Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1857-08-27
From Waverly' 8 Magazine.
WHY DID SHE LOVE HIM /
BY MARTHA HAlNEs BUTTS.

1 indeed! ! fancy | see you coming into
/ "a ballroom or theatre with that elegant
specimen Of genus homo coming stalk
ling ia after you, looking perfectly
'Eamazed Why, be is as complete a
4 EJohnathan a. ! ever saw Have hims
mot 1. ifhe possessed all the wealth of
1.-The Indies he IL too cotntbonplace .-- .----
What can you be thinking of, Ada Rus
ton, to nlsFrt araans sbatalssads Wha,
would avail your education II would
matter but little if you did not know
your letters, If you intend marrying John
Barlow.
"Sister, you have made your choice,
and will make mine. Il # as
$50 you might well say if you had
chosen the one / have. Only reflect for
moment; lie is college bred; So hand
some, SO interesting ;lcan appreciate the
I Fine Arts, etc. am not over aud
|above intellectual. you know, so he will
make up for IL all. III is charming
thing indeed to marry man whom eve
rybody admires. am sure could no,
exist if / were 10 marry Mr.. Barlow |
should feel as if had married my grand-
/ father. What you can discover to adj
/ mire I cannot tell. fss.
| ss'.Why, his good and noble heart,
first Of all-and thenhe is proverbial for
his amiability." !" ".
/ "Oh, he is only throwing out bait to
catch you; he knows pretty well how to
manage affairs, for he has not lived all
this while in vain. = t - ...o
II hope not, truly: though blush to
say many live to no purpose. -
Marry John Barlow. then, and pre-
pare Yourself to sit moping all the time.
Catch him going to the Opera!--he
does not appreciate music at all. !" .4
''lf he does not understand and ap-
preciate music, sister, if | wish to go, he
will always accompany me. do NOT
intend to allow mvselfto be prejudiced
against him, because he is not versed ID
the wiles of the .'beau monde;" he is
evidently very fond Of me, and it is my
intention to marry him. l must suit my
sell, not the world. You fancy Claude,
and / say nothing against ii, because 4
think every person should suit herselfon
that important polnteach one knows
her heart best"
~ ~ *a* II
'sOh, sister, am SO glad you have
come. for I fully expected to have been
at home all the evening alone. i cam
not tell you how perfectly delighted l
am at your arrival"
sWhere is Claude, pray?''
'He has gone to the Opera. did
my. best in order to ersuade him not to
go, put he did not heed me-. He said
the Opera for tonight was IN Trova-
tore great favorite with him, and he
did not wish to run the risk of missing
it. | was anxious to 60, but Claude
said he could gel, but one ticket, hence,
4 was compelled to stay at home. He
would not wait till another time, when
he could procure twotickets, and very
well know when feel a disposition to
attend he will say he detesls seeing the
same Opera over again. But for you,
sister, should have been all alone. --
} You cannot veil how tedious time does
hang on, for Claude is out somewhere
every evening. Oh, if had only mar
I.eo .o.ls.' '. /, 'nan'-o' fepsu'ehce
comes 'oo .a'0.
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