The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-10-07

You'll never run out Of opportunities to show
your skill. But proceed. Go on With you
show"
I Il will Look into that glass;" said tn
good genius, holding up mirror six feet BY
four, in a natural walnut frame which he dex
terously drew from his right hand coat pook.
ct "What do you see 2" -
II see mist" said Ali.
"The mist clears away. i see q gay anc
festive scene. There is light and music, ani
fair women and brave mon, and all goes mer.
~ as marriage belt. There is preacher
IL know him by his black clothes and white
neckercher."
"Go on"
"a pair enter-it is-it stake it away
It sears my eyeballs and freezes my young
blood r. and uttering Fenian war-cry the
unfortunate youth sank to the earth in spasms
.sIts terrible incidence muttered the
good genius to himself, 'but he must take
it. Quinine is bitter-ca lomel inst as pleas
ant to the taste as the peaches of Jersey, but
when the child has the ague, they force
| it down him or her, as the case may be-
| Arise, Ali Hassan," said he, raising him up
tenderly by the hair, sarise and continue your
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Investigations.
With shudder, Ali opened his optics.
"a pair enter. Zobeide and-thc store
keeper. The preacher steps up-be repeats
the ceremony-Allah il Allah, Abourkir ben
Hamet-it's over p and the young man, over.
come with emotion, swooned again.
The venerable gesius applied pint bottle
to his lips, at which the youth revived
Turning over upon his back, and pointing
wistfally at the bottle, he gasped: One
more draught-only one J"
aNary p said the good genius, holding it
up to the light; "there's but little left, and
it's four miles to the nearest grooery-but
look some more"
81 see House in town. It's furnished
gorgeously and regardless of expense. The
carpet is tapestry, the sofa cost not less than
S1OO, and there is Chickering piano
Around it is garden in which the orange
tree and the inemingle their aromatic boughs,
and the Lu b.t answers the nightingale's
song Of love An antique fountain squirts
cologne continually, diffusing delicious fra
GRANGE through the atmosphere. It's gorge
Gus. see into the bay window. zobcide
is sitting at the piano shouting the Battle
Cry of Freedom, accompanying herself on
the instrument, deformed dwarf of great
price lowering around her, tanning her with
one hand and turning over the leaves Of mu-
sic with the other; and it keeps him mighty
busy. Her husband enters, but heavens
what changed He don't hold his head up.
Company enters; she smiles on him. They
depart-she frowns. They interchange u
few unpleasant paragraphs-shc flies at him
she seizes him by the nape Of the neck
and the slack of the brceches, and pitches
him down stairs. Allah il Allah! what
muscular woman y
''Look again"
Il see picture. A man endeavoring to
fill barrel with a teaspoon which woman
is emptying with bucket, What does it
signify 7"
s.It is an allegory, my son. Look again
and see the solution"
II see and comprehend The storekeeper's
trade is light. and his profits small he is
working hard in his store while Zobeide is
is leaving the house, clad in purple and fine
linen. | see the point Of the allegory.'
'sIook again"
~ see cabin in the suburbs, with sat-
ternly woman banging her children about
like old boots. Outside, lying in the sun,
aud overcome with the strong waters OF the
Giaour, see man, and
Enough" said the good genius. 81 have
shown you yard or two Of faturity
Wilt thou east myself from the precipice for
Zobeide nox?"
RESPECTED sir" said Ali Hassan, s'who-
ever you are, tell me, oh, tell me Z. is this
which have gazed on chapters in the bio
graphy Of Zobeide ("
NV son, it is. She whom you call To-
beide has head on her shoulders, will Of
her own and money He who can manage
her can take a city or rule an empire. She
was in earnest in her intention to marry you,
because (pardon me if Aatter you) you are
fool. She knew she would be able to boss
YOU with less wear and tear Of tompcr than
she would a man less fool. Following that
strategy, determined, Ito use the words Of an
otherl, to Aght it out on that line, she DIS
oarded you and took up with new storekecp-
er, because she deemed him more fool than
you. think she was mistaken; but let that
mass. She furnishes the capital, and she will
control it: and whenever such a woman un-
dertakes to manage tbs money which she
brings into . firm, she is, my son, very apt to
60 on reducing it to the end Of the chap
ter. This will happen with the storekecper
had YOU married her it would have hap
pencd with you.
sThere must be, my son, in all matters
matrimonial, something like equality
there is any difference between the par
ties, it should be in favor Of the male, for
the reason, that having the credit of being
the stronger vessel, it hurts his feelings more
to 90 to the WALL Had you married this
hish-tempered female possessed OF money
the advantages would all have been hers
She has intellect which you nave not-she
has money which you lack. ! do not dlsap,,
prove Of your marrying for money-the good
of the Taxpayers Of your township demands
it !: but see to it that she has no intellect,
that in that particular at least you may be on
an equality With her, and also to the end OF
her not having force enough to make
an iusurrection on account Of her money
Such marriages are popcr. The young man
who marries Tor money must necessarily be
an idiot. OF he could make his rile easier
let the woman he msrries be likewise.
Therefore, my son, go to the wedding to-
marrow Hide your disappointment be the