Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-05-02

mutually interested SO as TO forget time and
place alike. At last the entrance of Mrs.
Somers interrupted the "tete-a-tete" Fannie
was little embarrassed when she found how
long she and Harry had been alone; but the
easy-oi-eourse manner of Harry, as be shook
hands with her mother, restored her to herself
! If the elegant refinement about Isabel had
tempted Harry to fall IN love, the household
charm which surrounded Fannie forced him to
do so whether or no. He went away, thinking
what charming wife Fannie would make, and
how sweetly she would look in her neat home
dress, engaged in her domestic duties Nor is
Harry the only bachelor who remembers that a
wife cannot always be in full dress, and who
naturally wishes to know how she viii look in
the kitchen. "A wife ought as much to know
how 10 manage her house," ," be said to himself.
"as a man to understand business. I don't
wish a wife Of mine, indeed, to become a maid
Of all work; bat / should like TO have her ca
pabe Of overseeing her servauts-and domes-
tics discover very soon whether their mistress
is competent, and obey or disregard her accor-
dinghy. Besides Fannie looked bewitehnigly
this morning. All, il bad such a dear little
wife, how I'd coax her TO go into the kitchen
occasionally, that might see her at work."
1t soon became apparent that it would be no
fault of Harry's if he did not have Fannie for
a wife. Never was man deeper in love, nor
did he make an effort to couceai it. Had Fan |
ME been a foolish firt, she would have PLAYED /
with his feelings, as vain girls will when secure
of lover. But she was too frank and too |
good for this, and only hesitated long enough |
to be certain Of the state of her own heart,
when she made Harry happy by accepting
him.
Two persons more fitted for each other, in
fact could not be. Though always merry, be-
cause always happy, Fanny was amiable, intel
ligent and full of sound sense. She had read
and thought good deal; especially for one so
young, her heart ran over with "unwritten
poetry" Had Harry sought for lifetime, he
could not have found wife so companionable
and so suited in every way to him.
What talk the engagement made when it
cane out. The naughty Isabel, who without
being half so capable of sincere love as Fan
ME, had made up her mind to have Harry, and
whose vanity, therefore, was piqned, even de-
graded herself so much as to call the bride-elect
ian artlul and interesting puss" Other disap-
pointed beauties had other hard names for Fan
ME- But though, when our heroine first heard
Of these slanders she she'd a few tears, she soon
dried her eyes, for, with Harry's love, nothing
could make her long unhappy.
1t was not till the young couple had set off I
On their wedding tour, that Harry told his
wife what had first made him fall in love with 1
ler.
Every other girl 1 visited that morning.
ne said, was playing the fine lady; and that,
while. as I well knew, their mothers were sIa-
ring in the kitchen. l reasoned that the j
laughter who would neglect her duty to pa |
ent, could scarcely be expected to be less sell I
ish toward husband. Resides, it is a COM I
non error with your sex, nowadays, to sup {
bose that j. is debasing to engage in domestic s
luties. To a man Of sense, dearest, woman
lcyer looks more attractive than at such Il 9
ime. As Wordsworth writes: i
''fIer household motions light and free
And steps Of virgin liberty. :
c0untenance in which there meet
Sweet records, promises 5 sweet;
creature not too bright good
For human natures daily yfOOd; {
For transient sorrows simple Wcs, Z
Praise, blame, lOvs, kisses, tears and smiles &" ;
AS he reciteI these lines with exquisite
he put his arm around Fanny's
waist aud drew her towards him, and the :.
Dung wife looking up into his face with devo- !
ed affection, rested her head on his bosom :,
nd shed happy tears. And so we leave them :