Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-03-08

did not mean OF intend TO renounce my
crown and abdicate my throne like the
weakling Charles; but, like the good
Queen of modern times, | wanted King
Consort All, how well / remember that
IL used to seem to me that in summing up
all the divine attributes there was none 50
winning as that which is conveyed in
the words, ale setteth the solitary in fam
lies" and, for the matter of that, L think
so still
used to think what blessed thing it
would be if il could be SO ordered that,
without offending against the convention:
atty of society, there could be some civil
and well recognized contract by which an
earnest, innocent, high-minded woman,
who did not choose to marry, might be sui
fered sans peur a sans repr0che to elect Tor
herself a brother, father, uncle, or grand
father, as her taste might dictate or circum-
stances offer, and create home which
would be doubly blessed to herself and an
other l used to think so then for myself,
and | think SO yet for others. am sure l
know in my own circle of personal &C
quaintance "A score of women, good, true,
and warm-hearied. who have passed the
season of youth and romance, yet have kept
their youths true romance fresh and pure
in their hearts deepest recesses; and who
having never found what their fancy had
pictuTed-for, alas, how few find what
they could or would have loved ."-have
bravery determined not 10 carry on the
quotation, and marry only because the
strong necessity of loving has removed
antipathieS." but to meet the idle SCOTS OF
the world in single life, rather than to desc
crate their souls by heartlcss marriage
without love; and who, lCarning at last to
look upon themselves among the things
(which God has made superfluously, and
needed not to build creation with" are
quietly waiting his will, wearing out patient,
lonely lives in the dull sellishness ola board
ing house who, enthroned in such home,
dignitied and ennobled by the household
cares which are womans true province,
would be very sun and centre OF peace
and gladness, a JOY to themselves and
source of JOY to others.
Oh, We true sisters of charity uncrowned
martyrs, of whom the world is not worthy,
and OF whom it may never hear.-mlnls-
tering angels with yet undovelOped wings,
dropping beneath your many crosses-falnt
not nor be weary; for the hour shall sure
ly come when the secrets of all hearts shall
be revealed; and for you there shall yet
hearts and homes which your unobtrusive
and appreciated labors of love have
kept pure and sweet, though now they
NAV b. regarded with only a pitiful en-
duranco.
But 4 must hasten on, for | am talking
too much at right and left now and my
husband, who is lawyer, says my style Is
apt to be rather too, too-well, what did
he call it? voluminous verbose? diffusive?
ornate? No, no, not just either Il these
words; can't think what 1t was-gdrru-
lous, could that be it !? no, not just that
very word; but | guess IT meant good
deal like it, so | must take care.
Well, to go back-I looked about, and /
looked about, but all in vain. was get
ting on in life Twas almost five and TWEEN
ty and declare | began to think, and /
used to sing the old Mother Goose song of
How canI be married without any wife,"
only by certain verbal variations, suiting
it to my own sad circumstances, when that
gracious Power that does " set the solitary
in families " brought me into acquaintance
with Henry La More, and married him.,
and I'm very glad | did, and do not think
he has ever regretted 1t.
Mr.. La More Is seven or eight years older
than am liked that. | could the more
gracefully accede to the dictates of his SUI
perior wisdom and experience. He was a
lawyer in good practice, and had enough
of this worlds goods-not 10 make me
mark for fortune hunters, but quite
enough tG make me feel easy in marrying
him.
Mr.. La More wasa widower and had two
children. Now / know there is prejudice
against second hand children many young
ladies do object 10 them: but l did not
was glad enough of them They were
something to go to housekeeping with
was thankful he had them. | always did
like large family; and If he had had
dozen instead Of two think | should have
clucked them all IN under my motherly
wings and brooded them in great content
ment | only regretted that he had not an
old mother for me to pet, a bachelor
brother, or two old maiden sisters to add
to the household circle; but he had not,
so l took the two little children very
thankfully.
Now dare say you expect that | shall
have In the end to say these children have
proved the torments of my existence; but
1t is no such thing. Two sweet, pretty,
gentle, loving little girls, they have been
everything to me and now, when L have
three little ones OF my own, they re Just
as QtdI W ltlt dS tstI. Al tilN evil
threaten either of our little flock it may be
that the mother instinct in me would assert
itself but do not at present, upon the
closest scrutiny, feel that love one more
than the Others-unless tits the baby-and
he Is our only boy, and so cunningl
As TO my predecessor don't mind tell
ing you, in confidence, that / should much
rather have been my husbands first choice,
and that had naturally rather a proir,dica
about the widowers and second marriages;
but then it was too late to remedy that
when we met, and as he had never seen me
when he married her, &c was not the slight
est possible slight to me, you understand
And then, again, there were the children |
If 1t had not been for her / should not have |
had them. That thought brought the |
balance right again; and, upon the whole, |
L guess she was good enough sort of |
woman; ard SO, considering that she was |
our first wife and so one of the family, | |
got at last to have a very kindly regard TO |
her memory.
But am getting in advance of my story |
now. / married him. do not intend to |
affiict you with the details of our wedding. |
lou know all that sort of thing, of course. |
IL was according to rule, got up in the best |
taste, and IN the most approved fashion so
much lace, so much wedding cake, iiounces,
flowers, rich presents, diamond ring, and
bridal tour. But in fac. did not care
much for any of these things flowers and
had had in profusion, wedding
cake | never eat, and Catskill, Niagara,
Sharon and the White Slountains-why; I
had taken them at regular intervals as
dyspeptic people take spring bitters, ever
since left school.