The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-12-13

eompanionablc sort, whose mouey
|eenerally found its way out 0f bis
pocket in very fair proportion to the
rate il came in. .sstsoS
In short, hc was given to clubs, .Oys
ster surpers, and now aud thena vine
pSrty, aud various other sochl priyils :
egcsafor slovatiag oue's spirits and
depressing ouo's oeash, that abound
among enlightened couiuiuuhies. y )
But noSorthsless, ~ The bottom o.
Mark head there was a very sub
stantial stratum of certain quality
called common sense a trit which,
though it was never set down in any
chart Of phrenoIogy, may very Justly
be called a faculty, and one, lo9,
which makes a very striking diHert
cnce among men as tho world goes.
In consequence, Of being thus consti,
ltuted, Marx, when be found himself
fin love With, and engaged to a very
pretty girl, began to reflect with more
tkaH ordinary seriousness on bis hsb;
its, ways, and manners of Ktes'ulIe
also took an accurate survey Of his
business, formed au average estimate
Of his future income on the sobcrcst
probabilities, and determined to live
alittle even with that. He also pro-
Iyidedlhimself4wiih a small account
book, with which he intended toCliye
IN habits of very close ,aequaintance,
aud in this book he designed to note
down all savings consequent upon tho
rctronehipg of certain little extras,
boforeullu,led to, in which he had
been in the habit Of pretty freely In
dulgiug himself, 2
81 Upon the present occasion it had
cost him something of an effort to
say sno,Y for Mark was, one OF the
easy fellows, 10 whom the enuncia
ton of this little syllable causes us
muchi,rouble as MI the guttcrals of
the German However, when he came
in sight of his parlor windows, thro'
which bright fire was shining, when
he entered and found the clean glow
ing hearth, the easy chair drawn up
in front, and a pair of embroidered
slippers waiting for him at their lcis-
ure, and abovs AL, when he read the
quick glanceIo Iof welcome in pair of
very bright, eyes, Mark forgot all
about Ben Sanford, and all bachelor
'friendsand alluremonts whatsoever
and thought himself the happiest
fellow on earthiOn2lg .T l.7a.s-
The evening passed off rapidly by
the help Of music, reading aud lit
tic small talk, Of which mautied Apaa
pie generally fud supply, and next
morning saw Mark, at early business
lhouwowith as steady a band aud cool
a head as ~ 9therc had been 40 such
thing as bachelor ftolics in existence
Late in the afternoon Ben Sanford
lounged in. to .ogle fey of the la
dies, and above all, to rally Mark on
losing the glorious I6n of the night
before, -.
"6Ponn my word. MaTR p hs began,
tive must have you put ", for Select
man, you arc becoming 30 extremely
ancient and venerable in your ways
I-hoYeyer, you arc, TO be excused,
he added, lFcirennistauces considered
female influence all well, it's a
fine afht,s ,stlhs murriage.a Si"A
"Better try it, Mr.. Sanford" said
a bright, saucy girl, who, with hci
laughing companions, was standing
by while Ben yas,speakiAS, rv,
A~Ah,, madam, 1.-The wherewithal'R
said Ben rolling up his eyes with q
tragic expression. l"If some clever
old follow would be so obliging as c
die now, and leave mo a few thous-
and-then ladies, Jou would see."
"But. speaking of money" soit
Mark, when he saw the ladies busy
over some laces he had just thrown
on the counter, "what did your glo
rious fun cost you2 2"
"Pooh!Muothiug l-AOuly a . ten,
dollar bip-pothing in my purse
you know" a'9sis5b
"Nothing in your purse ? not an un
common ineidont alter these occa
sioDs," said Mark, laughing.
"Oh, hang it all !" said Ben, "to,
true loan get no remedy for thil
consumption of the purse, as olC
Flagstaff says however, the worl,
owes me a living, and SO good after
noopP ylm1 fla imBiigsdn 4
Ben Sanford was just one of tha
class of young men Of whom common
port goes that they can dOanythini
they please, and who consider thi
point so we'll established, that the,
do not think it necessary to illustrate
I. BY doing anythiDgat all. He wa
a lawyer OF talent, aud woGld hay'
had an extensive rah.ofSbusiness ha,
he not been one Of the class OF peo-
pie never to be found when wanted
His law books aud law Office saw ia
A 80 = . Ate Al 80 s,...ssfa 4. II