New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-11
DAILY CRESCENT.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
THE MINISTER'S WIFE.
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
BY ELIZA RoDMAN,

pie of l. were astonished old men dwelt
on the expedent home truths introduced, as it
were, amid bed Of fowers-young men adj
mired the eloquence and frank bearing of the
speaker-and young ladies', ah that was the
thing. They, disdaining the matter Of fact ad-
miration of the rougher sex, looked forward into
futurity, and, as the young minister was re-
ported free Of encumbrances, they thought of
putting an end to his season of bliss by provi-
ding him with one as soon possible.
This, however, is in strict confdence-they
would not have acknowledged it for the world,
and yet many of the brains pertaining to those
attentive faces were busily at work within the
pretty parsonage, altering, remodeling, arrang
ing things to their own particular tastes. One
would have that rose-yne taken away-it OBJ
scured the view another would not only leave
the rose, but would add honey suckle, too-it
looked pretty and romantic; while third had
re-carpeted the stairs to the last fight by the
time that Mr. Saybrook arrived at s'thir-
teenthly
Mllly Ellsworth was very pretty girl, and,
therefore, what might perhaps have been vanity
in one more plain, was with her only pleasant
consciousness of her own charms as, in appa-
rent forgetfulness Of the saying that it takes two
to make bargain, she exclaimed
!" have made up my mind to captivate Mr..
Say brook-it must be SO beautiful to be min
ister's wife,
The last remark was intended as sort of
compliment to their visitor who enjoyed the en-
aitDi1 Cu. iis. Ilefeiy siileo
"' tti1y "a "a Ae'. iaee was iaiseu .o"aio ler'
.,,,s;na: my eninA VI ~ continued the young en-
vi
W r .nihA LIS oi u iV' repileo MRS. s. quiet
ou1 the thought TO me brings up some
scenes that are anything but agreeable. If
cannot tell tales that would freeze your very
blood can relate some that acouid freeze lit
tie Of that enthusiasm. A minister's Uife
iou d ti.'le Know WHAT Is comprised IN that title
VI course replled Mllly, with a demure
iace, IL Is a station OF great responsibility, ana
mas ltS peculiar dutles minister's wife, too;
ls sort OF pattern, and should be a-a-ln
snort, JUST the thlng
!, Exactly, returned Mrs. s., smiling at
1hls very satisfactory explanation, "b but Tor
:, ,pattern READ 'mirror,-a reflection OF every
BODY own particular ideas; in which, of course,
no Two agree But let me hear your ideas on
the subject, hlilly-l wish to know what you
consider 'just the thing"
"Why,' continued Milly, warming with her
subject, her dress in the first place, should be
scrupulously plain-not an article of jewelry-
a simple straw hat, perhaps, tied down with a
single rlbbon-and white dress, with no orna-
ment but natural flowers
Very good,' said Mrs. s., &c as far as it
goes but the beauty Of this simple straw hat
IS, OF course, to consist in its shape and style,
and country villages are not proyerbial for ia ste
in this respect 1t would never do for a minis
ter wife to spend her time in searching for a
tasty bonnet, and with limited purse this is no
hight labor Then, too, she is obliged to encour-
age the manufactures of the town in which she
resides If you could have seen some of the hats
had to wear"
Miily shuddered; she could have borne the
feFefses OF fortune, could even have stood at the
STAGE unfilnchlngly, supported by. the glories of
martyrdom but an unbecoming bonnet is one
Vi tno5e petty trlais Tor which one gains no
eie"i' ouI 'na' oi oau taste
G AS 10 the white dress, continued Mrs
s. you must lhtehd IL 10 he made OF some
material ma from which dirt VIII glance harmessly
OH on on one slae. Or perhaps you have one al
legacy rom one Oh tnose eYeflastlngiy
Wnite-rooeu 1erolnes ne, IN the old novels Those
1ll .hus' assurea1y nave oeen spectre woods that
ure mln,ieieu @ m ioi III onI oiys praoles ana
eIei. ilaihs' WIS opdSeu 10
s4sI NI.IIP ~ " H,.9II my Ulysses;
llliy niy iooheo 11 i thouShtIul.
d,osn well, ,saI sain sue al.er snort pause
- seny l''le ailer an shoula IKE the
iaei.oa iue u ne.ns munster "lle you are so
tl'a,' ~ " oy tne congregation anu tneh
snG5 ), "fihs you presents ana thlnk so much OF
- - va, ,:o, NJ
iePii1o hlS' 8, tnefe IS some
snlNs ~, .i'''' nao seven thiinoies given 10
ii'S WI WI .,,o.-.,
neii' 'iae inusV nave peeh peasant, L am
SUI tEI..,,,., ~ u
iv Noul'. nave uone very Well had they not
naIt "a iie 20 use the WholG seven Mt once
iita,,o iIn nly aon mean IN
3h liVelai 3ense nuC was certainty expected to
Ia as luGn Wofk as would nave kept
Lii9 sosen wen eiiPloSen !1s' WIN my house
MY 1t;,1i ,tns'iisi was somewhat lnposslole.
,,a1 G'lily ssneu sne was not roma OF work, and
I s'I tasue VISIONS Oh meals OIL 1ruit and milk,
ahn lnetlLilnaple ;1I seams accomplishing them
serves with neatness and dispatch.
,,,. NoS' 'hat you loo5 more rational, said
iit.1, hi e 90 49,, WIN d slhlle, Will give you
Vol, omn .ha. you may not
1Ir missy with your eyes
;l's. ;na. 90 ae uiu Wy lucas upon the sub
Joo. VI minister wives were very much like
yout oWn' anu wlieh ielt my 1athers house IN
.is : 81 ol.y 70 accompany Mf. p to his home in
iilage, IL was Wlth the I'M
n11 ,u' was ~ become sort OF queen
snnlt IL Is true, out hlled with
auoiins supjects Mr' s. Is not very COM
liulio'.i'ei q ahl! as ne uiu not pull down my
III Nun any description OF reall-
eios' w was ra,her disappointed TO hnd no roses
VI ": holey suekies eu1 u very substantial look
ing house' witn an immense corn -teld on one
opse 1e ai,u d Ai'onen Sarueh on 'ie other could
"aI ICY fepiesa my ,ears put Mr. s., who
,:e usu oe5h accus'oiheo 10 the prospect all his
;tie, meloTleu t me 10 my luture nome as though
IL ss M1Ie Tbo aat an,nuat ,nae caapa pe desired,
~ o;, .o,,.ont sym iooheo' lo' 10 pay
oarson onI ,o,ar par W '1Nu ah lnten'ory oI my