Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-04-26
Misrellang.
THE WIFE FOR MAN In MODERATE CIR.
CUMSTANCES.

"If you marry hat girl, Brother Tom.
I'll have nothing to do with her. won't
visit her, nor cali her sister, nor even
speak % her ~
And Lizzie Lawton put on as outraged
and indignant an air as 1t was possible for
her to assume.
What's the objection 2" asked Tom, in
his cool way, fixing his large, calm eyes
upon the pretty face of his sister. as she
sat uneasily swaying half around and back
again on the piano stool.
Objection The young lady's cherry
lip curled. ''Who is she What is she 2"
A sweet tempered. right thoughted.
true-hear ed young woman, who will
not answered, sister mine e.
A sewing girlr : said Lizzie, contemp-
tuously.
What oar mother was, as | have
been told, before her marriage, answer
ed Brother Tom. And if my eyes have
not deceived me, she has been sewing
woman ever since my recollection of
her"
That's another thing said the sister
Mother was superior 10 her class, and has
risen above 1t.
| What then 2 NV father made a good
matrimonial venture, and l may do the
same
But why brother Tom," urged The
sister" don, you choose a wife from
among those on your own level g.
What do you mean by those on your
own level Let US understand each other.
,p,apr-. ho rnova in our
own circles. From the educated, refine
accomplished.
Such as the Misses Walton, for in
stance"
Yes or the Misses Eden"
Whose fathers support them in idle
ness and expect the young men who mar
ry them to do the same. Now, Lizzie,
the fact OF the business Is. | like Mary
Eden very well, and once came so near
falling in love with her, that was really
frightened. l did not go near her face
again for SIX months after felt the frs,
movement of the tender passion"
| Dear Mary: o, Tom Why not
marry her | could love her as my own
sister,"
l." Can't afford it. Pretty. but I'm only
poor young man. and have only my
talents and industry to help me forward
in the world. Mary can, do anything
herself, and would expect me 10 put her
In an establishment but little less costly
than the one her father owns"
| "Oh, but, Tom, there'll be no necessity
os going TO housekeeping at first. And
then YOU know, her father is we'll off In
the world, and he'll give her house and
/ g., Sha = rr.o1 ~
But Tom shook his head.
i" Mary Eden's father may or may not
be rich," he replied. My own private
opinion is that he is living up TO, if not a
iittle beyond his income. And as 10 the
house and furniture which Mary's hus-
band is going to get, that is something
very fine 10 feed the fancy upon. The
real bricks and mortar is another affair"
" Oh, tut Mr.. Eden is rich Tom"
" The rich men of to-day are our poor
of tomorrow, Lizzie. l wouldn't give a
snap of finger Cor him as dependence.
1 mean 10 trust IN myself, an honest pur-
pose and clear conscience. And as for
my wife, want q woman with life, pur-
pose. industry, and independence in her {;
not a great bundle of silks, laces, bonnets,
duu C1iillo papers, Wi.h PAO'ty h'fO
hopeless o-nothlng-and l had almos,
said know nothing-doll hidden some
where inside. three or four feet from the
crinoline decentralization. And then
again, Lizzie, am something of an inde-
pendent young man, wonderfully gwen
10 the work of taking care OF myself.
happen TO be al ,he..oo,,om of the ladder,
and If ever ges 10 the top of 1t. my own
strength will carry me there. Now, a
wife on my back, instead of the ladder,
keeping step with me upward, would be
a dead weight, and we should remain al
or near The foot for ever. No, No
Lizzie, | cannot afford a wife-,he lux.
ury is too expensive for me. So, am
4 going to marry girl who knows some.
thing of real life-a true, good, patient
enduring, self denying, darling li,,le body
who is not ashamed TO earn her living
with the needle. And l can tell yol
what Dolly l only wish you were
more like Harriet Parker; there woult
be forty more chances of your marrying
! man of sense than you have now. Don
You know that new society has beer
formed among Young men and that somt