The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-02-07


We must be the centres of our own world of
happiness, or our lives will be incomplete. Can
a fine establishment like this, in which live 10
weak dependence, fill the measure OF my de-
siIes Cay it bring peace and coni-ntment : No,
no, Henry. The humbest apartment shared
with you would be palace TO my soul, instead
am not speaking with the romantic enthusi-
asm of an ardent girl, but sobeily, .truihiully,
Henry. No, dearest, we will not make our
lives miserable by living apaa, because We can-
no, make fine appearance IN other peoples
eyes. God has g,venslove tor each other and
the means Of happiness IT we will use them
Let ua take his good glils in thanktalness You
have an income OF one thousand dollars. We
must not expect 10 live as hose Of two or three,
or four thousand dollars year. Be that ioly
far from US, Henry. am equal to the SELF
denial it will require, il the word 'self-denial'
is 10 BIZ used. Are you moi, also Oh, Henry!
is there any Joy TO be imagined beyond that
which flows from the conjunction OF two loving
hearts! and shall pride and weak spirit OF So
cial conformity come in TO rob US tt our bles-
sings %
The young man had come sternly resolved
to put of The day of marriage. IL parted from
his beiroihed that night looking forward with
golden-hued hopes for its arrival. They had
talked over The future, practically and sensIbIy.
The lovers fond pride, which had looked to a
lair social appearance Tor his young wife, gave
pIac. to a better view Of things. He saw his
love had fixed itself upon S true woman, and
That the sphere in which their let was cast all
attainable happiness was in store for them, il
they would but open their hearts in an orderly
way tor its reception. One thing said to hin
by Rosa in that evenings talk we repeat, for
the sake OF young wives or maldens on ihe eve
of marriage:
"Be mine, dear Henry" SAID she, ''ihe task
OF ordering and regulating our domestic affairs
in conformity to your MEANS. will give all
thought 10 that. Your iacome is fixed, and
shall exactly know the range Of expenditures
We must adopt. Do not fear debt aud emblr-
rassmeni These wretched forms shall never
eLter your home while stand sentinel a: the
door, Ii the husband gives his life aud care TO
work, shall not the wife DO the same ? 1t he
provides 10 the best OF his ability, shall she not
dispense with wise irugaliiy his earnings She
tina, fails TO do this is not worthy Of her position.
Sand SO you are bent on tits folly" saidiias
bachelor clerk, on The day preceding that on
which Adrian was to be married.
ayes, if you choose TO call j: folly" was the
answer.
"Where are you going, to Saratoga !"
awe shall 20 nowhere"
"Whal Will yon not make bridal tour 2"
"No. clark who only receives salary oi
one thousand dolla> cant afford 10 spend II in
making BRIDAL tour"
Mr. Blair shrugged his shoulders, and arcled
his eyebrows, as much as to say, II | couldn't
afford to make bridal tour, Ia not marry. I,
On the day after Adrian's wedding, be was
at his usual Mace in the counting Fponi. he
received from his fellow clerks few feeble con-
ratulalions, and most OF them thought him a
foo, 20 burden himself with a wife not wollh a
dollar.
"When marry, Tll better my condition
not make it worse," was the unspoken thought
Jt more than one.
"Whrre are you boardng?" asked Mr.. Blair
indifFereniy, two or three weeks after drian's
marriage.
"Nowhere," was the reply, awe are al house
keeping"
"Whsta" 4"
GAL housekeeping"
w udt Ia JOut itht
"Two hundred d1llars. and half Of that my
good little wii- is to pay IN music lessons to our
landlords daughters. We have two pleasant
rooms in a third story, furnished these with
ihe money it would have taken for The bridal
tour. Rosa has the use Of the kitchen, and IN
siss on doing bsr own cooking and house work
for the present. | dennred, and do demur,
but she says that ''watk is worS ip," il per-
formed corscieniously and dati!oly, as she is
per forming it. And with this we are very hap.
py, Mr.. Blair, as you shall witness. To-mor.
row you must 90 home with me, take tea, aud
spend the cYening."
Mr.. Blair accepted the inyiia'iop. H. had
met Rosa occasionally before her marriage, and
knew her 10 be bright, accomplished young
woman, fitted 10 move in refined and inteli-
gent circles; and he felt some curiosity to see
her in the new position Of mistress and maid to
her own household. The Third Avenue cars
bore the two men long distance from The city's
thro5bng heart, 10 the more quiet exieriors,
where they alighed, and after shoIt walk,
entered modest looking house With well at
tended shrubbrry in liule front garden. To
the third story they assembled, aud there the
young wife met them. Not blushng and with
slanmering apologies Tor their poor home, but
with such Ease and sweet self-pcssesson, and
such loving smiles about her lips that Mr.. Blair
found himself transferred to an earthly paradise.
As soon as time came for observation, he took
note of wha! was around him.
The furniture Of the room into which he had
been ushered, could scarcely have been palmer.
In the centre stood small breakfast table, COW
cred with snowy cloth and set for three per-
sons. Four canp-seat chairs, work stand,
banging shelf for books, and mantr ornament
or two, of no special value, an ingram carpet
on the floor, and plain white curtains, looped
back with blue ribbons, made up the complete
inventory, for there "as piano against the
wall. the dark case an! plaip style oi which