The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1853-03-17
"A SELECTED TALE.
From Ditkens's Household Words
Miss HarringtOn'S' Prediction.

"Janet. tell you gain, YOU will rue
this foolish marriage. Yen are only
preparing life OF misery tor yourself;
and you will repent loo late that you
tid.nnt foilow my advice"
janet between laughing and CRYING
Shaai< heralaSads aud =sSrisie / her apron
strings. as waiting-maids do on the
sta ge. 1'hea seeing that her mistress
expected her 10 answer, size said. " But
ma;am, he loves me so much that |
cannot be pnaappy He will be kind
ard steady, and how can be misera-
ale thpn ?"
- III, loves me so rnuch i'-how
many women. Janet, that delusion has
led 10 their Fuin What an absurdity
The only answer silly girl can give,
when warned of her folly. is, Oh, but
he loves me 50 muchr And on this
fickle fancy of an unprincipIed mar
allmen are unprincipleas Janet-she
expects 10 find her happiness for life p
-. / know, ma'am, that you are against
as girls in service nEarryiEg,n answered
Janet, gently. Il have heard you say
SO often, and how silly you think Us for
] giving up comfortable home for all
the misery women get in marriage
And yet, ma'am, if you love person,
YOU would rather live N a hole in the
ground with them, thaa in the Queens
palace without
Miss Harrington frowned. She was
a severe. lady of the nature repres-
sion ~ school and she thought her
waiting-maid,s speech nesther so wo-
manly nor so modest as il ought to have
been. 5z5E
g don't approve Of women loving so
very furionsly,o she SAID. with sharp
accent in her voice. "There are
bounds of propriety even TO the love OF
wife; and as for an unmarried wo-
man, Janet, whether engaged or not,
she ought never 10 allow herself such
an expression as Jou have made use of
just now. It is not at all proper, nor
what approve of"
Janei's great hazel eyes looked down
under their eye-lashes at this. She
was a simple girl, and could not under
stand aesthetics. Her Rule of Right
was contained in very few broad
touches, and Miss Hafcngton's meta
physical ethics were always lost on
her.
"Well,S GO away now. Janet" she
said, rather peevishly; and if you have
any common sense left, remember my
warning. tell you that.this marriage
with Robert Maylin will make you the
most miserable woman in existence
He Is a worthless fellow Janet pouted,
and gave heEhead the slightest posi-.
BILE inchnation of toss--'' and he will
get tired of you before the year is out
And when he has spent all your money,
for he is marrying You for nothing
else n-Miss Janet pursed up very
pretty pair Of lips: 6 something better
than that,n she thought" and when
] he has drank away all your income, he
will get cross to you, and perhaps beal
: you. and then leave You on the parish
This is the history of nine-tenths of you
Young fools who marry for love, as you
call Il. And. who knows? you MAJ
have some little children the thing i
not impossible; but if you have, whal
viii you do when you cannot give them
bread I Think of that squalling
starving family about you! Go along
yon foolish girl. I am provoked viii
4 your obstinacy. To prefer that good
for-nothing fellow. and all his wicked
ways to a comfortable home and an in