Smyrna times., 1857-01-07
0riginal AfhtlfQ.
IFrlttea for the smyrra Times,
The PeInberton Papers.
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MT. vLduOTs-~In my HTSt anu last Phpcfs4 !,
gave you hasty, charcoal sketch of my Cousin -
Joe; in this, my Aunt Lucy sits for her Portrait, s
and, as make no pretensons to the hmners al
art, deem it necessary to state whose charac- e
ter am sketehing, for fear Aunt Lucy may o.
not recognize the, picture. sAunt Lucy is no a
blood!reIatonof mine +-she bears tbeihonoredf :;
(and hope shall be able to say, before con- !,
clude these papers, the widely known) name Of II
Pemberton because she was so fortunate TWEEN
ty-fve years ago, when lively, romping lass
of eighteen, as TO captivate my Uncle Tobias
HPembertop, then a carpenter, with fair bust
ness and good prospects Aunt Lucy came of
family who were, or who fancied they were,
elevated in the social scale above their neigh
bors, and made some objection TO their only
daughters mating herself with mechanic--an
objection which many parents sensible in other
things have been foolish enough to make
Against Uncle Tobe there could be no other.-l
He became, when but youth of fourteen, I
member of the church, and he still remains
within her pale. The leisure hours of his up. !
premiership had not been spent in bar-rooms, |
oyster-cellars and other kindred places, but, he
had diligently applied himself TO study and the
result was, mind richly stored with useful in
formation; but where are we getting off to,
dear reader! 1t is Aunt Lucy was to make
| you acquainted with; well, you have no objec
f tion to know something of her mote-perhaps.
E then you can better Judge OF her. The parents
Y laid aside the objections and Aunt Lucy became
o a proud and happy wife. And here 60 off
u into another episode-follow me, if you please,
or call up your uglest frown (your prettiest al e
II ugly enough), and throw down the paper, ex-
e claiming, Hang tie foolish fellow! why dom
: he stick to his text! They were married -
:. that sacred, holy thing: marriage of mutual
10 love, where heart meets heart u love founded
,r upon the many cstmable qualities each possess
H. ed with no selfish or ambitious object in view
= to mar the prospect for future bliss. All! wher
~ have witnessed such marriages. have looked
in the future and wondered if the voices tuned
rn into sweetest harmony by loves own magic
G tones, might not in the struggle of future years
~ - become harsh aud dissonant will it be tina
i'll those eyes which brighten with loves own ra
lis diant glance, viii yet emit ere lie's weary to
ce is over, angry flashes that burn and corrode tn
heart, leaving all over it sad scars, TO tell hoy
N. keenly it has been wrung. They were married
ort and Aunt Lucy became pattern Of a wife
is all the village where they live, fam.d Co. mic
oO housewives, there is no huusckeeper so nice
-. nv Aunt Lucy. Amid all the children who a
tend our vilage-school, there are none mol
neatly dressed than my Aunt Lucl's; of all Il
gentlemen who on Sabbath morn enter our vi
the lage- church, there comes 10 one whose linen
en- more smoothly ironed aud purely white
le s my Uncle Tobe's; and, in all my Aunt's hous
keeping, cleanliness and good order reign S
Or preme-all who visit her are constrained to a
cen init that. Mrs. Pemberion S superior hous
l""' keeper; she is also proverbial for her soc
rom qualities, and her kindness to the poor. Ma
poor widow and orphan child, Recipients
her acts Of kindness, have been constrained
,sas say, Dod bless her." With such wife, W
me, shall say that my Uncle Tobe ought not to
Llhg happy! And happy, indeed, he would be, l
rS ,',h for the one great failing of my Aunt Lucy
and has been her sad misfortune to allow her te
shed per to be soured by the thousand petty CA
una lnuSt ever 1911 u tilG IOl vi Tue MISTRESS
'lay- large family, and the mother Of several cI
the dren; and my Aunt, grevc to say il, has
just come an invetera'e scold, from early morn
nea- late vt night. You must esca pc from the hou
cted if you would get rid of the ceaseltss clatier
nent her tongue. Scolj and fret, and fret and SCI
! be- and thus the time wears YEARLY on. till
hern temper of the entire household has been ruiz
souri, by this one, fearful failing of my scolding Au
long My Cousin Betty has but recently gwen
POKE hand in marriage TO one altogether unworthy
her, and whom she would never have MARI
49, but from her haste to get away from her sec
lton, inv mo,ber, And INV uncle thouob oatur,
Bo- mos, L;nd aud corsidar.te ;s .hut n man
49,. sometimes SO far torgets himself as TO max
hasty or harsh reply TO his wife. And o
- know that hour after hour have been sp
,ring away from home, which would have been sp
! its there, but for my Aunts scolding propensit
Apply And though my Uncle never said word to
''ee- on the subject, yet have passed enough Of
hill time in the family to knOW that my Au
,gue- unfortunate habit ofscolding has been the gr
tling afiiicton OF his life. It may be fancy, br
mas think the grey'bairs that have so rapidly ust
more :, a., .,.sL.se -. -.
great % '"0 P'1Oo " " 10 ''o :" y
1and- wing and marks Of age that begin to app
Ju-f in the features and manly form of my Tn
ssure owe their appearance in part at least 10 the
mas n1s happy failiag of my Aunt. And, when
rring member my Uncle's patience and manly
uture bearance, his almost uniform kindness and
mill fection 10 my Aunt, under tile many prove
want tions he is subject to, look upon him as nj
..hs hero, and, with me- he is the fayorte of all
- ~ numerous family connections. Oh! ye wi
,sible who may read this hasty sketch. as ye va
serve your own quiet peace of inind-as ye value
'Ime. welfare and happiness of your children, bew
,sola- = '"eSeeon Sou, oe"u'o' "o" y"u s''e wa
ms of the foolish, the slniui, anu pernclous habl
) ad- scoIding tfs ,-loIa,st 'sesaf't' r.I* 'a