The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-04-13
BROTHER TOMS WIFE.
Br 7. g. ARTHUR.

l w''ht visit her, nor call her sister, moi
speak TO hcrl"
Ard Lssie Lawton put on rs outraged
aud indignant IN air as II was pussbl,
for hcrt assumc.
"Whpt ie the obirctln nskcd Tom, Il
his cool way, fixing his large calm eye,
upon tie utCity fuco vf his SISTER, a. sht
sat unensiIy swuyng hall round snl bucE
again IN tho piano stool.
"Otjcctionl" The y"uns lady's cher
" hp curled. "Who is shri Whist !,
shci"
"a swecttcmpcrcd, archaeological
true hearted young woman, who vii
make me good little wife. Are yoI
not answered, sister mineY
"a sewing girll" said Lizzie, contcmp
iupuslv.
"Nhat our mother was, rs have beer
/ itrld, before her m rriage," answer, {
brut tr Tom. "And, #. my ewes hay
not deceived m. she has been q sowing
woman ever since, or at least ever sine.
my recollection Of her."
"rhni's another hing" slid the sls
ter, "Moihrr was sup rior to her class
aud has risen above it,"
"Supposc answer your objection tc
Harriet aud say that she ia superior I,
h'r Gloss and will rise above ~ Whn'
lhrnl Div father made good matrmo,
NAL venture, and will de- the sam ="
"But why, brother Tum," urged the
sister, "uont yDu choose u wife lron
among those on your own leveli"
"Whnt do YOU mean by those on youi
own lrvel Let US understand each
o,hrrw
From among hose who moyc In our
own circle. From the educated, refined
and accomplished"
"Such as the Misses Walton, for in.
stance.'
"Ycs, or the Misses Eden"
"Whose fathers support them in idle.
ness, aud expect the young men VIII,
marry them to do the same. Now, LIZ
zie, The mct Of the business is | 'llk
Mary Edcu very we'll, and once came &,
near falling in love with her, that wal
really f-ighloned, | oii not 90 near he
pretty face again in six mouths alter
felt the first movement oi the tender pas
sion a"
"Dcar M,ry, Oh. Tom, why not mar
ry herr | could love her as my own sis
ter
"Cant Dhurd il, pretty, I'm pool
young man. and have only my talents anc
industry to help me forward in the world.
Mary cant 10 anything herself, and would
expect me to put her IN an establishment
but little less costly than the ono hcr
lnther owns:
~, but Tom ihere'll be no necessity
lor goIpg TO housekeeping at hrst A.!
then y4r Know thht her idtnrr Is wen oil
IN tht world, and h u give hrr hous'
ara ihrnlsh II, no dInet, wheh she Is
married
lnih shnnR nus nrau'
silly Edeh's iatner may OF may ho'
o' r,n, ne tGpNcu, MY oW" private
TPl,lon 10 tna, nc u 'lVihg up to'H II no,
h'''e oey9ha ms lheumc' hnu d. 10 .n'
nou,' anu lu','''ulu Wn!Sn na'y nus
o'nu % gong % =" ge', ,nu' 10 very nnc y
leVi uFon; IN" or'eN a"u i'o''a' 1t
anutnc, "ne'
~, ~, wv nv Eu'h " r''n' i"m'
"ihe r'Gh men TO u"y "re poor ,heh io'
morrow Lzz'e' l. wouiunt give 'h'
snap at a niger or rich iath' rIh-lu"
rs dependence mean TO tiust IN my
sell an honesl purpose "nh 'eur con
sc'ehce' AM as Tor a wiI', want
W man with NE honest purpose in'usiry
aud independence In her. not gr' az
bundic oi rllNs' lacrs' oonnots ana curl
/ pSpctS,W lh prtuy httIe helpIesS u
| hulhlhg uoIi, hlu away s"mGw mere lnslu'
ol inc crlhoi,ue creum'"IiH'loh. hh'
thcn, again, L. zSie, am something %
an independent young man, wonderfully
giving to the work ol taking care ol my
SELF. l hhpi Ell to be at the bottom o
the ladder, und 1t ever get to the to
OF IT my own strength will carry m
there, Now wife Oh my back ins'ea
OF ON the rounds of tho !ndcer, keepin
step with me upwards, would be dea
weight, and keep me OF or near the toe
forever. No, 10 pretty,I can not nfor
one OF your hni'hed bonrdlng'scl,o d
misses for wifc-'ihr luxury is too ca
penslve for me. So l am going to MARI
q girl who knows sumething OF real Lilo
q true, good, patient, enduring, seif'deny
ing, sweet darling little body, wh" is pt
ashamed To earn her living WIN her need
&c; ana .eiI you wh"t pGily' l 1hl
wish you were more llRc Harriet fdrRer
th're won'u DC lor'y chanees IN iaVor
your marry ing man oil sense 10 'h"s
you nave now DON you Know thot
new society mrs oeeh iorm'u anon
your men, ana mt some OF the very 9e'
"cHtches' among lhen nave slgned
pledge not TO marry any girl who ~ ~
willlng 70 commence ma'fln'o1lai u,
WIN TWO rooms "a k''chen' ana WI
o1rs no KNOW no" 70 opke COOK a'
sew uhu 70 wuSh ana lro', 'h'o Tue ou
gan, ! uh. ,ne Iresluen': w.,
Trep"slerousi 'HSloimeu LIZZIE
iou II cry some o'neI "ora "he" w
gea oI st,od the ou l"' o rso' s oEu so sec yU.