The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-04-05
80 [From the Gornhiil Mcnthly.l ;7assi.
KATE lYALE.S MARRIAGE

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auis If ever tsmarry, Kate Yale usedto
say, halfin jest, halfIin earnest, ''the hap.
py manor unhappy one, if you please,
ha, ihai iS41shall be a person possessed of
these qualifications gd 4iii7ss
dt.First, fortune. Fqi 9ttt z ae,i1
Z" Second, good looks. L fL5iii g TT
sHThird ,acommon sense. shani Z6i1 H@
igs,il mention thefortune first, because /
think itathe most needful and desirable
Qualification iof the three.ai Although /
never could think Of marrying fool, or
a man whose ugliuess j should be asham-
ed of, still I think to talk sense for the
one, and shine for the other with plenty
of money, would be preferable to living
obscure with handsome and intellectual
man, with whom economy might be ns-
cessary."
3; I do, not know how much of this senti-
ment came, from Kate's, heart Sheru un-
doubtedly indulged In the lofty ideas of
station and style-4for her education had
been deficient, or rather erroneous but
shat shen was capable of deeper, better
feelings, none ever doubted who had OBJ
tanned partial glimpse of her true wo-
T!
T.. And the time arrivedsw when Kate was
4 to take that all important step of which
1 she had often spoken so iigb btly--when
she was to show to her friends how much
of her heartswas in the words just quo
ltedasr4 sa4 iaa ~ 343 Ie
AT the enchanting age of eighteen she
I, had many, suitors, but as she never gave
4 a serious thought to more than two, We
} will follow her example, and, disregard
ingl all others, consider their relative
g elahns. e assa an rs s4eai l'as ae5
iI.s If this were any other than atrue sto
Try, / should certainly use an artists priv
: ilege sland aim to produce an effect b.
: making strong contrast between two ia
L vorecl individuals. If I could have ny
own way. one should be poor sgeniu
5 land something of hero, the, other :,
wealthy man and much of a knave.
-efBut, .he truth is-- 3 q s9tatf ts- ses2af ~
Our poor genius was not much Of z
q genius, nor very poor either. He was b,
D profession q, teacher of music, and b
9 could live very comfortably by the 4exer
5 else thereof, without the most distan
: hope of ever attaining wealth. Moreover
. Francis Minot, possessed excellent quail
: ties, which. entitled Kim TO be called b
elderly people a g fine character by hi
: companions and friends a noble goo
fellow" and by the ladies', a !" dasling.
Kate could not help loving Frank, an
he knew it. He Was certain she preferre
his society, even to that of Mr.. Yelling
ton, whom alone he, saw proper TO homo
with the appsllation of riyaE gas
This Mr., w, (his companions ealIe
him Duke,"J was no idiet or hurhpbaei
IS as could have wished him to be, in OF
der to; make a good story. On the, COZ
/, trary, he was a nan Of good sense, goo
y = form and fine, manners and there wa
+ nothing of the khave about him. s.r.,
III Beside this, his income, was sufEcier
). Ito enable him to live superbly. Also, }
y was considered two or three degrees hane
somer than Mr.. Frank 49, ts :.
IS Therefore, the only thing on, ehic
Frank had to depend, was the power h
]. possessed over Ksatie's synpathiss and a
/, fections. The g Duke" although just Ii
man-for her in every sense, being bfesss