Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1865-11-01
TEBE FACTORY GERL.


q Sensible Love story.
Ina sweet, rural valley. nestled Ia th,.
! hills Of Massachusetts,. stands n pleasant
village. with picturesque mill-pond and
| factory. Several summers ago this ham
let was The temporary residence of Two
Young men. who were apparently travel
| iugartisls, as their chief occupation seem
ed to consist IN sketching the scenery Of
! the neighboThood. which was celebrated
| FOR It's beauty Their arrival mad created
| some sir among the villagers for without
q hit Of pretension, both young men had
certain dignity Of manner that made
them looked up 10, and many pretty
| factory girl. ar She tIippled 10 her wOrs,
! cast back a lock over her shoulder. il
| she met either of the handsome stran-
gers.
Though the society OF the village was
unusually intelligent, and the females
were remarkable for loveiiness, there was
one famed beyond all the rest, in both
mind and person, sweet Edith Mather.-
| She was an orphan, without sister or
| brother. and lived with an aged aunt,
whom she chiefly supported by her labor
in the factory. Edit. was popular with
every one. She was so gentle, consider
ate and kind, that even those who at first
envied, learned at last to love her. The
younger of the two artists, whom we shall
name Lowell. soon became interested IN
this sweet creature; at least if looks,
tones. and constant seeking of her pres
ence were any proof. he was thus inter
ested.
One day he and his friend had Chamber
ed up some rocks on the steep hill side
from which the village was over looked
and as they sat there the bell Of the fac
tory rang. and the green was immediate
ly covered with the girls employed in it,
vending their way thither after dinner.
Among them il was easy to recognize the
light and graceful form of Edith Mather.
is she not beautiful? Where can you
show me a person so sylph-like?' said
Lowell. with undisguised enthusiasm.
His companion made no reply 10: a
moment, but then abruptly remarked:
Il think it is time we left this isVillage."
"Why?" asked LoYeii. in a tone Of sur
prise.
Because, If we DO not you will have
that girl in love with you. Your admira-
ton is evident to ali heF friends, and you
are too honorable to hold out hopes you
never intend to fulfil"
"Hold out hopes ! never intend to ful-
fl?''
..Yes-you don't think OF marrying the
girl, do you?
$50 be sure
The deuce you do" said his compan-
ion, starting TO his feet in unaffected as
constituent. /
Lowell INDUCED in a hearty laugh; and
then asked:
why not?"
"Why not. Why, Tor thousand teas-
ons. She's only factory girl, T. lady OF
neither birth or education, but simple |
country Lass. very good IN her vay. only |
no match for FRED Lowell.
Think OF presenting her 10 y1ur fash /
jonable friends in town. NO-nO-lt viii
never do. Shake off this love fit; pack up /
your trunk and let as be oil to morrow
Lowell shook h head.
Il am. perhaps, a more romantic man ,
than YOU are. Harry" he said, but | !
have some common sense III me, ana |
think have brought it to bear upon this
question. We have now been here one I
month. in which time | have become |
pretty well acquainted with Edith. | left !
town-we both left it-heartily sick of its .
friyolities; and on my part, with the firm
opinion that | knew no woman in our set /
there whom | would be willing to make
wife. The city girls are so frivolous, so
fond OF parties, so eager for wealthy ALT
ances, ana really so ignorant oi household /
affairs that a man of my taste to marry I
one of.themlwould be folly. lam not fond |
of gay life-I think it wastes too much |
precious time; and l want, therefore, |
ii wife who will be domestic, and not IN /
volye me in a round of balls and other en- /
| do not wish to be her |
init, a few friends are great blessing. /
ana | shall be always glad to gather
around me a small circle of the right |
kind. but promiscuous fashionable visit |
ing detest Now | think | have found I
lust the partner / required in Miss Math I
er. She is well informed, agreeable, sim !
pie in her tastes, mas sound sense, and 1
withaI possesses a large share of personal
beauty, and, If ! mistake not, the power
of loving very deeply. If ] marry her, /
and take her to the city, her intuitive
tact-and she has this TO a remarkable de-
cree-will soon supply any deficiency in
manner. In short, do not know where
could make better choice"
How when she has no accomplish
nts?"
She csn sing with untaught grace
and as for jabbering French, don't know
how that would make her better. She
would soon learn too, with her quick
parts. Besides | care more 10 have
wife usefully informed than to have one
possessing only superficial accomplish
ments."
But her family! Recollect who your
grandfather was"
And who was her's?-a worthy divine,
poor, | grant, but esiimable Besides l
am above the cant you talk of. | would
care little whether they were of royal
blood or peasant extraction. | believe
with Burns, that worth makes the man.
and the only degradation l acknowledge
Is that of crime"
well, if you are resolved on it,
know enough of your obstinacy to say no
more. But faith Lowell, if you had
guardian, and was he, l would take you
from this place to morrow. You'd thank
me for it when you recovered your sens
es."
The conversation here ceased; and dl-
rectly the two friends retraced their
steps 20 the village.
The next morning LovelPs companion
oapoa down stairs attired for n Journey.