The Shasta courier., 1868-02-01
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heiress Of some property, had occasion from
| time to time to consult lawyer, who was
one of the trustees of the property, though
| not much older than herself, on matters of
| business. The lawyer, wholly engrossed
with his profession, listened to her politely
| at these interviews, answered her briefly,
| and that was ALL
| AT length she came to him one day to con.
suit him about an offer of marriage which
had been made to her. He heard her story.
his attention being half occupied all the time
by some papers on the desk before him that
he was arranging. As soon as she had fin
lshed he paused a moment from his work
put himself into an attitude of reflection and
said, musingly:
Well Yes Marriage is certainly an
| important subject. and everybo must think
| Of it at some time or other, / suppose thu ugh
| have never thought of it particularly in my
| own case"
Then turning to the young lady be asked
her 1t she was particularly interested in the
young gentleman who had proposed to her.
She said she was not.
Well, then," said he, Z" if you have a
| fancy TOR being married, here am l. If you
think you could be comfortable and happy
with me, l am at.siyour service. Think Of
it,;
The lady said she would think of it, and
retired, while the lawyer returned to the
work OF arranging his papers
month afterward they were married
on the subject OF the fate of the disap-
pointed suitor history is silent
The above is an English story.
The two following are Yankee stories, and
they are equally characteristic of their
origin: A young Boston merchant, who
had come into the city when he was eighteen.
and had devoted himself strictly and faith
fully to his duties, found himself at the age
OF thirty two in possession of large and
last increasing capital, at the head of very
prosperous and lucrative business, and in the
receipts by means of it of an ample income.
but with no wife. He first bought and fur.
nIshed house in handsome part of the
town, and then began to cast about for the
means OF finding lady to place at the head
of it.
There were plenty of frivolous and fashion
able women about him, whose idea of hus
band was gentleman to work all day in his
counting room in order to furnish them with
money for their dresses, and with house
containing suitable parlors for their balls
and parties. But these were not his kind.
He wished for wife who had some idea of
duty to be performed. He concluded that
he must seek one among those who had been
trained to the performance of duty.
" New Hampshire is good State" said
he to himself, musing.
80 he went from his store round the corner
to the counting-room of commission mer.
chant, who acted as agent for the sale of
goods manufactured by large company at
Dover, and asked for letter Of introduction
to the superintendent of the mills, vouchipg
tor his respectability. The merchant wrote
letter as follows:
1.-The bearer of this is Mr.. A. B., gen
tleman thoroughly responsible, and worthy
OF entire confidence in every respect"
Armed with this missive, he went to
Dover, presented his letter to the superinten-
dent, and asked permission to 20 through
the mills and observe different operations
The permission was granted, and he COM
menced going the rounds. After time he
came into an immense ball, where several
hundred girls of all ages from eighteen to
twenty five, were engaged in weaving-or,
rather, in watching and supervising the |
weaving done by the looms. They were all
active, healthy, and intelligent. Many of |
them were extremely beautiful, and they
were, without exception, easy and graceful |
in their movements. No awkwardness can |
live among the looms and spinning machines
of a cotton mill.
The finest assortment" said the gentle. |
man to himself, "that ever saw. If u man |
cannot suit himself here it is of no use for |
him to look any further"
So he proceeded at once to make an ex-
animation Of ''the goods' He first, from |
seat near the foremans desk, surveyed the |
countenances, bearing and general demeanor
Of the various operatives. Then he walked |
about the room, and held little conversa-
ton with one and another here and there |
Finally he took his selection. lie made
some inquiries of the foreman in regard to
the character of the one be had chosen
Receiving very favorable answers, he asked
incidentally as it were, what was her name
and where she came from, and obtained the
desired information.
He took the next train which went into |
that part of the country, and stopped at the
village in question. At the tavern he fell |
into conversation with the landady about
village affairs, and from her obtained much |
additional information. The girl was the |
daughter of farmer, respectable. though in
humble circumstances, was we'll educated, as
all New Hampshire girls are, and bore an
excellent character. He went to the farmers |
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which negotiations for the purchase of
apples formed the pretext, but of which the
real object was to give the father and mother
an opportunity to become a little acquainted |
with him, he bade them COED by, after ar
ranging to have the apples-three barrels of
them-packed and sent to Boston.
To make long story short, the gentleman
went back that same afternoon to Dover,
called at the young lady's boarding house,
and asked to see her on business and he SO
far succeeded in his negotiations with her as
to induce her to close her engagement at the |
mill, and go home and consult her father and
mother on the 8 business in question.
In about month they too were married.
The gentleman's friends think. that he has
got charming and most excellent wife,
though they cannot imagine how he found
her in that out-of- thewa village in New
Hampshire. They live very happily togeth
er in Boston, and she attends faithfully to all
her duties as wife and mother, having been
trained to the performance of duty from her
childhood. 1t would be a BETRAYAL of conf.
dence for us to give the street and number
where they live.
In all the preceding cases the matches
were made In very business like and mat.