The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-02-22
HI VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
BY DIR. OLIVER GOLDSMITH.

was ever Of opinion that the honest
man who married, and brought up a
largo family, did more service than he
who continued single; and | had scarce
takcn orders Il year before | chose my
wife, Il good naLured, notable woman,
who could read any English book with.
out much spelling, while for picking,
preserving and cooking none could excel
her. We loved each other tcndcrIy. had
an elegant house, II good ncighborhood,
and lived many years in n state Of much
happiness.
Our children were well formed and
healthy, and though we had but six, !
considered them Il very valuable present
made to my country. Our eldest son
WA named George; our second child, II
girl, Olivia; another girl, Sophia; Moses
was our next; and after twelve years, we
had two sous more, Richard and William.
When our visitors would say:
Mrs. primruse, you have the finest
chiidrcn in the whole country
"Ay, neighbour" she would answer,
"th"y are rs heaven made them
handsome enough if they be good
enough; for handsome is that handsome
d"t'' ,
And then -hr would bid the girls hold
up thcIr h"aus, VINO, I" conceal nothing,
were certainty very handsome
Matrimony was always one Of my ia
write topics, and ! wrote several ser
mons to prove its happiness. 1t was
perhaps, from hearing marriage 50 Otter
recommended that my eldest son, upon
leaving Oxford, fixed his affections upon
. ncighboriug clcrgyman's daughter. Mis-
Arabclla Wllmot, who was allowed by
all except my two daughtcrs) to b,
completely pretty. Everything wa,
soon happily arranged, but, ms Mr.. viii
mot was courling his fourth wife, and
always stoutIy contended that clergy
men should not marry II second time
cur controversies on the point began I,
cool his friendship. The day before tn,
wedding II relation of mine called will
sorry news.
oThe merchant in town u s,id ho 90,
who.c hands vnur mnnnv w,Y lnioed
hn. oppn Nh +, ,vnid Lomkyuntcy annJ p;
thonoht not to have left a shiIIing In III,
round"
Th;s hI,y ,oo, dotorriod W. W;l,,o
:, nrrok off tho match and mv cmmiI,
GunL th.m.olya. hmmbloj IN ~, wnrIJ
wi,bnnt an oJrcotion va ro,dor ,bom naI
Ian. tn i,s cnntcmnt Az WA naJ oni,
cIOo0 romnining out If eli ooo
ioyfrIlv acrcntcJ q small cure Of f,
,.cn n0unJs q vcor me,ninr 10 in
cron.n mu sola,v law c,]rn,imn Mw oLI
o.t an, Gcnrge R)oyinc stnr,rd for Ton
don TO SOCK his fortune, We set out 800
after for our new home. Stopping tn
first night at an obscure inn. we foun,
there a poor gentleman, named Burchrl.
who lacked money to nav his reckoning
having temporariIv IMPOVERISHED him
self by his beneyolence. | gladly len
him two pounds, and, during part of tn
nnyt doy ho travoled Win ua irwin
me On entertaining account Of SIR vii
liam Thornhill, the generous and eccen
trio uncle OF our new landlord, and en-
dearing himself to us all by p~lungin
into n rapid stream and r~eseuing Sophia
who had been thrown from her horse h
the force of tho current.
Orr ro,roa, mo-. r,,lo roiohho,
booJ IS r,",,aI mm rho honn on
atoru n a nr'i, ,ba,ohnJ o"J u;ooI
w~hitewasbed inside and thouoh III
same room served for n narlor nm
kitchen that onIv madc II the warme,
We bad manv ,imnIe Measures 70 refres
usaftar nmr bonnIt indu.trv and oito
:, '",a,Tar u,h"n ,ha woo,hor wa. Gn,
rn",; ,na, nUorshaJor,oJ m;t
baw,horn ond honovoucLIo
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mere, one holiday, q genleel your