St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-12-27

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"The good. the true. the tender
These form the wealth of home"
"A farmer! Mary Wood, surely
you are not in earnest"
81 was never more SO in my life,
| Jessie"
"What has possessed you? I'm
ont of all patience with you !"
Why, Jessie ?"
Because you arc pretty"
~ know it,"
Indeed, you know it, do You Miss
Vanity? Perhaps you are aware that
you are talented, also?"
Yes
"And the best scholar among the
learned Seniors ?"
IL AIN SO reported, believe"
And that Miss Luce has chosen
you to write the valedictory, which
will doubtless prove Il melting affair
to your classmates, and the large and
intelligent audience which will as
scmblc tomorrow ?"
Yes, but Jessie, are these my mis-
deeds for which you declare yourself
out Of all patience with me ?"
No, you provoking girl, you know
better But tell me, seriously ~, Mary,
do you intend to take all these we'll
earned laurcls from your brow, which
become it 50 we'll, to accept the hand
of farmcr-a real hard-tistcl far
mcr ?"
Most seriously, Jessie, intend to
become the wife Of Il farmer who has
honorcd me with the offer Of his man
ly heart
Honorcd Mary Wood, are yor
crazy ~
No, hope not
"But consider the sacrifice. To
morrow you graduate with the high
t est honors OF your class, you leave
these classic shades for"
A log-cabin in the far West" sug
, gcstcd Mary as Jessie hcsitatcd.
:" And circle Of refined and intel
= ligent minds and hearts who dcligh
g to love and do you homage"
y ALLOW me to finish your sentences
a circle of warm-hcartcd people, whom
; good sense and experience teach m
h are very far from being either fools o
4 clowns, and whom l hope to max
b love me as do them"
Il "You must forsake your literar
" pursuits, which have occupied all you
'f previous life to"
I Learn to make butter and cheese
"But what will you do with you
: learning and accomplishmcnts-you
" music and drawings, and books 7"
n al will use them as much as poss
D. BILE, in adorning my home, amusin
,r and entertaining my husband an
friends, and in recreation for my ow
- mind, after the necessary but MOI
s. interesting tolls of the day are owe
lie Although not strictly essential to m
I'd position, hope they will prove i
detriment to the fultilment of my mi
sion as a woman, in all her high an
:. q holy duties
1T "But, Mary, yon can never be ha
ne py | fancy see you now, wit
n your dark calico gown, plain lin.
i, collar, check apron, and your ha
=" drawn straight back over your ear
ne presiding at your table administerir
IT. to the wants of your honest farm
1t and his train of red or bluc-shirted !
.s- borers."
well, does the costume and po.
. ton become me ?"
DIS "No it is disgusting pictur,
Sc, Mary Wood, had rather bury yo
or dearly as love you, than to give y
\ up to that great, rough farmer and |
log-cabin."
"a, "Well," replied Mary, with pee
nd liar smile, :" it seems to be one of t
ne DEGREES of Providence, and Miss Lu
says it is our duty to submit to the
- without a murmur."
pe But | don't believe Providen
oi ever decreed you to be a farme
to wife"
th "The event will prove that poin
,or "But | cannot imagine what h
possessed you to make such a choi'
IN when, to my certain knowledge, y
its might secure splendid home RIG
les here in this beautiful village"