The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-04-20
How Godfrey Chose his Wife.


.Miss Laura Somcrs, or Jenny, which
lis it,
Il don't know, I'm sure
Now dom 5c mysterious, Godfrey,
Byou are constant visitor, aud all ouT
sex are talking about the match. Don'i
Epre,end you have not selected enc Of the
<sisters.'
How do you know whether either of
k Them will have mcr
Don't be absurd, old boy. Come, be
frank, VIII ch Ia the favoritc sistcrv
Wei, frankly then, | have visited the
family for several months, AZ you know,
but connot decide. Laura 10 certainly
the handsomest with her flushing black
ieyes and queenly manners; but Jenny
seems although the youngest, to be the
fmost womanly and useful OF the two.--
sfct, cannot be sure Of that. NV en-.
france is the signal for cordial welcome
Sard smiles, and let ne call at what hour
will, they are always dressed, and up
parently disengsged. To be sure, al
fways in tho morning have to wait before
Laura 10 visable.'
Pop in unexpectedly, and notice the
internal economy
\ How canll A card at the door will
rut the lady on her guard, or even tn,
notice OF gentleman visitor.
y Go there in disguise. As a washer
swoman, for instance
n 'Goodl I wll'
n Go there as washerwomani' eric,
hClsyton.
n No, exsctly; but I will obtain admit
Stanee to n mornings privacy.
i We'll, let me. know tho reeu,t.'
] Laura and Jenny were the children
Ia widower, who, although in moderat
circumstances, moved in fashionable go
Sciety. At the era Of my short sketch
he was about 10 supply the lamente,
HMrs. Somers' place, after nearly tel
Wears mourning, and although kim
ksod indulgent parent, had no objection 1
This doughters' marriage, and, indeed, ha
Stoh them so. Laura whose high spir
Presented the probable supremacy OF
tstcp mother, had already selected Goo
Trey Horton as her husband; and Jenn,
Ewho was younger and gentler in spiri
xhad tried TO conquer carefully conces
kcd preference for the same person. A
b. - n''o"o WIZ ase,,ocu W hcr
loy 'ego'u hougn EVERY act
d ."u sou''e'S 'ouehVu her W IN
h 80 " H. ,o ~
kard the sisters were in III. breakfas
kroom together, Laura, her glossy bacl
khair brushed negligently OF her face
kwiih the rough, tumOled braids of las
fcomb. wentina n soi,cd w,aonor - -.
Estockings ma rro.sn,;na .,,or
talarminG ,on,..., g, 49, .,,," u,
kroom ns1ie uss ,o,n,;n o. 20
pJsn,y In 80, s 80
lnrgc ainoh.n $50 ani 80 a,L ),
QppsheJ into n nrc,ty Lno, wa. wsshin;
3the brenkrns, dishes
crhere,s nm oId mar n, ,ho doo, NH,
some artificial Tnwcrs s,;J ,ha .,rv,n, %
fopening the dining.ronm door evil on,
Rsee hint
d .Nn,,s,id rsr,v
tycs, cr,ed I.nr, ,.o,dhirr mn,
Thc s,rvou, drscnndcd n ohev the Iss
ordsr ''"' 'N'> "'' " wy ' 100
Tn cou roo,,.,h o,d ma, Gam,
r. H'o'e" ".' ~ W. V, "." "''
%"' PoO'! N'"u' w" 'o",s'
H. ~ '"s u's ""'.n ""a ".ue" w '"'ee w
"' ii.S n"n "os "nt'v, u"u Nc "olo
1ea'u I.u n'ous'aone VI tue SaIne snow.
".,o ~, hLS 60 ao% 'vyI u. pi"'eu Wv
'N'' 'Po" u" 'oV'0 anu 0p'h''
s h,,. a -
,id ha inn ,hn, ~ C.. % ~ II,
80, ,,,,,,L - 80, -, ~.
M M "ou't .I hLs yIs, pun yVui eo,u'" "a''
D,Is' .a a"u ne'o 'nem up 70 y ,enhy'
3 "u' Wv e'su' ""o "'eneu W 'o0A a.
ty'uv no"' 1o'u '"o q',e.!'
,nae;n,'s es' U',ng ls, ,n.m "e'e' was Laura
"Ps',ous "na 'II .on,'na.,u, a,l c.,,.,
w Jn nun Iyes i1''Vweu 'ehny, ~
49," All m"s"ou, a',,a,, wIpeu' anu Pus sway wv
,nan -, ,% S.ir, '"S S.';Sn yS' u uuS,oa ~ ~"
Vii v a.. at Nv" oe.,uo haur.' "h' wa
'"S 80 soH"s u'.L 'ne "asAet. u,,,
n', o,e, - 'Gnny, 'n,s MS soaiisl r 9uneh' WI
aa, % ,,';,h III 10y WIN M, &c" aA'A 'ea'sS
. ~. WIN wy NC" ''in' ;. g..
h ~ yod .unno' 'ho'o Just now
W. o.u r.,,o. ux. uo .o,,
money ves,erd.v ~ Sa' m '"'
.Tu:pov ,be Inst drv ooods hin,
well, 1 can have that carried TO m,
private account.'
%, Laural ha,e To berr Won talk st
of that priyvte account. Ii seems 8,
nmuch like cheating father
I Nonsense! twill stand till l pe
Fmarricd, then can easily save il out o
Inv housekeeping money
Il shouldn't wish to marry in debt,
said Jenny.
The pedlsr looked at the sisters.
.You bad better tuko this.bIue bunch
Mss said he to Jenny. 'I.it amt con
5y,nient to pay for il now, will cal
Eagain.'
mo, | shall not take IN M
They are very becoming, Miss. Loos
lin the glass;