The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-08-20
Iothers, Daughters and Fortunc-Hunters

TIE article IN the last BlaCkwOOd entitled
Minor Morals" contains a passage which
vr marine to be Of particular interest to
aiic> Here It is:
There is one LARGE department of our
'.-rr winch We must treat very briefly
Wr@Hdr to those frightfl hyfocri>irS that
$3.50 ,,nmonly prac;I>"d in private lie, and
IS! ,ocicty does not ccn<urc. Some of
'.m rly indeed be DIES 'ribcd "a blamelcSs
.trq',r, Although you are morally con
,,-y. that Crc>>lcieh and hiS wife are the
m.-' unhappy couple in existence; and that,
ah.n alone together. they fight with the tc-
....v o' tiger-cats; it Is. we own. rather a.
-~.,a',c than otherwise to find them defer
j., TO each other before company, in very
.nf.1>ant terms, and hahiuallv ' cmplo, ing
fte ,.-2rci cIiIhct> of the honcymoon.-
N.rv diiIcrcnt. however. Is the deception
which, Mrs. Cro>>!cigh practiscS on account
.'arr !1u-htcr>. The youns Octavia is the
a.nG.on OF vixen and in her the hercd-
lnry bad temper Of both the parents is 50
r.'rrnrratcd that She has the entire mastery
'''' l,'In '',..",. :-IirmnvIiugS of common
>,,c have made this amiablc virgin aware
't' an exhibition OF these qualities is not
'.,'y 10 win the admiration of mankind
o.; II, taste Of Pctruchio was decidedly pc
,njar; and it required considerable selt-con-
hlcrrc to undertake the tanning OF a shrcw-
AID She usually appears abroad in the gui>c
ia Gri,cl,liS. Nor is she mbackcd Lv her
mother, who, in order TO get rid of her, has
l,tpcl whole Ilimmalyah OF fa,schoodS up
t,r soul. Her object is to get Octavia Suita-
t.y marricdand for that purpose she spreads
lrr >narcS for wcak-mindcd Young mcn only.
Nur milk-and-w water curale with a pulpv
,uuurcnancc. and an intense vcncration for
'He nXccllrncics OF the Cvprianic age, was
nearly made a victim, and he had Just made
~ iH' mind to pop the question. when the
sound of an illadvi>cd >kirmi>h up >tairSand
IN assault upon 4 terrified iou>rmaid. made
I'm take to his heels aS though he had seer
The shallow Of ApoiIvon. Most beautiful it i,
- have mother piou>ly returning thank.
'' the comfort She las received from hc1
.rrn. AMI Indicating rather than cxpatiat
.,- upon the extent of their manifold virtues
lut mothers are apt to be partial Judges an,
always safe for those mchitating matri
r.., - lave recourse TO some less interested
'.,..m"uy. Indeed. parents are never to b
-,aI on. Sometimes they are mi>cd. a
others they are wiltullv misleading and il
':a"r case. perhaps there is an excuse. On
ar1 Of hypocrisy, however, We dcnouncc a
.ta>omc 1t is that of the cold, determine,
,t:urc-hUntcr, who, having no wealth of hi
'"'"r having >Guandered it, aspircs to max
Is fortune 10y a matrimonial alliance. Fool
''t oxen entertain this idea. and in them /
>.r'~ tI,crcdItablc; for not being gifted witt
any >'ron. perceptions, they merely follow al
.r!.,.g- ;r,,,I.o assume W. c,,., f.,.,,ro, -
nd ,,., arncar,ncc< ot = ,tu,;1 ,dr;r,t;o,
h.. IN nine eases out Of ten wonId be ,olor,
f', Kind ,o tb,ir w;vos Nanr co,;, !,
..,n. , bad bc,r..d ao,,ou. ,o.;,, ..
'..,n,o, Iv any no..;b;I;,v ,,is,.,;.o );
..y III. ,,dy b,, harsolt 30 i1,,,o pn. -
,.,.c+,b.. cl.vor .,r.r,o hun.ou :. r4,,uo.,.
Ur,..,...ono ,+o,, -, c.,r.,, ,;.'.,-,..,
...r H.. .,r., .,.;., -, .n,.,.o., II
t.,,,.,nr ,.. merely, r.,,,r,,s how ,s , no.a..a