Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-06-23
Cuur rlship after Marriage.

lIAlr. Irving the SUBJECT turned upon
IIfeinale beauty: and a gen ntleman Of the
company asserted that the youngest
Ilaughter of a Mr.. Smith "a blonde
WAS the most beautiful girl in the
city. ] instantly resolved to satisfy
myself upon the subject, without
loss of time, and slipping out Of the
room, | went straight to Mr.. Smith S
blouse and rang the bell
| The door was opened by the
youngest dau ghter herself, who ex-
plainedI the unusual circumstance by
saying that it happened that there
was no one in the house except her
parents and herself
| ! looked earnestly at the maiden,
and found her beautiful and graceful
beyond all Il description; SO, without
Hesitation. | asked her. there, on the
ithresholl, if she would be my wife.
"Why not?' answered She; "5ut
come in and see my parfh ts.'
We parted late in the evening,
with tender embrace all was set
| tel between US.
| In that city on the 18th of jan
uarv, we were married in a good, sim
pie fashion. and late in the evering
the bride stepped into my carriage,
at her GItIicrs door, and went with
me 10 my old lfouse.
| soon fouId that it WIS easier for
man to become y bridegroom than
wise husband. We plbgued each
other constantly in the beginning.
ont Of pure love, till from continued
vexation. GOODNESS enSued, which
we both felt. but could not account
for.
Yesterday, my little Indy would
not allow me- 10 leave her side, and
to-day she found it good to visit her
bfothcr. ten miles in Il Ie country.
without Bidling me adieu, or naming
the lime Of her return.
Two lays after this, hasty messen-
gers camP, one after anotf4r--l must
come II shd,ild comc-Without me
SHE conld hay E no peace.
went and the JOY &c reunion
seemed as if it never could end. On
tire following Gay, | was again a bur-
den ! left Tier again with c pld
parting. and that seli,s;l me night
came the re pentance by an extra
post she could not live without
NE l must hasten back
This certainly would not do--in
this way all my identity would be
destroyed
Since tile DAY of my marriage
with my beautiful wife, | had been
the su misSive Slave to her will, but
now tlrat it WAS plain she had a
will of her own, | must follos some
other plan. ! sat down TO consider.
and after some reflection, determined
what TO DO.
Since ny marriage, my old em
ploympn;s and pursuits had been
altogether neglected; but / now re-
sumed them, and rs much as posi-
BE return led to my bachelor life.
Ny wife every day sent letters
full Of te; lrs but I paid no attention
TO them outwal dly, altloug gh they
touched my hear sorely. AT length
] wrote her u long, serious letter. in
which | said that as we had been
married W wlthout any Previous court
ship, it WAS not strange THAI being
unac1naint ted with each othe RS char
acte1 we could not harmonize to-
gether, aHd l propose ID that she
should remain at her father's house
at present, and that With her per-
mission, | woald visit her two or
three times a week, a hd spend an
evening with her in conversation
unsii we we're acquaint ed with each 1
other, and after that, IF she would
like me we'll enough, ] would take |
her home TO be my wife but if she |
could not be satisfied with my hab-
its, MANNERS and chara bter, | would /
leave her under her f1ther's roof,
and give up all claims upon her. I
This plan dill not plea Sc her much;
but she appeared to thih it would
not be b bI.cbming in her to bring up
my q etion.
Well ITO CIT long story short.
,fter Il fbrmll courtsllip Of no very
,reat length, Ionee more took her
IL I (