Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-13
MY WIFE PURCHASE.

show on their attendant, either because he il
handsome, or rich, or perhaps to make some
more favored suitor jealous, in order to induce
him to return, and upon his knees sue for par
don. Pooh why not, when man sees a wo-
man that he thinks would suit him for a wife,
90 70 her at once and say, / am willing to
marry you-to make You my wife-to take you
as partner, with the full privileges Of the
head of the hOuse?" There he continued, as
made gesture to interrupt him, g. no more
lectures about how to commence and when to
say hnis- This instructing one how to proceed
IN courtship Is not the nltimatuDl desired. I
like to do business in business way. Here
you sit, comfortably enSconced in the midst
OF your family, happy in the opposite extreme,
as am lonesome and miserable. 1t is only
misery to come here and spend an evening
with you, for it makes me feel the utter
loneliness OF my situation the more keenly. I
must 60"
Saying this, he started from the chair which
he occupied, with such violence that he upset
1t, breaking the carved top in its fall and wax
ing our youngest child from its sleep The in
fant set up one of those clear ringing cries that
Is always a horror to a young man, and more
emphatlcally so to an old bachelor
Please resume your seat, Mr.. Hasty; do not
be IN hurry" said my wife, in tone of irri-
tatlon and sarcasm. as she laid down her Sow
ing and turned to attend to the child
Ny bachelor friend raised the fallen chair.
and at my earnest entreaty, joined with my
wlfes, nc once more resumed the cushioned
supporter, and for half hour listened To nv
child $ ear-piercing cries; and, by tho way, the
dear, little one had the wboOping-cough and
was cutting teeth, so You can imagine the tor
turc his unaccustOmed ears endured, while nv
wife, whose patience was almost worn ont
hushed the child
Inc baby was once more put TO sleep within
the cradle, and broke the stiffness that had
settled over the room by inquiring if he really
was In earnest about wanting to cucumber him
self with a wife. He assured me with all the
gravity Of person wishing to make purchase.
that he did; but there was not quite so much
yehemence or hFmneSs in his voice as there wa !,
before the treble notes of our family organ.
With no bars to modify its shrillness, had de-
lighted his ears.
You do? Well. then, advertise for one, ~
saidI.
Advertise 20 he replied; there, that is
business like. like the plan Do you know
that SIX years ago, before opened my place of
business, / advertised, and actually had goods
called for before they were in the store. /
like advertising; it's the steam that sets the
machinery in motion. But how shall | write
the advertisement
Here, said L, drawing up pen, ink and pa
per to his elbow, as he leaned pom the table,
- write
- Write what?''
Why, the notice or advertisement for a
up the pen.
He wrote for some minutes, but progressed
not farther than. In store - :. the firm of >,
ex Bald Eagle ':25, ,O0O," .sfor sale. - and
notice; finally IN idea struck him, and he
dashed of the following:
= WASrED.-A person to invest their time
and attention for the benefit of the subscriber
who will endeavOr to make them happy. One
who Will devote her whole attention to her en-
ployer preferred. And
" What In the deuce can il be you WANT"
L interrupted, as l scanned the nOnsensic al
style of his dict on
why, l am writing the advertisement you
spoke of, he replied.
- Well l must confess you make a bad fist
nj IL, TO use patOIS expression. Here, let me
write it L wrote the following:
MATRINOSIAL.-A person who has been q
resident OF this city for the past six wears
wishes to make matrimonial engagement with
ayoung lady of respeetability. One accom-
plished In the requirements of the day preferr-
ed The advertiser is merchant doing bust
ness in this city. All communications address
ed TO 5, Lock Box, No, Post Office, will
oe confdentiaily treated. References ex-
changed -
s. That is the way to do it," 1 exclaimed.
throwing the paper to him; . that looks more
Ike 1t, should say"
" And from the facility with which you get
up this kind Of an article, should Judge You
had written such stuff before" he replied.
No, said L, - this is the first time | ever
thought of inditing such trash
Trash, he replied, scornfully; 'you ad-
wise me to subscribe for it, and yet you call it
trash How did you get your wife," he con-
tnued, inquisitively, as he leaned over the ta-
ole and gaEsd into my face with an impudent
stare. My wife bluShed to the temples and
the esrnation added additional beauty to her
large dark eyes, rs / answered
Bought her ~
low whistle escaped from his lips, and he
exclaimed. - &" The devil -
No. sir, replied, my wife, not his Sa-
tanic Majesty
s. beg your pardon, - he rejoined; " meant
the word only rs an exclamation of surprise
and be settled back in his chair, as if doubtful
Of my sanity, and inquired
4" How, when and Where2''
cast side glance at my wife as she lean ed
over her sewing with the blush vet tingling
upon her face, and knew by the confident smile
that luTked about the corners of her pretty lit
tle mouth, that It's recital was not Objectiona-
BILE; 80 began:
" Ny friend, you must know that there is
such an island somewhere in the Pacific ocean
~ New Holland The island was many years
ago, the depot for the convicts OF England. Low
minds are always those that bear malice. the
longest, and il not able 10 accomplish their re-
Venge, they entlilit to their next in kin so that
some Of the hatred race may suffer for the act,
OF their ancestors or relations. Well, such a
person there happened to be, few years ago,
at the port Of Sydney, where was stopping a
government officer, with the insignia Of rank
conferred upon him by Her Majesty, the Queen,
decorating his breast. Accompanying him was
sweet little girl of six summers and, from the
attention he paid to the child, it was easy to
judge that shs was dear to him as a ward, or
bound by the tie of relationship This trans
port spoken Of had suffered the laws penaIty
from the judge brother Of the oficer-and
ne determined TO wreak his long -pent vengeance
upon his relation.
Years slipped by, and the girl budded into
wOmanhOOd, and the blossoms Of the summer
hoWer were not more beautiful than she had
grown But grey hairs had besprinkled the
had Of her protector, and with the increasing
years his love for the child had grown more in
tense a. he saw each expanding beauty of her
mint and person