The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27
qnaintances. Only he objected to her CO.
quoting with the gentlemen.

dears-one which girls and men engage in
more from want of thought, from vanity
and mutual appropriateness, rather than
any deeper reason, and while l deplore all
insincerity, Pm not such severe old wo-
man as to pronounce it very wicked. But
the other involves degree of selishness and
Indifference to the happiness of others
which is very blameable--i indeed criminal.
1t is when man or woman (for the sin is
as common in one sex as in the other tries
to excite feelings which they have no idea
OF responding to, merely for the sake of
temporary triumph and qualification. And
I'm sorry to say this is wLa. Kate Barton
was guilty OF.
She could dance, and play and sing, the
last beautifully, for she had sweet voice
and quick ear for her station in life, the
middle class, she might be considered &C
complished.
A real lady Tin those days, my dears, the
word meant something besides qC0mon)
would perhaps have thought her wanting
in refinement that good breeding which
at perfect ease itself, communicates it to
all around, though no gentleman would ev~
err have been so critical. TO men, her air
OF franknes5 and simplicity was, as l have
said already, perfectly iacinating. and
when she set, not her heart, bat fancy, ups
on captivating one of them, she could seem
the dearest, and most charming girl in the
world
10 tell you the many pra1ks she played
would stretch out my story beyond an
hour when all of you ought to be in bed, so
l shan't try to do it.
BY the time that she was twenty she
had refused at least dozen suitors, some
OF them as handsome, honorable, high
minded gentlemen as ever a foolish girl
might have beer proud of and happy wi.A
was her confidant Il suppose because /
was considered very pain girl, my Gears,
and had naturally soccer disposi-i0u.l SO |
heard all about il; che showed Ms tbelr
letters and presents. and 10 NE al the ti3e
compliments they paid her, laughing and
calling me an Old nald VIXEN l rer0Hatrut
ed. Men, she said, go, over being fitted
easily enough; il was only iheir Yaaity
that suffered net one In q huaar5l was
capao OF a serious passion, ana when she
found out tbnt one, eLe would take my cd
vice and treat I'm batter--it SIT oDv liked
hin.
The right man appeared Al last, anu as
IS common III SUCH cases. he was neither
Aauds0mer n0r I.cher than many OF his re
laeted predecessors, only cleverer and more
persistent. AS he loved Kate sincerely.
as MS appearance and manners were agree.
able, and Lis position uneXceptiora6e her
uncle was very much prep0ssesse3 in his
iavor, and, after courtship Of ever tw0
years, his untlring patience, affection aud
good humor wou upon her liking. | think,
too, he had one Invaluable quality--the
power OF interesting, which is worth all
others put together in its efficacy 10. reach
ing the heart of woman.
Did she love him in return? YOU are
wanting to ask NE. Wei, / think, YES
at least as much as was then IN her nature to
&c, spoilt as it had been by homage and
aaulation, only certainly not as be loved
her. She never seemed to recognize the
idea that the passion ought to be mutual,
based Oh justice and fair play; her expec-
tation was all devotion on one side and
only complacent regard on the other. she
wanted, in fact: to queen it over hus band
as she had done over her lovers.
They were married in great style al her
uncies house, and | was one OF the brides
maids Then they went to Newport to
spend the honeymoon, at pretty seaside
cottage which he had taken Tor the summer.
with the agreement thas was TO Join them
in months time, to keep her company
when be WAS Obliged to run back to New
\ ork on occasional business visits, which
you may be sure he always made as short
as possible. With my fathers consent |
went, and nal not been there week before
our little party was reinforced by the arrival
OF the other bridesmaid, who had friends
living Oh tho island.
She vas q giddy girl, as great coquette
as Kate. and rot ba!i as sensible, so that J.
and | think MIR. tetcher, would have De3n
better pleased ii she had stald away. W.
were always The best OF friends, for | bau
0een on ais SIDE curing his courtshlp, as /.
knew, though 10 confidence mad existed be
tween Us, And, oit4r marri. &c, X ate told
him every thing | nao said in his avog
That Is d thing, my dears, & uian is away5
graleui Tor, Tor ut such times he is sensitive
10 kindness.
Wen, Fla lhampuey Game, and We had
merry times together. Newport was & diff
ierent place fifty years ego than 1t ls st
present, with It's great hotels and bathing
places, but it mac handsome houses then
and line people TO live IN them, who wore
quite as fine dresses and gave as fine parties
as any now-a-days. We received enty
OF invitations &c balls, pic-nlts, and sailing
excursions, and, as Kat was as fond OF
pleasure as ever, after Il comparatively
quiet honeymoon, she and her bridesmaids
iuduged in quite enough OF gaiely.
One day, curing the absence OF Mir.
Fletcher upon one OF his visits to the city,
and when | had declined making one of a
party to go to the SpoutiDg Rock, 10 order
to write Iong et,er, both Kate and Ella
returned in high spirits, and told me with
q great deal OF laughter and exultation that
they had met an cid beau OF the formers,
upon whom they had played off what they
considered capital joke.
He has just come back from twelve
months visit to Cuba, and hadn't heard of
my being married." said Kate " SC, when
he came up and introduced himself, OF course
he addressed me as Hiss Barton. And Ella