The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-10-04
From Life Illustrated.l
WHY AND WHO.


From Life Illustrated
WHY AND WHO.
~ MRS. u. r. A. CRozIsR.
"Ed gar Rose, why don't you marry
Efis Jewel, aud settle down? You've
been an old bachelor louy enoug gh. She
would make you n splendid wife,
NO doubt Of that, John but | don,
thiuk she would make me a happy man."
"Why not /? She's pretty"
"Yes."
"And graceful"
Very"
Aud neat -
Particularly so."
"Aud Accomplished"
yes"
"And rich ~
"lsup ose so. But not beauty, grace,
neatucss, accomplishments, and wealth
combined, would make ,ne happy unless
they accompanied a noble aud unsclish
heart"
~ should judge Miss Jewell to be
about as noble and uuselfiSh rs any Of
her sex-one particular individual ex-
cspted, of cuurs. Notwithstanding
th. high encomium> bestowed upon W..
wan, do not see but she is quite as liza
bic to err Us We are. see many fretful,
impatient PASSIONATE, aud unhappy omen
rs men, and | thi. / rather more
"Tha: may be true, although | think
you are mistaken; but If Eifie Jewell is u
representative OF her sex ia regard to
quality Of heart, l have no desire to wed.
Besides, though accomplished, as you
ssy, she has not that meutsl depth aud
culture which Should desire in com-
pan,on."
You DON. want bookworm for a
wifc.'
But do want sensible, practically.
educated woman:
"And you think Ellie does not possess
either Of those characteristics -
Mot iu the degree | desire in my
wife! Call with me to morrow morning,
aud keep your eyes open. After seeing
her At her home, AN satisfied you will
no longer regard her suitable woman for
the place to which you reconmt nd her. "
" You hav then, visited her at her
fathers house,
IL have not. saw enough at Mrs.
Sewsrd's partly to convince ne that she
Was not possessed of those moral and iu-
teilcctual qualifications which l seek"
al thought her remarkably briliiant!'
"UndoubtcdIy she was so, but it Was
the briiliancy Of ,insel, aud not of pure
gold" +.
! !" You speak confidently - . s..z
| ~ do; and US you have frequently
spoken to me Of Miss Jewell, l wish you
to have the best opportunity to judge OF
her claims upon my At ention. Will you
call with me At her father's?'
IL will" ..
The next morning the young gentle.
u,en called. Alter they had waited three
quarters OF an hour, Miss Jewell entered
the parlor, received them with great aff.
ability, aud vas evidently intent upon
making good impression. Her person
Vi appearance indicated that she had bu,
] just left the toilet. Her ringlets were
perfect, aud l.er dress faultless One ac
cu-tomed to regard only the exteri,r,
would certainly have considered her at.
trsctive. After some conversation Of lit
tie moment, except AS tending to reveal
the frivolous character of the young la
dys miud, Mr.. Rose inquired for Mrs
Jewell.
You will have to excuse ma this
morn'ng.' she replied; . our kitchen
girl left US yesterday. and it is necessary
for her to attend to household duties thi,
morning"
Servants are sometime r. very trv;npl''
remarked Mr.. Rose.
Exceedingly so. It is almost in
possible t. get one you can trust. / dc
not know what people are going to do ~
." Perhaps it viii be necessary" said
Mr.. Rose, smiling, "to return to the
good old times when the ki.chen was {
common resort for the ladies Of . family,
no mstter how wealthy or distinguishedv
Dear mi" said Effie, laughing hear
jly, /" what figure l should make try
inr to cook dinner! I'll shonl. un.
dertake to make plum pudding, l should
quite - likely have plum cake !"
Just st the close of this remark, Ef;e''
little sister. unaware that she vas in tn,
parlor. called out At the foot Of the stairs
:" Enc, mother wants to know II 20,
.in'e going 70 get up to day! You
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