Monmouth weekly herald., 1859-01-20

sessing.
With William Randall, young mar
possessed of so much to commend him t
her favor. Mary, after short acquain
! tance, was decidedly pleased True. in
deed. she had one objection to him-h,
was mechanic hut this circumstance
she was determined to overlook. No ont
had ever pleased her SO much, and Il
i every one there had always been some
ing Objectionable.
Mere accident, it is true, had caused
hlm to become acquainted with Mary
Still these two persons seemed to have
been designed for each other, so easily
and so naturally did they take a faucy t.
each other.
Some few months passed away, eacl
1congratulating the other on their happy
antlcipations, and each becoming Still
more interested in the others future wei
lare.
The world around, it is true, always
lncreduious, and frequently little toe
much SO, had no great confidence in these
woolngs, for they had known Mary At.
will beore /; at least SO they said. OI
course they did not expect anything else
than rupture between these two devo
ted ones. Mary had not they said, con,
stancy Ut purpose enough to adhere to
any engagement. She looks too, they
added, little higher than mechanic.
But Will Randall had no fears, he was
sure OF the result. Mary had, it was true
disappointed others, him she would not,
could not.
II Thus hope spread her brightest bow
before him, and he believed her promises.
Among the skeptical on this point, Mary
4ad a particular friend, who, to confirm
her III resolution to adhere to William,
thps addressed her.
Mary, do you think that yon really
| love William Randall 2"
Most certainly, | do" Mary replied
Your friends imagine otherwise"
They do We'll they are greatly
mistaken"
But he is mechanic, Mary"
| know that but he has many redeem
ing qualities to make up for that evil"
| :. Do you think it an evil ?"
Why, l think it is a misfortune at
least" 50
g" Now, Mary what is mechanicism p
Is it not the result OF genius y
| : Certainly it is, and so regard it,"
Well, why should any one ooieet to a
lnechaulc n
Why, the world you know, are ap!
to look down upon mechanics, and TO say
of this or that Que, +" he is mechanic
Bat some of our greatest men were
mechanics Mary
That is true but do not imagine
thatit would be my good fortune to mar.
ry a great man."
| Do you think that William Randall
may one day become great lnau z"
+" No indeed II
And why not, Mary 2"
"Oh (! | couldn't expect any such good
| luck as that"
F." Others have had such good luck, Ma
! y, and why should you not have? Z"
| Others nave had the good lack too
TO draw "a prize in a lottery but never
I had"
You have never tried the matrimoni
al lottery"
/ No; but we Judge of the future BY
the past, and as l never had any gooc
luck III any one thing, so | expect none
IN any other"
Mary, let me tell you, that William
Randall will one day be great man p
Ah, my dear friend you tlatter me tc
much !! lie may be, but it will be onl,
as by miracle"
/" Why, do you say so ?"
Because mechanic has no one to ell
eyate him in the world. An-eagle need
wings to soar, and man needs friends
to RISE" n
That is true but there is another
way of rising"
What Is that?"
/ b. ones own genius talent will car
! ry Que anywhere!'
And do you think William Randall 81
talcnted ~
Indeed 1 do, and his future life vii
show it"
| The friends parted, but Mary was still
u sorry that William was mechanic
| She should much have preferred that ht
were merchant or a lawyer, or even ;
gentleman at large. Still, as she wa
I now engaged, and as all the world salt
4 that she wouldn't adhere to her engage
nent she only resolved the more deter
!. mlnedly to do so.
( Time passed away and the weddin!
] day approached. William. Randall wa
{ delighted that the world was this time u
be disappointed in Mary, aad that bere
! alter Mary was to be regarded as posses
: sed OF q less tickle raind. She was nov
to re,establlsh her character for stability
lie LOO, was now to enter upon new
era OF enjoyment.
4 Matrimouy had been in his eyes 70
years. All his plans had been RENDERED
suoservient to this one great end. Il
had accumulated property be had toile