Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-08-05
A Girl that Would be Married
and Why.

Mr. Watts had by industry aud econo
my accumulated large property. He
was man ol rather superior mind and
requirements, but unfortunately became
addicted to habits of intemperanoe. Nat.
urally fond Of company, and possessing
superior conversational powers, his eom.
pany was much sought and he became
eventually sot. His wife was a feeble
woman, without much decision of char.
acter but an only child was the reverse,
illustrating one of those sing ular laws of
nature, that the females oftenest take af.
ter the father in character and personal
peculiarities, and the males after the
mother
Mary was well aware of the conse.
quences that would inevitably follow her
fathers course, and had used every exer.
ii on Of persuasion and reason in her pow
er, to induce him to alter his habits, but
without avail his resolutions and promi.
ses could not Withstand temptation, and
he pursued his own downward course,
till the poor girl despairsd of reform, and
gricvou,ly realized what the end must re-
suit in.
John Dunn was young man from the
Dast, possed OF good education, as all
our New England boys are, and their in
domitable industry and persever ance, and
was working on the farm of a neigbbor
by the month.
Mary on going on some erraand to the
next house, met him on the road with the
usual salutation-"Go ood morning, Mr.,
Dunn"
"Good morning, Miss Watts. How is
your health ?"
"Wcl, thank you, but to tell the
trnth, sick at heart,
Pray what is the trouble - said Joho :,
"What can effect you, cheerful, lively
girl like you, possessing everything that
can make you happyl"
con the contrary to make me misera-
BILE. am almost weary Of life, But it
is subject l cannot explain to you and
yet have sometimes thought might"
"Anything that I can do for you, Miss
Watts, you may freely command"
"That is promising more than you
would be willing to perform. But to
break the ice at once, do you wan wife''
"A wife Well, 1 don't know. Do
you want husband -
"Indeed l do, the worst way. don't
know but what you may think me bold,
and deficient in that maidenly modesty
becoming woman, but if you knew my
situation, and the Affections under which
l suffer, think it would be some excuse
for my course"
"Have you thought of the conse-
quences - said John-"my sitsation-l
am poor-you are rich-I am stranger
and"
"Indeed l have, I am almost crazy
Let me explain-you and every one else
know the unfortunate situation of my
father. His habits are fixed beyond
amendment, and his property is wasting
6 like the dews beyond the sun. A lot o
harpies are drinking his very heart
blood, and ruin and misery are staring
US in the face. We are almost strangers
it is true but observed you closel J -
Your habits, your industry and the car
and prudence with which you have man
aged your employers business, has al
ways interested me-"
"And yet, my dear young lady, wha
can you know Of me 10 warrant in takinj
such an important step :"
"Il is enough for me that | am sstisfe
with your ch aracter aud habits-your per
son aud manners. am woman an
have eyes. We are about the same age
so, if you know me and like me wei
enough to take ne, there is my hand u
5 "And, my dear Mary, there's min
with all my heart in it Now, when d
you desire it 10 be settled :"
"Now, this minute; give me your arr
; and we will 60 to squire Benton's an
have the bargain finished at once. | don
want to enter our house Of distress agai
4 until have one on whom can rely, t
control and direct the affairs of my dis
consoatc home, and to support me in m
: determination to turn over new leaf i
i our domestic affairs"
It "But not in this old hat, and in m
shirt sleeves, Mary1'
}. "Yes--and l in my old sun bonpt
> and dirty apron. II you are content Ii
u it be done at once. hope you will thin
am not so hard pushed as that comes t.
but want master. am willing to |
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