Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-07-17
THE WIFE FOR ME-

THE WIFE FOR NE.
Ihere are wives enough to be had
There are English, Parisian, Norman. and
even Flemish, mothers c!uv<iur to fair
broods of daughters. On all sides tbe
maternal cluck! cluck! reminds me th1t
wien may be in search of u wife. [ Shall
not have very far to go.
am sitting upon " pcbbly shore on the
coast OF picturesque Normandy. have
oeeh assisting ut the opening of IL splendid
o'Ihlns establishment, which is to make
our lavorte Norman port not only an
.tresiStloIe holiday place for the PAriSnns,
out also point for friendly English
INVASION. l have breakfnsted sumptuous-
Win the mayor (who, let me add in con-
huence, is the builder of the bathing es-
t"Olishment in questiou;) have assistrL
at an opening ball; and have had the
proud satisfaction of drinking LYONS beer
with the mayors ddJoint. But worldly
nohors oppress my humble shoulders.
choose rather, on this day of savage heat
10 pun my felt hat over my dazzled ewes
aud mark the trim ladies, with their rcd
and purple petticoats, pass (like animated
tuchsla tlowcrs pcrchcd upon patent
leather styles, before my unworthy relinn.
NY elbow rests upon good DR.. Browns
philosophy of the Mind, and cry "Ah,
mel" that cannot drink deeper to-day Of
hls generous doctrine. He has nut me in
pleasant train of thought; he has warmed
my heart; he was good man, and lift
my hat to him. wish that had been
one Of his listeners some time ago in classic
Edinburgh.
Lonely bachelor that am! why shonld
read of 1.-The ministry OF tender courte-
sies?" There are my chambers. duh and
dusty, some three hundred miles away
from this, where my minister of tender
courteslcs charges me FIVE shilliugs week
to light my fire and broiI my matrtinal
bioater. These are tender courtcsics |
buy ut Il fixed price. I am away from nv
chambers now, and am saving nv five
shillings, 50 that even my lnrgely-honnet-
cd, be puttened minister of courtesies-
whose voice is the faint echo of that of a
c"Oman i'll fog-is cstranged from me.
And am alone, while these human but
tcr1les swim past nc, with the heavy
parental moth at their wing. y moth, by
the way, mast be dOwager butterfly.
why did open Mr. Browns bulky vol
ume OF philosophy at the eighty eighth
lecture, and read page after page about the
'dutics OF affinity" till found myself in
the virgin gold aud spccklcss ivory halls
OF holy matrimony? More grateful TO me
,,.,,.;r,. ,r 49,, 20 ~" t.n 'tiS
my chSu,bors sLH,1 H. p1o ~ "lnES' MOI III
lighted. am alone III the world, and in
proof OF my determination to remain alone
! have lately bought Il patent bachelors
Kitchen which would enable me TO cook a
chop, boil an egg, or turn out Il cup of
boiling coffee i'll TWO minutcs--if | could
only. make it burn. Wicked eyes, tender
me by turns, passing me, rs l rest 80
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oIont Lie T"s;ra.s ~ Nc nv ~ LAIN
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