Middletown transcript., 1868-05-02
Popular Galrs.
From -Arthur's Home Magazine.
MARRYING A MINISTER.
BY MRS. EMMIE l.. GRIFFITH.

$50 you are going to marry minister,
Carry, after all p
There was a tone of disappointment in
the words which made Carrie look up
quickly, and stopped the fair fingers which
were busily embroidering the wedding slip
pers of her beloved
"Why, Kate, what has the profession
to do with the man love?"
much, every way, as you will find out
before you have been domesticatcd in Rock
dale parsonage year. / never thought it
of you, Carrie, to go and immurc yourself
in a little dungeon of country place
where you will have to talk to the women
of their "help' how lawful hard" it is to
get good girl; and to their husbands of
the weight of pork" and the prospect
Of crops"-conversation quite worthy of
the intellectual and gifted Caroline Dal-
ton " and the haughtily-curved mouth of
the speaker took on deeper scorn.
"I'll get an invoice of new books before
your yearly visit, Kate, SO as to have some
talking matter on hand whey you come"
Carrie went on quietly with her sewing
Books, indeed p retortcd her .impul-
sive companion. "Do you ever expect to
get time for reading in that beehive !?
Poor innocent! How little you know"
Don't think that / am going out of the
world, Kate; besides, Howard Willough-
by cancommand salary enough to keep me
servant, hope"
"Oh! certainly" was replied by the
provoking girl in her most teasing manner,
as she seated herself at Caroline Dalton's
feet and looked up in her face, with the
imp of mischief peeping out from every
lineament "And how much better do
you think that is going to make it for you
Simply this-it will be, Mrs. Willough-
by, come to see us we shall expect you
to do the visiting, as you keep a girl and
have nothing to do" And so, after you
have made the tour of the one hundred and
ninety y-nine Pensioners and think now you
can have little leisure, and get your sys-
TEN built up after the toilsome round, will
come cries from all points, Really, Mrs.
Willoughby, you are not at all social; you
have been here four or five months, and
only been to see us once! Now I should
think with your little family, and girl,
too, you might drop in often !" And so
poor little Mrs. Willoughby, anxious to
please the people, and so increase her hus-
bands usefulness, tries it again, only when
wearied out to hear the same complaints,
Ahd listen to them smilingly, like a mar
tyr, for she cannot get the people to see
that she has anything to do. Of course
they will be able to conceive of no kind of
doing but physical-the idea of any intel
lectual labor for woman! Baking, brew
ing, sewing--that is all they can imagine
if you don't do those, day in and day out,
you'll have nothing to do, although you
may spin your brain out writing stories
half the night to increase your husbands
salary"
"Whata picture you do draw, Kate !''
there was little impatience in the tone
zone might suppose you had been shut
up all your life in Giant Despair's castle ;
but don't think to lock me in there, for /
have magic key that will open all the
DOORS"
Which, in this case. happens to be
love p
"Just SO am not secure :"
Don't you know the old adage about