband, .HhICH IN
could nr quite suppress, especially when
some friend wished to he taken through the
house to see It's couvcuenccs. Indeed, sIir
ollcn taiiird herself, aud tuil The whole $40
~ from beginning 10 end, nddiug, Significant
~, When n young wife listened TO her, BE.
ware Of centre tables :" Aud is there uu
tHany Young man MS well rs woman, TINT
many profit liy the ramiuns One ambitious
~ IL xnrinLiA- niAA- inInlGGh. lends 10 zen
more, each successive one more importu
nate llnu the preceding. There Is unuy D
heavy chnn of which only the first aud light
est link Is visible at the outset.
y, "Wcll Muryn said Mr ~ one day, "sup
pose his house could hrnduccd 10 It's orig
YOU not : "Nith all my heart" she replied
"but TINT is ofcoursc imppnclicablr." Yes
but with your consent, We will To- morrow re-
H,o'e TO another exactly HE il, which, undcI
-cnXcEut n strnnEEIls unmc. las heen bull
Tor me. lu'al biu the site the house and III,
office Hrp exact fac. siuilcs lat these were
aud the SITE j. equally eligible As for tlit
house we leave, propose to resign II To ON
minister, WHO needs more room than he has
mud rs his sdury X none too large, ! shal
AJAX. IL renl.iree.h---N y JoiusiGLqE Com
mcrcc.
BnrAcn or PRoMlsE-SuNnAr CoNrRACrs
"A suit for damages for The breach of mar
riago contract WINS Iute!y tried in Philadcl-
phin, where the defence set up was that Ilc
contract was nude on Sunday, aud there
fore vpid. On this point the Judges charge
TO the jury is thus reported;
That the law in.frgl.d to Sunday con-
lruc,s do uoi extend to contracts of mar
rage, wtmh by mnuy religious srcIs we're
considered as solemn sacramento. to ho Only
sanctioned 10y impressive cercInouics.
The contracts mnde on Sunday which age
void are those relutiug % worldly business. --