Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-02-04
VILLAGE WEDDING.

BY MISS MILFORD.
The sweetest flower of the garden, the Joy
and pride of Dame Wilson's heart, was her
daughter Hannah. Well might she be proud
Of her. At sixteen, Hannah Wilson was.
beyond II doubt. the pretticst girl IN the vii
lage, and the best. Her beauty was quite
in different style from the country rose bad
far more choice and rare. Its chief char
actcristic was modcsty. \ light, youthful
figure eXquisitcly graceful and rapid in all
its movements spriugy, olustlc, and buuyant
as a bird, and aim lst as shy; Il fair Innocent
face, with downcast eyes, and smiles and
thoughts "A low, soft voice, sweet even iii
its monosyllablcs and dress remarkable for
its neatness and rropricty, and borrowing
from her delicate beauty an air of superior
ity not its own, n,-such was the outward wo-
man of Hannah. Her mind was like her
person ;-modest. graceful gentle, affection
ate, grateful and generous above all.
The generosity of the poor is always IL
very real and fine thing they give what they
want and Hannah was, of all poor people,
the most generous She loved to give it
was her pleasure, her luxury. Rosycheeked
apples, plums, with the bloom on them,
noscgays OF clover and blossomed myrtle
these were offerings which Hannah delighted
to bring those she loved, or those who had
shown her kindness whilst to such of her
ncighbors as needed attentions more than
fruit and flowers. she would give her time.
her assistance, her skill for Hannah Inherit
ed her mother's dexterity in feminine en-
ploymcnts, with something of her father 5
versatile power.
Besides being an excellent laundress, she
was accomplished in all the arts of the nee lie
Il, 1-s. 1 L..
capital cutter, an Incompatible mcnder, and
endow, d with gift of altering, which made
old things better than new. As n dairy
woman and II rcGrtr of poultry, she was
equally successful none OF her turkeys and
ducks ever died of neglect or carclcSsness +
to use the phrase Of the poultry yard ON such
occasions, Of - ill-luck.'' llannuh's fowls
| never dreamed of sliding out Of the world in
such an iSnohle way they all lived 10 be
kill ID, To make noise at their deaths, as
| chickens should do.
She was a famous " Schular!' kept ac-
counts, wrote bills, read letters. and answered
them was trusty accomPttnt, ana u safe
! coni1ant. There was no end to Hannah :
usefulness, or liannah's kindness and her
| lrudrncc was equal - either. Except to ht
! kind or useful, she never lett hor home -
attended no fairs or rryos, or Mayngs -
went no where hut to church, and seldom
made Il nearer approach 70 rustic reycry
than by standing at her own garden gate on
a sunday evening, with hrr little sister in
| hand, TO Look ut the lads aud la,s,'s on thJ
green.
In, short, our village beauty had fairly
reached her twentieth year without a sweet
heart, without the slightest suspicion of hcl
having writ en- a love lettet on her own ac
count ; when, all of IA suddcn appearance
changed. She was missing at the accustomc,
gate one had seen young man 20 int
Dame Wilson's; ana another had deserted
trim elastic figure walking, not unaccompa
MED, down the shady lane Matters wor
quite clear Hannah had gotten Il lover
and when poor little Susan, who, deserted b.
her sister, ventured to ? rather near t. tn
gay group, WAS laughiugly questioned on til
ublcct, the heSltdllng no and the hall YCs O
the smiling child were equally conclusive,
Since the new irriag act, We who hhlon
TO the country ma tistracy, having gained
propriety over the rest Of the parish i
matrimonial news, wc-ihc priNicged-s'
on a week day the names which the Slbhdt
announces t. the generality. Many biasl
IN. awkward par hath our httla lame crI
"A sorry Cupii-ushcrad Ia between dlr
aud light 90 stImmcr and -tuttrr, to bow an
courtesy, - sign ur mark, as IT pleas
Heaven On Saturday at tac usual hoar, I'll
limpinG clerk made hi, appearance; an,
walking through our httlc hall, | saw fin
athletic young man, the very imagru hcalt
.. and v'gor, holding the hand of d Young ",
man, who, with her head halt buried in
gcranium, ia the window. va, tunins basl
iully away, listening and yet MT saenins
! listen to his tender whispers. iuc shrlnkn
grace OF that bending figure was NOT to-
/, mistaken.
+, Hannah :" and she went aside with M
and rapid series of questions and answe
conveyed the story of the courtship.