Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-04-11
STAUNTON, VA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL Il, 1856

"To purchase a nice young woman to fll
the post of housekeeper under the name OF
wife. quietly added Anna
CHOW, cousin mine," said Alice, 'this
marrying for love alone is not always so
well-you know the adage, when Poverty
enters The door, Love flies out of the win
dow'-and all is lost"
"No, Alice, that adage is not always true
in fact; often 1t happens that It's Love "a
lone gives energy and power to keep Pow
erty out of the house; and on the other
hand YOU may remember another proverb
of higher authority, which says, Riches
take wings and fly away-then if Love
never dwelt in that house it is left desolate
Indeed" a
"Well we'll, dearest, let's not argue far
ther; we can't agree. But have not yet
mentioned Ernest Wentworth: he is a
brieiless young barrister who has lately set
up in the city. but his family is good, and
he is young man Of uncommon talents
and requirements. Every body predicts
that he will one day grace the highest posts
of honor in our land and if so, think what
feather in my cap twill be to say. | had
once such brilliant one at my feet! OF
course though | could never think of mar
rying him-he is poor
"But, Alice, you said Mr.. Wentworth
had talents and education, then has he
not the very golden key to exhaustess
wealth. Riches may be lost, but talent
and learning can seldom be lost till riches
too would be vaueless as dust. consider
MIR. Wentworth without money richer than
Mr. Danvers might be with millions TO
borrow an idea from old Esop-the one has
but certain number Of golden eggs ; the
other has the goose that lays the eggs"
"Rather an inelegant illustration, think.
see we will have TO agree to disagree on
this subject also. And now | must away
to dress for dinner--so 'au reuoir,' sweet
coz" a M @
Next evening pleasant little company
assembled in MS Slaney's parlor. The
cousins were there looking as lovely and as
different as usual. Anna was quietly seat
ed in corner conversing with an agreea-
BILE and intelligent lady, who appeared
much interested in-the young stranger
| Alice was iSdL SSHiS Va ''~
room, surrounded by gay crowd of fiat
terers. Conspicuous among these were
Danvers and Warner, who seemed vleing
with each other as to which could longest
appear to have her attention. But so skill
4 fully did she play them off and on, that al
though neither seemed quite satisfied, yet
each assumed, evidently for the benefit of
his rival, an expression of the most intense
qualification at his own saccess. TO more
acute observers, however, it was apparent
= that her most adIoit Establishments were
bestowed upon Ernest Wentworth, tall
intellectual looking young gentleman, who
was standing by her side evidently ADM.
ring her beauty aud vivacity.
"Bul, Mr.. Wentworth, " said Alice, "you
have not yet made the acquaintance of my
little country cousin see, there she sits on
the other side of the room, like very 'Puss
IN the corner.'
"She does seem a rather demure little
parsonage" said Wentworth, "not gifted
perhaps with the characteristic family
sprightlIness to the same extent as some
other OF her fair cousins. u
"Thanking Mr.. Wentworth for his grace
full, and from him grateful compliment to
myself, as happening to be Anna's only
fair cousin, may say that the little lassle
is of rather quaint and queer nature, quail
flying herself possibly for the post Of a
parsons wfe-whch she may we'll fill, if
She does not too much monopolize his
books"
"Fond of reading, them, she p remark
ed Wentworth; 'she has very intellectu-
al expression of features. !"
} ooh, yes,' said Alice, not noticing the
latter remark; 81 expect her TO meet mel
ancholy fate some day. by being caught and
crushed like flower between the leaves OF
some huge follo.'
"Then Miss Alice, as I wish TO COM
mend myself to as many of your family as
possible, will thank you for an mt loduc-
ton now, if you please, as no other gentle
man is doing his deroirs at present.
Alice presented Mr.. Wentworth ; then
gracefully excusng herself, was soon al the
) "head of her hosts,' with Danvers and
Warner again under orders.
"Yours has, hitherto, been quite coun-
TRY life, Miss Eastand, as your cousin in
forms me-" remarked Wentworth. "How
do you relish the contrast presented in your
city experience thus far"
"The contrast indeed, sir, enjoy very
i much, but possibly It's only for the sake of
the contrast. fear that my simple tastes
find their greater relish away from the fash
ionabIe world, and only by the green pas
lures and still waters of a quiet country
lile.n
"a poetic, rather than a pastoral taste,
perhaps, Miss Eastland, which leads you
astray from the busy haunts OF men,"
-,"Only so far poetic, sir, as 1t seems to
me woman's mind must needs be, unless
by education warped from its natural i'm
pulses
"Do YOU not mean to intimate then, that
woman's mind so!contradistingulshed from
mans, is more poetic, or that it is indeed
in any wise radically different from mans
ether than as affected by peculiar educa-
tion?"
"If you will pardon me, do think, sir,
that woman by nature is, in those mental
traits referring to the lmaginations, seasl-
bilites and emotions, different, and in some
sense superior to man; her perceptire fac
ulties, believe, are .confessedly superior.
This. + think is illustrated in the writings
of either sex. The education of each be-
ing appropriate, woman has seemed to ex-
eel in the finer qualities. IN these works
which address the imagination, while man
exces in those regarding the Judgment"
"You do not mean to admit them" re-
ioined Wentworth, "any general superior.
| ty in either except as for particular purpo-
ses. and therefore, | presume would not
ontemplate them as in competition, but