Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-25

answer carelessly.
"Why the fact is, he replied, really
glad to bring about an explanation, 81
am thinking of getting married"
married." !" cried Edward, himself
coloring violently.
married !" repeated Sophia, in un-
feigned astonishment.
"Not tomorrow, nor next day, but
soon, when Iget my two hundred pounds"
said Alfred, with some hesitation.
"Well, my dear Alfred" continued
Edward, ''I am glad you have made this
confidence to me, for I myself had in view
marriage. But listen to me- Living
narrowly as We do, Our rent free, growing
our own vegetables, keeping COWS, pigs,
and fowl, with thirty pounds a year to
buy clothes and luXuries, we are able Just
to live and no more. The moment we
part the six hundred and odd pounds, take
each our own share, and sell the house
and ground, we shall have only a small
capital with which to commence the bat
tie of life alone, but not sufficient to sup
port wife, and by and by family. We
all hope to do better than we are now
If we were content to be farm-laborers,
or shopmen, or artisans, | should then
say marry. We have capital sufficient
to purchase cottage, buy furniture, and
start fair. In that station wives would
aid instead Of hamper us. But we, who
aspire above this, should, before we take
a girl from her home, have another to give
her. Now, Alfred, for months | have
made up my mind. England | love, but
she is a country better suited to skilled
artisans, laborers, who find ready en-
ployment with men of capital. In Amer
lea we find a new country, where we can
have land for little or nothing, where the
field widens every day, where professions
find new outlets every hour, and where
man may venture even without money,
but where, with our resources, we should,
in the western settlements, be rich. [
have long reflected on this, and [ had
hoped that you would accompany me. |
mean to go over, settle myself on some
moderately peopled locality, cultivate a
farm, and practice as an architect and
surveyor. [ calculate that at the end of
two years I should be sufficiently settled
to send ard fetch my wife and her mother
Now what say you, AL, and Sophia dear,
will you follow me z"
''That will L, exclaimed Sophia, hearti-
ly.
"Six months ago I would gladly have
said the same" replied Alfred with a
sigh he could not restrain. "I cannot
leave England now. My plans, too, are
all made. Now that you intend to leave
the old house, l shall propose to you to
let me have it will take little more
ground near it, and begin farming on a
large scale. [ shall buy horse and cart,
and employ couple of laborers, then I
and Alice need do no out door work"
Alice who-not Alice Hawthorn 2"
said Edward.
eyes :; what objection have you to
her 2" asked Alfred, somewhat angrily
though respect for his elder brother still
was evident in the tone of his voice.
"None to her. But her father, YOU
know, was respectable tradesman, who,
ruined by drink, took refuge from bank
ruptcy in small beer-shop, where he
lives in hopeless MISERY, drinking almost
as much as he sells, his house the refuge
of bad characters, and where it is said
that he allows gambling at hours when
other places are completely shut up.
Such conneXion can scarcely do us
credit"
edward !" exclaimed the other, pas.
sionately, "you are unjust. Hawthorn
has his faults, but Alice is an angel, and
no power on earth can induce me to give
her up"
Il have neither the desire nor the
power to prevent your marrying this
girl,' replied Edward, gently: 81 but lis.
ten to me. She may prove an excellent
and good wife, if you will it. Should
you be determined to pursue the path o.
patient industry, here or elsewhere
she would profit by your example
But why not come with me! You art
both very young, and surely can wait
two years. If she loves you, you will
find her waiting your return with glad
ness, and proud to accompany you to Z
home where competence, even wealth, i
you will, may be yours. P"
"She would be married to young Full
ton,' exclaimed Alfred.
"Then she does not really love you,
obse, we'd Edward.
.sYes, she does. But then, two years
of absence would give my rival opportu