The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-30
THE RUTLAND DAILY GLOBE, TUESDAY MORNING, MAR

Careys were not rich. 1t required good
deal-of saving to buy and lay by the two
dozen silver spoons Of each kind which
were TO be part OF her wedding outfit for,
as was customary, as soon as the girl was
born this outfit took its place in the family
plans. Madam Carey put aside her lace cuffs,
and emeralds set in guinea gold, and as soon
as Rachel was fifteen, being then most
expert needlewoman, webs of fine home
spun linen were given her which she en-
broidered and made up into underclothing
for the time when she should be BRIDE
There were no balls, no lectures, no morn
ing paper then with its record of news and
crime to furnish her with thought and
when we remember how much of her
youth was spent in quiet sewing aud in
pure sweet maidenly tancies of her life to
come, we do not wonder that when mar
rage came at last she was most true
wife and tender mother.
1t was, however, usual for women TO be
SO then. She was just eighteen when Israel
Newbold asked her in marriage young
counselor-at-law, Of good family, and to
whose credit it was known that he had
been approached by Burr (whie he was In
Western Pennsylvania), and had indignant
ly refused him his aid or that of his family.
The young people saw each other only In
the presence of others; their letters were
studied and formal the engagement was
kept secret, as was the custom. But love
was as strong and fiery then as now, and
burned all the clearer because hidden under
modest reserve One can but envy them
the delicious thrill of their sacred secret
| when their hands touched in the stately
quadrille or their eyes told the sweet un-
| spoken story. When Jack and Belle,
having flirted with and kissed half
a dozen other girls and men, en-
gage themselves nowadays between
the pauses in the waltz and bic away to-
| gether next morning to announce the fact
to all their acquaintance, the story does
not seem to be sweet at ALL Israel and
Rachel were married on Easter, 1890, and
Israel took his bride to Philadelphia (spend.
ing month in crossing the mountains)
where many assemblies were given in hei
honor. Mr.. jefferson met her there and
wrote to her father: my young kns
woman is shy as doe, but she has a ready
and delicate wit when alone with friend.
She never conquered this shyness wher
we knew her the pink blush would rise tC
her wrinkled cheeks if she was forced tC
speak before strangers. Her beauty wa'
then SO marvellous that crowds followed
her coach in the streets, to the great wrail
of her young husband, who had no mine
to make his rose common property mucl
indignation too was expressed by he
friends in the city when it was found tina
certain engravers had stolen a copy of he
portrait for insertion in Book of TN
Year.
Israel Newbold became Judge. art
never left the quiet country nei9hhnrhoOd
He was a stern man. who lived long enough
to grow cynical with time whicl
rewarded cheating and impudenc
rather than integrity and honor. Hi
wife concerned herself very it'll
with the times. She had family OF eleve
children, and controlled household o
many servants. In it was carried ON tn
business of farm, weaving, dairy work
the making of clothes for the whole family
She personally superintendent not only al
these works, and the storing away of pre-
visions, fruits, meats, herbs, but tue teach
ing of her boys and girls, for whom sh
employed tutors and governesses. Moder
instruction, she complained, was too wild
and shallow there was no thorough know
ledge given of history, and accurate Eng
fish was seldom heard Nothing could b
simpler or purcr than her own use Of lar
guage, in her letters or conversation.
strengthened the effect which her deicat
face and always rich dainty dress had eve
upon strangers who did not know her. .
curious part of that effect was that TIL
woman did not belong to society nor
the world, but to her husband and friend
and children. Her life was so filed wit
! them, her great household controlled wit
. such wisdom and order, her influence c
strength and sweet humanity diflused sui
tly through SO many hearts an
lives, that We did not complain thf
G there was no chance for her to'becon
+ public character. Her sons have grow
up honorable men, her daughters are fai,l
full, happy wives. Her husband died a fe
weeks ago, just as their children wei
: ready to celebrate their golden wedding
which would have been on Easter da,
After his death she made no loud outcrv
the love of husband and wife had bee
i sacred and wordless always. But the pin
r blush left the aged cheek and she sat quiz
, and silent. We knew that she felt h,
work was altogether done. When her sol
who loved her very dearly, found that Il
d end was near, they hurried to the o.
G homestead from the furthest ends of Il
y country and like children, with their heat
upon her knees, cried out that she mu
J, not leave them. "Your father wants IN
: boys" she said gently. Nobody CT
s take my place to him." And so it WI
4 that on Easter day she left us and WEI
- back to the husband of her youth, and the
q golden wedding was held in another lar
j. than ours