Evening star., 1927-11-07
Copyright. 1929
WORLD FAMOUS STORIES
THE WEDDING OF JENNY DIsTAFF
By RICHARD STEELE.

(Richard Steele. 1e72;172e. was an Irish
and The Spectator: These papers were were
really series of essays or sketches. but they
appeared at periodical intervalsl
My sister Jenny's lover. the honest
TranquilIus, for that shall be his
name. has been impatient with me
to dispatch the necessary direction
for his marriage; that while 1 am
taken up with imaginary schemes, as
he calls them, he might not suffer the
torture Of expectation. When l had
reprimanded him for the ardor where
in he expressed himself, which
thought had not enough of that
veneration with which the sanctity of
marriage is to be approached, l told
him, 1.-The day Of his nuptials should
be on the Saturday following, which
was the eighth instant"
On the seventh, in the evening,
poor Jenny came into my chamber,
and, having her heart full OF the great
change to a wife, she long sat client.
I saw she expected me to entertain
her on this important subject, Whlch
was too delicate circumstance for
herself to touch upon: wherenpon ]
relieved her modesty In The following
manner:
Sister" said T, "you are now 30
ing from me; and be contented that
YOU leave the company of talkative
old man for that of a sober young
one: but take this along with you, that
there is no mean in the state you are
entering into, but you are to be ex-
uuiSitely happy or miserable. and your
fortune in this way of life will be
wholly of your own making. In all
the marriages I have ever seen, most
of which have been unhappy ones. the
great cause of evil has proceeded from
slight occasions; but l take it to be
the first maxim in a married condi-
dition that you are to be above trit1es
When two persons have SO good an
opinion of each other as to come to-
gether for life, they will not differ
in matters of importance, because
they think of each other with respect,
in regard to all things of consdera-
ton that may affect them and are
prepared for mutual assistance and re-
lief in such occurrences; but for less
occasions they have formed no reso-
lutions, but leave their minds unpre-
pared.
"This, dear Jenny, Is the reason
that the quarrel between Sir Harry
Wilitt and his lady, which began
about her squirrel. Is irreconcilable.
Sir Harry was reading grave author;
she runs into his study, and in
playing humor, claps the squirrel upon
the book. He threw the animal In a
rage upon the floor; she snatches it
up again, calls Sir Harry sour ped.
ant, without good nature or good
manners. This cast him into such
rage, that he threw down the table
before him, kicked the book round the
room; then recollected himself: Lord,
madam said he, why did you run
into such expressions? / was, said
he, lin the highest delight with the
author, when you clapped your
squirrel upon my book; and, smiling,
added upon recollection, Il have great
respect for your favorite, and pray
let US all be friends My lady was so
far from accepting this apology, that
she Immediately conceived resolu-
ton to keep him under forever; and
with a serious air replied: There is
no regard to be had to what a man
says, who can fall into so indecent a
rage and such an abject submission
in the same moment, for which l abso-
lutely despise you
Upon which she rushed out of the
room. Sir Harry stayed some minutes
behind, to think and command him.
self; after which he followed her into
her chamber, where she was PROSTATE
upon the bed, tearing her hair, and
naming twenty coXcombs who would
have used her otherwise. This pro-
voked him to so high a degree that
he forbore nothing but beating her,
and all the servants in their family
were at their several stations listen
ing, whilst the best man and woman.
the best master and mistress DETAINED
each other In way that is not to be
repeated even at Billingsgate-where
all gossip and invective may be heard.
"You know this ended in an i'm
mediate separation: she longs to re-
turn home. but knows not how to do
it; he invites her home every day. Her
husband requires no submission of
her: but she thinks her very return
will argue she Is to blame, which she
ls resolved to be forever, rather than
acknowledge 1t. Thus, dear Jenny,