Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-07-18

The discussion was waxing positively
shrili Mays ears fairly ached with the
clamor that her aunt and Miss Whitaker
were making over cousin Bella s wedding.
There they had been sitting the entire
morning, chattering like couple Of jack
DAVIS. Miss Whitaker had attended the
wedding, while aunt S,ella's rheumatism
kept her a home; and May groaned in
vexation OF spirit, and wished her crotche.
needle had been spinning. wheel, that
its hum might shut out the details of how
Bella was dressed, and the cost of her
veil, and how Julia Parson's old white
silk had been re-trmmed with red velvet,
and how Signor Fogga had said that he
palace OF the Princess Mettatrizza, etc e,
ad inGnitum.
She's steady, sensible GIRL" eontinu
ed Miss Whitaker, ''aud will make good
wife for any one"
"Yes, she's done we'll for HERSELF re.
joined Aunt Stella, with spiteful toss Of
her head, and vicious glance toward
May, (who, low be it spoken had the first
offer OF the silver, unequalled except BY
that of the Princess Me,afrizza.) She
/ wide awake, aud has more sense than
| some folks | could name. For my part,
| wish all romauces were burned
80 do H. rejoined Miss Whitaker, who
looked the fitting executioner to assist at
such an aulo da Je.
That is where girls get these fine no.
tions about love, aud things of that sort.
1t doesn't take anything to feed your
heroiues, or to dress their babies. The
hero is always in . good temper, aud they
never go walking in muddy weather,
neither do they pay any house rent; so the
| first moustache and we'll gotten up shirt.
| collar that a girl happens to fancy, can
easily persuade her tha, she is il love. |,
is very pleasant TO have goo1fooking
young top escortiag you about saying sot,
things, squeezing your hand"
"Shocking!' ejasuisled Miss Whitaker.
Shocking enough, when two or three
years Of married life have taken the curl
out Of The moustache, aud the gloss from
the shirt collar when this angel in peg
togs is found to be sometimes cross aud
| unreasonable, and to wear slippers when
baby holds forth every night, for the
benefit OF its mother, worn down with
care and sickness anxious, nervous, al
ways trying to imagine where the butter
and the. shoes are to come from putting
her invitations out on the shelves, with a
sigh, because she has no dress, and pass.
es every day by Bella in her carriage; as
May will be, when she marries that Geo.
Esans--as | tell her."
''Why, good gracious! if you dou't look
for ,ho
to know. If you take your stand high,
the world will respec: you if you 60 low
it will kick you down lower. What on
earth are we all struggling for, in this
world2 Money, and grand position, |
suppose And why shouldn't we be at
the top, as we'll as another tell May
Girls cant make their fortunes, as men
do; but DO think they might know
enough to take them when they are
"Girls are queer, there is no use in de-
nying it, said Miss Whitaker, With a
shake Of the head, "If they oaly knew
what was best for them ,
inquired May. +@
Miss Whitaker bridied.
IF | didn't get marriea,.it WASH t be-
cause | didn't have chan, ~plenty of
them Miss Mary
Exactly; out you didot thinI it hsst
did you p s...4 s..~.n. a4f
IF had, ! wouldn't have taksd =
with any one beneath me-"
Il should think Bella's husband beneath
me T. reJoined May. .@. la.4 TT :.
just hear that T. cried Aunt Stella.
He is small souled and hard d-hsarted;
narrow minded and ignorant
"A man worth five hundred thousand
dollars, aud making money all the time. y
lis money happiness Z" s~@s nga !
ut can buy it, ..s. ..r
History don't say so, and the Bible
tells widely different story" @ @"@"
How irreverent you gre, MAY, drag,
ging the Bible ip like that !" exclaimed
Aunt Stella, shocked. si.. 80. ...-...
| Lest she should be irreverent in truth,
May left the room. The talk had not
moved, but it had irsitxted her. She low.
ed George Eyar.s, but why did all old
people Join in singing the sa.ne song
Would all the romance be gons-would nj
she be happier with George, after few
years, than with any one else in the
world. Of ~ she wac nov Z Would she
grow .hie and fsesful,' 80 10 yta.. -. Z