Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-02-23
Sgleet Iale.
From London Societyl
ROSE BLACKETT AND HER LOVERS.

Yes, suppose it is a good thing" said
Fred Whitfield, yawning, little indifier-
emily, considering the occasion. =" You see
my mother made it up, so that | don't take
much credit to myself in the matter
dare say might have gone in and won on
my own hook if had liked but l left it
all to the old lady. She likes managing.
So she and Mrs Blackett laid their heads
together, and Rose and | said yes"
We'll, Fred, you certainly are the most
extraordinary fellow" said his friend, laugh
ing {" l don't think many people would
imagine you were speaking of your mar
rage"
" Dessay not" returned Fred. People
go in for such jolly lot of bosh on those
occasions; they cannot understand that one
should have any common sense in the matter
Times gone by for blisses and kisses, and
Cupids and arrows, and all that rubbish
and it's all very well, you know, to like the
girl yCu are going to marry-but hang it
all one needn't make a fool of oneself
about it . ! like Rose Blackett very well.
She's nice gFl enough no nonsense
about her; can ride well, which is some
thing, and plays croquet tirst-rate; she is
good tempered, and, am thankful to say,
without sentimentality so we hit it off ex-
actly but as for being over head and ears
IN love, and all that stuff, I'm far to used up
Tor anything of the kind and she is too
sensible. We marry because our mothers
wish 1t, and because--as they wish tive
might as well marry each other as any one
else. can't say | particularly want to
marry any one but | suppose | must do
my duty that way and so you see do it."
All very well, Master Fred but | can
not say think You are in proper frame of
mind" said Harry Wynn, " and only hope
that when | am going to be married | shall
be over head and ears in love with nv
wife. don't think | would let my mother
make up marriage for me, however sensi-
be in its outlines"
"Ah but thenyou are such deuced ro-
mantle fellow" laughed Fred. Now you
see have gone through all that, and have
come ont on the other side !; and so | save
myself no end of trouble and anxiety and
let me tell you, that is no contemplate
thing to do in life, if you can"
Jest So" said Harry and by that
reasoning the more nearly we get down to
oysterdom the wiser our philosophy"
Not a bad idea, Harry. An oyster
'NuoI nave ii JoIll iiilt VI ~ lii Ht . CduSHl
And even then-we are all caught some
time or other so what does it ma :ter ?"
Not much, perhaps bnt cannot say |
like the oyster theory like to live up to
the fullest of my powers while l do live,
and when have worn myself out, then it
is time to die. But vegetation, social or
emotional, does not suit me-"
All the result of temperament and or
ganlzation, my dear fellow" said Fred, Ian
gudy you see you have a big heart and
olg lungs and big muscles and big brain,
and are a son of Anak altogether. have
weak heart and weak lungs, and more
nerves than muscles, and an irritable brain
winch has to be kept quiet by the never-to-
pesuthclent-praised nicotine and so emo
uon and excitement and all that sort of
ulihg bore me to death, and in fact, am
not up to them, and that's just it."
one would think you were poor little
miserable starveling to hear you talk, +"