The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-01-10

something OF the kind, provided always 'Eat
you could lave the company of refined me-
ehonics. o, j. would be nice to enjoy the
conversation of an enlightened sAoemoker;'
and with this withering burst Of irony she
fiounced out of Tie room IN high dudgeon.
Kate, always accustomed to taking things
cooly, could not avoid smiling when size saw
the disniied and enfuriated manner in which
Miss Angeliae " iams Withdrew from her
presence.
! The morrow dawned bright and clear, and
as the sun wheeled his golden chario. up the
eastern heavens, ushering in sul'ry summers
day, crowds of gay pleasure e-Ssekers might
have been seen speeding AWAY rom tie dust
and turmoil of tie city. to spend the day in
he luxuriou=ly Swallowed promenades OF Sar-
atoga. On this day of Joy and happiness the
goodly City Of A.. was well represented
q. the far-faned watering place, aud among
that gay company, none was more gay and
Joyous than Kate Lincoln, n company with
tie humbl. but industrious mechanic, Charley
Wright. Miss Angelne Misunderstanding
70 her pro,nise--was on the ground with the
Right Honorable Lysander Cutswell, OF the
firm Of Cutswell & Daily, and did not con
descend to recognize her cousin Kate, because
she was in company with a ''plebian nuisance
OF mechanic" But Ka.e lived over it, and
even found more TO love and esteem in the
vulgar mechanic than ever before
A few months rolled by on the chario: of
time. and then there was splendid wedding
at Judge Williams mansion and then Miss
Angelne Williams became Mrs. Angeline
CutswclI And then there was tour to Eu-
rope and a great many other things too tedious
to mention (as the auc;ioneers say that al
ways go in to make up the pomp aud splendid
fooleres of such occasions. But rest assured,
dear reader. that our gentle ks;e was not one
of tie guests a. this great wedding. no indeed;
she had disgraced herself by associating with
a mechanic.
A few more weeks and there came another
wedding; wedding at old Squire LIncoln's-
What no runaway! you eaclaim. No, gen
tie reader we cannot tiea. you in this llttle
story to anv runaway matches. to any ship
wrecks, narrow escapes. or glorious rescues
from instant death. melancholy suicides, gal
lant bearings on The field OF battle. or oEuo7
and Munder,'' in any share Whatever. But
are happy TO say that old squire Lincoln
was a man Of some judgement, unbiased by
the false notions that govern too many parents;
4. 1 .T.,Jt !, L., '
daughter more than wealth. Hence there was
no runaway; but Miss Kate Lincoln was sim
ply united in the holy bands of wedlock TO
Charley Wright, the young mechanic; anI
then there came. not tour 10 Europe, but
moving into neat little cottage Just beyond
the confines of the City; where. after long
years have elapsed. Charley and hate Wright
are dwen in happiness and peace, wiki a
family Of manly sons and lovely daughters
growing up around them. Bat, alas, for poor
Angeline. whose mistaken notions of propri-
ETY. caused her to look with such disdain upon
vulgar mechanics"
Mr.. Cusswell rode high for time on the
sea of uppertendom. imbbing wine, guzzling
french brandy. smoking fine havannas, play
ing cards and dealing in stocks But few
years were ncce ssary under such management.
TO bring the Right Honorable Lysander Cut
swell TO a stand still; after which naturally en-
sued very rapid coming down. Yes, IN
deed and it was whispered all abou. that the
firm of Cuswcll & Daily were unable 70 pay
even twenty five per cent. Of their indebted.
ness. Then the Righ, Honorable LysanGer
Cutswen gathering up as much of the spells
from the wreck OF the Schooner Cu.swel i
Daily, as he could lay his hands upon. and
leaving poor Angeline, not onl TO take care
of herself, but also of some three or four little
Cutswells, lie made good his retreat TO the
Great SAX Lake, where he has become priest
Of the later day saints anu IS now cutting
grand swell all over that glorious land OF
Mormandom, with some ten or q dozen wives
TO which he i, most certainty ea;i led, being
in every way a most worthy priest OF the
saints OF these last days
But enough. The whole story NAV De sum
med up thus: Kate is comparatively Happy,
with worthy man; An,eline suffers the full
ness OF human woe. The moral, thus: never
despiSe any one because he is poor Honest
poverty is far preferable 10 wealthy rascaliy.
Never look with contempt upon labor or la
boring men, for labor is the best safeguard to
character. and one of the strongest props 10
virtue and moral worth As Edwards hath
beautifully expressed i:
Toll Is =, .,-.l
strong angel with unsrs,tsrT wsr-~
10 eear thee agsard 10 tue hiag Of hinss'
And lastly. We may aid that Kate married