The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-06-25

How TO MAKE YoUNo WIFE OF AN ON
unp-lt il generally the case that the more
beautiful and richer ayouag female h. the more
iiffieult are both her parents aud herself 10 the
,hoice Of husband aud The more oilers they
rsfuss. The one is too tall, the other too thort;
his not wealthy, that not respectable enough.
Meanwhile Que spring passes alter another, aud
year sfter year carries away leaf aitel eaf Df The
il0om Of y0uth aud opportunity afttF oppoftu.
atty, Mss Harriet Sslsood was the richest
aeireas 10 her native towa; butshe had already
completed her twenty seventh year, and bshsld
almost all her young friends united 10 meu
whom she had Que time or other discarded -.
Harriet began to be sst down for an old maid.
Her parents became really uneasy and she her
self lSmentsd In private position which is not
natural one, aud TO which those to whom
nature and fortune have been niggardly Of their
gifts are obliged 10 submit; but Harriet, as We
nave said, was both handsome and very rich.--
Such was the state Of things when her uncle, a
wealthy merchant in the north Of England,
came on a visit to her parents. He Waa a
jOvial, lively, straightforward man, accustomed
70 attack all difficulties boldly and coOlly.
"YOu SEE" said her father to him one day,
Harriet continues single. The girl is hand
some; what she Is to have for hen fortune you
know, even iu this scandal loving town, not
creature can breathe the slightest impntation
against her; and yet she is getting TO be an
old maid"
"Ttus," replied the uncle; ''but look ron
brother; the grand point in every affair ii ihis
world is 10 seize the fiahf mpmehl; qua
have not done--it Il t bits
girl 90 along with me aad blIora iha 6 b
three months will return her 70 you q the
wife Of a man as young aud wealthy as herself. Z
Away went the niece with the uncle. On
the way home be thus addressed her:
"NoW mind what | am going 10 say. Yon
are no longer Miss SelwOOd, but Mrs. Lumley,
my niece, young, wealthy, childless widow;
you had the misfortune to lose your hRsband,
Colonel Lumley, after happy union Of quar-
ter OF year, by fall from his horse while
hunting"
"But, uncle"
Let me manage, ifyou please, Mrs. Lum-
ley. Your father has invested me with full
powers. Here, look you, is the Wedding-ring
given you by your late husband. Jewels, and
whatever else you need, your aunt will supply
you with, and accustom yourself to cast down
your eyes,
The keen-Witted uncle introduced his niece
everywhere, and the young widow excited a
great sensation. The gentlemen thrOnged
about her, and she soon had her choice out Of
twenty suitofs. Her uncle advised her to take
the one who was deepe,t in love with her, aud
a rare chance decreed that this should be pre-.
cisely the most amiable and opulent
The match was soon concluded, and one day the
uncle desired to say few words to his future
nephew in private.
"My dear sir" he began, "ws have told you
an untruth."
e How soq Are Mrs. Lumley's aiiec-
| tionsf -"
"Nothing Of the kind. My niece is sincere
ly attached to YOU"
"Then her fortune, suppose, Ia not equal
to what you told met"
"On the contrary, it Is larger"
"Well, what is the matter, then?"
"a joke an innocent joke, which came into
my head oue day when was in a good humOr
we could not recall it afterwards. Ny niece
is not widow"
"WhatI is Colonel Lumley Iivingi"
"No, nO--she is spinstsr."
The lover protested that he was happier lel.
low than be had conceived himself; and ths old
maid was forthwith metamOrphosed into g
young wife.