St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-01-13

ever. In years she was fifty-thrce, and
of course ought to have dressed for the
part. But her whole manners, feeling and
appearance were in ludicrous defiance OF
her years, and seemed palpably to reiule
them. Had she done anything wicked
i'll her youth, people whispered, and wa,
ii Il punishment Was ehc Wander
ing Jcwe>s? How could shc wear faxcn
hair and Il chianon at her time of lite !
1t was indecent, improper, scandalouo
She might at least take to caps, with IL
gray front, and cork-scrcw rin9lcS, and
Il piece of narrow black velvet across her
forehead, for The sake of dccorum. Then
look at the way she dressed Always
in the fashion, streaming up the church
aisIes on Il Sunday, settling her silks and
laccs and ribbons like girl. As for her
complexion, heard one lady say ::
''BesS you, it isn't paint, and it cant be
enamel Eve iIied both, and know how
little wear there is in either. The wo-
man is Fctriied, or else cmbaimcd. I'm
sure OF it, for She uses nothing but violet
/ powder"
Mrs MarrablcS, or as she was COM
monty called, Mrs. Evergreen, was not
even engaged. There seemed Il settled
conviction in the minds of eligible suitur>
that since man may not marry lis own
grandmother, the Golden rule Of "Do
unto Others ought to forbid them from
marrying other peoples "randmotncrS.
Besides, what a h"I'ible thing it wa>
that the woman wouldn't "row old l.
must bc wicked, If twas real.
Mrs. MarrahlcS never ior.aye Matilda
tnr making her .r. ndmoth,r But
Matilda did not repeat the offence. Mr..
Wrmhush dind. leaving his widow a res
pcclablc mainttuaucr for h-r>clt AMI
child. The rlild, Carry Wimhu-h. L;l
put short drc~s, to slipme when sine was
twelve. She Tan up ike u scarlpt-ruu-
ncr. She ran right through Ny express
| from Childhood t. Wcnamhuud. will
ont stopping at the intermediate station
of GirliOm. At seventeen sine was q
grown woman OF MAJ urc experience, who
had given up flirting for love, alon- with
her other playIhIn-s. and WIS ready
calmly 10 dIs U.s. an ,ii,r of ma~ria4. ou
the ba-i- OF IL ail',riiu4 4 guoi -iratc.i-
cal position IN the tAil'r "i ME-
Ii'Ft' therefore, we have Nh W m
bush, Il comclv widow. with a daughter
somewhat licmaturcly developed. on IL,
one h;'nH' ant with mother I. f~'-t'nt-
iy juvenile anal o'"l@r'yH, on tn "ircr.
Ms. y Im"1~h aId iirr daughter Garry,
hrnE to-r her iii " hIitingiun !. dye
llI@igatr' Mr.. M"rrHh.r~. tn F"utr-
fat and the un@r'nd"". hrril. dwelling
hy herself al taunton. and ",N"tn@ her
, 'line 10 cnlitrtI4! suDrcIl"t:oh~ Tor dlit'r-
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