The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-04-21

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mirable girls.
81 am engaged to no girl said Leo,
reddening very much.
allow" exclaimed Mr.. Andross. in
astonishment. Not engaged to Mcr.
cy Kent"
"No.'
"Wcll, then, you certainly ought to
be--a man that can be engaged to
her and is not is a fool; and one that
allows her to put vain confidence in
him is a william; that's all I've got to
say blurted out Andross, mystilicd
and offended at the tone and manner
Of Leo.
q should think you had said about
enough" said Leo, lrowning darkly,
his fair, handsome face dcormcd by
an evil, rcvcngclul look.
"IIcrc, here, none Of that, if you
please, gentlcmcn-we are out on Il
pleasure party, and don't want any
hard words, or black looks; if Leo
can't exactly make up his mind among
so many pretty girls, who con blame
him. ! say fellow that's so high in
female favor--with the rich ONES
too, cant be expected to know his own
mind in a minute. Here, lend a hand
to haul in this fish. | vow, ! believe
I've caught a whale" exclaimed a
lively member Of the party.
The line was hauled in. and the
creature on the end of it proved to be
not a whale, but a horrid-l looking
great water snake; and the first thing
he did on being pulled aboard was to
nirt his evil-looking carcass almost
into the face of the disgustcd Leo.
"lt's the devil himself, and he's af-
ter you!" shouted AndrosS, as the
young men made haste to cast out
their unwelcomc prize. Now, young
stcrs, one and all, I've got word to
say to you, and am going to say it
YOU can like it or nat like it, just aS
it suits you--but I've been through
the mill, and have earAed right to
say that know what I'm talking about
and tell you that a young man, care
not who he is, had better go to the
poor.house than to marry a girl who
is richer than he is. He'll be made
miserable Just as sure as he is liv-
ing man; and file marries herr ibccause
she's rich, rather than because he
loves her, he deserves all the trouble
he will have. | am going to marry
again as soon as | can get any one
that like, and she will have me; and
there is one thing that I'm very sure
of. shall take for my second wife a
poor girl"
"Wcll done. old fcIow-it's to be
hoped that you'll stick to your text,
for your purse is long enough for two
and there are plenty Of poor girls
about. The work house is full Of
them" said the gentleman who had
defended Leo.
Andross vouchsaicd no answer loI
this.
'Isuppose you'll want girl pretty
enough to make up for lack Of the
CASH. said another.
81 would not care how handsome
my wife was if she wasn't vain; but
vanity | dcspisc; and the moment
see it in a girl her charm for me is
gone. find that as a general thing
plain women are most and lOn~ca low
able. You'll notice, if you'll take
the trouble TO observe, that it is tC
plain wives that husbands are most
devoted. Beautiful wives strike the
attention and fancy of dashing and
gay men; and so make what are called
smart marriages. They are rightly
called, for they smart for a long, long
time. As soon as you are used to
beauty, it is no more to you than plain
ness; and if that was all that drew
you, the bond is b7oken, and you are
attracted by some new face; but when
a man marries a plain woman it is
generally from affection, and that
grows forever stronger, both through
the present life and that which is to
come"
sentimental do stop him--whc
would have thought it! Why, An
dross. where did you get such notions
| should think you was boarding
school miss instead of a widowcr oI
forty six years old"
81 have been taught truth in hard
school, boys; and that is why | now
speak. But ! dare say you will all re-
fuse to take warning--'tis the way oI
mankind. Go ahead, then, each il
your own way; and when you have
arrived at my time of life you viii
have seen whether or not my word.