, 1869-09-05
The Question Of Chances Examined
IkissirlE.
8lobbD on Hptf1c{d,
A 1aniny 6cnson nj ltoVlck cr's,
Aud tho Women Of tho present,

1 =
4 cltiul1o, Hsp, 1.
Ia tAs EItor af Tia tAtcd3o T+ftnn4:
am R,a: 10 uot!cA that my letter OF two sun
daJa ago, upon snn subject Of marriage, has Aa4
such good tt1ectx. During t,,o past week Lilo NUN
her OF znalF1agcs has ,reh'ei and oyrn quAt1rutcd
IN thla city. 10 te aura, the nnnt,c! Of tilYorce
has Kept even pace, ana for every pa!s who hav
come boldly up to the altar and 1nldeh hands II
eternal fstcndahtp. smother pair hare scyesed III,
hond In twaln, and parted company Ike two ship
WHICH meet upon the oeeau-hold convcsac for
| little minute and then act aa.t for tho dlncrsn
hostxonz Tho Clown In Twelfth Night spoke
moro Wisely tlnn he kncr, when be said tbs
many good hanging prevented many 4 bad mar
rage From tho ease With which divorces ar,
| now CbtMoed, It seems to nc few good hang
| laGs would hayc healthy influence upon TIL,
matter OF marriage, mud would make that dccla..
don Of the minister's, upon which he dwclls Will
sueh so!eao nucuou. "What God hath 1atoed
let not man put asunccr, II sssor less Of the rdlc
| uions.
And all thls reminds me Of several letters
have received during the past two weeks, taking
lasue With nc upon one small remark contmned
| m my letter. "Fefnlanla," /" hAda," Hkltty,'
and h4lf dozen other Auongma, arc highly tndis.
| Dant that should hare said "Any woman wbc
ms q chance viii get raarriod.''
expected to bd overwhelmed with an avn
lanchc OF Icmaln Indignation whcu Wrpte that
sentence. wrpte 1t with = realizing sense OF the
wrath 70 come
Tho wsata has come, and snd at least dozen
| female Gauntlets On The door heIotc me which l
| An expected to take up.
confess do not like anuuyuaous Eauuuets.
| ahou1d Ike to know the antccedentA OF some ot
them before accept the wager md do hattle foy
I ny proposition
In the tr.t place, you'd Ike to know how mauy
Of these pretty AEazons have had chance to get
married, and they bad . chance, then want to
! know WIZ they didn't Get married. hare no
| more sympathy for WOMAN who Won't get mar.
ssed than nave fot mau- Ste Is Just IS much q
! Jug without handle OF a bow Without the arrow
as the 1nnn la The vcrJ rst record ne fare Of tho
Te7 drat woman that ercr lived, after she got her
ng.leas fani<r nsde, 1a ot her marriage 10 Atsa
| and the next thing Of auy consequence Is the
ntz1h OF the EapscAlIoo Cam, and the coed little
| boy Abel Ills Just as much the wonaa's duff 70
set married as the mans.
Gp1d Heavens my dear Madame or nv dear
Mane1aoiseue, what would you havc done IT, Jour
uotaer hadn't got married: Would you have
ereT written me that IndtgQ1at 1ettcc Woulti you
have ever gone to see Eaoca 4Arden7 Would Jou
hare ever known the Paradise Of neM fall nAt4 aud
George Elliot 3 Last new book:
| should say not.
At least It stsikes me that wny upon racre
casual glance
And wherein afc you any bettcr than your
mother:
would IKE to be insured, therefore, that Jou
+ hare had 4 chance 10 get married, md why yoa
refused tns chance, oeiorr a1swcz Joa
OF cou13e / expect = very torrent Of anlruA.
Tons a won2u had better ba desll than nnscr
I to have hsl chance. would rather face u No.
bsan ton than tel q womau 10 her fAca shal she
= -
uot The dear delightful old woneu sitting 10 taatf
arnleha!fs, grow ga1ruoas over thclr ses, anc tel
!. thcIE Rrand-iaughtera OF tho number
'leta chances they hsd whcn they
wcro Joupg Aud thels faces were
| smooth and the H1Eakl = and croHs-feek had mol
becn written upon their foreheads By tho icn-
racab1o Timas Do not mature married latles
/ who hato luat Eono round The corner, aud are
beginning To- t4ei Just the slightest touch ir tho
world OF. be oralg1n now md lneu delight to eire
tbcis husbands realizing BODICE Of thef lnfc.4ors-
II, bJ recalling tte number Of chances they aavc
had AID how they might have done better hero
aud llrud eaalkr lhezt9 DO not Joung lAd'aa In
IL eonfJe4e3 Y ith their nurpeE11s eesotn fr1e.1-
coundeucra which ate ~ nlJ s.crous as q sctn il
4lIhplo Addition and II, etetnal as tbs 1'ta Q: a
sAnd-HJ-dtvulKe to each other the chnDcc1 they
haFe had, hna The prospects, ter chances ehan+
Win thn staraosyped c1acuonh OF promises aeser
to tell upon penalty Of tmmctilA.o eererarse Of
The ucs which lind, ese- Do not the dcl-ahtsn
litte creatures from nTc to ten dsplaJ thck Erst
stgas. OF. woMauhood In getting up fiji .zilons
With tho lille boy In the next house anil writing
the i1ost aIaoshlng lttle notes to tho cucat tia,
III rou lava ~ ls!r yoa
No kuUc &hAu sut our tuFra IN two."
t.nL. rte.
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h1h'pR OF hamAu haslie. lncte lsht .. 9oaa3
woman In saa "nfa Hno has pecn 9afHl 81 atl-
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a.spns enough 10 N'e1 taas iook INTO q chahco.
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ecilhitc
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~ tasen !, ,wa. fron ~, ssc conld nat ior1
t~tea sna "a .hc nrrf.7rd n va!, MN, ths e,,,f
tc untrd 70 him e,eran,fy. Il void bsTe been IL,
rrnvn.rr rler1 at her uic Il ,hc coc1d have mar
rcd rim for whom .hc s,orn Tho farcctrcc.nos II
lnnr: and her 1lfo therein would ha7.
hctn .norr pr.4cct fnun IT rss. Sot
va. rrady To rrarv when shn had III,
chance. but Fate ordered 1t otac,E.sa All
/ src ,a7wed htr hca.1 md submitted to thp tecrcs
which forbade the ca,nca but cor,d not forbid ii,
lore Ara ;ney who wcrc divided IN lie wet,
united In jeath. and fror are opt.e hap3T no v
L From marriage 10 k,ssor Il bus . step-nos sna
! t. slwavs lea{s 10 IT, Sometimes fi;stuc Il pa..
the lunch BASKET, which Is thrown cut oi The via
dow after tie lunch IL eatea and the tain s,ar:s