Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-06-04
ISC Ell L A n Y.
MY wIFE'S RELATIONS.

My engagement with dearest Carry was
very long one indeed ; there were tremendous
obstacles in the way, by which the course of
our true love was perpetually being brought
up short and impeded Carry is the offspring
Of the Rev. Claude Winkwerd which was
the son of Godfrey Winkwerd of the Hall
which was the son of Sir Ralph Winkwerd,
knight; at which point that pedigree stopped,
for good and sufficient reasons but She is
also the issue of Margaret Lorraine which
was the daughter-by her second marriage
with Col Slasher-ofthe Lady Blanche Trey
or; which was the daughter Of Lord Sleighto-
vand-eighth baron-by which gap the
Winkwerd family broke into Burke's peer
age, and even got connected in some extremely
discredtable manner with royalty itself.
Carry was, therefore. Of course, entitled to
expect good match, or, in other words, a
husband with either blood or money. Now,
my ancestral, or (being the second of my
race, should rather say) my paternal name
is Bies, and there is little in my income to
excuse it. ! had, nevertheless, enough to
live upon, and to maintain my wife in some
Winkwerd horror. l could afford her a
pony-chaise, and a lady's-maid. The Rev
Claude had also, a whole culver full of daugh-
ters besides Carry, and found, perhaps, some
little difficulty in supplying every arrow with
a beau. Above all, | was an orphan, and had
not relative upon the face of Europe. Any
thing of that sort would have made our union
hopeless; but my two younger brothers (both
in the small-coal line,) withdrew themselves,
fortunately, to South Australia, and have
gone under the general head Of our colonial
relations " ever since They are now consid-
cred to be rather subjects Of congratulation
than disgrace-being always understood and
described by my wIfe's family as sort of
merchant-princes, who head the untitled
aristocracy of the other hemisphere
Nevertheless, myc injection with the Wink
werds is what Biles, without my advan-
tages, would describe as rather ticklish
and there are still such a number of cps "
and COS" to be minded, and so many
favorite expressions and quotations to be
apologized for, when amongst them, that
let the rectory and its inmates, as much as
possible alone. There was always some mag
nifcent person being fastened and fattered
up there by Mr.. Winkwerd, in preparation
for the matrimonial sacrifice, and felt that
Twas in the way. "My eldest daughter
LADY Toppingtower," was we'll enough t.
talk about to people who did not know tha
her husband, Sir Richard resided at Boulogn
DAYS only. But there was nothing attractive
to a possible son-in-law in "my dear child
Mrs. Biles" Garry was pitied, you see, 70
her condescension in having parted with her
self at such an alarming sacrifice to me
"Poor dear Carry" her sister said twas yer
happy, they really believed" as if il wer
the eighth wonder of the world that sh
should be 60 and yet if were inclined +
tell tales, there were others of the sam
family at one time laid themselves out prett
distinctly for-But the Bileses were eve
a chivalrous race, and will not be the frs
Of thei- short line to justify myself at the e,
pense Of Blanche, or Rose. or Kitty
whom, however, l must say one was a
bad as the other. Emily, the younge
and prettiest of the Winkwerds, WI
very different from the rest also in everythin
else she was my wife's twin sister, and tt
two were as like one another-with the TT
fling exception of little mole under Carry
left ear-as couple of peas. | could not
course, be always looking for this mole, al
once put my arm round Emily at picnic
and kissed her behind lilac-tree, in mistak
i suppose Mr. Frederick, you meant it f
Carry said she, good-naturedly, and prete
ding to be disappointed, My wife took t