The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1846-07-17
MISCELLANY.
How to make Young Wife Of an old
Maid.

1t is generally tile case, that the more
beautiful and the richer young female is,
the more difficult, are both her parents and
herselfin in the choice of husband, aud the
more offers they refuse. The one Is too
tall, the other too short, this not wealthy,
this not respectable enough Meanwhile
one spring follows another, and year after
year carries away leaf and leaf, Of the
bloom OF youth, and opportunity after op
portunity. Miss Harriet Selwood as the
richest heiress in her native town; but she
had already completed her twenty seventh
year, and beheld almost all her young
friends united TO men whom she had at one
time or other discarded. Harriet began
to be sci down for an old maid. Her parents
became really uneasy, and she herself la
mented in private position which is not
a natural one, and to which those to whom
nature and fortune have been niggardly Of
their 6 ihs, are obliged to submit: but Har-
ret, as we have SAID was both handsome
and rich.
Such was the state Of things, when her
uncle, a wealthy merchant in tho north of
England, came on a visit to her parents.
He was jovial. lively, straight -forw ard
man, accustomed to attack all dil culties
boldly and closely. "You see," said he.
father 10 HIN one day, Harriet continues
single The girl is handsone; aud then
she is to have fortune;even 10 his scanda :
the slgntes imputation against her, Ell
she Is getting 10 be an old mald."
=" True, replied The ancie; 'hut look
YOU, brother, the graad p,,ut Ia every al
fair Ia this world is to setzi The proper mo.
neni; that you ave not done. tt is mls
f1rIuue, but let he girl gn along with me
and before the end Of two months | walt
certainly return her to ynu as the wife ot
a citzenas young and wealthy as herself =
Away went the niece with the uncle
On the way home, he thus addressed her:
Mind wha, arr going TO say. You are
no ionger Miss Selwuod but Mrs Lumley,
my niece, young, wealthy, childless wild
ow; you had the misfortune to lose your
husband, Col Lnmley, after happy union
ofa year and quarter, by Q fall from his
horse While hunting"
a"But. uncle "
"Let me manage, il yon please, Mrs
Lumey. Your father has invested me with
full powers--Ifere, look you, is the we'd
ding ring, given you by your late husband
Jewels, and whatever else you need, your
aunt will supply you with, and accussom
Yourself to cast down your eyes"
The keen-witted uncle introduced his
niece everywhere, and everywhere the
: young widow excited great sensation
The gentlemen thr onged about her, and
she soon had her choice out oftwenty sui.
tors. Her uncle advised her TO accent the
one who was the deepest in love with her.
and rare chance decided that this should
be precisely the most amiable and opulent.
The match was soon concluded, and one
day the uncle desired to say few words
to his future nephew in private.
"My dear SIR" he began, 1--WE have told
you an untruth."
slow so! are Mrs. Lumley's --
"Nothing of the kind; my niece is sim
cerely attached to you."
sThen her fortune, | suppose. is not SO
great as you told me-"
"On the contrary, it is larger"
"Weil what is the matter then!'
"a joke, an innocent joke, which came
INTO my head one day, when / was in a
good humori we couta not recall it after.
: wards. Ny niece is not widow"
.'Wha,! is Col. Lamiey livingp'
mo, no, she is spinster."
The lover protested that he was haps
pier fellow than he had ever conceived
himself; and the old maid was forthwith
me,amorposed iuto wife,
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