Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-04-18
"Yes-for YOU don't think Of marrying

ion, starting to his feet in unaffected as
tonishment.
Lowell INDUCED in a hearty laugh,
and then asked:
"Why not ?"
"Why not Why tor thousand rea-
SONS She's only factory girl, lady
of neither birth or education, but sim
pie country lass, very good in her way,
but no match for Fred Lowell"
"Think of presenting her to your fash
ionable friends in town! No-no-it
will never do. Shake off this love fit;
pack UP your trunk and let us be off to
morrow"
Lowell shook his head.
81 am, perhaps a more romantic man
than you are, Harry" be said, "hut |
have some conmon sense in me, aud |
think | have brought it to bear upon
this question Wa haze na,E heen here a
month, in which time | have become
pretty well acquainted with Edith. l
left town-we both left :t--beautifuly
sick OF lis iriyoiities and on my part
with the firm opinion that | know no
woman in our set there whom | would
be willing to make my wife. The city
girls are so frivilous, so fond Of parties,
SO eager for wealthy alliances and really
SO ignorant of household affairs that for
a man of my tastes to marry one Of them
would be folly. | am not fond of gay
iite-l think it wastes too much precious
time, aud | want, therefore, wife who
will be domestic, and not involve me in a
round of oails and other entertainments
[ do not wish to be a hermit, a few
friends are great blessing, and shall
always be glad to gather around me 4
small circle Of the right kiud but prom
iscuous visiting | detest. Now | think
| have found just the partner, l require
In Miss Mather. She is well informed,
agreeable, simple IN her tastes, has sound
sense, aud with all possesses large share
of personal beauty, and if mistake not,
the power Of loving very deeply. If l
marry her and cake her to the city, her
intuitive tact-and she has this in a re-
markable degree-wili soon supply any
deficiency i'll manner. In short | DO not
know where | could make better choice.
Glow? When she has no accomplish
meuts"
"She can sing with untaught grace, and
as to jabberiug French, l don't know as
that would make her any better. She
would soon learn, 200, with her quick
parts. Besides | am above the caut you
talk Of ] yoald care little whether
they were of royal blood or peasant ex-
traction. | believe with Burns, that
"wurth makes the man and the only deg
relation acknowledge is that of crime"
"Well if you are resolved OF it, l know
enough Of your obstiuacy to say no more.
But faith Lowell, if you had guardian,
and | were he, would take you from
this place tomorrow You'd thank NE
for it, when you recovered your senses"
This conversation here ceased and d.
rectly the two friends retraced their steps
to the village.
The next morning Lovell's companion
came down stairs attired for a journey.
81 am going back to town" he said,
II am tired Of ruralizing. The fit for
that is over, and | a.l afraid if stay l
shall be as foolish as you"
So the two parted; but Lowell remained
behind and in less than week it was
known everywhere in the village that he
aud Edith were engaged to be married.
"I. you can content yourself with the
precarious life of a poor artist" he said,
when he told his affection, eve may be
happy"
Edith answered with look of her
bright eyes so tender, confiding and elo-
Iuent, that Lowell adored her from that
moment more than ever.
In fortnight they were married,
when Lowell took his bride to see his re-
ations in the Southern city from whence
lie came. Edith's parting with her aunt
sas sorrowful, but 1t vas made in expec-
alton of speedily returning. Arriving
t Philadelphia, the carriage drove to
auGso,ne residence in Walnut street.
he was dazzIed by the glare Of light
hat burst from the windows.
"This is the place." said Lowell, assist
~ her to alight, and almost carrying
CT into the superb parlor, with its Sax
ny carpet, rosewood furniture, costly