Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1842-03-05

A description in the manner in which
young wife is made out of an old maid
is given by an English Journal. The
story furnishes matter for good comedy
1t is generally the case that the more
beautiful and richer young female is
the more difficult are both her parents
and herself in the choice of husband,
and the more offers they refuse. The
one is too tall the other too short, this not
wealthy enough. Meanwhile one spring
passes after another, and year after year
carries away leaf after leaf OF the bloom
Of youth, and opportunity after opportu-
nifty.
Miss Harriet Selwood was the richie st
helress OF her native town but she had
already completed her twenty seventh
year, and beheld almost all her Young
friends united to men that she had at one
Time or another discarded. Harriet be-
gan to be set down for an old maid. Her
parents became really uneasy, and she
herseli lamented in private position
winch is not a natural one, and to which
those 10 whom nature and fortune had
been nlggardy Of their gifts are obliged
10 submit but Harriet as we said, was
both handsome and worry rich
Such was the state Of things when her
uncle, wealthy man in the north Of
England, came on visit to her parents.
lie was ajovial, lively, straight forward
man, accustomed to attack all difficulties
boldly and cody.
"You see," said her father to him one
day, Harriet continues single. The
girl is handsome what she is to have
tor her fortune you know ; and even in
this scandal-loying town not creature
can breathe the slightest imputation a.
gainst her, and yet she is getting to be an
old maid"
True, replied the uncle, 'but look
you brother, the grand point on every
affair in this world is TO sieze the right
moment, this you have not done it is
misfortune but let the girl go along
with me, and before the end OF three
months | will return her to you as the
wife of man as young and wealthy as
herself"
Away went the niece with her uncle.
On the way home, he thus addressed her:
" Mind what | am going to say. You
are no longer Miss Selwood, but Mrs.
Lumley, my niece ; a young wealthy
widow: you had the misfortune
to lose your husband, Col. Lumley, after
a happy union oil aquarter Of year BY
a fall from his horse while hunting"
Let me manage if you please, Mrs
Lumley. Your father has thus inves-
ted in me full powers. Here, look you,
is the wedding ring given you by your
husband. Jewels and whatever else you
need, your aunt will supply you with, and
aceustom yourself to cast down your
eyes,"
The keen witted uncle introduced his
niece every where, and every where The
young widow excited o great sensation
The gentlemen thronged about her and
she soon had the choice Of twenty sultors.
Her uncle advised her accept the one
tina: was deepest in love with her, and
rare COdllC0 ueCE0Cu tuuS w SAN - r.
cisely the most amiable and opulent'-
The match was soon concluded, and one
day the uncle desired to say lew words
to his future nephew in private. !
"My dear sir,' he begun we have told
you an untruth.
:. How so9' Are Mrs. Lumley's alice
tons"
Nothing of the kind; my niece IS SIN
,erey attached 10 you"
"Then her fortune, suppose Is not
Equal to what you told me.
son the contrary, it is larger" :,
swell, what is the matter then Y
"A Joke, an innocent joke which came
nto my head one day, when ! was IN
rood humor we would not recall II al
erwards, My niece is not widow.
"What is Col. Lumley living I"
i" No, no, she is a spinster'"
The lover protested that he was hap
her Ge low than he had considered Nun
elf and the old maid was forthwith met