Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-03-17

t and talked their dandy talk over his claret
, which the poor fellow safe quite silent Lad
Stonehenge invaded his nursery appointed az
cashlered his governess and children's maid
} established her apothecary in permanence oy
him quarrelled with old Mrs. Rowdy, so tn
the poor old body only allowed to see hd
grandchildren by stealth, and have secret int
views with them in the garden at Berkely Sauart'
made Rowdy take villas at Turnbridge which sh'
hlled with her own family mastered her dauefI
ter visiting book, IN the which Lady Cleopatra
| asgood-natured woman, at first admitted some h
her husbands relatives and acouaintances an
carried him abroad upon excursions, in which al
ne mad to do was to settle the bills with the cou
| rler And she went so far as to order him I'd
change his side of the house and his politics, and
adopt those of Lord Stonehenge, which were oil
the age of the Druids, his lordship's ancestors
but here the honest British merchant made q
] stand and conquered his motner-n-law whoI
would have smothered him the other dav for yotl
ing Tor Rothschild. If it were not for the Count
| ing House IN the morning and the House of Com i
mons at night, what would become of Rowdy a
| They say he smokes there, and drinks when nd
smokes. he has been known to go to Vauxhall
and has even been seen, with comforter over
his nose, listening to Sam Hall at the Cider Cell
lars. All this misery and misfortune came to the
poor fellow for marrying out of his degrees The
clerks at Lombard street laugh when Lord Mis-
letoe steps out of his cab and walks into the
bank parlour; and Rowdy private account in
varlably tells tales of the visit of his young
scapegrace of brother in-law.
Let us now, beloved and ingenious youth. take
the other side of the question: and discourse S
little while upon the state of that man who takea
unto himself wife inferior to him in degree
have before me III my acquaintance many most
pltlable instances of individuals who have made
this fatal mistake.
b<J6 ell
tools as young in love matters and Dan Cupid has
no respect for the most venerable age, vet | re-
mark that it is generally the young men who
marry vulgar wives. They are on a reading tour
for the Long Vacation, they are CHARTERED at
Balllnafad they see Miss Smith OF Miss O'shaugh-
messy every day, healthy, lively, Jolly girls
with red cheeks, bright eyes, and high spirits
they come away ct the end of the vacation, or
when the regiment changes its quarters, engaged
men, family rows ensue, mothers cry cut, papas
grumble, Miss pines and loses her health at Bay
mouth or Balllnafad-consenti is got at last, Jones
takes his degree, Jenkins gets his company; Miss
Smith and Miss OShaughnessy become Mrs.
Jones and Mrs. jenkins
For the first year it is all very well, Mrs Jones
IS great bouncing handsome creature, lavishlv
fond of her adored Jones, and caring for no other
company but his They have cottage at BAYS
water. lie walks her out every evening. He
sits and reads the last new novel to her whilst she
works slippers for him, or makes some little tiny
caps, and tor-dear Julia, dear Edward they
are all In all to one another.
Ol5 Mrs. Smith of course comes up from Swan.
sea at the time when the little caps are put into
requisitlon, and takes possession of the cottage
at baysWater. Mrs. Jones, Senior, calls upon
MRS. Edward Jones's Mamma and of course, is
DESTROYS to do everything that is civil to the fam
lily of Edwards wife,
Mrs. Jones finds in the mother in law of her
4 yQTh a Inrp
who dimes in the middle of the day, and has her
beer, and who calls Mrs. Jones, Mum What a
state they are in, in Pocklngon Square abont this
woman how can they be civil to her whom
can they ask to meet here How the girls, Ed
wards sisteEa 60 on about her Fanny says
she ought to be shown to the housekeeper's room
when she calls Mary proposes that Mrs SHAY.
the Washerwoman, should be invited on the day
when Mrs Smith comes to dinner, and Emma
lwho was Edwards fa9ourite sister, and who
considers herself Tilted by his marriage with Ju.
lia) points out the most dreadful thing of all, that
Mrs. Smith and Julia are exactly alike, and that
in few years, Mrs. Edward Jones will be tho
very image OF that great, enormous, unwieldly,
horrd old woman.
Closeted with her daughter of whom and of
her baby she has taken possession, Mrs. Smith
gives her opinion about the Joneses: they NAV
be very good, but they too fine ladies for her,
and they evidently think she is not good enough
Tor them they are sad worldly people, and have
never safe under good minister, that is clear
they talked French before her on the day she
called in Pooklington Gardens and though they
were Laughing atme, I'm sure can pardon them,
Mrs. Smith says. Edward and Julia have lit
tie alteration about the manner in which his ia
mly has treated Mrs. Smith, and Julia, bursting
into tears as she clasps her child to her bosom,
says, 'my child, will you be taught to be asham-
ed OF your mother"
I'd OF ard f1iac ant If tha roo,,, -, - u.u.
true that Mrs. Smith is not fit to associate with
his family, and that her manners are not like
theirs; that Iulia's eldest brother, who is a Sc
rlous tanner at Cardiff, is not pleasant compa-
mon after dinner: and that it is not agreeable to
be called "Ned" and 'Old Cove" by her Young
brother, who is an attorneys clerk in Gray
Inn, and favors Ned by asking him to lend him
"sov., :" and by coming to dinner on SUNDAYS
1t is true that the appearance of that youth at
the first little party that Edward Jones gave after
ther marriage when Natty disgracefpllv U ipAHbbfd
ssSseiat Wa6 Said, ''fhat little scamp called nv
daughters by their Christian names-a little beg
gar that is not fit to sit down in my hall-If he
ever dares to call at my house, III tell Jobbins
to fling pail of water over him. And it is true
Square, and complained to Edward that he, Nat,
could neither see his Mar nor the Gurls, and the
OLD gent cut up uncommon stiff.
SO you see Edward Jones has had his way and
got handsome wife, but at what expensee He
and his family are separated. His wife brought
him nothing but good looks. Her stock Of brain
is small She is not easy in the new society in
to which she has been brought and sits quite
mum both at the grand parties which the Old
Joneses give in pockliugton Square, and at the
snug little entertainments which poor Edward
Jones tries on his own part. The women of the
Joneses set try her in every way, and can get no
good from her: Jones's male friends, who are civ
lzed bengs,talk to her, and receive only mono
syliaoies IN reply. His house is stupid one; his
arnuaiIItannac Arorao Of hrh nr.