The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-06-20
SELECTED TALES.
From the Democrat Pioneer.
s N U F FIR U B BING
LOSING A-HUsBAND.

Robert Morey was called first rate
young man, and was Of an age considered
for marrying. He was from the North,
and settled in one Of the villages Of our
State, where, being stranger and Nor
therner he did we'll, while the old citizens.
with expensive families and careless and
indolent habits, were always grumblng
about the hard times. Our hero was lust
twenty when he entered the village as
commission merchant-but being an in
telligent young man-keen, shrewed, in
dustrious and sober, he succeeded in his
business, and now after the larse of FIVE
or six years, he was called one of the veal
thiest young men in the place. Added
to this advantage, no young man in the
village possessed a finer form or face, or
more peasant manners. So the gossips
said, aud the young ladies tho't that he
was fine husband for some of them 10
catch; and Robert himself began to think,
rs he was well fixed in the world, to look
around and suit himself with wife. But
that was rather difficult matter, as he
was very precise in his notions of wife.
In all the young ladies Of his acquaiu-
tance he imagined some fault or imperfec-
tion, except in one whom he had often
thought conld make him happy; bnl it
was whispered that she was engage to a
young man who had gone to California
TO seek his fortune. Robert had not been
long Introduced to her, and had conversed
with her but few times, yet It seemed
to him that she smiled on him particular
ly and seemed to listen with pleasure to
his conversation; and vanity whispered
that perhaps his handsome person might
supercede the image Of the absent lover.
But, though honor forbade the thought
OF this treachery to an absent rival, vet
he could not Danish her image from his
mind, and often debated with himself
whether to endeavor TO win her affection
or, to avoid her company, and thus seek
to forget her. One evening he met her at
aparty, dressed exactly to suit his taste
in pure white, and natural flowers in her
hair, and beautiful did she look in her
simple attire. Some days before he bad
expressed in her presence, his admiration
OF the beautiful simplicity of white dress,
and his beart now quickened rs he won.
sdered il she thought Of him Shile select.
ing It.
Robert was on the other side Of the
room talking to an old friend, stranger
in the town. His friend was inauiring
the names Of the different girls, remark
ing upon their different stye of beauty,
and PARTICULARLY admired the handsome
young lady who sat on the lounge, dress
ed in plain white. "How handsome she
looks said he, ain her tastefu. dress, and
what contrast to some around her, 80
gaudily attired.
at is Sarah Goodman" said Robert,
whose eyes had not lost sigh, Of her since
his entrance. @Do you know" said he,
II have lost my heart with her, but am
sfraid / shall have to recall IL again, for
heard some one say, the other day, that
she was engaged to man now in Cali.
fornia. ButI have my reasons Tor think
ing that her heart would give me prefer.
ence. but have my scruples about trying
20 win her affections while there Is d,ubt
ofber engagement"
Il should not care Cor that said his
friend risI ket her ifI could. So could
win her sssF the lover nigh. 60 to the
dir
s she seems a me" said Robert "to be
perfect and - ks in everything; but
before surrender my heart and hand TO
any lady, | should like to know more Of
Of ber private character and disposition.
san aware .ha. I have my peculiar no
tioas on this subjec,, and there is ne.l,ipe
that viii, perhaps, amuse you: have
made resolution not 10 marry lady
who rubs snuff, for have become d.sous.
ted with i since have been down south.
AsFiena of mine who married snuff rub,
bes, calls i the plague Of lda life. He
says bis wife l. 80 much 10 tie habit Of
i, that he nsver goes home w;,hcu, End
ING The bru.h in her ,n,,n,h If,l.a..