The Van Buren press., 1867-04-26

HE EVENING BEFORE WEDDING.-"Ih
tell you, continued her aunt TO Louisa,
" two things which / have fully proved.
The first will so far toward preventing the
possibility of any discord after marriage;
the second is the best and surest prcserva-
d tive OF feminine character"
" Tell me" said Louisia, anxiously.
1.-The first is this: Demand of your bride
groom, as soon as the marriage ceremony
is over solemn vow, and promise your
SELF, never, even in jest, to dispute or ex.
press any disagreement. | tell you never
for what begins in mere bantering will
lead to serious earnest. Avoid expressing
any irritation at one anothers words
Mutual iorbearance is the one great secret
OF domestic happiness. If you have erred,
confess 1t freely, even if confession costs
yon some tears. Further, promise faith
iully and solemnIy, never, upon any pre-
text or excuse, to have any secrets or con-
cealments from each other, but to keep vour
private affairs from father mother brother,
sister, and the world Let them be known
only to each other and your God. Remcm-
bnr that any third person admitted into
ynur conIdcSe becomes party to stand
between you, and will naturally side with
one or the other. Promise to avoid this
and renew the vow upon every temptation
1t will preserve that perfect confidence, that
union, which will indeed make YOU as one
q, if the newly married would but practice
this spring of connubial peace, how many
unions would be happy which are now
miserable. '--hnickerbocker.
FORTUNE TELLING. One of our cx.
changes is responsible for the following
story relative to the popular and pernicious
vice Of fortune telling;
Not many evenings since old Il was
III tho company of several ladies' The sub.
ject OF fortune telling was introduced, Sev.
eral Of the "angels' pleading guilty to the
soft impeachment of having written to
Madame this and Madame that to furnish
them leaves in their future history.
Old R was asked for his opinion. -
lie replied $50 far as | am personally
concerned, know more about myself thar
wish to. | don't think any good comes
of those things. had a friend who dress
cd himself in lady's clothes and callod upon
celebrated phophetess He did not be-
lieve she would discover the disguise but he
heard what made him exceedingly unhap-
py."
Rerc the old reprobate ceased. A lady
much interested asked, "What did she tell
him."
" She told him he was to marry soon,
and become the mother Of ten children"
SOBER FOR ONcE.-A correspondent has
q good anecdotc Of man who rarely failed
to go to bed intoxicated, and disturb his
wife the whole night, Upon his being
charged by friend that he never went to
bed sober. he Indignantly denied it, anl
gave the incidents OF one particular night
in proof.
Pretty soon after got into bed, my
wife SAID:
" Why, husband, what is the matter
with you? You act strangely"
"Therc is nothing the matter with me, 4"
said !, +" nothing at ALL
Pm sure there is" said she, "you
don't act natural at ALL Shan't / get up
and get something for you?7
And she got up and lighted a candle, and
came to the bedside to look al me, shading
the light with her hand
I" knew there was something strange
about yon,' said she, "why, you are
sober"
Now this is fact, and my wife will
swear to it; SO don't you SANDER me any
more by saying haven't been to bed sober
in six months, because ! have"
Little Sallie was teaching her
younger brother the Lords Prayer. They
went on smoothly until they arrived at
"givo rs our daily bread" :" No, Sissy
we wan! cakel' and he refused to proceed