The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-05-07
GLITTER AND GOLD.

CHAPTER I.
" Dress makes the man. and want Of the eow"-PoPE.
"And so that is the man whom you have
been praising so highly to me, of late," ex-
claimed Ann Carpenter, as the street door
closed
"It is.".
"Of all things!"
Mary paid no attention to the remark of
her friend she was bending over the astral,
endeavoring to prevent it from giving too
strong light; but she turned it down too
far, and had to screw it up again; and then
she let the blaze stream up so that it almost
cracked the glass. 1t took her some time
to suit her fancy, but she did not seem to be
thinking of the lamp, and so she was the more
excusable.
Her cheeks were somewhat flushed, and
there was dreamy smile about her lips, and
light in her eye, that was not always there.
could not be that Ann Carpenters remarks
had so absorbed her attention, could it?'
"And so you do not like him." said she at
length, seating herself.
aLike him, Mary!-why he is perfect
ragamuffin. could pick up many mechanic
or country farmer in the streets, who looks
better than he."
"Perhaps you could ;-I,h some O. our
country farmers are among the finest looking
men in the world"
"But you do not pretend to say that they
would be fit society fer you?"
"They might not; but think the unfit
ness would be rather mental than personal.
But with Mr.. Ashley the case is far other
.wise-I am sure you could not have listened
to his interesting conversation, or you would
be less severe in your criticism"
"No, indeed; one glance was sufficient
! neither wished to see OF hear anything Of
him, after he first entered the room. Did
yeu notice his coat? 1t must have been
made for his grandfather; and as for the
rest of his apparel, | presume it was pro-
cured from some second hand clothing
store. am very sure that it never was fit
ted for him."
sVery well, then, it probably deserves
the credit Of being paid for, and that is more
than can be said Of manly an elegant garb. !"
"Well, like to see people dress decent
ly, whether their clothes are paid for or not.
To think that you, who have been SO fasti-
dious with regard to the gentlemen of your
acquaintance, should sit the whole evening,
absorbed in the conversation of such a fel-
low as that--it is to me perfectly astoiish-
ing"
"My fastidiousness, as you choose to call
il, Ann, never pertained particularly to coats
and boots, if remember right. 1t may be
that the very thing which you dislike so
much in Mr.. Ashley, is that which makes
him so very agreeable to me-"
"Well, if you have fallen in love with
such an array as that, you must have curl
Gus fancy; that's ALL"
"Understand me, if you please, do not
mean to say that have fallen in love with,
or found any thing particularly agreeable in
Mr.. Ashley's clothing. When fall in love,
i hope it will be with something better than
the coat of barbarian sheep, OF the wind
ing sheet of silk worm. What mean to
say is, that negligence of personal appear
ance, which SO disgusts you with MIR. A., may
he the result Of an exclusive attention to the
cultivation of those mental powers with
which am so delighted"
"Verily, do not think shall care for an
acauaintance whose mental endowments were
so all absorbing that he could not stop to
comb his hair Of morning, or to brush his
coat after having been lodged in the watch
house, to pay for stumbling over the broken
pavement, when star gazing at unseasonable1
hours. And besides, | do not believe your
Philosophy. think man of really culti-
yated mind, will show refinement also in his
person"
"We have many examples 10 the contrary,
Ann. How many -four great men have been
noted for their negligence, and even sloven-
illness in dress"