Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-04-01
A Sketch from Real Life.
1T is TOO LATELY J. R. CHANDLER

1t is WE'LL said the venerable man to his
wife, as they sat together late one evening
in July, 1910. 1t is well that we discov-
cred the character and habits of the young
man, before he had advanced further in
our esteem; he might else have inveigled
our only daughter into marriage, and
brought disgrace upon us, as well as upon
our child
Which would have beenmsery to US too,
surely said the wife.
1T would have been insupportable misery
But thank Cod continued he, raising his
eyes in heartfelt gratitude, i was informed
in season to prevent my child from the dis
grace of a connection with a
with a what' said a good looking
young man, bowling to the venerable pair,
with what, SIR speak out now. l am
your daughters husband, and it seems not
unfit that there should be so much conf
dence between father and son, as that the
latter should know the opinion Of the for
mer upon his pursuits, when the former
knows the relation in which each stands to
the other
If it is too late to prevent the marriage
said the father
1T is too ate.'
Then, at least, though my rights as ia
Their may have ceased, those of husband
and a man are unimpaired; and if cannot
rule those in my house, l can, at least, say
who shall be its inmates
Father said the bride, kneeling with
clasped hands, do not cast me from you;
give my--give him time, at least, to prove
that you have not done him justice. Mo-
Their, dear motherP
The closing of the door at the other side
of the room drew the attention of the sup
plant and she found that her husband was
the only one left with her, 1t was "too
late"
Hand in hand the newly married pair
left what had been to the wife an Eden of
quiet happiness. The stern commands of
a father were there, al least, TO be obeyed,
and she was yet to learn whether a serious
act of disobcdience on her part would ever
be forgiven by one who had seemed wrap
ped up in her affections-whose life was
apparently entwined with her OBEDIENCE
She left that Eden then. Hand in hand
the banished pair took their departure; and,
as the offending daughter and confding
wife turned back to look at the closing
door of her paternal mansion, it seemed to
her, indeed, as if some angel, severe in aw-
full beauty, guarded the portal against her
entrance 10 the place which she had desc.
Grated by 6ial disobedience.
The pride of the new husband was just
too much for his situation. He was anx-
ious, not only 10 maintain his wife indie
pendently of her family, but to give her
many of those comforts TO which she had
been accustomed. lie could easily have
attained the former, and met all her wishes
in that respect; but his pride induced him
to neglect rational means of acquiring or
binary comforts, and led him TO resort to
what he deemed chances of sudden wealth.
He had, before his marriage, suffered in the
estimation of many respectable persons, by
his associating with certain dashing young
men, who, TO their other social qualities
were supposed to add that of games Of
hazard. He had amused himself in thai
way without pecuniary profit. and by OBJ
servation, had learned the tricks of the ar
without practising them upon others.
Time passed onward, and the young wifi
became mother, and saw, in the birth Of