The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-02-06
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oRKNHK,
OR THE
FORTUNES OF JULIET CLAYBURN.
A Tale OF the Palmetto State.
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ooh, just slight indisposition, said
Karl, carelessly; ''nothing of any i'm
portance: in a few days, I'll be ell right
again."
Affectionately, she laid her hand on
his head, starting back in surprise.
my dear Karl, you have this moment
hotter fever than Juliet. Pray, do not
think of starting to the university to-
morrow. Stay here. where you can
receive proper nursing"
81 really am compelled to CO." an
swered Karl, with q ruoful face. "No-
thing but stern necessity could force me
into the measure. I have delayed, as
long as delay is possible, and now must
return 60 my lonely rooms. What q
doleful prospect! Nobody to greet me
with q smile-nobody to care for me-
nobody to nurse mel Ughl isn't an old
bachelor wretched animal?"
Decidedly" agreed Mrs. Thurlow.
II have been sermonizing you on that
subject for two or three years past
Why don't you get wife, my son?"
"Why don't buy ready-made Para
disc at once?" retorted Karl. "Simply
because the thing is not exactly practica-
ble."
"But the analogy between the two
things does not hold good" said Mrs.
Thurlow. 'Your celibacy would sur
prise me, Karl, if I did not know how
you have been welded to books and
literary pursuits. But sincerely advise
you. my son, to take unto yourself wife
You are comfortably settled in your pro-
fession, you can always make support,
and, after your early struggles and trials,
you should allow yourself the pleasure of
domestic happiness I never saw man
more calculated to enjoy home life, more
entirely domestic in disposition, than
yourself. Mind, I do not profess to say
the prospective Mrs. Won Oppenheim
must not be endowed with an unusual
degree of patience, and no small amount
of discretion, in order to counteract
defects in your mental organization; but
on the whole, Karl. have no doubt you
would make most devoted and exem-
plary husband"
Indeed I would" exclaimed Karl,
enthusiastically. "It is an incontroverti-
BILE fact, and, at all events, in @ year or
two, I intend asking somebody to try
me-"
"Why procrastinate?" inquired Mrs.
Thurlow. "Why not marry before q
year or two?"
II have heard it whispered about, "
answered the gentleman, II do not pro-
fess to know with what degree of truth,
that matrimony is an expensive luxury,
and wife an extravagant institution.
You know, have always lived up to my
income, heretofore; but if these things
possess the merit of truth, it would only
be the part of wisdom to lay up enough
filthy lucre to begin with, at any rate
Then, besides, In o year or two, / could
get into the way of economical habits,
and cultivate that martyr spirit Of pa.
tience and fortitude necessary to man
on the point of assuming such grave
responsibilities in life."
Mrs. Thurlow laughed at his face and
his serio-comic manner.
''But why not marry rich wommn at
oncep" she asked, "the plan is coming
into high repute, as q famously nice way
OF speculation in funds, and at the same
time, @ capital mode of securing oom.
Portable support for oneself, without the
sweat OF the brow. Say, Karl, why not
marry rich wife?"
They're not 30 plentiful" replied
Karl, "are generally either old or ugly,
and besides, there are too many bidders
in market for articles in that line.
The demand exceeds the supply"
Mrs. Thurlow mused moment
"Have you any intention Of addressing
Cornelia2"
"Not the slightest the remotest
idea," declared Karl, with marked en-
phasis. cit would be all for soorser and
no better. wonld as soon think of lead
ing resurrected Xantippe to the byme-