The Kanzas news., 1859-01-08

| daughter, told the same thing In the course
of conversation to the daughter herself. and
the next week came in one horse ehaise.
took the young woman to church, and gol
the minister, after sermon, to marry him to
her. which, of course, the minister did,
without asking question be would as
soon have questioned his of deacon
As briggs ssnever told his love-. or any
thing else for that matter, his friends found
out that he was married by reading the an
nouncement IN that beautiful corner of a
village newspaper decorated (very appropri-
ately1 with tFansfxed heart None of Us
were surprised, for nothing that he could
! have done could have surprised any body
We all thought that we Should have liked to
have seen the courtship. He managed his
own matter in his own way. He didn't
"pop the question" ike an impulsiye lover,
but propounded il like coelheaded lawyer;
and the poor girl doubtless said ''Yes,'' be-
cause no mortal could have met that stolid
/ face of his with a .sNo''-said eyes" and
the one an half (I repudiate the idea OF
the equality of the sexes were forthwith
made one-and that one Joseph briggs.
Now briggs had an affection for me, and
devotion which nothing could shake
not even sitting up with me fortnight
when ] had the chills and fever. It was his
| firm belief that I couldn't take care of nv
| self, and that he was my special providence
/ He was resolved therefore, whatever hap
| pened, to t.put me through''-not that he
ever used SO fast an expression, but that
was his idea to put me through. Being the
exact opposite of himself, he took, or, as
Fanny Kemble would say, cotoned to me.
/ He was the best scholar in our class, and
helped me through all my troubles. though
in such droll way as to make me half Sus-
pect that I was helping him; in fact, l got
the credit of SO doing, though I don't now
remember ever having helped him in any
other way. except through an occasional
dinner And having seen me safely through
college, he determined to see me safely
through life. Indeed, found ou. the other
day that he had actually secured a place for
me at Greenwood, and had composed my
epitaph
Now, a part of his plan, it seems, was
that I should marry ; but understanding
the weak point in, my character, he knew
very well that should never fall in love
with any woman whom I was at all likely
to obtain, though he gave full credit to my
sensitiveness (another weak point) to fe-
male charms. Unfortunately, had always
found those women most charming who
were married, or, at any rate, engaged
The question was, how to obviate this diff
fieulty, for marry, must, if l had to be
chloroformed into it. Il is needless to say
that this resolution on the part of my friend
was never even suspected by myself, else
he had surely been foiled, and Miss ------
had mot now rejoiced in the name of Mrs.
Crawfishl In fact, though he was always
speaking to me about my future home, he
never once alluded to marriage I often
led him up to the subject, but he didn't ap-
pear to like the looks of it; it was like lead
ing horse who had just been drinking to
spring; he would glance at it. pause for
moments and then turn his long head
round at me. (yery horselike, that) as who
should say, Chow stupid you areR'
Well, about six months after briggs had
set the example be meant should follow,
met him in Broadway, flor we both had
settled in New York, with lady on each
arm, and looking, for all the world, like a
steam tug being towed down stream Tin re-
versal of the usual order) by two little
yachts. "Yacht No. 1, said to myself,
sis evidently Mrs. briggs" What splen-
some people have in the world! what could
she have seen IN Driggs?" Yacht No 2,
didn't much like. l approve neither her
cut nor rig /: she looked too much like a
smack. had just got this ridiculous idea
of the smack in my head when I came full
upon the party, and, hailing briggs, asked
him where he was bound, and (sotto voce)
how happened to be under such convoy ?''1
The result was an immediate introduction
all round, one of the ladies. turning out, as
had supposed, to be my friends wife, and
the other her sister-Miss Thorp.
"Will you join us?'' said briggs eve
are going to take an ice cream"
Nothing, of course. would give me great
er pleasure; so offered my arm at once tc
Miss Thorp Though not without look at
her sister, which said plainly enough that l
had no choice in the matter, else, etc., and
in few moments we were at MillaFd's where
we spent nearly an hour-my friend briggs
in such unusual spirits that twice he posi-.
lively smiled. aud the unhappiest and awk
wardest of mortals. The only moment
enjoyed was that spent in congratulatins
my old classmate, and consequently con-
plimenting his wife, who looked-well. ifI
must say it. looked divinely. Butt my chisfI
attention had 10 be paid to Miss Thorj,
whom decided at once TO be very pert, veiy
homeiy, very matter-of-fact, and. in word,
tunder the circumstances a great bore
Still, deported myself gallantly to hr,
spilled but one spoonful of cream upon Ter
dress. and doubtless gave her the idea tlat
she had made most favorable impression
Ice cream finished, conversation run olt.
and the hour getting late, We separated, AID
briggs invited me to come the next day aid
dine with him. the invitation beingcofdisl-
ly seconded and thirded by the ladies.
Now, was ever man in snch a tx?
was positively in love with Mrs. DnggsE-i
In love with my friends wifeI ]. had neF-
er seen woman who came 50 near to nv