The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-01-06
a1irI,u}ond Ilispatth.
THURSDAY .JANeahi " i''
For the Dispatch.
x.tHcrert Kinds Of People.

Different EAsuas OK h's"pN'
s,,mc versions seem naturally to be pets.
They are tho recipients Of flowers, fruits;
and books; are invited to attend concerns,
nrcras, and lectures: enjoy drives oehind
fsat horses, and ere reused from pleasant
drcams hv the soft swell Of music.
Others. Of whomi am one, seem to AWAKEN
Nh entirely different train OF IDEAS. ger
lars 7re are naturally uaefnl. U'lr 1riehas
conceive that we are excellent nurses ana
.taarinr our abilities may crust OUT they
cali uron us unnesitatingly whenever
case Of sickness occurs in their famliies;
To us the key-basket or the baby is hanaeo
on oll occasions. and various kinds o, bne
,,,o,lle-york is pressed upon our attention..
Nv experience is 10 the point. II rise
..o,n M chair. some one says, " stay, as
Won are up. wish YOU would bring me
cslass If water" II on chilly day !
Flow a shawl around me, am sure to
Near Il MAJ, rs you have a wrapping on,
inc, Give on, the coal" When am so in-
,ivertent as to say am going out, some
one has ribbon which must be matched,
or wishes ME to examine all Of particular
fabric in the city, and bring samples, with
prices attached. ~.
Ii / ma W thho W Nh>
catch, Lucy, or Bette, or Arthur, or heh-
~, invariably wishes to see it "Just LOT
minute" / verify believe if / were to go
TO the hommocks Of Manchester, ana eould
contrive to scramble into q tree, by the time
could adjust myself comfortably in the
first crotch, one of my friends would lmme.
diatclr feel the need of that first crotch OF
the identical tree which had selected.
As soon as the fact is known that have
sutton, the interest NY friends take in my
welfare is truly touching. " Marriage is
a lottery" 4 girl should hesitate before
she risks her happiness upon the character
of man Of whom she knows comparatively
little II the assertion cannot be MADE
that Mr.. Adolphus Jones is dlssIpated, ne
is poor and moreover, he is tilrt ; he
really does not mean anything by his atten-
tons. l should not permit him to trlfe
with me 20 ought not to encourage his
attentions; indeed. ought not to allow
them. Their anxiety on my account IS so
great that they never fail to be present
when my sutton calls.
Thus Mr.. Adolphus Jones is fankcd by
them, and treated rariably by me; for Lam
Kind when trust to my own impressions,
and cold when l listen to my advisers. Mr..
Adolphus Jones, not understanding the
situation, makes mastery retreat ~
q number of sutors have done under SINH
lar circumstances. You perceive my mar
riece would be an Inconvenience to my I'M
mediate circle.
look abroad; and while / must admit
that some Of my companions have married
badly, sec that many others arc comfort
ably circums,anccd, and are happy in
loving and being loved. | try to bc resign
ed, and to console myself by rejecting that
um merely failing to have my good things
IN this ,r0rld; but sometimes the old Adam
rebels, and / think l would like 70 live dii-
fcrcntly, just by way Of experiment.
Irathcr think | shall make the attempt
some day. When do, am sure al! useful
people will wish success to
MAY ElNTNN.