The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-10-27

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"There is no danger of that" said Mar
garet, whose wit was sharpened by these
continual rubs; you're born to a differ
ent END" !" Fa-as qraEg.vrn.g 4.
A shrewd. blunt old Scotchman, but of
kindly feelings, said to her: "Moggy,
ye're an awsome ho1iely chiel, and have
.naething bodily to recommend ye; but
We maun cen cultivate yer mind, Moggy,
and dinna be cas-. down, for yc maun re-
member the auld saying Handsome Is
that handsome DOES"
From that time Margaret took the old
saying foy her motto; and whenever she
had reason to repine at the sights and
Ireprocahes of her companions, she called
% mind the maxim Handsome is that
handsome does"-and only exerted her
self the more to make up, in the qualities
of her mind, for the defects of her per-
son: and in this laudable endeavor she
succeeded, as every person will who
seriousl y makes the attempt.
True friendship is ever founded on the
qualities of the mind; and we never love
oar friends the less because they happen
to be deficient in beauty. Indeed, we
scarcely notice this defect ia those We es-
TEEN; and the old saying, "handsome is
that handsome does" seems to be almost
literally true This was we'll exemplii-
in the case of Margaret Broyn. Every.
body was disposed to dislike her at first
sight-everybody esteemed her on a
thorough acquaintance.
But, however much she was esteemed
where she was known, Margaret Brown
had not crowd of admirers. A homely
woman, though she had the mind of a
scraph, would nev9r be followed-never
admired. But this, however mortifying
it may be to female vanity, is rather
cause of generalization than regret-for
the crowd that hover round beautiful
woman are generally men of no estima
tion. They are like flies that swarm
round a cup of honey, nuisance. Hence
it is one of the greatest misfortunes that
can happen to a young lady, to be great
ly followed and admired. 1t not only
excites her vanity and makes her beha-
vior ridiculous, but it distracts her attep-
ton and renders it difficult to decide on
a choice. In the midst of this doubt the
most fulsome fatterer generally wins his
way, and turns out to be the most worth
less of an insigp .fcant band. 1t not un-
frequently happens, however, that much
admired woman is SO long in making d
selection among her numerous admirers,
that they grow weary of waiting, fall off
one by one, and she is finally abandoned
to the dreaded condition of an cid maid
Margaret Brown was not rich any more
than beautiful and, therefore, she was
likely to be sought, if at all, only for the
qualities of her mind She had but a
single lover. How mortifying to female
vanity But we never heard that it gave
Margaret any uneasiness whatever. She
was thankful even for one lover, such as
she knew hers to be- She did not b. 81
tate, nor coquette, nor play shy; but when
she married him, she promised what she
fully meant to perform" to love, honor,
and obey" This she could conscientious
ly promise, for she did not marry cox
comb, but man---a sensible ard.a hon.
est one and the homely Margaret Brown
is now the happy Mrs. -, the wife of
a member of Congress, and the beloved
of all her neighbors.