Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-05-23


For those are charms which never can decay
But time, which gives new whiteness to the
swan,
Improves their lustre."
Some days since friend pointed out
to us an active and aflluent " old bach.
elor," as remarkable case of disap.
Pointment in love. Impossible p we
exclaimed, for we had known the in.
dlvidual for years, and never believed
him TO have been guilty for even a mo-
ment of tender sentiment towards the
sex. Nevertheless, our friend assured
US that more than thirty years before,
he had known of the existence of ian
engagement of the most devoted kind
1t was broken off by some trinng mis-.
understanding, which, at the time. so
controlled and preyed upon the feelings
of the now old bachelor, that he wept
like child, and for weeks was wholly
unnerved and unnamed. Sill he was
"perverse of spiril,' would not permit
any interference, gradually recovered
his self-possession, and thus, at once and
forever, terminated his intimate ac.
qualntance with woman. His first love
was his last, and his history was thus
unfortunate. He is now perfectly in
dependent in pecuniary sense, but is
"alone in the world" and has imbbed
habits and tastes which, at his lime of
life, render marriage almost impossible.
And yet, we repeat, mere tritle sepa-
rated the lovers, and thus altered their
fortunes. How often is this the case.
The chances and changes in matters of
the heart are indeed extraordinary.--
Truth, however, is far stranger than
fiction, as regards the origin of many
marriages. The glance of a moment,
the acquaintance Of an hour, a first in
terview, sometimes shapes the deslinies
of two human beings for life
We recently heard of the case of
very worthy gentleman of this city-a
widower--who had occasion to visit
one of the towns of the interior on bu-
siness, and with the object Of renewing
the lease of some property. The farm
er himself was absent, but his daughter,
fresh and animated young woman of
twenty, received and entertained the
landlord, and in the course of the hour
which elapsed before the arrival of her
father, SO won upon him by the arlless.
ness of her manner, and the ingenious
ness of her expressions, the brightness
of her G lance, and the beauty of her
smile, that he sought and found an ex.
cuse to visit his property again and
again, and finally concluded with an Of.
fer Of his hand. 1t was promptly ac.
cepted, and the tenants daughter was
speedily transferred as young bride to
an elegant mansion in one of our fash.
ionable streets, in which she does the
honors with no little credit TO herself
and the choice of her husband.
We may mention another case by
way of contrast and admonilion. A
few years since, one of the most enter.
prising and honorable Of our young
merchants fell desperately in love with
the daughter of a worthy citizen, and
after no little difficulty, for his life had
been devoted to the trade rather than
fashion--to the rougher, rather than the
genter portion of crealion-succeed.
ed in obtaining an introduction. He
needed wife, and his purpose, there
fore, was serious. Unfortunately,
however, the young lady had been
taught TO regard fashionable exterior
and a fippant manner as all essential
in an admirer, and on The very first
night of the Introduction, she INDUCED
in vein of mocking satire, half in jest
and half in earnest, at the expense of
the young merchant, and thus sadly
wounded his feelings, panied his heart,
and dissipated his love dream She
meant nothing harsh or unkind, and in.
tended the whole affair as a piece of
amusement. But she discovered her
error when too late, and thus drove
from her list of suitors one who possess.
ed all the leading essentials Of a good
husband; viz: intelligence, integrity,
industry, activity and affection, She
is still belle, faded belle, but her
chances do not appear 10 improve with
time. Alas how many young ladies
commit n similar nistakaI