The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-04-25

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Miss Georgina Warren, the daughter OF
a wealthy East India merchant, and that
his ohcr had been accepted by the lady.
we, Of course hastcncd to tender him
our .Acartlelt congratulations on the
happy occasion. When | say "we," l
mua, not be understood ~ employing
| the editorial first person plural BY way
. fvciling my own Individuality, but as
speaking on behalf Of myself and Va
rious other friends Of Ned stone $, who
were also my friends, and who cordial
| ly agreed with me in wishing JOY to our
friend upon the proposed Important
change in his life. ...
Ned Stone spoke oflhe matter in his
own simple sober way,
well, YOU know I'm getting on
hc said, 'ant! if am rto marry, it's
about time should think of setting
about it. A few years hence it will be
too late. shall be settled down then
in bachelor kind life, have adopt
ed bachelor views and habits, and bach.
elor ways Of looking ut things, which
| shouldn't, be able to alter or get on.
of at any price. a few years ago |
couldn't have afforded it, to put the
matter plainly, and SO it was out ofthe
question. But always looked for
Watd to gatti+g married when l could
afford IL, and so now, when l can at
lord'It I'm going to carry out the no
ton You rc very KIND. | think |
shall be happy--lQ fact I've no doubt
about !t--AS lappy as fellow has any
right to expect to be. One ought not
too expect too much, Of course. hut
I'm fond, in my way, OF this Georgina
Warren and | think that she, in her
way, is iond Of lue She is not, too
young, nor too Old not too good look.
ING, nor too plain. Shes sensible
enough, and accomplished enough and
| don't see why she shouldn't maker me
a very good kind Of wife, and, similar
| ", l don't see why l. shouldn't make
her very good kind Of L husband. l
know Ill do all ! can to make her ,hap,
| py and comfortable, and I've NO doubt
she'll do the same on her side. What
more is there to esaidI Perhaps I'm
not very fond OF Old Warren, the faith
cr; and perhaps also Old Warren, the
father isn't very fond oime. But still
! don see that that need matter much.
dareSay we shall understand each 9th
! er better by and by; meantime we must
rub on as well as we can, and | must
try and make The best Of Iile Old gentle
man humors, and not run counter to
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II Will bese that Ned stone was
not q lover to "sigh like q furnace
As for ''wrltin%A woiGi ballad to his
mistress eyebrow J don't fancy he
could have accomplished such feat
even il his life had depended on his do
ing go. His pulse beat ever steadily
and punctualIy. The thermome cr Of
his love stood at temperate, WITH no
tendency towards rise. Let Cupid
, do all he could, it did not seem that he
, was able to WORK very vital changes in
/ these respects. Stone, it was evident,
persisted in contemplating love and
MARRIAGE from the prOsaic and practi-
cal point Of view. Notions of poetry
and sentiment on those on any other
subjects were not possible to him. His
constitutional serenity refused to be
disturbed at al by "thc qnotidian Of
love" There was nothing about him
demonstrating 81 careless desolation."
Tho "maris OF love- as they are ordi-
nar!ly understood, were not discerniblc
upon i'm. He was, indeed, 4 great
disappointment to convcntlonbl ideas
in relation to the lover. Many perhaps
would be inclined to think that lie was
not to he regarded as y lover at all -
that he was simply man gong to be
married-which character does not nee
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