Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-06-19
From tho Southern Homo Journal.1
PRECIOUS GOODS IN SMALL PARCELS
BY IDA RAYMOND.

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truly if realized they como out of us. Tho
ideals are but the lights and sf sdows playing
on tho surface Of q more perfect ideal that lay
within us like a still sea-" .g,s.,.
Thus said Charles Sprague to me, In reply
to remark Of mino relating to my not desi-
ring to marry until met my ideal Of what
wife should be.
could not believe at that time that ideals
existed only in our imagination, for my idea
Of wife had nearly been found--had passed
me once in the walks Of life, aud disappeared.
Charles Sprague was my fathers best friend
and my guardian he wished me to mar
ry. GA young man we'll married is young
man made" was he fond of saying. DO
not ask mo why am bachelor" he would
say, {" for that very reason, looking back on
my wasted youth and solitary life now, feel
keenly tho loss I made In my younger days
made an idol, aud because its counterpart
was not ava;lcSle, refused to know other"
"Not availablep' repeated after him.
"Yes, for, my boy, my ideal wes found,
but she never came to me, another claimed
her. You should take into consideration that
sho who may bo your choice, may refuse to
become SO. There arc always Two parties to
such bargain"
F" Miss Susie Sprague is very pretty and
very interesting" said, my thoughts run
ming on that young lady, niece of Mr.
Sprague's, whom thought he would like to
have me marry, "but she is petite in form,
and my ideal was novcr conveyed in small
woman Tall aud cmpress-like beauties afc
my choice. Miss Susie is blonde, and
like bruncttes with their piercing black eyes" :"
lie listened to me patiently, and then
laughed and said, Your father used to joke
me about getting married, and said, Now
Charley, never marry black-eyed woman un-
less you desire curtain lectures. Blaok eyes
arc sure signs Of tartars.'"
few evenings after this conversation
was spending tho evening at Mrs. Ben.
Sprasue's, and watched Susie closely. She
was as busy asa bee, fitting around tho room
and as pretty as humming- bird, the lido! of
the household, happy, lovely, little woman
Any man who won her to his homo rs his life
angel would be happy one. While in her
company [ was ever longing to possess her,
and the longing appeared to grow on me, but
out of sight would remember her as so small,
and think can never wed other than queen.
ly looking woman.
Among the marriagcablc ladies of my ac-
quaintanco, Miss Carrie Morse came nearest
the "quecnly form )" indeed my objection in
this case was, she was too tall, and her eyes
were black, and some one remarked one day
that Miss Carrie was compelled to shave
visited at Mr.. Morse's very often, and en-.
joyed waltzing with Miss Carrie at overy So
ciabic we met at-while it was really task to
attempt to waltz with Miss Sprague
Simeon Morse was f" man of dollars" and
as inherited snug fortune from nv father,
he was pleased to have me visiting at his
house. lie knew nothing of sentiment. All
sensations were reduced into the positive one
OF dollars and cents. He married his wife as
business transaction, solely to obtain posses
sion of the funds she possessed. never
knew him to enter into conversation with
out "dollars and cents" were brought in, or
formed the subject matter discussed. His
home was monument to his one passion. If
you would admire an article in his house, he
would say, "it cost so much." He valued
everything by the moneyed value, even his
children. There was Sarah, his younger
daughter, was valued ct high figure, mas.
much as her education and dresses cost SO
much.
| Mr.. Sprague, who had contempt for the
man Of dollars, was fond of repeating an uneo.
dote concerning him. A gentleman once
asxou AZ; "a: Morse # hq had any daughters,
wishing to get on the good side Of him in a
commercial transaction by making his daugh-
ters presents" Yes, sir" was the reply, " I
have Carrie, hundred thousand dollar girl, {"
meaning that was to be the amount of her
fortune. The gentleman was convinced his
presents to the daughters could have: no effect
on the father. 'l
Of course reared in the atmosphero Of
money" Miss Carrie was herself inclined to
be tinted with some of her parents golden
views l am inclined to think now that Miss
Carries idea of the little god was a golden
one. was inclined at one time to be in love
with Miss Carrie whon oLo ..;oo4l ~,