Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-02-19
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MARRYING A FORIUNE.

''anh will admirably becosn- your dask aud
,rcsses, though they need no ornament
to enhance their beauty"
They Goa; an immense sum-" aided yir
s'nia, bat yoa know bis fortune IL .ufhcieu,
70 variant a little cx;n vsgancc."t
ihs' is'onlc 81 fortune was The son 81 o
souihern:r, who had heaped up grea, stores OF
b. his miscrly dealings and cconomi.
cal cSpcatituIcs. lie was a man Of no eaaca.
ton sni bat httic priaciplc. Frcqucn,iy he
has remarked, that education anl knowledge
never Accelerate a mans fortune, tu,
rather cause him to neglect the opportunity of
ga'hering the glitterinS gold aud silver which
his whole soul was bent Oh acquiring. His
r"ti"g lore was money. Bat as riches pro-
longs not the life Of msn. grim death came
and he went hence, leaving his gold behind
with a ihankless family, who soon s~auander,
ea't away in much less tim than it fcquired
HIM to accumulate it. His son launched out
into The world with many brigh, a~n,icipaiions
ami consequential airs; Tor he knew that Ice
had a handsome face, and ga ample fortune,
which lac thought was enough for ans one 10
have, forgetting his education, which was
limited To a small degree. II i. true that ne
knew tn form of the earth was that of n
globe, and the water covered more than two
uilnds OF ats surface; bnt the quer, i'm his
mind was, when the earth turned upon its
axis, why The water dill not spill out and
inundatc the other third. Ills conversation
were university turned upon etiquette asd
the fashions Of the day. Chesterfield aud
Dorssy we've ARE the only works tina, he had
ever thoroughly studied.
Virginia D, wasa very beautiful girl.
anl was remarkable for her easy AMI g~rlceiul
manners AMI gentle disposition, vet her eS-
love for gay and gaudy attire, ami the
nignihcencc that wealth could procure. was !
unprecedented. She was introduced TO Ma. :
b. one Of his fnenl,, as an beimss.
Afler a few visits he determined to propose a
carriage. which she unpremcditatcly accepted q
'ithcut ois spark OF devoted or unalloyed I
lection. She never drcaInrd al principles a
e a cultivated and congcnisl mind her sor.
sd affection looked only TO the Qualification y
I an inofdinaie taste Tor gnadcur. '
Claude and Virginia were friends from &
hildicof, and every secret was commuuica L
d TO each other with confidence. She had z
en solicited 20 he her bridesmaid. Daring +"
'e day previous 10 her marriage, She called a
maxi some arrangements fof the evening.
ns silently glided TO Virginia. room and saw
er sitting near the window with hrr head
ent upon her hand apparently in deep though, /.
at on approaching her and bending to look :,
. her face which was veiled with her long a
lossy curls, TO her surprise Sic founl bss
All" exclaimed Claude, mo, in tears on ,
ny bridal day, | hopc. VIVA, has caus. 4
q the scaldins tear TO dia.s Thy brigh,
'ye' has sorrow so soon cas-, hsT sable robe
'rcr thy Young hearty But perhaps they are
EARS OF regret Tor leaving HON, aud friends TO
'weil among slmngersf"
She slowly raised her heal snA esrcIes,l,
."Sscd baek ben curs as shs-oasta ssd smile
he's is.end, aud answered. Il have been
hking a cursoey review OF tie pas, and m,
heart dictates 8. diaerent course OH slle
plsAionateiy exclaimed every look, word and
action are inteiibiy engravcn on my memory
and the mofc | Try Ia Roget, the more my
memory reveals. How well / remem.
er his noble and %dignided person-his gisan
iic intellect, and above all his firm and hon.
oraPie principles; but mus, have aflueuce
i never could be oontentto dwell in a cot.
.sse aud waste my beauty Oh the deseI, air.
/ wish TO iaeetthe gsze Of adniring eyes. and
nc tbe belle Tor a season. You, dear Claude
would b. bor- consenil TO him, as you do
not love gold nos anguish ios wealth
Virginia. do catch your meaninel Can
you vel q man who has not your hearts drst,
best ahec'ions' How can YOU b. 40 mcrce.
nary' Imagine for a m.omen. what womb ~
has iseilngs ifie knew aha, you welded ~.
gold and not himself. You mus. rememb.r
that a man gumnis his wifcs love with a mi,
ehy carr. Pause, Virginia. and look upon
what a precipiee YOU are standing-one step.
and YOU plunge yourself in ~tefnins bic sor.
row and wrctchedness. then your faded beauty
viii no longer sustain you, aud your scared
heart viii call VA vain foT a clear consciencr
Cease. dear Claude. lean bear itno longer
you would persuade me against my own
viii To relinquish him. I zee no great harm in
wedding him for his fortune"
do you know he ,hinks lie is getting an
heireas; but that is a fatal mistake and soon
he viii learn better"
Virgins, think lac admire. and loves
YOU.
"Oh yes" She answered "as much As he Is
espableot. know he iss yefy i~lliterale man,
and do not anticipate msny LEARNED CONVEX