East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-03-07

come Is one thousand dollars!
"Yes.'
az sum large enough to supply all th'
real wants Of two persons who have indie
pendcnce enough not to be enslaved by
mere love Of appearances"
"Why, darling, it will require more
than half Of my salary to pay for respect
able boarding"
Taking it for granted that, after on
marriage, 1 am to sit down in boarding
house, with hands folded, an idle depend
ent on your labor. But | shall not SC
construe my relation to my husband.
will be a help-meet for him. | will stant
by his side, sharing liie's burdens"
"All that is in your heart, darling,
know" returned Adrian. "But we are
hedged round by social forms that act as
a hindrance. You cannot help me-
Society will demand of us a certain style
of living, ard we must conform to it, oil
be pushed aside from all circles of refine.
ment, taste and intelligence. | cannot
accept this ostracism for you Rosa. 1t is
not right"
"As if false, heartless world were
more to me than a true, loving husband.
Henry, the central point of social happi-
ness is home; as the home is 80 will our
lives 6e-rather let me say, as we are so
will our homes be-centres Of gloom or
brightness. What others thinl; of US is
really of little account in making up the
sum ofour enjoyments as we pass through
life; but what we are in ourselves is ev
erything. We must be the centres OF
our own world of happiness, or our lives
will be incomplete. Can fine establish
ment like this, in which live in weak
dependence, fill the measure of my de-
sires? Can it bring peace and content
ment? No, no, Henry. The humbcst
apartments, shared with you, would be Il
palace to my soul instead. | am not
speaking with the romantic enthusiasm
OF all ardent girl, but soberly; trnthfully,
Henery. No, dearest, we will not make
our lives wreched by living apart, because
we cannot make fine appearance in
other peoples eyes. God has given us
love for each other, and the means of
happiness if we will use them. Let us
take his good gifts in thankfulness.-
Gou have an income of one thousand
dollars. We mast not expect to live as
those who have two, or three, or four
thousand dollars year. BE that folly
far from us, Henery! / am equal to the
sclf-denial it will require, if the word
self denial is 10 be used Are not you
also? Oh, Henry is there any JOY to be
beyond that which flows from
the conjunction of two loving heartst
and shall pride and weak spirit of So
cial conformity come into rob US Of our
blessings"
The young man had come, stcrnly re-
solved to put off the day of marriage
He parted from his 6ctrothed that night,
booking forward with goldcn-hued hopes
for its arrival. They had talked over the
future, practically and sensibly. The
lovers fond pride, which had looked to a
fair social appearance for his young wife,
gave place to better view Of things
He saw that his love had fixed itself upon
a true woman, and that in the humber
sphere in which their lot was cast all at
tainablc happiness was in store for them,
if they would but open their hearts in an
orderly way for its reception. One thing
said to him by Rosa in that evenings
talk we repeat, for the sake of young
wives, or maidens on the eve Of marriage.
"Be it minc," dear Henry" she SAID,
"to manage our domestic affairs in con
formity with your means. l will give all
thought to that. Iour income is fixed,
and l shall know exactly the range of
expenditure we must adopt. Do not fear
debt and embarrassment. These wretch
ed forms shall never enter your home,
while stand sentinel at the door. If
the husband gives his life to care and
work, shall not the wife do the same?--
If he provides to the best of his ability,
shall not she dispense with wise frugality
his earnings? She that fails to do this,
is not worthy of her position"
And so you are bent on this folly"
said the bachelor clerk, on the day pre-
cediug that OH which Adrian was to be
married.
" Yes, if you choose to call it folly"
was the answer
"Whcre are you going? TO Saratoga
"NNe shallggo nowhere?n
"Whatl WIN you not make bridal
tour"
"No. A clerk who only receives a
salary OF ono thousand dollars can't al
ford to spend it in making bridal tour.
Mr.. Blair shrugged his shoulders, and
arched his eyebrows, as'much as to say,
eff | couldn't afford bridal tour, I'd not
marry"
On the day after Adrian's wedding, he
was at his usual place in the counting
room. He received from his fellow clerks
a few feeble congratulations. Most oI
them thought him fool to burden him
self with wife not worth dollar.
"When maray I'll better my con
dition--not make il worse" was the un'
spoken thought of more than one.
"Wherc are you boarding." asked Mr.
Blair, indilferently, two or three week;
after Adrian's marriage.
ono where" was replied. "We are
at housekeeping"
"What!"
"At housekeeping"
"What is your rent?n
"Two hundred dollars, and half tha