M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-10-12

fashionable exchange. the promenad
OF beauty and wealth who cam
there to he enlightened az to til
ways and means Of dispos!ng Of lhei
surplus revenuo--to see and to b
seen So attentive, polite, and con
/, 'siderate was Mark. so profound hi
bows, 30 bright his eyes, so unexcep
iionab q his whisker5, that it nigh
bave ploved dangerous resort 70
the ladies, had net a neat, tasteful
house going up in the neighborhou,
been currently reported as the futnr,
resldcnce OF an already Mrs Meri len
and in iow months, the hons,
neatly furnished, aud tastefully lur-
nished, received q very pretty lad,
who called herself to that effect
She wrs as truly refined and lovely q
aoman as ever formed tho center
tower in domestic boquet, and
Mark might justly be pardoned for
having as soVd again ah opinion o.
hihlsell Tor having been ! fortunate
eHOugh to secure EF.
Mark had an extensive circle OF
business and pleasure acquaintances
Tor he had been one OF the social, ,
c1npanionable sort, whose none,
generally found its way out OF hi0
pocket IN very lar proportions to the
T'te 1t came in. la short, he was
gwen TO clubs, oyster.suppers, and
now and then q wine party aud vari-
onS other social privileges for eevn
ting one'S spirits aud depressing ones
cash, that abound among enlghlen-
Ell communities.
But, nevertheless, at the bottom OF
Marks head, there vas u very shb
slGnIlal stratum Ot u certain quality
called common sense, trait which,
though it was never set down IN any
chart OF phrenoIogy, may very justly
b4 called a faculty, and one too which
nsakes a very striking difference
mong people ne the world goes. Iu
consequence OF being thus constitu.
ted, Mark, when he found himself
III love with aud engaged to, a very
pretty girl began TO reflect with more
than ordinary seriousness on his
hab!ts, ways and manners OF life.
l4t a'so took an accurate survey Ol
hlS business, formed an average esti-
mate OF his tature income on the so
oefest probabilities, and determined
to live a little even within that. Ii,
alsO provided himself with smal.
account book, with which he intended
to live in habits OF very clos,
acquaintance, and in this book he
dragned to nute down all the savings
consequent upon the retienchmen'
OF certain hltle extras before alludcd
TO, in which he had been in the habi,
ol pretty freely irdulging himself.
Upou the present occasion it had
cost him something of an effort to
say"no," for Mark was one of your
easy "clever fellows" to whom the
enunciatlm Of this little syllable
causes as much trouble as the gutler-
als Of the German. However, when
he game in sight of his parlor win
dows, through which bright fire
was Shin,ng-when he entered and
found the clean glowing hearth, the
easy chair drawn up in ront, and g
1air Of embroidered slippers wai.,rg
for him quite at their leisure, and
abCte all. when he reaG the quick
glar ce OF welcome in pair ot very
brig eyes, Mark forgot about Ben,
Sanird, ard all bachelor friends and
aIiuremeuts whatsoever, and thought
himself about the happieot fellow on
earti,
Tie evening passed Of rapidly by
the help Of music, reading and little
small talk o! which newly marie
peope generally find > supply, and
the next morning found Mark at ear
ly business homs Gith as steady &
haEdand as cool a head as If fbere
had beeu no such things as bachelor
irOlics in existence.
Late in the afternoon, Ben San
ford 6ounged in to ogle a few of the
ladies, aud above all to rally Mark
on losing the glorious fun of the
evening before.
Upon my word. Mark" he be-
gan, I'VE must have you put up for
Selec'man, you are becoming so ex-
tremeiy ancient and venerable IT.
your wars, however, you are to be
excused" he added, circumstances
considered-fcmale influence! ALL
we'll, it's a fue affair, this mar
riage!"
"Better try it, Mr. Sanford" said q
bright saucy girl, who, with he:
laughing companions. we're standing
close by while Ben was speaking.
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