Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-12-27
The Clerks Marriage,
BY It's. ARgHUE

BY T.s. ARgHUE.
,aatr.
"You are a brave yO1hg man, Or q very
foolish onep
"Why do you say hat 3as
"To think Of nglfriage.p
what has taveFy or folly to do in the
arhs yopg lady is poor
! - aot wed for money"
lere would be some hope for you il she
the p0ssessor OF twenty or thirty thou
Sand dollars. But being as poor as yourself,
this folly Of this purpOsesiands outin bold re-
lief Look before you leap, my frieRdi
there's trouble for you on the other side.
Il am not sordid, Mr. Blair The young
mans fine face gloWed, and bis eyes flashed
with q arepressed indignation
mot sordid enough, Adrian, for marriage,
as society is now constituted. There are two
sides to tlis question Of marriage; the sent-
mental side, and the matter-of-fAct side. Now,
You have looked only az the sentimental side.
Suppose we consider the matter-oi-fact as
pects. You are a clerk, receiving a salary
Of one thousand dollars How much have
you saved n a.5 .,.i.
AtAAlAAA " atflAA lAs
Nothing Somaeh the worse. II itcosts
you thousand dollars per annum to live,
bonn whence is to come the means Of sup
PORTING a wife and family n
"Oh, I've been careless and wasteiul in ex-
fndIture as most young men are. ] had
i oly myself to provide for, and was selEin-
dgent. But that viii cease OF course
! fGranted, for argument sake. The young
laF you propose 70 marry is sinamed Rosa
NlFell." -e-tllllls.
EesP
q charming young girl; we'll educated;
fneg accomplished; used to good society, as
we Hy; and just suited for my friend Adrian,
il 81 had money, or be an income of three
or iO,r thousanda year, But the idea ofma-
king tsr.a happy wife, in the city of New
7 York ou a thousand dollars, is simply pre-
postertls. It can't be done, sir; and the
attend win prove ruinous to the happiness
Of bold parties to 50 foolish an arrangement.
It's batter Of the easiest demonstration,
Adrian ;and wonder Sc good an accountant
rs you as, should not ere this, have tried
this question by mathematical rules. Let
me do itbr you. And, first, we viii look at
Rosa's pnsent sphere OF life. She has a
home wild Mr.. Hart sn uncle, sud is living
in rather Luxurious way. Mr. Hart is a man
who thinz great deal of appearances, and
maintains domestic establishment that does |
not cost Les than four thousand dollars a
year. His shouse rent is equal to your whole |
salary. Nov, in taking Rosa from this home, |
into what kind Of one can you place her 2"
A sober Ele Of thought came over the /
Young mans hee. sa i--a
You. .oannotafo to rent a house at even |
one-half the 0st Of Mr.. Harris even if you
we're able to tsy furniture continued Mr.
Blair. Ti ,io.t
ave shall bosrd, Of course, 2 said Adrian.
Housekeeping not to be thought of in the !
beginning"
''If not in the leginning, how afterwardslp
The young mas looked a trihe bewildered,
but did not answr.
'What are you how paying for board n
"Five dollars week"
"YOu would require a parlor ana bed room
after marriage3 ~
"Yes.n
"Ata cost Of not kss than fifteen dollarsa
week" fl u gY
Adrian sighed.
qWe could hardly aIord the psrlor.'
'HardlY,n said his bend. aWell, We give 4
up the parlor, and taIe pleasant front
chamber on the second floor, at twelve dol
lars week. But the iouse Is not frst class,
nor the location very desirable. These are
not be had in New YorA at twelve dollars
week. You cannot Affotd for Rosa the ele-
gancies Of her present htne. Three dollars
more week for washineand ct ceteras, and
your income is drawn upn at the rate of
seven hundred and eight dollars year.
Two hundred snd twenA left for clothing
and all other expensesl And. so far, it has
taken three times that sum to meet your
own demands Il has bai look, Adrian"
81 was wasteful and ssEindulgent," re-
piled the young man, in a aFoiee from which
the confident tone had dparted. at win
scarcely cost Rosa and me for clothing one
bali Of what 1 expended.
9Say one-half, and your hcOme will not
reach the demand. What vas your tailors
bill last year p
zone hundred and sixty dollars"
''Say two hundred, including boots, hat,
ct cetera p
siYes"
i'YOu could hardly gel. this below hun
dred and ffty.n
''Perhaps not"
The young mans voice was gowing hus-
Ky.
"That will leave seventy dollats for your
Wife's clothing, and nothing for PLEASURES. re-
creations, little luxuries, or unanticpated but
unavoidable expenses. Aud if it b so with
1 you two in good health, what viii tls condi-
ton Of things in sickness, and with children
to support and educate. Adrian, mylyonug
f friend, there is debt, embarrassment disap-
/ pointmeDt and miserable life before lou
Pause and retrace your steps before it 5 too
late. lfyou love Rosa, spare her from the
inpending fate Leave her in her pleasant
home, or to grace that Of man better GbIe
than you are toprovide her with the extenal
blessings of life You cannot marry on a
thousand dcllarsa year and it is folly to think
ofit"
ave could get boarding for ten dollars 4
week, said Adrian. '-
] THAT would scarcely help the matter at all
At best, it would only make difference in
the amount Of your Indebtedness at the close
Of each year. 1t is folly to think Of it, ny
Young friend. You can't afford TO marry
at has dark look, but there is no holding
up now" replied Adrian, in a gloomy way
awe have mutually pledged each other, and
the day of our marriage has been appoint ted.
"Pm sorry for you said the friend, bach.
elor of forty, who, on an income Of ffteer
hundred dollars a year, could see no possible
chance for happy marriage in the city o
New York, and preferred eelibacy to the EN-
barrassments which he saw hundreds Of biz
frieVds encounter in their attempts to live IL
a style out Of all proportion to their resources
''Fn sorry foF you be repeated; abut if yot
! viii bend your neck 70 the yoke, yOu mus
not complain Of the burden you find yoursel
compelled to beGrN -t.1ss
Strange as it may appear, the young clerk
Henry Adrian, had never before looked thi
matter of income expenditure, and style o
living, fairly in the front. The actual aspec
of The case, when clearly seen, threw hi
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