The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1856-03-20
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For the Ripley Advertiser.
rAIEOF LOVE, COURTSHIP
AND MARRIAGE.
~ KATE.
~ KAT e.
CHAPTER x.


,,.,s marriage;-that same 'whisker-
.ndo,' by name, Charles Odeath, was
"a lead her, a willing bride, to Hy-
mems Alter.
Come, mother, are you and the
,.-l. not ready YETI The carriage
b.. been waiting sometime
We will be ready in minute
Harry" said his mother -
81 have known that 'one minute
DroloageI many time to at least fif.
zen"
You cant say our minute is that
long at any rate, Monsieur Harry
,or here we are, really to start" said
Dora.
The swift horses soon brought them
safely over the moon.lit road to Cap
tain Stanley's mansion. They Were
v.herel into private room, where
several other ladies had collected to
throw aside their cloaks, which they
hal worn to protect them from the
ojcht air. They remained in the room
:, short time chatting with some
friends, but, the time drawing near for
tle ceremony to be performed, they all
proceeded to the parlor, where large
company had collected. Mrs. Stan
lev met them at the door, and, sing
In, ont Ms. Blchan and her daugh-
,prs, conducted them to the most
pleasant seats in the room, saying:
Now, my dear friends, you must
make yourselves as happy aspossible.
! shall be 30 much occupied | cannot
enjoy your company much till after
a,oer, when we will have pleasant
.lqt about old times, when we were
y9ung AMI oar hearts lighter than they
.re now.'
~, not fear; we shall enjoy our
.olvrs fncly--I see several acqualn-
,encos here
"Tcs, we have larger crowd than
'cr Lutte either wished; but it was
tie Captains wish, and we would not
ross him in it. We only wanted a
mali number Of cur most intimate
fendS."
Fer my part" said Miss Dora, al
&c large weddings. When l marry
n'enl to have a. many as we can
&ocomnodate. What would be the
use Of d,es9ing elegantly, and looking
your very prettiest, you could not
pe SEEM"
Would you not wish to appear
1eautfuli in the eyes ofyour husband?"
said l'adorc.
"Oh, he would love me, If he loved
ne as he should, as well in plain
wiSs dress as he would in the most
magnificent attire could wear"
Ms, Stanley now left them; and
!Gcy looked round on the various
sroups collected in the room. Some
young Ia lies and gentle men were gai-
i talking and laughing. A fair girl
"a, at the piano, laundering away at
arapid rate on the keys, as tshe were
mad with them, and in a voice equal
" a railroad whistle accompanying it;
whist several other ladies joined in
e'oaking out the second; and some
rateel gentry stood BY with their
A"ck5 stretched, and mouths open to
The widest extent, singing in growing
ones the base. OF course, in so large
crowd, some delicate wall-nowers,
theshapc of old maids, modest dam.
'Ds' and bashlul youths, sat or stood
'oIt upright, looking here and there,
out never saying yea Or nay. In one
corner sat the Captain, Mr.. Buchan,
ina lew others Of the most intelli-
s"ht men of the neighborhood, can
'a'.ing the important political ques-
IONS Of the day. The Captain and
A's friend We're holding forth in refer
'ace to the original equality ofthe hu-
man mind. The Captain argued that
ofIsInally all minds were equal.---I
mats, in infancy, one mind was as
wei developed as another: But that
nc manner in which they were cdd-
'Ncd' circumstances, example, &C.,
made them either highly intellectual,
u mere common place men.
logon not" said he, "look upon
''ou as just dispenser Of gifts to the
lQ.Aan race?'
Most certainly ldo.'
Then how can you say He has
wen to one man a mind formed for
&c ihShest intellectual culture, while
y another He has given a mind al
'''@. incapable Of any Improvement"
therein" said Buchan, IL see the
,"sce and wisdom of the Creator.
20 each and every Individuals given
certain capacity. Suppose al per.
''ns were of the same way Of think.