The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-11-26
Gclrit GturD.
MARRYING A FOOL.
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that you would nj have any time lllSt SHCh y
chance us yo:: might choose. But when YOU
do marry, darling, De sure to marry fool
My dear aunt ~
"Ccrtainly. child. BY the time vcu have
hccn unfortunate enough. like myself. to have
had three husbands. you will need no cXpla-
-nat;.n Of my advice: but as that cant pos
sibly be for good while, and indeed, may
never be, II give you my reasons beforehand
] am not so silly aS most people, to think
that if n gir merely gets 4 man with good
torture. coed comedians. good Appearance.
ard good manners. size is marrying well
To ie married well si" viii have husband
who " Ill make her pei fctly happy, and If he
hasn't the faculty for that, where's the value
Of he other things! If he has a fortune. he
may manage it III his own way; it he has n
family TO be proud Of. he may expect her to
do just as llcs do: if he has a fine rc'son
lie may look fer her TO he admitting it. Whou
she would rather hc attending TO her own
and # he sets himself TIP On his mumr2I>,
why She n,ver must make courtesy il hr
do, snl tl.ihk Irorcr 10 make bow. No.
no--a human hring. Isl rcally a woman,
cant be perfectly harry unless size has her
,wn way in everything and no man is l,krll
to give w,n1n her own way. unless he is IL
fool"
"Thcreforc 10 lie per fcclly lapps woman
must mary !ool. My dear aunt, you ale
SO delightful "
"llush, Clara don t be 50 gidly-it is no
laughing matter assure Noa. II man has
any sense. or what's petty much the same
tlirg. iarcics he has. 1t gives him such a
conccii Of himself that he is quite jlmd t"
his wlIt's. though ten 10 one she has Il grent
deal more than he has IS you Wn'iid have.
Clara. if YOU were married to any enc know
Of ] have bought this experience dearly
.onueh. for. Of my t!rtc husbands, none wee
exactly Of the night sort. | had my cholc' .
TOO, out of a dozen each time. which was nal
rral. rs ! was womnn Of property. but
hadn't harmed to see deeply into such things
My kn Wedge came too late for myself, tnr
,h'ee trials Of married life ought 10 be enoueh
for any reasonable woman. which. yoU know
am, tut intend that you shall have IL,
benefit Of it it is your right as hay, ad"p-
ted You for NY daughter. My husbands had
the name of beng unroinmonly sensible. and
though each showed his sense IN different
way tlcm tie others. more of them WAS any
advantage to NE. There was your CurI"
tinmrstv you would have though, 'ial the
world went by 'Ar WaE OF bis tongue. II
was nnhing but philanthropy, lanlon>m.
gtneIal imn"ytncutS, pnh.Ic good grand
systems. and Important Suggestions, with
Inn. All sorts Oh people came t" him tH
anv'Ce. from the Candidates for mayor. dnwn
10 lhc inventors If p"tell Washing machines.
and discovers OF 'nlaIll lr rat d' snnctlvr>.
and after he had hn'angued ami dictated, and
lad down the law. or COURSE he lnoSi Put his
hand into his pocket to pay the expense 81
carrying cut ms sentiments. ana IL vas my
money That was '"iihcuming. ! couian
hep S'the how lhe money won't, though
never com pIalhed, except ny hIhtS-i Wa
10" gotd vile i"r 'iia'-'"' Ii h" Lad ilvn
much i"lgr 'iah Nc h"hey mcon-
81 he h"hty-hnoh, aun'i
Eyes, cm'd. Me honey moon sometime
woes last !our or i've years, when IhueS NJ
children or any o'h'r SHWnS desperation OF
Prevalence; II he Lad lived much longer. as
was gong to say. Ni'nid certainty have
let Inn htai ny hiIdhh'L; II. NcNr many
smart ia.hh nan 'or TIC world.
ard What suit OF sense lad my EcXl
uncle, nnnty
"ltur Uncle nIG'nh'cvtr-- why. his ran
altogether IN tie way Ct books and phl'nS"-
lhy. lie r,vtr cared fig for The publ.
god. which was ere Nltrc II him. hut in.
stead Of that he hpd a rlrychirg 'uin f,l
mligh'uirg ne. NNertv,r sat down he.
side him, thinking to lave a comfortable chat
hh'nt II! nclehlnrs. my property, or my in.
doors domestic "!lairS. he WAS sure To branch
of to the Greeks. Romans, IicjanS and wild
Indians. You might have understood him
my dear, for, after going through all 'he arts
and sciences at Doctor DrnngoodS, ike ;
coed eHl you can talk Ike took, and al,
petty much Of rhIIosolher yourself: Ju'
10 me 1t was as tedious as II he had been say.
ing eranmarS aid English readers by heai
though he bad oil the lra'nns oithc Egypt
ans and King Solomon. never could make
him remember how 10 give receipt, md til,
only time could persuade him 10 collect
rent for me. he los, it before he got h.mr
had his pocket picked at a second hand book
auction, while he was bidding aeaius; Inn
self on an old dictionary. had the honn,
Of having philosopher for n husband. hu,
honor and happiness are two different things
III wished HIM TO spruce up a little ant
come out CT his study TO see company 800 he
was port'y, line.Iooking man, Or wonldn
have tnncied him as like rs not he made hi,
appearance with boor On one foot and ship
per on the other. his wig turned hind side
before. or a wooden skull cap hanging by ii.
strings round his neck. The very servant,
made but Of him, and once. when they had
the mpudencc TO fill his snuti box with ccn;,
grounds, instead OF seeing into the trick ana
rating them for it as they deserved, he cX
pressed his establishment in their presence. u,
the curious ch'micaI phenom'non presented
by his Macahoy. There was sensible mar