The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-06-13

hdlCll hey, anu calmly anu ucllDcTdlcly
uttering sentiments which you design for
the private and especial bchoof of sin
gle young lady auditor in whom you feel
a kindly interest and it is another thing
TO have chorus of female voices plump
at you witness-box sort of cross. qucs-
tion of, What dill you say! Say it
again, Sir. Repeat your words, Sir.
Let us know what all this means.
"Amela," said Mr. Linkletter, grave
ly, endeavoring to recover his calniness,
'do you sobcrly say that | said to you
that no one could love till they were twen-
iy-six Or seven years old Is MH what
/ said ?"
"Ies," said Amelia, who nnJcently
believed herself to be stating the gist of
Mr.. Linkletter's whole argument 81
know you said so, Mr.. Linklettcr, for |
heard you, and | don't forget so easily"
at is impossible | should have uttered
such an absurdity, Child" said Mr.. Link
letter, Il little Notwithstanding sinner
that he was ''why not say twcnty-six x
years and three months? a statement
Of that kind is absurd"
Amelia was confounlcd, but obstinate.
Mr.. Linkettcr grew more cool.
Il will try and tell YOU what I did
say, ladies'" said he finally. II advanced
in general terms, the principle that love,
as between the sexes, was II sentiment
that could not well exist in an immature
breast. A girl of eighteen or young
man of wcnty is not likely to be capable o.
Judging wisely concerning passion that
has AN apparently strong hold upon his
or her heart ; and although it Mdy be
a true love, the probabilities are Il hun
dred TO one that it is not the love which
will endure forever, and bless the life OF
the par. sail also, that at twenty-five
or upward, one is not likely to be mistaken
/ in the matter, while ut the younger aye
one is rcig likely to he. Marriages con-
tracted at 50 carly an age prove almost
always unhappy. Such marriages are
often performed in gust of pls,ion-are
often born Of the momcnt-and two fool
i>h children may bind themselves in a
weak, blinl hour, and mourn that hour
all the rest of their lives. | deem it the
most dreadful danger to which our young
people are exposed, the facility with
which private marriages are performed
in this State. The clergyman who will
thus marry two big babies ought to be
thrashed; but there are in th, city plenty
Of Clergyman who will do it it,"
Mr.. Liukletter, having thus straycd a
little aside from his proper theme, sud
denly made faint effort 10 return to it,
and failed wrctchedy.
"As a general principle, the child that
walks into Il pond will he drowned and,
rs ageneral principle, the chill lren under
twenty who venture the untrc waters
of malrimony will be sorry they had not
waited till old enough 10 swim"
Here Mr.. I.nklcttcr stopped in a mis-
cradle state Of dissatisfaction with him
self.
And as he went to his room that night
he muttcred to himself
81 am almost resolved TO register an
oath, like the man in the farce, that |
will never undertake to do tcllow-crca-
ture a service again. The idea of the
haaty little Amelia getting no more good
than ihat out Of my sermon the other
day | am tempted to declare this seed
sowing a humbug
DJn't, Linkleter, my friend. That
would be rash and false.
Let me whisper to yor that brown.
eyed Kate MCall took into her heart
the seeds you dropped while in the parlor,
as flower drinks the dew it needed that
very hour. She lett the house that night
wiser and s,rlngcr than when she entered
it-all through you.
Charley Christie, if he had waited on
his knees for Hates "Ycs," would hav,
staid in that position till this day. For
Kate said "No."
Inside of six months Charley Christie
found another flame, and Kate MCalI
was nothing to him. She is still at home
in 'cnviIle-still under twenty -iive-still
beautiful, AMI growing more lovcable
every year. Who marries her for love
his heart will be made glad.
'.And some tell upon a rock and as
soon as it was sprung up it withercd
away because it lacked moisture.
"And some fell among thorns and
the thurns sprang up with it and chokcd
it.
"And other fell on good ground"
There is always good ground some
where. Let us not weary, Linklctter.