2. Consider whether you have satisfied your relations to father, mother, cousin, neighbor, town, cat, and dog; whether any of these can
upbraid you.

想想你是否满足了你和父亲、母亲、表兄弟、邻居、城镇、猫和狗之间的关系,是否其中任何一个都可以责备你。
3. Useless for the patriotic Mrs. Merriwether to
upbraid her daughter and point out that homespun was the proper bridal attire for a Confederate bride.

爱国心很强的梅里韦瑟太太想批评自己的女儿,并想指出对于一位拥护南部联盟的新娘来说,穿家织布的结婚礼服也很体面嘛,可就是没有用。