Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-10-03

pains 10 appear easy ana happy 10 OtnerS
than really to make ourselves so. Ofall
ldisparities, that in humor make the most
unhappy marriages, yet scarce enters in
into our thoughts at the contracting Of
them. Several that are in this respect
unequalIy yoked, and uneasy for life with
person Of particular character, might
have been pleased and happy with per-
son Of a contrary one, notwithstanding
they are perhaps equally virtuous and
laudable in their kind. 49,, IL F.. .-..
Before marriage we cannot be too ex.
quisite and discerning in the faults of the
person beloved } nor afte r ttoo dim sight
ed and superficial. However perfect and
accomplished the person appears to you
at distance, you will find many blem-
ishes and imperfections in their humor,
upon more intimate acquaintance, which
you perhaps never discovered or suspect
ed. Here, therefore, discretion and good
nature are to show their strength; the
first will hinder your thoughts from,
dwelling on what is disagreeable, the
other will raise in you all the tenderness
Of compassion and humanity, and by de-
grees soften those very imperfec,ions in
to beauties.
Marriage enlarges the scene Of our
happiness and mseres. A marriage of
love is pleasant; marriage Of interest
easy; and marriage where both meet,
happy. A happy marriage has in all the
pleasures Of friendship, all the enjoyment
Of scenes and reason; and, indeed, all the
sweets Of life. Nothing is greater
mark Of degenerate and vicious age,
than the common ridicule which passes
on the stage of life. 1t is, indeed, only
happy in those who can look down with
scorn and neglect on the impielies Of the
times, and tread the paths of life together
in constant uniform course of virtue.
A TAILOR "DoNE BRowN. Mot many
years since, there lived in the "morap
city Of Boston, two young bucks, rather
waggish in their ways, and who were in
the habit Of patronising rather extensive
~ tailor by the name Of Smith. Well
one day, into his shop these two young
bloods strolled. Says one of them
sSmlth, we've been making bet; no"
we wait yOu " IlldhC CdCl VI 10 q SUI
Of clothes--wat till the bet is decided
and the one that loses will pay tho
whole
"Certainly, gentlemen, l shall be mos
happy to serve vou," says Smith, ant
forthwith their measures were taken, AM
!, in due course Of time the clothes wer
} sent home.
A month or two passed by, and yet GU
friend the tailor saw nothing Of his tw
customers. One day, however, he me
them in Washington street, and thlnkin!
it almost time the bet was decided, h.
made p to them, and asked them no,
= their clothes fitted. -.. g..
"Oh! excellently," says one; "by tt
, by, Smith, our bet isn't decided yet"
, "Ah!' says Smith, "what is it?'
"Why, bet that when Bunker-Hil
! Monument falls, it viN fall toscards III
South! Bill here took me up, and whe
the bet is decided, we'll call and pay 80
) that little bill" 80. ..... .-..r,
Smiths face stretched to double i,
usual length, but he soon recovered hi
wonted good humor, and, says he
; "Boys, I'm sold let's 60 to Brig ham
and take 'snilier;' and tell you what
5 boys, say nothing about it, and III SEM
, you receipted bills this afternoon"