Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-02-12
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1.-The Wife for Me .

line wife tor Me.
Horace Hastings was 4 sober, sensible,
enterpl-ising bachelor, Of seven and-twentv
wears who, havin. obtained an excellr mt
reputation By his industry and integr ty
and having made himself useful to the
mercantile firm in Bos on with whom he
had served an apprenticeship was at
length invited to a partnership IN the con
Germ
For some time he had been encouraged
I 10 anticipate thIs elevation, and ne soberlv
and energeticaily entered upon the new
\ duties Of his position When business
crowded he had hut little leisure 10 mourn
over his celibate condition; but when the
I uurryin@ season was over, and hours ea IN
day hung heavy on his hands, he could
not help thinking bow delightful it would
/ be had he but house and gentle wife
Of his own
Ills pecuniary circumstances now war
ranted such luxurics, and he resolved to
marry W. el lie could fnl lady just
suited tn lis mind
Mar country village III Maine NOT q
lhous md miles from Ban-or. lived an cd
riend OF his father and being on col
.cctlng toHr in that region during the an
rumn months, he determined to accept an
ott-repeated invitation to spend few days
with tie old gentleman, and sent noe
lnnouncin1 his coming
1T the appointed time be reached th
tesldence OF his Old friend, and found tina
ae family were prepared and p.eascd t.
welcome him as a guest
In the parlor were tw,, young ladies' /
we'll dressed and quite handsome. He
was duly introduced 10 Misses Jane and !
Charlottc, and found them accomplished !.
mi sensible young ladies' Being just I
now very susceptible TO the tender passion. I
ne was easily pleased, and exerted his I
lowers to render himself agreeable TO the /
battered maiiens
lie succeeded. of course Sensible men /
pf his age and prospects, always do when
,hcv try And as his eve wandered in
conversation, from one handsome, intclli-
ent face to another, he caught himsc
nquir.ng. F." Which would make the better
VIE
The mother. and q neat-look;ne maid
we're seen IT intervals passing from the
<itchen preparing the supper. The cir
who set ont the table and spread the VIII E
stainless cloh. and arranged the plates
seemed to do it gracefully and qu ETY., a
4. She had made such duties a study as -
science. and won Il passing glance Of
miration as 4 very neatand pretty servant
i model Of Il help
Altogether he thought it-was a charm
inr family When they sat at the cheei-
lul supper. and he tasted the light, hom
made bread. and the sweet. fresh butter,
and the thinlv sliced. home cured beef. the
hot welI-1avored tea. the eXceilency ana
good taste manifested in the whole order
.ug he felicitatcd himself upon havin
found SO pleasant home, even If It was
only for few days.
After the supper was over and the
table was cleared, "A third young lady, ycrt
neatly dressed entered the room. ana w.I~
urmailv introduced 70 him as one of the
sisters, Miss Sarah
He was not a little surprised to find that
tie neat scrvaut Girl. whose handiwork
d won his admiration. was one of the
sisters He found her Spri@htlv, cheerful.
and accomplished and he thought littl,
more graceful th Jane, who was older
or Charlotte. who was younger that her
self
He thought little more mcanlv OF him
self. for having taken her TO be hired
,irl in the family bun not whit NOR,
mean.v OF her Tor having revealed hcrsei
II that capacity And as his perp.exlt
Was somewhat increased as he sat down
IN his bedside IN the chamber, to which
ne was shown hv his host, and said 70
himself Which Of hc three 2
In the murnin-, at,er nights sound
& .t, -sor lie VAS no, sufficiently in 10y
y keep him .ke-he entered ihe break
! .aSt room. AMI WAS snon jnineI by The II,
vauig ladies who had first welcomed IN
I sarah vas n t We visIl. bat when
.lev SIT down ut table, and Jane htr
. nred the c1fc, sarah came SmIInC III
+ behind ciean white apron, and with
--eatnin. i Il Of hot buckwhcat cakeS III
her hand VIII eh. from tLc hue OF hei
i checks. she mad Just been bakin- l..
y mere was a bush on her checks any eve
mi eht see il WAS forced there 10y the hrt.
md MT bv any sense ot DEGRADATION, ON
account of the Office which she hai So
rarefuliv filed
he rcd the .ueSt with welcome
smile 4 posted her load of edihles and
eurned a the kitchen, whence she
rfpyet again in a few minutes. with m
,gher plate OF cakes. most beautifully
baked. by her own - IL
Horace ate a lar-e quantity Of them
mare than lnouch merely u satisfy hun
4r becau>o OF the bea .tI.ui little hands
hat m ode them And then he van Iced
,yer the farm with the cid nan. anu pr'1-
ia IL horses and COWS. and crops, aS
rltou.h he knew something about them
a., we'll as he did about troadclothS ana
.aicoes
A+dipner time Jane and Charlotte were
~ he rarlor waiting for him, and sarah
= usual. was bustling aboati in the kltchen.
Il 10 wish. said he soto roee. that
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