Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-06-29
from the LqI.es Baot.
MARK MENIDEN.

lnto az old grandfather before your time
IA pretty wife is pretty thing, Molk,
and Il pretty house is pretty th.ng-but
hang It!-one must have little Of life
Mark Mcriden stood at his books, while
Ben Sanlord-the rougish-;hc merry
the song-singing-th Ben Of nIl Ecns,
was thus urging on him the claims Of a
projected frolic that evening. Now Ben,
was precisely the messenger for such an
embassy-there was fun in the twinkle Of
his blue eye, and a world Of waggery in
the turn Of his head, and in a pair Of broad
roguish dmples that went dolging mcrri-
", in and out OF his ch~chs every time he
spoke, and he laid hold or Marks arm to
drag him away. But Mark shook OH his
hand and finished summinr up column
Of fgurcs-put the botting paper into the
book and the book into the place, wiped
his penal with an air Of great thought
fulncss- and at last turning TO Ben, said
- | think J wont go this time
Becausc-because, said Mark smiling;
because havc an odd fancy that should
hike Mrs. Merchants company bottcr this
evening"
Hang Mrs Moridcn-bcg pardon Mark
hang myself for saying so but one
don't like to sec a fine fellow buried alive!
come, take a roal wake up with u.s.
THANK you, Ben, but | hav'nt been
asleep, md don't need it. So I'll go home
and see my wife, and thereat Mark turned
a resoIuto footstcp homcward, az a well
trained husband ought.
Now says ono Of our readers, Fwho
was Mark McridcnP You would not have
asked, good reader, if you had lived in
the town o., when his name first
appeared on the outside Of one Of its most
fashionable shops, Mark Meridcn' sur
rounded by those waving insignia Of grace
md fashion, that young bellies need to have
turned their eyes off from behojlug.-
Every thing in the tasteful establishment
told Of well arranged business, and Mark
himself tho mirror Of fashion, taultIess in
every article of costume, quick, attentive,
polite, was every day to be seem thoro, win
ming golden opinions from all sor!s OF
people, Marks shop became the resort
of high ton--thc fashionable exchange, Tie
promenade Of beauty aad wealth, who
came there to be enlightened as to the
ways and means Of disposing Of their sur
plus reycEuc-tO see and to hc seen. SO
attentive, polite and conside was Mark,
SO profound his bows, so bright his eyes,
50 uueXccpuonabIo his wh@kcrs, that it
might have proved a dangerous resort for
the ladies', had not n neat, tasteful house,
going up in the neighborhood, boon cur
routIy reported as the future residence Of
an already elected Mrs. Mcridcn; and in a
few months, the house neatly finished, and
tastefuly furnished, received very prot
" lady, who called herself to that effect.
She was rs truly refined and lovely wo-
man as cvor formed tho centre flower Of
domestic boquet, and Mark nigh. justly
be pnrdoncd for having as good again an
opinion Of himself for having been ioII-
nate enough 10 secure her
Mark had an extensive circle Of business
and pleasure ocquantanccs, for he had
been one Of a social, compNnioaobIc sor,
whose money generally found It's way oot
OF his pocket in very fair proportion TO the
rate it came il. In short, he was given
to clubs, oyster suppors, and now and
then n wine party, and various other So
cioi privileges for clcyatHr one spirits
and depressing ones cash, that abound
among enlightened communities.
Eat nevertheless, at jh' ho'tomot Mark $
head, there was a very substantial stratum
OF a certain quality, called common sense,
trait which though twas never set down
in any chart Of chronology, may very
Justly be called u faculty, and one too
which mahos a very striking dtl1r3 CO
among people as the world goes. In con-
sequence of being thus constituted, Mark,
when he found himself in love with, and
engaged to a very pretty girl, began 10 re
i.ct with more than ordinary seriousness
on his habits, ways and manners of Wc-
/ Ic also took an accurate SURVEY Of his
business, formed ar average estimate Of
his future income on the sotcrost Pro5ab,-
M.os, and determined to live Wi,Liu thai
He also provided himself with a SINAI, &C.
count Book, with which h. intended - live
Ia habits of very close aclu1iu,ancc, and
IN Ibis book he dcs igncd TO note Gown ell
The savings consequent upon the ro.reach-
ing oil certain little extras tclurn alluded
: 10, in which he had been in the habit Q.
pretty freely INDUCING himself
pom the present occasion, il had cost
him somc effort 10 say no for Mark was
on, Of your easy 'c.ovar follows toWhom
the enumeration Of this htl,o sy.,a5.2 cauS-
IS MS mnch trouble rs all :hc gu.terals Of
the German. However, when lie came in
Eh, Of his rarlor windows through which
q bright fire was shining hocu,oroa
and found the clean glowing hearth. ia2
easy chs.t drawn up iu f...' su. . ra.