Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-29
THE SENSIBLE WAY.
BY HARRIE HALL.

.
woman in the house for weeks, man
ufacturing garments by the dozen,
lenough TO last . lifetime, IL there
was any wear in them, which there
isn't;) these are placed on private
exhibition, and happy the girl who
can muster the gr,atest number.
And the fuss and feathers, "vanitics
and vexation Of spirit" that IL takes
TO get her finally married, is enough
to appall one.
Now, Meg thought all this very
foolish, and said, aside from the
trouble and expense. she could new
er endure to have her private affairs
so dragged out to public view. So
when John Ware asked her 10
"double his joys and divide his sor-
rows" she began TO consider how
she could best prove herself consis-
tent, for she had expressed herself
pretty freely on the subject, and
people had said, ''Waittll your time
comes, and see IL you won't want 10
be married after the most approved
fashion" So, aside from her no.
tions of common sense and econo-
my, she had the fear of ridicule and
the exasperating CT told you so,D to
keep her TO her purpose. And, last
but not least, the fun Of getting the
start of the gossips presented strong
inducements TO our mischievous
Meg.
John readily agreed 10 her plans.
"It didn't matter TO him." he said,
chow IL was done, provided the
knot was tied good and strong, and
the word obey wasn't omitted"
e s,. ,, - .-. " sns
was trump, anu nc was B.so
there W As SollS sense Ieie a,u9ng s.as
x.o wouIn 49,, Soh Sh saJ @ VIII
meg, Du. & als.eI %, an cn.eieu pIo-
tess- ~oulo iooA 80 strange,
anu JosePh MOuio Caii u sungy
arrangement 49,
ny, hlo.nSf, lAu neu Mess 1
never susPec.eu yoa oi oeing one oi
MIS-: 1r1nuy : slaves.
Duty 9aeS, ISar, III aounoantiy
anie, anu w9ela .other nlake you u
We9ulng anu lilv1ee your Irienos.
put, no.1e. ue4r' uon. toont q
Meauine. N,a % anu "a - ou nav ~, s1I SUI SUI
plus ineens snAs w uon ArvW
now 10 dispose o. YOU can let John
ana me nave u 10 De2ih housekeeP-
ing. And as 10 inyiIlng my Jftends,
you know we conta never stop inem;
ana, pesloes, lhsl.atlohs 70 Mco-
1lhgs nave conlic 70 mean suen oare,
laccI nin'S ,oi pleseHss. ,t.I' =
S snoSie De posi"feiy ,s fs a.a,,'1n -
sse sen a,I nos.-I, 81 S.,s s o II,,Is
liie 49, e IL ,.I' ...'.e
sonieIhlhS "heh 30 W houseneeP
my, = slaII 1872 - I'p' 9u.
cou,uh F. oe.I enlt People shouiu ,Sci
0Ottyea 10 give because II MouId DC
1HVue sei ~ slioil n1ines ~ W. !, 3
hos a1livns ING III Yi1} Va Ptcse"as.
mei, my Su supPose gu
ought 10 oe allomeu 70 nase ~ u
you cnoUse' out oon hAe your
pish al :. al.
anu IL was rea5ig an ACT OF seii-
uenlal ior INC .on1 ulo.ber 70 iaunch
her pes chal1 ou ehS pa VI Aatri-
mohy W., wl.nous All me eesat OF q
,.;ad ~ dov ss ,,srsl - ~ rotn ~
was impatfent. lover-like. and she
| didn't believe in long enQaQements
herself. She began her pren8rations
ar once.
With her own deft FINGERS Meg
| fashioned her fyoussezU- the CON.
tents of which YOU could almost
| have counted an t'he fingers Of vour
t~o @ hands. bnt nj T the stScthes were rs
dainfilv SET. and the happv tbouehts
| which Kent fime with fhe merry
elatter of her sewing machine mads,
each garment seem nrecious 10 her
| Tucks there were in abundance. and
| ruffies- but little Embroidery and NO
| lace-notbinU that ,ronId falI iato
tatters AT the third time washiag.
of course. there we're a Thousand
and one things to be done besides
froussear proper. but / shall not 20
| into particulars, only YOU NAV be
sure She was the same sensible Meg
through IL all. She never sewed long
at time, for she said she couldn't
afford TO wear herself out II she
never had any clothes; SO she was
always ready Tor walk or drive
whenever John came for her, where
at the good fellow marveled.
seWbv - said he seFred Arms.rono
| told me he never went 10 see Kat
| for weeks before thew were married
| without finding her either up TO her
| ears in work. or so tired she couId
| do nothing but yavn: and he said
he concluded that was a part of tho
programmed q
"'Well, SO it is" answered Meg,
'.but you see, Eve a programme OF
nay own"
fsFor which, quoth John, 81 trust
am duly thankful"
However, Meg stipulated at the
first that he should come only twice
a week for fear Of exciting remark
but, somehow, he would keep for.
getting what day il was, and then
insist that it was three days since his
last visit For the same reason she
would not wear her engagement
ring. though IL was lust such a one
as She liked-One large pearl. with
enameled setting.
W. hoId es1,i,,. c.,,,,s a -.
~ : .s-..,. - -s, -. ae sne
tla |" :, .,',.;.s ! -. =. "a =. %
~. b.S decideJ 70 he roa--;.J ,. 90 q
,;a.s - S5a, . 90 =, a.
nnt ,y ss saa how c. - :, eorld he n,,ad eis' !.
-. :, 80 ,-ol,.ta,,t1,- -, -.
-, ~ a. de,;"e.. a. - kias,- ss'.n sss'sn
"; P;5 a,. s;,l- n1ts de.;dad o n. " me-
s..ap0o .sp.. -. 'Nsa 49, -Pe.. al, -, :,
s;Shad [ Mo- si T nov % ;.s soopsh
~, saon7d not f..ol haif ,,os...s,-,5 ..,-, !,
,,;,hon, : ve;l - ' 80
:
why not carry one 70 chureh in
xour poSSe @ ist I heSore sSo so,e @ ohe snr4w
new sUvsh s., yOs : snGgested os ted u 'eA'e 'ns
peS That's se il. exactly, You're a lew
81, Aunt t,9 Sophie !" cried ., Meg, and