The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-09-11
SINGULAR Courtship.

Singular Courtship.
The Rev. Dr. L-n, an eminent
Scotch divine and professor Of theolgy.
was remarkable for his absence of mind,
and indifference to worldly affairs. His
mind, wrapt in lofty contcmplations,
could seldom stoop to the ordinary busi-
ness of life. and when at any time he did
attend to secular affairs, he generally went
about them in way unlike any body
else, as the history of his courtship will
show lie was greatly beloved by his
elders and congregation; was full of sim
plicity and sincerity, and entirely unac-
quainted with the etiquette Of the world.
Living the solitary, comfortlcSs life of q
bachelor, his elders gave him trequenthints
that his domestic happiness would be
much increased by his taking to himself
wife, and pointed out several young Ia
dies in his congregation, any one of whom
might be fit match or companion for
him.
The elders. finding all the hints had no
effect in roasing the doctor to the using of
the means. preliminary to entering into
| the matrimonial alliance, at last con-
cludcd to wait upon him. and stir him up
to the performance of his duty. They
urged on him the advantages Of marriage
its happincss-spolse Of it as divine
institution, and as aflording all the enjoy
ment OF sense and reason. and, in short,
all tho sweets of domestic life. The doc
tor approved of all they said, and apOlo-
gized for his past neglect Of duty, on ac-
count Of many difficult passages Of Scrip
ture he had of late been attending 10, and
promised to look after it, . tho first CON
veaient season" The elders, however,
were not to be put OIL any longer; they
insisted on the doctor at once making
use of the means, and requesting from him
promise that, on Monday afternoon, he
would straightway visit the house of Il
widow lady, few doors from hiW who
had three pretty daughters, and who were
the most respectable in the doctors con-
gpegation. To solve any difficult passage
in the book Of Geness-reconcile appa-
rent discrepancies, or clear up q knotty
text would have been an easy and agree
atle task to the doctor, compared with
stormng the widows premises. But to
the raising of the seige the doctor must
go, and, with great gravity and simpG-
Guy, gentle reader, you can imagine you
see him commencing the work.
After the usual salutations were over
he said to Mrs VII, "my session
have of late been advising me to take a
wife, and recommended Inc to call upon
you; and as you have three fine daugh-
ters, L should like to say word to the
eldest if you have no objections" Miss
W-n enters, and the doctor, with
his characteristic simplicity said to her,
"my session have been advising me to
take wife, and recommended me to call
upon you" The young lady, who had
seen some thirty summers, was not to be
caught SO easily; she laughed heartily at
the doctors abruptness; limiting to him
that in making a sermon, was it not ne
cessary to say something first to intro
duce the subject properly before he enter
ed fully upon it; and as for her part, she
was determined not to surrender her lib
erty at moments warning" the honor
of her sex was concerned in her standing
out" This was all waste of time to the
doctor, and he requested to see her sister.
Miss E. WI, then entered, and
to save time the doctor says, my session
have been advising me to take wife, and
J. bad been speaking to your sister who
has just gone out at the door, and she is