Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-06-25
ya}(ii iistellaneous 8eaonrg
WHICH TO CHOOSE.


L.r Le,,1v WAS II the matrimonial market
c,psclr besisged by three sui,ors, all OF
Them "ond looking, all gentlemen, and all
,,ror..s;rc unh,un1rd and diSinicrrsted airec.
e.. =. f,;r l.,,,, C,,t 'rrrranirn had
hn., c,v.,l.v ,;,i;.,r h :, H.. h. had retir
.L l;or, The syrv,ve Il. WAS tall dls,,.:
fisnr. viii, very alis,ncralic manners, aad
l;La y ~ p,nu.r Pau! l.i;Ilo Dis friend, po>.
sessrd an "u,ih!:nnou lin. head Of hair.
JUDGED It WAS run,o.vi ;a., his aa,h,osial
cu,l, wvre.no. .,.,tarc'< .i't l., ,a, i;! the
*ro'ii o;.:.: t.. soni. nia..,,s ::,u' ;.'".r
r,vo.rd inL;,;d.r.!. prccarrL ii Brgrh, tie
in;yrmrli::,i Al ui i cr:t,i ;,;'r.l"i 1T ii!!.y
lncrc The ,an,ai,: had Inherited u large
f,rIune
Sn;,,r y, =, w,sa youn- r,aa about town,
ror,. r,slion,hI. n.l.Ird and pheasant. lie
y ..,,,,;.aJ - kn.o not Of debt. but his !inau.
,.;.J r,snurc.s were :: id TO be very limited
Mr. Clande Careless cv; !, r,!y had i good
,-osncct of success.
The third sui,or, Mr.. Stanley .lorctun,
was an art.student aud also cultivated poe.
try. Though very modes, and unaffected
be was slinh,ly eccentric in the matter Of
ros,nme-wo,e hat, and black velvet coat,
and during the Kossu,h exci.emen, had Sc.
rious though, of completing his equipment
by a reather--bat his b.lscr genius saved
him from this solecism. As he WAS quite
sensitive aud ,imid, had an awkward habit
Of LIushiuu, and was silent in comrany,
tho Cuptan and "a IS mad. lisil; Of his
.;,.,l.,.;, ana r,,,,..,, ,a Contest as con-
fiIcd to themselves.
The Captain proposed after !he most ap
nroved taste of fashion. ttroppag gracefully
~, one knee. aud pressing tie lips that mur.
u,rreJ his vnws 10 the fair hand he solicited
nc his nuerdou.-
When he retired, Claude paid his devoirs,
and made his PROPOSALS with great earnest.
ucss. His professions rf dsintsrcStedness
were no less emphatic than the Captains.
The painter came next. When alone
with ii G lady of his love he found voice
which failed him in the presence OF others
To each of tie sui'ors she gave the same
rcply-namcly. that she would return a d'!i'
mite answer TO bis suit, exactly three weeks
from the date Of his proposal, requiring him
in the interval, 10 refrain from calling Or ~.
uniring about her, and to absent himself
from the city. The commands of rich
beauty are imperative. Each wooer prom-
ised knigh,ly obcd rnc", AMI kei his p!"ds".
The Captain ran d'Hn t" N'wH"''' .iaau'
went to Saratoga. AID Stanley c'r' led lis
sketch book up to the White Mountains:
The widow SHUT hefSei' UP i"' '!i'ee
weeks. At the expiration OF tnas ''n'e; me-
pnnctual to the appnlH'eu oay' ho1r a"u
minute, the elegant Captain e"teFeo MIS-;
Champions drawing r'om' an" su''eyeu y
nmsel from ne"o ;, !" !""s - s,,;c,a,;o~ M ~.
Mirror' anu W''a :, s''l,,s ,.Ion Ii,b,
was e"suYeI iTsJ Is i: a. sa""a ~ nronis,v He
s.ep I IoS .,.II ""I hahnlJ , ,Le w;dow but = thick
'u:neu ':, aa1 ""a 49, Iau c,oo r., Irow , chair to
Se'' co'ereu "e, l,oeo, '"ee. has N' :" ~
he' s.uo ".I 1."u", '' s.;, h, :, bis most nor
Da'.ss 'S'' +" am',. ,no =, ran,oyo tho er.
saas"e .o"ss' ,;'n ''o - o,arn.s ,l,,t rorp
'ous se'se', s"I." ~ s,,oaaI''i" s", naal ''' '
heue, ''es'H. " ~ - ,0I a.;i ,lo widow w;,h :,
,..iS, aIas, o",,'', "a .,a I J.aw;nr hor r;.l vri
'Ie'i'u'ous 1., VIZ """ lonror"
closer 'hose ch"I''s II, tS'I' ,ha w" 'C Ca., j.;
II poss'".s w :. yn.. 'Ia Wv ,nn u =, pu opN ~ "
''.e .s s;acs % T ! saw von ] have been yery sick.
wben T was cLiIJ nv parents neglected
- b,ro ma v.crin,tod and the rayaoes of
tho sm,ll nov"
"Tbo small nox ~ cried the Captain, push.
;,c h;. ,b,;r h.c, to tho other side Of the
roc room
.D,, c.;j r,,,.,;, , s,;, tho Wid.
o,, | " II, ;s ,il nvcr-and I am dreadful
oh;ect to bebold-but of course tha, makes
NO difference in your affections"
CLIP or;o,, a., C,,.,;, ar, wouIl
,o,.a vm ,n diaaso,.a w Il wen,ed 70 retire
'';,!' ,S' rou Nv ;Otn ,ho country to live ike Darby
wiz" W ~ '"'U p,,,s ~, ;ny,' sn.;.,"to in,,o
anu 'oa" nut :t ~ ,". "''' 'l s,J -. ,,nr
oace "s NY H"S a. "'.I's ,r'I 'r.,.',"~ ~
so" a's''ssu'eu ~ d - u'e''."' . "s as,'ra,I NV. ~
Lofu, =, "'a a'"' ''' 'oe" 'e''' e"''''" "''
head ,.,..,......,,
release you from '"a' e's"Se''e'''-
you are iree' Sal" '''e "'!'w ., a.. c
nave no aoup'' MA a'', s''" IT,: ';,, Nc'l s -,
tam S'ea"y re"e'su' INA. 2ou WIZ ,.n" Wv"
individuals m not eAass & !" NY <''"';"" H. ,,.o", a"
VII, peT"'iI oe very n"ilH , i' ,l,". saw y
ma am l WISH So' " ,e's s''" wy
Cold.hearted' VAN es"tISt sad the
widow, when he had e'': rightly saas,
ed your character lou "h'E "'>ne" ''r I"
handsome wife to enhance your consequence,