The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-06-18

little sister, unaware that she was in the
parlor, called at the foot of the stairs:-
f" Effie, mother wants to know if you
amt going to got up to-day. Your
breakfast has been waiting this three
hoursp
The young lady blushed and opened
the door into the hall just in time TO meet
another sister, holding crying babe.
Come, Eflie," said she, "you take
Charley little while. Hos so cross, and
Pm tired"
"Carry him to mother" she replied in
a whisper, but which did not fail to reach
the ears of the gentlemen in the parlor.
another is dressing the vegetables for
dinner"
"Where is Jane, then?'
ashes gone 10 market"
"Well, take him back up stairs. /
can't take him now" she replied, return
ing TO the parlor.
Mr.. Rose and his companion soon arose
TO leave. AS they were passing through
the hall, his eye caught sight Of an elo-
Bunb UOOh-CuSc, WIFI hho uiSpi"J va
books.
Will you permit mo to examine your
library a moment"
"Certainly," Effie replied, throwing
back the glass doors; "papa has taken
great pains in selecting fine editions, and
l think the most popular works of the
day."
Edgar's eyes dilated little as they ran
over the titles upon the backs Of the taste
fully bound volumes, not more than half
of which he had ever seen before.
81 presume you are acquainted with
the travels of Mr.. CULVER" said she, tax
down book from its place besides Mil
toms Paradise Lost.
/" 1t was favorite Of my childhood"
he replied, "I have not seen it before in
a long timo."
"Ah, yes" said she, half comprehend
ing the mistake she had made, and desir-
ous of correcting it. She soon made an
other attempt at entertainment, in which
she succeeded equally as well.
"Here is splendid edition of the
'Three Spaniards,' did you ever read it,
Mr.. Roseg declare, was so charmed
with the narrative that l couldn't leave it
till l had completely devoured it. 1t took
mo three days, and Pm sure l know of
scarcely anything which took place at that
time."
"Well, what do you think now, John 2"
said Edgar, after he and his companion
were fairly in the street.
"I would not have thought could
have been so deceived by external graces
and fashionable accomplishments. Moth
or in the kitchen; daughter not risen, or
at least unprepared for tho duties Of the
day till ten o'clock, and after that selfish
" refusing to relieve mother and sisters
cares. Guliver's Travels for authentic
history; the Three Spaniards for sam
pie of literary taste--well, Edgar, / will
not urge you to sell the bliss of bachelor.
hood for all that such woman is worth,
fathers money into the bargain. But you
will marry, and l hope before you leave
the city,"
lntend 10 90 so.
"But you go in Aprili"
II expect So"
"Tbat is near al hand"
al know it."
"You will have 10 bo stirring around
Haven't l been stirring around al
winter?"
Yes, but what good has it doneT
, Haven't you ascertained one item o
good, the discovery Of tho fact that EfliC
Jewell is foolish girl unfit to be sonsi
bic mans wife?"
| "That is only negative good"
swell, here is positive one, then:
am TO be married next week TO Haiti,
Sweet"
"What! tho wagon-maker's daughter.
"Just So"
{" You are dementedp
! ~ guess not"
: al should as soon have thought o
\ marrying Sally jenkins, the soap boiler
: daughter"
{ "And Sally jenkins would make ia
o better wife than Eflic Jewell, tho mer
: chants daughter. She lacks culture, bu
: she has good heart, and not a baC
r mind"
# "Well, what do you sec attractive il
j Hattie Sweet? Those internal graces, o
: course, but such an ugly face! Why yor
J. will need to stop and explain to every ON
you meet that you did not marry you
S wife for beauty, but for goodness and in
Il tellectp
n a acknowledge that pretty counte
S nance has great charm for me, ana
must consider your eyes little at faul
" if they can discover nothing attractive il
Hattie's face. She has beautiful eyes an,
o noble forehead, and | have even com
" 10 regard her remaining features as not al
together unsuitable"
d Well, love is blind, aud perhaps it
d we'll it is so. Has Miss Sweet any edu
l. cationW
20 "Sho is graduate of - college,