Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-06-23
Quite Roraantic.

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4 iyune slh, aslollows: 4 ;r;i
4 Asingplarfom nfairjii real life b
Recently come to our knowledge. Some:
5Iyears asoin this stats;there lived ahapl
married couple. They entered upon u
with prospects as bright as The uncloude
sun. They liyed in affluence and prospsl
lty;buttwo short years rolled round, and
WHO had pligh.ed his faith, to love and pr,
ftect lhe one he had loved in youth, BY.
Icoprse Of aiSsipsti len, %as les y illoiata y.
tions Of the gaming table. He soon sqpat
desedall his world i goods and was reln,
ledto spenury and want, Reflection Of ii
Efarmer prosperity and nowreverses, drov
him anexile from his home, a wandersFi in
foreign land, and he left The former par,ns
lofhis joysIlos seek fortune and happiness i
some other quarter ofthe world. eroaH
tedSasttaugsr every land LIN eseryqha
.ter Of ibeglobe. Aisprosperily and adyer
tsityswere as varied 40 his abode. His VIII
thus left destitute with two young infants
witha woman'struean faithful nature, an
with that 1--we that only a mother knows
struggled and toiled under disadvantage
which only those who under similar circuin
Stances, can conceive rdiyine, and by he
iunliring energy to her needle, and with The
lsttictesl ftugality and industry, succeeded
a sufficiency to support and edu
cafe hehdeslitute children.
Years rolled on. The wife adIgiyen up
allshopes Of The safety! return of.heronce
dearand only tie. She abandons Tie though,
other overseeing him again, friends NEE
and mourniwith her, and offer The sympa-
thies Of true affection. Year after passed
and still hope his return. She has pc.
cumnlaied a competency, end BY the petsua-
sion Of friends, a privilege and a duty due to
herself she applies toa court ofjustice and
isdiyofced- -left free 10 mary or act as she
may think proper. Her children have grown
to maturity, one chooses the profession Of
medicine aud graduates with honor, afteria
few years devotion, without success in his
profession, he gave itsup and sought some
Dther employment. He married with hap
pyiprospect and is now employed in one of
Ihs ciiiss Of Virginia as a clerk, 1nd is re.
neising. The highest wages in his branch Of
= !. 80 = 2 !.
away amid Ten thousand yicissitules. and
lie roaming husband and father returns 70 g
give peace, happiness and abundance 70 his
family. he has returned with riches, and
seeks the wife and loved ones Of his early
,isvs
Betting. I !
We are opposed to betting particu;
laIlyS on IN, elections, for sundry satisfacto-
~ reason, political, social and. moral
Butifmer must aback their cement"
;we commend to them such a wager as
Two Of Our cilizenshaye entered into.
A friend Of Mr.. Wise and a friend af
HSsm, each equally confident Of sdc-
cess, ksye agreed afterathe election, to
.spSM q day on,he riverfsliing. They
,&e to take with them everything cal
culsled to omake aimad feel Jolly
Me loser 10 to sit all day in sight of
eye,y tbing that can tempthis appetite,
but, Vie Tantalus 10 the Tartarian re-
gions, no. be permitted 10 touch. He
is to cs:ch, cook and dserse to his COM
panion allltheSshhe can, @ithouttasting
so much as a fin. He is 10 mix inleps,
andhail-storms, Without putting a drop
to his parched lips. Not a faorsel is
heto eat nor a thimbls fulto drink from
theltising Of the sun Till the going down
ofthe same. He is have an uubrel-
ella by him, without the privilege Of
hoisting it, let the sun scorch aud the
rain lrsncb him as they may. News.
papers and books 10 be near but their
contents areito be sedled TO him. The
winner expectd 10 make himself COM
way bis tastes or appe.
Iitetsuggests but chiefly by beloldiug
he sifsripgs ofIhis companion The
penalty is asibard, as the wagerisnoyels
and .wa would nat. 10 all n fonistni
our subscription list be onthe Wise
,ide of fit.-Lyae15usg Kirgiaias.
The Austin State. Gazette oftho 18th
NJ, says: '5s h, sisi. 4 !, !.
keIt 3isreported that a fight latelytook
\ace near Fort Belkhap, between one
! lthe beef contractors and a squad Of
smanclies, who desired TO takethe
w before It's being Weighed out
liA contractor succeeded at first in
|gerg his cattle back, but it was only
10 eeigle Him III d trap. II was mol
Ilopa fore lie wasagain waylaid, Wien
scm4 Indians jumped out ofan am
BUSH Aplaral and killed the CONTRACT
or's s y and,he horses oftbe codipa-
Ing. r cattle were then statnpeded, !,
Fand fhCamaIches securing sot.eof
them . IA fine feast 1t the expenas ot
Uncle sA'