Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-08-08
MARRYING A BEAUTY.
A LOVE STORY.

gentleman, but am glad to say that
he is now as happy and contented a
Rsuedict as ever presided over a do
nestle establishment. We were young
mentogether, and formed one of those
youthful attachments that outlive the
giddy period in which it was created,
and now, there is no place that seems
more like home to me, than when I
am sitting with his family around the
hospitable hearth, talking of old
times and we'll remembered friends,
while quietly smoking our cigars in
the cozy little 'sitting-room where
Maurice spends his evenings I have
noticed that there is never really
united and loving family, where the
children have that affection and rev.
erence for their parents which makes
the home circle so pleasant and cheer
full, except in those countries where
all may gather around freside ;
there is something in the genial
warmth and cheerful glow of CRATE
that draws the young toward it, and
makes home so attractive, that all
eagerly gather around the hearth
when evening approaches, and find
there that amusement and instruc-
ton which gives a bright coloring to
tie youthful minds, and a soft tinge
to their young hearts.
I fancy Mrs. Nelson is not particu-
larly fond of the perfume of Ha-
wanna but she knows that men will
smoke, and prefers to have her hus-
band solace himself at home with
cigar, to going out to a saloon where
ha might be tempted to imbibe those
villainous compounds which are palm
ed off upon the public under the
name of imported liquors. Maurice is
very proud of his Fannie, I often
think he loves her far better now, in
he full meridian of her beauty, than
he did even in those old days when
he was contending with many others,
for her heart and hand. Some peo-
pie imagine that beauties make cold
hearted wives, and that wild young
men will never become affectionate
husbands, that the spirit Of coquetry,
which seems to be the atmosphere the
pretty girls breathe, still envelopes
them, even when they have subsidized
into sober matrimony, and that the
desire for admiration, once so fully
gratifed, still fingers around them.
Perhaps it does, to certain extent,
and what can possibly bsmore charm.
ing in e wife than that attractiveness
which makes her the .eynosure Of all
eyes in public, but which impercepti-
bly, draws her nearer to her husband;
for there is no reason why husband
may not continue to admire the beau
ty which first captivated and secured
the lover.
Those old maxims, and I hate max
i.ll=, as they are the distilled lies ot
ceatl4ies, say, among other foolish
tIlags, that beaatyis but skin deep
Truly that adage must have beer
manufactured in an age when womeu
were uneducated and men, too, fer
that matter; for I contend there can
be no beauty in woman without in
telligence, however matchless TIE
form or regular the features-the face
must be irradiated with that spiritu-
al Illumination, that inn, light, which
comes from highly educated and in
telligent mind. 1t tgives depth, clear
ness and expression to the eve, a more
finished touch to the delicate color
ing OF the cheek, blending the white
and red so exquisitely that Ole pauses
to see where the one deepens and TIL,
other pales.
Beauty must also be harmonious,
not in the features only, but in form,
shape and stature. Could we see il
in u short, dumpy little woman, even
if she had a pretty face? Certainly
not; but Nature seldom fails, when
she endeavors to make one OF those
charming beings and yet they are SO
rare that the heart instinctively pays
a tribute of admiration to her hanli-
work. The tracery Of the form must
be as perfect as Hogarths line oI
beauty, gently undulating, sweliin3.
out as Nature intended, until the
curves are all formed, ard then,
whether tall or short, the beautiful
woman becomes an object Of admira
ton, the most admired OF all the works
of the Creator:
Maurice Nelson first saw Miss Fan
ME Howard when she was the ac-
knowledged belle Of the country, and
seeing her, fell desperately in love
with her at first sight She was ~
that time visiting some friends III
Burlington, intending to remain bu.
a few months in that lovely town,
where she could enjoy that delightful
climate, and behold the splendid
mountain scenery that stretches along
the shores of the lake which separates
New York from Vermont.