The Kanzas news., 1859-05-28
The First Quarrel.
a. sKETcH FROM LIFE.

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1 am one of the many from whom Heaven
has seen fit TO take away the individual in
teFests OF life, that perchahce they might
tbecome universal. Sometimes could al
most hken myself to mirror, which re-
ceiyes on its silent solitary breast the feet
ing images that pass it by, and SO it takes
them for time being, as companions to its
foWn void heart, while it makes of them life
pictures to be reflected abroad These pass
ing interests l create continually. They
seem too, to meet me voluntarily on every
side, not merely in society, but in chance
recounters along the way side of life.
rarely journey FIVE miles from home with
out discovering or, if you will. manufac-
turing some pleasant and useful passage in
human life, which makes me feel one with
my fellow creatures. as though the world
stretched out lovingly its hand to the solita-
Try one and called her. ''Sister!'' 4 4-.s h.
The other day 1 took my way homeward.
Reader, I may as well tell the truth, that
am a little old maid. living an London, and
working hard that may live at all; also in
order to add a small mite to my slender mo
dicum of health, had abided for a brief
space at that paradise of Cockneys-South-
end. A very respectable paradise it is too,
with Its lovely green lanes extending close
to the shore of what is all but the sea; its
pleasant cliffs feathered with rich under
wood, which the tide almost kisses at high
water, making the whole neighborhood as
pretty a compound of seaside and rural
scenery, as the lovers of both could wish
When my ''fairie barque" (the London
steamboat Dryard. please reader, waited
me from thence, / felt slight pain at my
heart. One suffers many such on quitting
earth's pleasant hooks. | ought TO have got
used to good by by this time, thought
to myself patiently = half sadly. and began
to divert my attention by noticing the va
rious groups on deck., always do so on
principle. and it is hard if do not find
| some ''bit" of human nature to study, or
some form of outward beauty in man, wo-
man, or child TO fall in love with. Travelling
alone, (as ever do travel-what should
fear, with my quiet face and my forty years y
had plenty of opportunity to look around,
and soon my eye fell on two persons. meet
subjects to awaken interest.
They were a young couple who sat oppo-
site to me-so that could hear every word
above a whisper. But whispering with
them seemed pleasantest, at least for a long
time. I should have taken them for lovers,
save for a certain air of cheerful unreserve
which lovers never have, and an occasional
undisguised my dear" falling from their
| lips. At last, keeping a watch over the
girls left hand, saw it ungloved, and
thereon the wedding ring! 1t rested with
a sort of new Importance, as though the
hand were unused to its weight. Uncon-
ciously she played and fdgeted with its shi-
ing circlet, and then recollected herself with
a smile and blush. 1t twas quite clear my
new pets were a bridegroom and BRIDE
Here then, was a page in human life open
before me; | tried to read it line by line, ro-
mancing where could not read. Full op-
POI tunity had, for they took no notice of
me; they saw nothing in the world but their
own two selves. Happy blindness! be
lieVe much in physiognomy, so | amused
myself with deciphering theirs. The girls
| face was strikingly pretty. There was the
high brow, showing little talent. but much
sense; the candid, loving, and yet half wick
ed dark eyes; the straight nose and short
curied upper lip; but there the face chang
! ed, as faces sometimes do, from beauty in
| TO positive ugliness. The lower lip was
| -pouting-shOwing that it could look
both sulky and sensual; and the chin re-
treated-in fact, positively ran away /
said to myself, eff the under half of the
character matches the under half of the face,
the young husband there will find few
more difficulties with the wife he has mar
ried than the 'lassie' he wooed, So turn
ed to his coantenance and speculated there
on. Ii was decidedly handsome-Greek in
Its outline; In expression so sweet, as to be
almost feeble; at least so l thought at first
when he was smiling, as be ever did when
he boxed at her. But in few minutes of
silence l saw the mouth settle into firm hor-
izontal lines, indicating that with its gentle
ness was united that resolute will and clear
decision, without which no man can be the
worthy head of a househoid-respected
loved and sobeyed. For in all households
one must rule; and woe be to that family
whetein its proper head is either petty ty-
rant, or, through his own weakness, a de-
throhed aud condemned slave!
Therefore, when I noticed the pettish,
wilful ways and sometimes half-silly re-
marks of the bride. | felt that this young,
thoughtless creature might yet have cause
to thank Heaven that she married a man
who knew how to rule as well as to cherish
her.
Until now, had not speculated on their
station or calling; it was enough fol- me that
they belonged to the wide family of human
ity. But as my musings wandered idly on
into Their future life, / took this alone into
consideration, Both had certain grace
and ease in mien and speech, though, thro'
the wie's tones distinguished the vague
drawl which infects most classes of London
ers. Eut the husband looked and spoke like
q gentleman. felt sure he was such even
though he might stand behind a COUNTER
A third individual broke their tete-altete-ai
middle'aged Cockney, pere de fanailks--eV-
idently some beach acquaintance made at
Southesd. His chance question produced
an answer TO my inward wondering ellis /
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