The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22
4 Plea for " Ords.


We H.>, not been rs happy as Nc expect
,i to he, Nr Cverton and |. though neither
of US acknowledged it to the other We
loved each other as dcsottdy. though scri-
ou>ly and properly, as mo't married people
J.. w w,rc not better than the generality
of civilized huma'litv, and, il the truth must
be told, We thanked God that We were 81,
worse We were !. tritic romantic in our IA
tur,,. thoug. both strove ior very shame. to
non (r<, il must be i fault. else Nhv should
th, blood tinSie up to the roots of my brown
hair. and 10 the edges OF Mr. Over;ou'> wis
hrrs and over his broad white forehead when
some sudden event made Us ,t down the
t,optgutc> Of feeling. and permit unawaIt>
III expression Of emotions to flow forth II /!
sweet quick stream Of words ? Mr. Ovcrton
SAID my dear sounded very well if spokei.
to a child, 0ut Ii was excessively mawkish il
addressed TO a husband or wife, and as for
III! love ard other appelatives, they were
simply detestablc. If he thought 50. and SAID
So. why ot coarse said so. and thought 81
too. insisted that true affection could Nc,
bc heightened. or the counterfeit made 10 have
the true ring hy keyins il To PEI names, and
| was right hut then-ncvcr mind. III =
nm with my talk.
! lie, me stc-our golden wedding comes a,
N:chAcl.nas, just SIX months from now. anu
It don't seem SO very long to look hack to, IT.,
first Cnc, except over that stretch of day,
when We Were parted at heart and that !,
more to see across than all the rest:
! remember when Daniel O,ertan first AS
Cd me to marry him, but | cannot renemhc,
tic time when | knew | was 10 b2 his wife =,
signs. and not by anv expression Of words
In fact. he ,tver syliablel. any love for m,
but showed me simple and conn or, latc at
tentonS which. by the customs and uSascs OF
our undeinonstra,ve New Enslanders. mean,
TO show forth preference for ny society thai
should be perpetual. was content, becaus,
except in the few novels had read either
surreptitiouSly y or under protest, did moi
know VIA, the word wooirg meant Somc-
times, it is trdc, rather wished might have
been one of those mythical heroil.cS, hat
would as soon have expected 10 possess the
mill and pumpkin from which Cinderaila :,
coach sprung. when she was in need of it.
My father had never kissed me since W.,
il long clothes and m, mother, certainly not
after ny second teeth, and Vet never doubt
ed their affection, nor could have do:e so
had striven ever so hard. | said remem
bered when Daniel asked me to marry him
but meant only when he enquired what da,
and month the ceremony should take place
suppose blushed, but did not do as mod
crn and perhaps wiser girls would under the
circumstances. hide the rose color in his but
vest. Of course fixed the date couple o
Years in the future Of the question. and com
promised With SIX weeks, because Daniel hal
purchased house, and it was empty. ant
ought to have an occupant to care fer it. NJ
other reason was urged, and none was need
ed. We we're practical and had puritanit
blood, ard were simply severe in our style,
Of expression. Bv severe. | mean what ar
lists do by that word
did sometimes dream what he ght have
said If we had been poems instead of people
but never once fancied it possible to SAY
such things with everyday tongues like ours
To be sure on very dark nights. when ia,
awake planning the tIoSseau, which New En-
gland girls always get up themselves, ant
which are prepared from year to year from
the time of expertness with the needle 4
long as there is any reasonable prospect of al
offer of marriage But as SAID, on yer
dark nights, when the new pattern was deci
ded upon, held imaginary conversation witt
Daniel, during which the sweetest sweetnes
i; had ever drained from deep draughts from
, my two books of poetry were made to pou
, from his lips i:,to my ears. l always felt
little awed at myself for this, and accuse
: myself of sacrlege in high degree, but ney
: erthe.ess it was a common and intense enjoy
, meEt.
Well, We were married, and our friend
kissed US because it was the custom, an,
; wished pleasant things for US in terms whic
D varied not in words, but in tones there wa