Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-02-16

On Is an only daughter Ia large family and
James S. Kirk does nothing by halves. New
Years night as II was, the house blszed like
noon and bloomed ike Summer.
Tive hundred and fifty guest smiled, and
congratulated, and ate, and drank (nothing
stronger than coffee and lemonads), and heard
the music, and aosurdly enough wished each
! other "inany returns Of the same" and went
| back to their homes with a reasonably strong
opinion that
"Though the chalice Of life hath It's acid and
gall,
There are honey-drops, too, for the TASTE"
Without the least intention Of perpstrating
sach an offsnse, have swung oil sort OF de-
script i've rhapsody. All meant to do was TO
tell you about the 6ne American taste Of the
well-assorted pair; bnt these "spots Of sunshine
still lingering unfaded" do captivate me 50. To
get back " the subject
Haskln had chased DR.. Jewell over part OF
Europe and half of Asia, especially the Bible
lands; or else DR.. Jewell chased him-I forget
which.
| What would trip to some " here -Or-other be
TO hiIn?r But there was Helen In the case,
rs there was In the case Of old Troy. The
thought that this Helen was going TO be less
railroaded, aud hote,led, aud hotelled. and
sightsee-ed, and shown around, than anybody
els's Helen, never entered his head. lie did
not believe in the thing; but here was society
looking on. What would Helen say' Ah that's
just what am burning TO tell you.
! | am aware that tile proper thing would have
been TO stop at the end Of the last paragraph,
at the very point where something was going
to happen, and say, Continued In our Next"
But really can not afford the time to be iu'-
piessiye.
The long and short of 1t Is, that Helen Mrs.
Haskin, flt,tr1lm esse, If you please) said very
| wise ana worthy thing.
When you wish specimen of Simon.pu
courage, look to an American girl with snAmer-
lean mother for 1t. transmitted traits, and
ell that, submitted to YOU private redections).
Helen went 10 her mother, few weeks befvie
the wedding, and said
pHow do you think 1t would 10 not to make
wedding tripS / don't want to go posting
among strangers, to be stared at and moraiized
over from the topmost feather In my hat to my
very shoe buckles, and I'll Just tell Charley
so." And tell him so che did. OF course
Charley made believe that he was dubious
about such novel proceeding; but she stuck 70
1t, and be gave IN, In . vesy condsscepding and
done to the same, aud so would you. And
there the matter did not end, as you will pres
emily see.
Papa aud Mamma Kirk, and ever 90 many
big, thrifty brothers, a. proud OF their only sis
ter as the could well be, aud all the more inter.
ested since several Of them had married capita
wives themselves, came into the held In very
full, though quiet, array. Pa Kirk said
"You know the pretty cottage up here, the
other side Of the lane" Ofcourse, every body
knew that. Well, he went right of and boughl
It, aud gave it to Helen and Charles. The chill.
dren were delighted, and thankful enough -
a new sense Of ownership took possession o.
them; they were going 10 live In their owr
house. What visions Of thrift, comfort, gooC
bousewifery, glowed before the young lady.
mlndi She would Just pick up aud mend aud
yarnish such Thugs as mother could spare from
the great house. and furnish the cottage her
self TO begin with; that she would. 1t wa.
charming TO hear her talk, and see her searci
aud contrive and calculate; AID they all let
20 on till three or four days before the wedding
Then big wagons came rolling up from the de
pot, With the very incest, prettest, oetittingest
and most convenient carpets and mirrors an,
tables, and bureaus and chairs and bsdstead
and what nots and everything. BY and by,wheI
the wfe-to-be, happening to look up from he
mending, and gluing saw the commotion ut thu
cottage, and ran over to know what IL all mean
the mischief was done, and the house furnish
I'd from cellar 10 ganet, closets, cupboards, lar
der, and all.
They went right "home" 10 the cottage tina
night; and haven't doubt that il Ia provinI
Europe, tine White Mountains, Newport, AM
"Saratogy," with all the bad LETT out. The,
went home to the cottage, 'as we remarked
and drew myself DIP to my full height, an
said, 10 sn oracular aud impressive way, Tha
Is downright good sense and considerable of it
NJ. G. b. In WesterR Christian Advocate.