Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-11-18
Kate YaIe's Marriage.

"If ever / marry" Kate Yale use'
to say, half in jest, half in earnest
E''if ever / marry, the happy man-o
the unhappy one, if you please, ha
ha!-shall be a person possessing
these three qualifications:
! First, a fortune.
/ Second, good looks.
1 And thirdly, common sense.
81 mention the fortune first, be
cause / think it the most needful ant
desirable qualification of the three. j.
Although | could never think of mar
rying fool, or man whose ugli
ness | could be ashamed Of. still
think to talk sense for the one, ant
shine for the other with plenty of mo-
ney, would be preferable to living OBJ
scarely with a handsome, intellectual
man-to whom economy might be
necessary"
| do not know hoT much o
this sentiment came from Kate's
heart. She undoubtedly indulged
lofty ideas Of station and style-iol
her education in the duties and aims
OF life had been deficient, or rather
erroneous; but that she was capable
Of deeper, better feelings, none ever
doubted who have ever obtained even
a partial glimpse of her true woman s
nature.
And the time arrived, at length,
when Kate was to take that all-im.
portant step Of which she had so often
spoke so lightly; when she was to
demonstrate to her friends how much
of her heart was ID the words we have
quoted.
at the enchanting age Of eighteen
she had many suitors; but as she new
er gave a serious, thought to more
than two, we will follow her example,
and discarding all except those favor
ed ones, consider their relative claims.
II this we're any other than true
story, should certainly use an ar
lists privilege, and aim to produce
an effect by making strong contrast
between the two favored individuals.
If l could have my own, one should
be a poor genius and somewhat OF
hero; the other a wealthy fool, and
somewhat of knave.
But the truth is
Our poor genius was not much Of
4nius, nor very poor either. He
was, by profession, a teacher of mu-
sic, and be could live very comlorta-
bly, in exercise thereof-wlthout the
most distant hope, however, of. at
tanning to wealth. Moreover, Fran
cis Minot possessed e1cellent quail
ties, which entities him to be called
BY discreet elderly people q 'ine
Character by his c6mpaniohs a "no-
bic good fellow" and by the ladies
generally a darling"
Kate could not help loving Mr.
Frank, and he knew it. Hf was cers
tain she preferred his society even to
that of Mr.. Wellington, wh pm alone
be saw fit to honor with the appella-
ton Of a rival.
This Mr.. Wellington [his compan-
ions called him the "duke' was no
idiot or hump back, as / could have
wished him to be, in order to make q
good story. On the contrary, he was
man Of sense, education, good looks,
and fine manners; and there was
nothing Of the knave about him, as |
could ever ascertain.
Besides this, his income was suffi-
cient to enable him to live surarbly.
Also, he was considered, two or three
degrees handsomer than Alr. F Mi
not.
Therefore, the only thing on which
Frank had to dopend, was the power
he possessed over Kate's sympathifs
and affections. The "drke' al
though just the man for her il eve
ry other sense, being blessed with b
fortune, good looks, a nd common
sense had never been able to draw
these out, and the amiable, conceited
Mr.. Frank was not willing to believe
that she would suffer mere worldly
considerations to control the aspira-
tions Of the heart.
However, she said to him, one Gay,
when he pressed her to decide h,s
fate-and she said to him Eitb sigh
ooh, Frank / ! N sony that We
have ever met"