M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-13
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ALnuGhabIe Love steTy.

This experience 10 from q cores
pendent in Illinois, and 10 quite as
good % any thing we have recently
read, Your correspondent has an in.
innate ireind, Joe F., who was
until recently q cashier of--Bahk
In the State ofTsnnessee. Now, to
say that Jse was handsome, acc )m
hShed, and withal very entertaining
would be but TO expires the opinion en-.
tertained Of him by niue.tenths Of the
fair eek with whom he came in contact.
BE was, to use q western expression,
. regular heart smasher among the
women" and il may not be improper
20 state. just here, that no one had a
moro exalted opinion Of his capabili.
ties in that line than the q foresald
Joe kimself. As he and your cores.
pondent were On the most intimate
terms imaginable, and accustomed, in
the "hslcyon days Of boyhood, ITO IN,
fold to each other all our plans and
purposes Of the further--not even omit
ding the delicate matter Of tie heart
] was not at oil surprised about y yeaI
sl0ce, to receive Q letter from him, in
which after referring to our past freind'
ship and the confidence with which
hO had always consulted me on any
important Snbje he assured me that
he now needed my advice ION a mat.
Ter which very nearly concerned him
sell, and in which, perhaps, was in.
Volved his future happiness and des
tiny" I, Of course, fels concerned
for my friend at this; but was some.
what relieved after reading the follow.
Ing "And now, dear S., with
out giving you time to Imagine any
thing very horrible, will frankly tell
you that / am in love. Perhaps you
will Say, swell what II you are that
Il nothing new" But just wait until
lget through. You see, ifit was o
Oommon loVeGcrape, such as we used
10 have when We we're boys, l could
got along well enough. But this time
Il 10 o little complicated-a kind Of
double affair. Come now, s.,
don't think am q fool, but the fact is
Fanny Lis che prettles little crea
lure In the world; young beautiful and
Afsctionate, she is every thing that |
can ask; and 10 short, l love her as |
never loved before! But then, alas |
she 10 poor, Poverty is her misfor-
tune. Were ] rich, this would not
weigh q feather, but then you know
I am not. The other Mary Wis
beautiful,gay, accomplished and weak
thy. The former | love; the latter
esteem and admire. | think | may
say, without being liable to the charge
Of vanity, that neither Of them ale in
different toward me, but that an ofeI
ofmarriage on my part would be read
lily accepted by eitherl Now s.
what shall / dof Marry the girl
really love, and remain poor devi
oil my days, or by forming an allianct
with the other, at once acquire wealth
and positionl Answer me-" | die
answer him. In my letter which par
don me, do not mean to copy here
lexpatiated largely upon the blessing
of"wedded life." "connubial bliss,
slowing Learts,n and all the other "su
gar and honey" expressions l coul
remember, and closed by copjurin
him 90 he valued his happiness, b
oil means to marry the one he lovec
and 90 for the beautiful, aceomplishe
and wealthy Mary WI wonl
come in due time to marry her nysel
Ihsard nothing more from my lov
perrlexed friend lor about six months
when he wrote rae as follows: "Des
s., | courted them both (the ric
one 6rsf: aud couldn't get either {
thema Good bysl I nm going
Kansas"
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