Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-04-05
A MODERN MARRIAGE OF CON.
VENIENCE.

FENlENCE.
An Eastern correspondent, in a Cos
sping epistle TO the Editor, gives us
this little episode in his personal his,o-
ry. 1t is quite too graphic and felici
tous to be lost to the public. We
therefore take the liberty with our
friend, which we have taken before,
land with impunity,] in presenting the
annexed passage to our readers, trust.
ing to his kindness 10 excuse or pardon
our temeri,y. The writer has been al.
luding to the charming poem in the
knickerbocker for May, from the pen
of ALBERT PIKE, Esq, which he warm.
~ commends as "portraying feelings.
how sweet, how common in the hislo.
ry of ALL" but to him existing only in
The past:
lin truth my dear sir. although am
of very amorous nature, and have
been more or less of beau 10 a great
many of the fair sect from the lltera.
'ure 'darkIy, deeply, beautifully blue TO
the slmpering Miss, innocent alike Of
grammar and sense, l have never ex.
perlenced the emotions Of love in its
genuine presence and overmasterng
power. Something, whether accident
or fate, has always stopped me when
midway on the road to rapture or ruin.
| have never met. at least have never
intimately known. any lady whom
could love with full and perfect love.
10 my slriplinghood fritlered away a
great deal of affection very superfu
ously on chance Corners; and in my adj
ull or adullerated state | have always
been too exac,ng. My love. Of free.
dom has always cooled my longings
for connubial bliss. In all my love
passages therefore, whether the smil.
ten, or, as | sometimes vainly thought,
the smiler, l never was near the matr-
monial ENLARGEMENT but once; when
had become very intimate with a ro-
mantle and beautiful young lady, and
led on by tempting opportunities, in.
timaled good deal more than intend.
ed. / did not fully love her, for two
reasons; one, that she did not seem tc
have independence of mind enough t.
scorn the worlds opinion and be con.
tent TO die an old maid rather thar
marry one whom she could not truly
love; the second, that although an ac'
complished musicienne and dancer. and
very well read in poetic and novelisIlc
learning, she yet had not large ex
banded mind, and moreover occasion
ally broke Murrsy's commandments
with me the objectionable sin and fol
which l would apply for divorce
from Queen Cleopatra. However, be
ing great talker. with RATS Of non
sense, reams of poetry. and rivers 0
sentiment at my tongues end, succeed
ed almost uninlenlionally on four o
five moonlight evenings Clhe devil
in the moon for mischief says Byron,
in drawing fully forth the unoccupIe'
affections of her virgin heart. Her
was pretty FIX She was a charmln
girl 10 be with on endearlng terms; ye
my love was of the quasi, dubious sorr
| had said more than | Intended, an
obtained a counter sign sooner than
wished. | could not retreat aud dreaC
ed to proceed. But | did The honora
ble,' proposed and was accepted. The
there were tender meetings: my tender
ness, however, diminished as hers il
creased, and | was compelled 10 max
up for the want of subsistence by u
excess of show. Then came the pr,
senlation of my 'promlssory note
tllG ldlllCIy Out TIC Old lSliJ"
endorse He was thorough ski
flint, 'who believed IN no bible but h
ledger, and worshlpped no God but h
gold lie considered me Ihrliles
unproduclIve youth, prelIy TAR VI,
The tongue and pen, Oui not likely
raise potatoes, or make Inc pot bot
J. TINS rejection by the old cent p,
cent muruhed my pride, but dispeI st
partially my embarrassment. l consl
cred il, however, my duty 10 The your
lady to make all SORTS Of feryenl pr
positions, except that of running ava
which never mentioned Tor fear 81
should accept il. After about eighties
months of siege, half sham, half-earne'
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