The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-08-26

sort whose money generally found II
way ont Of his pockets in very lair pro
portions to the rate ii came. In short
u he was given to clubs, oyster suppcrs
and now and then wine party. ant
various other social privileges for Gle
waiting ones spirits and depressing one
cash, that abound among enlightened
communities.
But nevertheless at the bottom 0
his head there was very substantial
stratum Of u certain quality called com
mon sense trait, which, though, j
was never set down in any chart o
phrenology, may very justly be callet
Il faculty, and one, too, which makes 4
very striking difference among people
as the world goes.
In consequence of being thus con
stituted, Mark, when he found himself
engaged, to very pretty girl, began
to reflect with more than ordinary Sc
robustness on his habits. ways and man
ner Of life He also provided himself
with small account book, with which
he intended to live in habits Of very
close acquaintance, and in this book
e he designed to note down all the re.
tren,hment Of certain little extras, be-
fore alluded to, in which he had been
in the hQbit Of pretty freely indulging
himself
Upon the present occasion it had
cost him something Of an effort to say
"no," for Mark was one Of our easy
clever fellows to whom the enuncialoN
Of this little syllable caused as much
trouble us the gut.uraI5 Of the Ger
ilan
| However when be came in sight Of
his parlor windows, through which &
bright fire was shining, when he enter
ed aud found lie clean glowing hearth,
easy chair drawn ~ in front, and
pair Of embroidered slippers waiting.
for Linn quite at their leisure, and above
all when he read the quick glanccs Of
welcome in n pair Of very bright eyes.
Shark forgot all abou. Ben Stanford,
and all Bachelor friends and allure
monts whatsoever, and thought him
SELF the happl2st fellow on earth.
The evening PASSED oil rapidly by |
the help OF music. reading, and the |
small talk of which newly married pco-
| pie generally have a supply, and the
next morning found Mark at early bus
mess hours with as steady hand and
as cool head rs If there had been no
such things Us bachelors irollcs III
existence
Late III the afternoon Ben Stanford
iomged III to ogle Few OF the ladies',
and above all to rally Mark ON losing /
the glorious fun ON the evening before
Upon my word, Mark he began,
we must have you put up for Select
man, you are becoming 50 extremely /
ancient and venerable in your ways
however, you are to be excused, he
added, circumstances conSidered--fc- !
male influence! ali well lisa fine af .
fair this marriage,
Better try it, Nj Stanford, said 4
bright saucy girl, who with hex laugh |
ing companions, were standing bv while /
Ben was speaking.
Ah, madam the whcrowithaIr said
Ben, rolling up his eyes with II tragic
expression. If some clever old fcl-
low would be 50 obIiging IT'S to diem
and leave me few thousand--then,
ladies you should see. -
But speaking Of money said Mark
when the ladies were busy over some
laces he had just thrown on the coun
tcI,--'what did your glorious fun cost
you 2"
"fooh nothing Only ten doIiar
blil-nothln9 III my purse you know
Nothing III my purse, not an u"-
common incident after these OCCASIONS,
sad Marx laughing
"oh' h"h9 II all SAD heh' TOO
tFoe' can get no remedy 'or li'lS con
sumption Oh the purse, rs Ola falStal