The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-17
Rnt as 10 Browns mistake.

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day, Il have come to the conclusion
that the condition known as single
blessedness is decided mistake.n 9
Brown was always wordy fellow,
and had always roundabout way of
getting at things. T. g
"Have you, indeed?" I replied.
/ "Yes, a decided mistake. The
matrimonial state is the only true one.
Man was not made to live alone;
neither was woman. The laws of ma
| ture1-'h.i- .'Aoo as So bi
| Hold onl2oI said; " never mind
about the laws of nature; let's know
what you re driving at. i a80a
l suspected there was something be-
hind it all, ~ alss sIlas ait.
Il am driving at simply this, re-
piled Brown, THAT | mean to marry
The laws of nature, as / was about to
observe, when you so rudely Interrupt
ted me, require it; the two, man and
woman. were fashioned for each 9TH
err"
"Spare me! spare me! my dear Ar
chibald" exclaimed, ''and tell me at
once who IS the happy woman. | am
pining to know
Her name and person you are al
ready familiar with-Miss Julia Lay
toni anE.'
Julia LaytonW i exclaimed, in
surprise. You don't tell me? Why,
Brown, you've been going it very
strong on Ietty Sandford. 800
E Well, she's such a sweet girl, " an
swered Br5wn, 9 as [ have already told
You once before. She's such sweet
cir" Thn drawing his chair closer
to me, andlowering his tone to conf
Dental whisper, 1.-The fact is, I'm ia
love with Ter; but then that last mis-
take of nine down on Wall street,
you know has decided me to propose
to Julia; the old gentleman is rich,
and she i his only daughter; you un-
derstand a.t.
Of course [ understood. | under
stood that Archibald Browns motives
we're of mean and mercenary char
acter. # 1 hadn't doubted for the
time the sincerity of them; if [ had
thought him in earnest in it all, |
would lave told him in plain words
my opinion of his proposed line of
conduct But l gave my friend more
credit for generosity.
Yes" said Brown; II mean to
propose to her tonight. Why, Char
ley, old boy, you look as serious as
thoughyo were in love with her
yourself. What can be the matter?"
Absurd, Archibald you know
better than that-or you ought to. "
That evening, Archibald Brown re-
paired to the. house of Julia's father
to prosecute his suit to the daughter.
Whether it was that he was anxious
to know bis fate, or why it was that
he went there earlier than usual, |
can't say: but on arrival, the lights in
the paror were still unlit, and
Brown g.oped his way into dark
room, where only one of the young
ladies was seated. Tr Eug Hith
"A fortunate coincidence, mutter-
ed Brown; 8 am in luck, surely.
Hetty is not at home, or perhaps in
her room. Julia is alone; now is my
opportunity"
Pray be seated. Allow me to ring
for lights" remarked the young lady.
I have said that the girls were very
dissimilar, but their voices were re-
markably alike
4 beg of you not to, returned
Brown, unless you desire it, [ love
the shadows of night as they slowly
gather round noa
Brown was riding his sentimental
horse at that moment Is it neces-
sary for me to detail what TRANSFERRED?
Let Archibald answer for himself.
You see, it was in this way, Char
ley-it was another one Of my mis-
takes. The room was dark, and you
know how confoundedly alike their
voices are2 Well, Hetty was there in
the parlor; and flushed and nervous,
as a man would be under the circum-
stances; mistook her for Julia, and
never found out the difference until it
was too late. "a.n
And then it was that I opened up
on Archibald Brown, ESQ. Then it
was that I told him how mercenary
and dfshonerabIe had been his mo-
tives; how I had given him credit for
better motives and more generous lmT
pulses. How / considered that Hetty
Sanford was far too good for him,
though she might be poor. How that
Julia was too good for him, too. How
that instead of being accepted by the
one, he ought to have been rejected
by. both; and how that both ought
to have been made aware how false
and hollow he was.
Poor fellowl he WINGED under my
castigation. He had a good heart in
reality, and, | am sure, realized how
mercenary he had been, in intention,
at least %
He owned up toit, too, and express
ed himself as not dissatisfied by any
means with things as they were. 6 For,
you see, ne said, | really love Het-
ty, as | told you last evening before
proposed to her. -
A vraol- L., n