Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-05-05

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lpletely under the spell Of her kindness,
me lnseilestusl expression of her counte-
nAnce, and the cheerful friendliness Of her
tnahners; All the household loved her
sne was KIND and amiable to all. To nv.
seh however, u seemed that there was an
exception; / thought her somewhat cola
and distant. Twas almost sorry when !
perceived that was grieved by this. 4
short time convinced that / had really
fallen in love with this young lady.
There was, however, great difference
between this and my former love affairs
Formerly. had permitted external charm:
to lead and blind me: now, on the contra.
~, i was attracted to the soul, and it,
beauty alone had eaptivated my heart
But why, then, was so excellent soul SC
cold toward me?
My friend said that il was because Ma
ria had heard me represented as q 6ekls
young fellow: one who amused himself
with broken Alliances. Righteous Heaven
was that indeed one ofmy faults fickIeI
l, who felt myself created as a model OF
fidelity. 1t Was impossible for me to bear
patiently so cruel an injustice, mol as
truly as my name was Constantine, must
Maria do me justice
From that time, as she retired from me,
so began to walk after her. I was de-
termined to convince her that was not
the tickle, inconsistent being that had
been described. 1t was not, however,
very easy to succeed. After having put
me to trial, from which came with fy.
ing colors, she accepted my proposals,
and agreed to try me still further ina
union for life.
During The period of our bstrothsl, she
said several times. quite rapturously, al
am so glad to see that you also have
faults feel now less humiliated, less
unhappy from my own"
This pleased me very much, and all the
more as perceived that Maria, while she
showed me my faults with kindness, did
not at all fondle her own.
Our wedding day was fixed and or.
dered carriage for two persons. Com
pany was invited, and Maria and / were
married. Nothing can be more common
place than all this, excepting, perhaps, It
be, that my wife and agreed to under.
stand the ceremony in an earnest and real
sense, and to live accordingly. The result
has been, that now, after having been mar.
ried five-and-twcnty years, 1--WE celebrate
our silver 1uptials to o-morrow) we love each
other better, and are happier together
than We were the first hour of our union
We have, therefore, come to the conclu.
sion, that unhappiReSs in marriage does
not proceed from the indissolubility Of
marriage, as some say, but because the
wedding-service is not realised in the mar
riage.
Do not speak to me Of tie felicity Of the
honeymoon. 1t is but the cooling of dovesl
No we must walk together along thorny
paths, penetrate together the most hidden
recesses of life, live together in pleasure
and pain, in joy and in sorrow; must for.
give and be forgiven; and afterward love
better and love more. And as time goes
on, something marvellous occurs VIC be.
come lovely to each other, although Wrin.
kles furrow the check and forehead and
we become more youthful, though we add
year to year. Then no longer have world
ly troubles, misfortunes and failings any
power to dim the sun Of our happiness,
for it radiates from the eye and the heart
of our friend; and when our earthly exis-
tence draws to its close, we feel indeed
that our life and our love are eternal
And this supernatural feeling is quite nat.
ural after all, for the deeper and the more
inWardly we penetrate into life. the more
it opens in its depths Of eternal beauty
Many happy husbands and wives will tes-
tify TO this.
But observe, husband or wife To
qualify as such witness. you must have
been at some little pains to find" tho
right one" Don't take the wrong one,
ineonsidsrately,