Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-12-02

side; and when his mother talked of Mary
good qualities, and said in return for all tn
kindness they bad received, she should invit'
her niece to spend some time with them in Ney
York, Edward merely answered, every well
ma'am, shall be very glad if you do, and re
turned to his book again. Cousin Mary wa
nothing more to him than kind relative, tina
was certain.
By and by our invalid was enabled to leave
his room and get into the parlor. How delight
full it was to be once more one of the family eli
Gle, to meet them all at their merry evening
meal; when uncle Nelands mirth-inspirine
laugh was awakened by Toms jokes or Neds
witticisms-where aunt Neland poured out
the tea in large generous cups, and little Sue
dropped in the sugar, by way of helping along
Ned began to fancy he should like country
life almost as well as he did country fare. Here
too our hero made still further discoveriesin bis
cousin Mary's character. He saw her with hel
parents, such dutiful daughter; with her broth
ers and sisters, so kind and gentle; with her
friends so courteous and attentive. Every day
brought some new excellence to light, which
far outweighed the want of personal charms.
Personal charms why she wasn't plain look
ing girl after all-Ned's opinion was changing
hadn't she blue eyes and white teeth! and if
her mouth was rather large, was it not garnish-
ed with smiles and was not her hair smooth
and glossy? With a sophist had Ned become
But there was one thing which annoyed him a
little though he could not exactly tell why, and
that was, the frequent visits of just such clev-
er fellow as he had wished his cousin Mary
might fall in with, A handsome fellow, too,who
bore the stamp of nature true nobility in form
and feature, with well lined purse to boot a
desideratum in those days as well as now
These visits decided the fate of our hero. A
man can stand anything better than rival, and
so one morning, when his mother and aunt were
out visiting, and he and Mary were left tete-d-
tete in the parlor, Ned popped the question:
He didn't go down on one knee, because he
couldn't, but he just told her that he loved her
better than any thing else in the world; and
could not be happy without her.
Ibelieve ladies seldom make any response
upon these interesting occasions, at least Mary
did not, but see suffered him to retain the hand
he held, and when she looked up, those gentle
blue eyes were full of tears, and Ned kissed
them away, and M airy did not forbid him.
"What strange things come to pass, some
times," said fair Garry Lindsay, as she and
Fanny Neland were strolling down Broadway,
about six months after this. 'Who would have
thought, Fan, that cousin Ned, with all his
boasted love of beauty would have married such
a plain girlf'
"Who indeedf' said Fanny" '.de who
was such worshipper of female charms, and
ind once declared that his wife should be the
landsomest creature in the world"
"All men are alike" said Miss Lindsay, with
! toss of her pretty head, ''and are sure to do
he very thing they once abjured. You never
eard a man rave about beauty in your life,who
lid not in the end marry fright"
Sand Ned has not proved an exception to
o general rule" replied her cousin, laughing.
Now If Mary had been rich, we might per-
APPS say he had found something better than
retty face"
And Fanny Neland was right though not
xactly in the sense in which she intended-for
led acknowledges that his plain little wife is |
worth dozen sparkling bellies, and that he has
ound something far superior to beauty, in her
God understanding and warm affections. Some
hing that will at last, when Time, with ruth
,ss finger, has stolen the roses from the cheek
nd turned each shining tress to gray.-Week-
Y Paper.