The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-04-28

CHOW COULD SHE FANCY HlM?"
They say he is not worth cent in
the world, and everybody knows his
kin are poor enough. Indeed, they
say that he supports his parents. even
now they are 50 inIirm and badly OIL.
SHE could not have married him for
his bcauty--to be sure, he looks well
enough, but then he is not handsome
fine. looking, and that's all you can
say, They say, too, that he oducatcd
himScV; suppose he has q very fine
education, but then, how did he get it!
Taught SChool--kcpt books-and they
say that he served his time at a trade.
Poor thng-Shc'll have n hard life
of it she never knew what it was to
want anything; her parents thought
all The world Of her, and they must
feel mortified that she should have
thrown herself away in that manner.
1t was not for lack of better chances,
for everybody says that she once had
an offer from the lion Of the TOWN.
but she was so scrupulOus about his
drinking a little, that She refused him.
She regret it some day-no doubt
she has many times already.
Such is the reasoning, and such are
the conclusions Of II foolish, proud,
laIsc--opiniOnated horde of money
worshipcrs. Such is the estimate
which the dcvotce8 to wealth and
name, place upon real merit, and
genuine morth. But the truly wise
and good, the really virtuous, view
things in an entirely different light.
Those very traits Of character which
the dcvotces to fashionable lOllies al
feet to dcSpisc and contemn, are in
fact the highest credentials which a
young man could posscsS--thcy are
the uumistakablG marks of real excel
lcncc, they bcspeak for him, indomit-
able courage, unyielding sef.reliancc,
and unialtering perseverance; traits
which must of necessity crown his
lie efforts with unbounded success.
and give him n position which the
proudcst might envy. A position for
which he has no one to thank, but
himself, no monjcd influence, or inter,
CSicd friends can claim the glory
which his own hard tolls has achieved.
Wonder not, then, that a sensible,
Eigh'toncd woman should fancy such
a character, and choose him, with his
poverty and humble descent in pref
ercnce to high birth and vast possess
ions, unaccompaned with these ines
timab!c traits. Commserate not her
d0Irl'ul stuatiOn; rest assured she is
far happicr in her humble home than
the wife Of him who once sued for her
hand. She is lOrcd, is appreciated, is
looked upon as the good genius OF her
husbands cxistence-thc other is tolo
rated as II mere appendage, u kind oI
necessary evil, sort of ornamental
plaything to relieve the tcdium o.
domestic life. Tho one couple may
be happy while friends and fortun,
smile-but lily prepared are they t,
meet the rough and tumble of life.-
The other are equal to anything, for
tune could not daunt them; mutua
exertion and mutual encouragement
could surmount every discouraging
circumstance, all disheartening rever'
ses. In the face of all such trials, holy
vows have been plighted, and
"Not for the summer hour alone
When skies resplenden! shine,
And youth aud pleasure fill the 'hfone'
Our hearts and hands we tw'ne;
But for those stern and Tintry days
or peril. pain and fear ;.
When Heavens wise discipline doth
make
This earthly journey drear.
They are haPpy-so wonder moi
longer how she could fancy him.
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