The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-02-10

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would he find one in thousand anything
like the good Samaritan! Answer me that"
The argument was incontrovertible. Henry
Drummond was obliged to resign himself, as
he had done hundred times before, to the
disinterested bounies Of his friend.
"Come," said the latter, after he had sat
about an hour, and they had thoroughly dis
cussed the topic Of Mr.. Sellers's marriage,
but in low tone, not to disturb the. pale,
young authoress-"come, Mrs. Drummond,
get your husband to bed, and will tSke my
self off. He has talked long enough for that
exctable head of his" ....
So Andrew Fairlegh took his departure; Il
Mary, having seen her husband safe in bed,
returned to her quire Of foolscap, aud sat late
into the night spinning out her brains into
rich and ianciiul web, for the amusement, o.
possibly, instruction, of the fair readers Of
The Lady's Scrap Book
CHAPTER III.
1t was Sunday morning; & according to the
time -honored custom,the bride ought to mike
her appearance at church in all her wedding
fnery. The young ladies' at Beech-house
huu uu'ss pit pu'Su .iS"cS'NSS 'OitS 10
for the important occasion.
"Now," said Jane to Garry, as they stood
arranging their hair before the cheval- l-glasses
in their dressing-room, while a comfortable
fire burned il tn great, aud took off the
chlfof the iorgy morning-now we shall
see our young mamma like Il Drde at last
llark! there IS the breuklast-bell. How do
look, Carry!'
"V,ry W u, inieed. don't think we
ance. Do Mt you wish we had maidp
Perhaps papa will let Us have re now.
Come, let us go TO breakfast"
Down to breakfast they all went, in their
beautiful amber sstins. Mr. and Mrs Sci
lers speedily followed; and the surprise OF
the three sisters may be imagined when the
plain black satin again met their eyes.
"Tnen you are not going 10 appear nj church
this morning, papa" said Garry, as Mr.. Sell
lers comm enced cutting the cold boiled hum
into 'Vauxhalls."
"Why do you think SO, my dcar!" inquired
he unconscously, proceeding t0put deic te
slice Into each of their plates.
"Because-because-
because am not in fitting ut,ire!" in
quired the bride, smiling arrhIy.
YES" answered Caroline, smiling also, g.
at the same time blushing little.
Your father and are certainly going to
! church, but we do not see why we should
make fuss about it. We go just as we
should On any other Sunday. The house OF
God is not a showroom"
Then you do Mt mean to sit for companyr'
mo, my love" ,"replird Mr., Sellers; m ,rtha
and have agreed to dispense with all such
foolish AMI useless ceremonies. Those OF
our ir ends who know that we have returned
aud wish to keep up our acquaintance, will
call just as they wouI at any other time
We shall always be happy to see them"
| Caroline and Jane We're much disappoint
ed by this decision. They had anticipated
all the glory OF sittin" in state, which was
rigdIy kept up in b. nkle;gh; the chocolate
and brdecuke, the r.-m iull Of elahorately
dressed ladies' and gentlemen, and the blushe'
vi the bride and her satellites, looking the
very best Tor the occasion. Whit an oppOr
tLn.iy for tJuchins the heart of young Somer
vile, who would be sure to escort h 81 ,ter-
| u VI IlCD hI. w 'HC
and all lost! What possible good was t
wedding in the family without all the prope
Accomplishments! jane I'd Garry inward,
vowed, that if ever they had the coed luck t.
be married, they wou have Som'thiny Ike I
,wedding.
Not sc with Isabella. Younger by som'
years than her sisters, aud more simple-mind
ed, she was already disposed 20 look up z
the superior character Of her new relation
and appreciate her intentions. Besides, sh
could not help admiring the perfect harmon
that existed between her and her hus5an
aud which is so rarely to be met with in ina
holy stale, where spirit as well AS flesh
should Ue "onr." Ii had not been SO in he
own mutner's lifetime. Though both Nj
Sellers and his first wife were excellent pec
pie, kind disposed, and ot high IntegrI'!
some slight differences o. opinion had led t
pluy discords, that eXasperated whatever iai
iuss VI temper they POSSESSED to quite IN
necessary utsree. Isabella had b'en an az
ciJcutid. " itiiess oi some OF these outbreak
:. aud, young 10 she Was al the time, The Ia
pryss.on ~ ide upon her was such that sh
formed u solemn determination never
= marry any one hose spirit vac not likely
deed and in ttu h To become one with h.
own. To this determination she added al
other--nameiy, il she met with any ma
whom she telt she could entirely love and r.
:. spect, aud he showed himself like-nindr
/, tow ards her, to marry him, whatever his az
5 or station might be. Amrst intui'iVely 81
II she had arrived Ut the conviction, that moi
misery was produced IN the world by peoP
. missing their ''other halves" than by an
i SINGLE circumstance besides.
n Isabella was, however. very mild and que
and all this had been working in her min
= laite unknown to any member OF her ia'nl'.
So that sae stood, as it were, alone, and h,
h lonely heart requiring sympathy, as do II
1 hearts OF all vi Us, however strong and ind'
$ pendent we may wish To be, she was drl'gl'
Y ed to fiud in her fathers young wife one WI
n was likely TO give her this sympa hy' unaIio!
i ed bv uny III x,ure ot quzzny, or the ammo.
d inI SPECIES of indulgence accorded to wh
il some very wise people consider "romanet