Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-04-25
f' From the Lady's National Magazine
MY FORTUNES MADE. " q.
BY MARY ALEx1NA SMITH.

My young friend Cora Lee, was gay
dashing girl. tond Of dress, and looking
always as if. to use a common ga ing.
Just out of handbook. Cora was belle,
ofcourse, and had many admirers. Among
the number Of these, was young man
named Edward douglass. who was the
very pink Of neatness, IN all matters per.
tanning to dress, and exceedingly partc'l-
lar in his observance of the little proprle.
ties oflife.
! saw, from the first, that if Douglass
pressed his suit, Cora's heart would be an
easy conquest: aDc so it proved.
How admirably they are fitted for each
other" remarked to my husband, on the
night Of the wedding. Their tss,es are
similar, and their habits so much alike.
that no violence will be done to the feel
ings of either, in the more intimate asso-
Citations that marriage brings. Both are
neat in person and orderly by instinct: and
both have good principles"
''From all present appearances, the
match will lie good one" replied my
thing like reservation in bis tone.
! ''Do you really think so Z" | said. a
little Ironically for Mr.. Smiths approval
ofthe marriage was hardly warm enough
! TO suit my fancy. 800 81
"Oh, certainly! Why not 2" he re
piled. H1.' aa| os. "a"'. +.
felt little freued at my husbands
mode of speaking but made no further
remark upon the subject. He is never
very enthusiastic, or sanguine and did
not mean. in this instance, to doubt the
fitness of the parties for happiness in the
marriage state, as l-half imagined. For
myself, 1 warmly approved my friends
choice, and called her husband lucky
nan to secure for companion thro' life,
a woman 40 admirably fitted to make one
like him happy But visit which ] paid
to Cora, one day, about six weeks after
the honey moon had expired, lessened my
enthusiasm on, the subjecI. and awoke
some unpleasantdoubts. 1t happened tina,
| called soon after breakfast. Cora mel
me in the parlor. looking like very fright.
She wore soiled and crumpled morning
wrapper her hair was in papers: and
she had on dirty stockings, and a pair of
old slippers down at the heels. ~.
/ "Bless me. Cora. "isaid I,''wha. is the
1 matter? Have you been sick ?''re,t sai,
/ mo. O Why do you ask Is my disha-
billie rather on the extreme % .ssr aa,-
4 "Candidly, | think it is, Cora," was my
! .'Oh. we'll, no matter she carelessly
! replied ''my fortunes made." iI ~
q ''TdOnt, clearly understand you.' i,.5
4 ''I'm married, you3know.",l ra.ga..l
4 t'Yes 3 lam aware. Ofthat fact. '''lei E
sa'No need to be so particular in dres
Il now."G 1iad,af0qb g.enjbBoeos Eae ,a5s
II y''Why nOta3 l56i aaa ss5d eIl
!tDid'nt just say 2" replied Cora
my torture made. I've gotta husband
& Beneath an air of iesting was apparsn
. thereal earnestness Of my friend. iiaH
"YOu dressed with careful regard (
}. taste and nes,nfss, in order to win Ed
ward love Q" Said I. si4ar Ii Il
os"Cerieinly did.''lio7 4saa, has 5s.f
2 s'And shOulc you not do the same in Oh
der to retainiitl" go 49, ssos sssI q
"Wby, Mrs. Smith! Do you think m
husbands affection goes no deeper tia
& aiuee4 E8sits go ssf2e7 s ,osa4azsp