Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-07-15

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get the weekly paper and begin to read
the Presidents Message TO him. Oh
out upon your blues. Give me dane
ing. singing little beauty that venerales
me or my superior intellect and educa-
ton, and there will be variety in my
way of life; sober reality outside oI
home. and all smiles and sunshine with
in. Why, Calvin, we never read oI
Ewes having any education but what
she grasped from the book of nature,
and yet if history be true, Adam loved
her with her whole soul"
"True, Ned; but Adam knew no more
than Eve-their intellects and educalions
were equal, but it is not so with you and
Amy. You have been brought up in
city. and moved in its best society,
graduated at old Harvard, and have now
settled down an upper Ten member of the
bar. am sure l cannot tell what put
it into your brain to marry that rosy
checked little rustic from the Green
Mountain state, who came here but a few
months since to live with her wealthy
old aunt"
Nor l either, Calvin, but | have
made up my mind she shall be Mrs.
Bowers, and that within a few weeks,
too; so it is of no use to remind me Of
her poor education. She knows enough
10 make me happy, ard that is all 1 ask
of wife"
well rash on to your own destruc-
ton. Ned" continued his friend, rising
TO leave the Office. "But mark my
words, your mind will come back to this
conversation more than once, before
Amy has been Mrs. Bowers many years.
married an educated woman, one that
dcvotes much Of her time to books, and
| have not regretted it; for not only do
| love h.:r, but friends of solid worth al
mire and praise her wisdom. Ny clerk,
who is a poor man, married an educated
woman, and many times after her duties
have been attended 10, and her husband
is weary or sick. she takes his place at
the desk AMI posts accounts, makes out
bills, etc. l never heard him call her
blue, nor does he seem unhappy.
For moment Mr.. Bowers seemed
rather Disconnected, but rs he gave no
answer save a smile, 70 further remarks
were made on the subject, and a few
moments later Mr.. Bowers was in his
Office alone The thoughts of the young
man were Lot The most pleasant, ii We
are to judge from the dark shadows
that fitted over his features, but in few
moments they were dispelled by the light
harPy laugh of Amy, who STEPPED into
the Office in company with female cous-
in of his, to say that she should be
obliged TO break her engagement TO the
opera with tie lawyer thai evening, as
a cousin had arrived from the country
and she should have 10 stay at home TO
entertain her.
Let her go with US, Amy" said the
lawyer pleasantly.
cousin Sukey amt one o. that kind"
answered the girl with a silyery laugh;
"she'd think We was real wicked. She
always goes to meelin'. all day every
Sunday, when she's at home.'
Tut, tut, tut" said the lawyer in
whisper, and turning slightly red. '.You
must not talk in tLat way now. You
are in the city. ycu must remember, that
persons here are very particular how
they speak. Say-she is not one of that
kind" I
Amy looked in her lovers face with
an innocent, don't care sort of express
sion, and poured her beautiful lips a lit
lie, but they were soon wreathed in
'mil,s again; and all this passed unob-
served by the lawyers cousin, who was
BUSY looking at book with her back
owards them, The young man did not
;eeD to take it m uch TO heart. & wish
'he was a little better educated" re-
marked the lawyer mentally, after she
lad left the Office and he had once more
,iven himself up to reflection. "But,
lie continued, ''aiter she becomes my
wife, she will be constantly improving.
will tell her to watch and hear how
'thers talk, and I think will try to
lave her study grammar a liitle;;" and
hen as if suddenly recolleciing the cor
rast of what he had advocated to his
riend and of his present thoughts, he
'urst into a fit of laughter. exclaiming
loud to himself
"Why, Ned, you forget you don't like
'lues! Well. don't, and l mean to
marry the little rustic beauty 10 prove
hat don't"
One evening, few weeks later, the
Id fashioned mansion of the widow
irifith was brilliantly lighted iu every I
oom, for heF fayOrite little orphan niece
zas to be married to the wealthy lawyer.
When the bride entered the plain and
pacious parlor of her aunt, and dressed
/ her gossamer robes, she scarcely look
d like being of earth, and often did