Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-10-29


SHE KNEW Wan. -"Marry him Lisgie
Reynoldsmarry Kim 20
eyes," was the exclamation Of an almost
childish voice, as beautiful creature appear
cd ut the door, duly bonnetted and hoped -
Lizzie Reynolds will marry him. III tell YOU
what, girls, she continued, placing her para
sol on the piano, and untying the strings OF
her cunning little bonnet, 81 generally have
reason for what do, that's one OF my pecu-
liarities. l know Ed. Is often laughed AT. pyp
laughed at him myself, many time, and shall
laugh at him againt, I've no doubt. / know
he twists himself almost double when he's in.
troduced to strangers. and bushes like school
giri'--she paused with u solemn look. and
then added-"l forgot that schoolgirls seldom
blush, nowadays; mother says they used to-
Besides, Ed isn't called handsome; though
OF course, I've my own private opinion about
his forehead, ana his eyes, and his mouth, and
it's favorable, too, can tell you. Ed. isn't
popular, and-l'm glad of it hope he never
VIII be, for Pm naturally Jealous. He's so
awkward at tho piano, too, suppose you will
say, and makes up such faces when he sings |!
yes but who plays like him and who can draw
| tears as he can with his sweet voice Z You
may laugh at me girls for my choice, but |
know why like him. In the first place, |
never heard him say one disrespectful word OF
woman. now You know, girls, that men don't
think us of much account. There isn't n
or secular, political or poetical, daily or week
ly, large or small, but what has some fling at
| the women. Sometimes it's hoops. sometimes
it's bonnet's, but more frequently it's some
thing singing about sold maids" OF thought
less and tEreyerent about old women, Well,
that's good quality number one In the next
place, he is modest man net mock modest +:
but one who never used double entendre, and
never VIII, because his innate delicacy shrinks
from the contact with the common tastes of
the rabble. That's good quality number two !
Then he never smoked cigar in his life and
don't know pig Of tobacco from pig Of porkl
never have to make up awful faces, INSIDE, )
as he bends over me at the piano, or sits in u
| tete-a-tete, chatting. mover have to choke
| down my aversion to cigar with an 80; 'tisn't
very disagreeable ~ never have to wonder il
he has been in some low bar-room, to get that
smell OF lntolerable, indescribable yileness that
some gentlemen { y carry in their coats. That's
good quality number three.
In the next place he's Christian; not mere
| ~ go-to-meeting professor, but one that is
never afraid to speak of his religion, and
Doesn't know too much to sneer at the old
fashioned Bible. You may laugh to hear O
! gay girl like me talk in this manner, but in
these times, wives may well tremble when their
husbands have no fixed, religious principles I;
and for ivy part Pm going to follow his exam
pie, and ind friend who will stand by me
when the day of trouble comes.
Then girls, know he loves me great deal
more than he says he does, and that with a
child-like heart that harbors no evil, and that
has been corrupted by no vices. / tell you
giddy as have seemed, always knew and felt,
and honored the presence Of truth. Ed. is
not polished man he wears no moustache,
and sometimes, his boots are not even BACKED !.
have seen him come into company with his
collar awry and his hair guiltless of macassar
have seen him shrink from notice and seek
the iarthest corner, when l knew, and others
knew tnat ne mad more genius. more knowl-
edge, more mind than any one else in the room.
and then when he has been dragged int no.
! tice, my heart has ached and my cheek burned