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But Ma, said Mary, looking up hest
Ningly after pause. during which she
piled her needle with increased velocity
is il right. is ii maideuly, to make such
advances, even, if one liked the gentle
Mrs. Stewar! laid her work down % the
table, and seating herself in The chair,
said,
Really. Mary, you are SO full Of such
romantic notions. Proper' TO BE- sure.
MsidenIys Why. how else would bash
tui young man, such as Mr. Sanford, gel
a wife. No girl ought 10 overstep certain
limits. But when she sees man dying
for her, who yet is SO modest that he5lscks
the courage 10 address her, she is Ounce
il she does not encourage him. Men have
10 De managed, child I would NOT for
the world tell you to do anything ihdeco-
rous, but neither would 1 have you throw
away fortune from false notions Of mo-
kdesty."
Mary piled her needle again with in
creased rapidly, and finally said. timidly,
| "But suppose one .cannot love the rich
sutton r. RI
She did not dare 10 raise her eyes as
she spoke, and when shs bad finished ,sher
heightened ecolor andslnsfvous agitation
seemed 70 imply that she feared the effect
her words would produce. Her mother
suHereda minute to elapse before reply.
ling, during which delay Mary felt as il
she could sink through The floor, for she
knew that be. mothers eyes were bent
on her disaPProSingly, though she saw il
i not.
II am astonished," at last began Mrs.
Stewart, II am astonishrd. Mary that you
will persist ia these foolish notions
Love what is il The love you dream
offs childish, ridiculous sentiment, which
j is dissipated the instant you enter on the
realities OF life. No sensible woman en-,
lertains it for moment. and the silly girls
who feed on romances, marry with sYah
feelings, lose them with the honey moon,
and repent their conduct the'rest Of theii
life. The right kind Of love is based Oh
knowledge Of the means suitor possesses
TO make you happy. and the chiefot these
lis wealth. II is an old proverb when pow
20 rty comes in at the door love fiits out al
Z IN window and il you look around a
i, nh our acquaintance you will see tns
St trpA of this saying. There rs Mrs
is be- now poor sickly creature woFr
= doNa1with care, Who, when married wa'
. the bAs Of the circle. She married To-
!. love. aaNdoa't now, believe, spend one
!. happy q in the year. Contrast ne
with Mrs Apes, whom you remember
D thin, embarrA sed girl, but WIG, since ne
: union With the rich Mr.. Jones, has oeeI
! transformed into0ne OF tn most lady ,lIk
{ IF our Acquaintance, and has carrsag
' and servants at her control. She AWAY
dresses =. the FIRST Style gives elegan
: parties, I, tiis the envy Of al who kno'
y her." -
5, Mary listened ID silence, moi daring
aireply. A silence Of several minelss er
wed, when Mrs. StewaftA Tor ! desegn
=. sRuH be sasSyg, ~ ~ s&%
~ sd = ~ .aSis.5S Il Isl IS asI
&. pEr5i<t4 HeisIich and would ensuI
: Won happiness but ssth Mr.. sfeWtop f
husbs6ds your life would be . continui
s,-n0ole against mordfcaus@. want an
n -. iortane. Bot 7 have the cs>6denc
~ Won which persusdes me yoe gre
II Nth me. and that on 80 inporlant N
~ s This. We shall not differ: You ns
always been duhiul chilo' MARY sAe