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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-18
! poe,.e.l 1,eap.Year letter

4 gentleman OF Taunton, Mass., was re.
minded of It's being "leap year" ana .I.e
RIGHT thus accorded TO woman, ny ia1sii ~
ceiyjnr from q lady the following ieesci
which for its kind is quite unique;
Dear Sir: .,,,u,,, things.
Ta sste If empircs aud che fall Of kings hi. Man,
w.Syn ,,ac,,s ar statc must each prouuec No f
Aud even children lisp thd ,s, lot me nlcntiof
Am'a ,t tis 81 r wansn merit some attention
Erow;,p that your chivalrtc nature WI, wv.
hno W. :. come attention." embrace thls
snmort,,n;tv coming but once IN tour years II !
opi ,'.r;,o r. You. and you will pardon me IL
stcoI from other words appropriate AS
None but. the brave deserve The faIr'
Won arc ..tIe favored one OF all the h'ns
dominions.
Strange bonds Iuitc us here btloW'
One life controls another,
And much Of human veal or woe
Depends upon lover.
I assure YOU, although "lost TO sight :
Won are to "mcmory dear" else why would
/ be dreaming the happy hours away
But if to wander alone through this worlds
wilderness" Is to be my fate, have LOT COZ
ISOLATION,
Full man, flower is born TO blush unseen ,
And waste lis sweetness OH the desert air.
Little can grace my cause in speaking io'
myself; therefore,
throw myself upon my knees.
Mr., would yoM, could you p.a,oe'
hut every thought has slippcd away
And so In confusion say, :,
I'm sound I'm body and in nina:
If YOU are So then wen DC Joinc".
If "joining" be not to your nina, lhcl
know that
There are fishes sun a-swimmnS.
Just AS luscious every way,
Az those that Kissed and spnl'cred
In the saucepan yesterday.
As '"more is meant than meets the GU,
SO how this mighty plea may end
No mortal might can tel.
DELAY not long.
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Tna, other Problem.

p,cuM0Sp, MaICH ius lCt~'.sa
~. n,soo,ch: For once in your Tue you
49,. mistaken. and will have to acknowledge
'''1 =, vo,,rs Of to-iay's issuessou say mo an
ever IL rossible" to "ks" problem. lr!
Tho following rule, and You VIII at once gee
how easy il Is to make IN Impossible, posi-
Die: r-,o.;,r suh-
trac, one--that gives the number OF persons s
multiply that by the number OF gallons I'M nv,
iy the first person--ahat, is by lVV,-anu yvu
get the equal quantity taken by e'cn Sqr" -,
This number and multiply by the nuln tha c; S
gallons. and you get the quantity IL '"' N'
tern. Thus:
l3-1a=la. Number Of persons; ..,o,
1ox1oo-.1aoO. Number OF gallons '""e"
by each. >,,. of Gallons in
l2NlIHio'@i'''''' l..
cistern. ,I.,
ri, ,forrets the conditions of the problem
was to take out 100 gallons, b 2oo gallons
I, 400 uallons, and so on. "L." makes eacn
man take out 1900 gallons. Again: "A, p,
g and all the rest of the alphabet, are each
"a leave 1918 of the water in the casterr.
The last Of "L's' T. men would have 70
leave this quantity. How, then, Is It posi-
bio for the cistern to be eXhaustedf But
let us suppose that the cistern contained
,440O gallons: Then A would take l0o sa'-
Ions and 1.13 Of 143oo gallons. leaving lS1"'
gallons. b would take 200 gallons and III"
Of 10000. leaving 10000 gallons. c 800 gal
Ions and 1-13 Of 1900, leaving l09S4 s-l@
gallons. Here Is fraction, and henceforth
il would be impossible to get rid of flnc-
tons. "No answer is possibie.'J
Mr.. D,spatch: | am rather astonished at
yo,jr persistency in saying that my problem is
tbe same in principle with what you term
the "raiIroad problem" and that there is
no possible answer to either.
Now. l assure YOU that there as an dnsacer
10 nina. which can be sustained by fair naathe-
NAUTICAL processes and reasoning. The rail-
road problem, admit, cannot be satiSiacto-
rily answered. 1t is Il gconeEacdt series, de-
scending by n fired ratio, and must be IN
definite i'm its termination. Not so with
mine. In it are contained t,co arih,naeticai
series, ascending and descending with COM
mon difference, which two series must at
,ome point nc,ltralize each other. My pro-
blem also contemplates cistern ac'h 9tce'l
quantity of water, and the men taking out
ono, t.co, and three hundred gallons each,
&C., would exhaust it at some time, even ii
it were as large rs the ocean. not saying any
thing of the 1-13 which must also disappear
at some point. But there IS he 'ub. AT
what point? Hope you will now see the diff
ference in our problems. n.
March is, 1872.
I'VE publish what az" has to say /; but
we shall not admit that he is right until we
see the answer to his problem.]
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IS GMYRNA''-A RESI-
~ dence and valuable farm Of one huadrsd and
eightyeight and quarter acres mostly arabic, and
In q high state Of improvement: situated In King
William county, on public road leading from Man-
miles from Hanover Courthouse depot, Chesapeake
ard Ohio railroad; In q pleasant nelghborhood and
convenient TO schools churches, pos;-oface, work
shops, &c,will be sold at public auction, ut King
William Courthouse on MONDAY, March Is, 1879.
The improvements consist of q commodsous dwell
htg kitchen vita four rooms, large barn. stable,
carriage and other necessary farm Houses
In good condi and excellent orchards of apples,
pears, peaches, aud other fruits. go
TERMS: Between 81 ,7ee aud 2lspo Ia cash the rc-
sidue such credit grantor In deed OF trust under
which sold may direct and I'm default Of direction
on twelve Eonfhs credit secured by deed OF truss
Deed, with special warranty aud poascS-
sion given 70 purchaser. ROGER aREeOh y,.fs5
NH s.fffa tgsE Irflgfea.
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BY Grubbs & Williams,
Real Estate Agents and Auctionecrs,
Eleventh street between Main and Bank.

THREE VERY VALUABLE SMALL
l. FARMS IN IIENRICO COUNTY, PART 0f
s.SOLITAiRE." THE ESTATE. OF CHARLES
G.. PALESKI, ABOUT SIX MILES FROM RICH
MOND, FOR SALE AT AuCT1ON.-By the re-
quest of the owner we will sell at auction, on the
premises, on FRIDAY the 5th day of April, II
fair, if not; the next fair day the three FARMS
located above and described on plat at our once
SEVEN AND A QUARTER ACRES, with frame
dwelling with four rooms and kitchen. barn, stable
courthouse &c. b contains SEVENTI-SEFEN
ACRES; and c contains ONE HUNDRED AND
THIRTEEN ACRES-each tract having fair pro,
portion Of cleared and tilnbercd land, und Lots IS
and G have part cleared up land and meadow.
These Lands adioin DIR. j.. \. Powell, and are near
the Brook turnpike. one Of the best roads out OF
Richmond. The soil Is good, with red clay sub
Soils now III good heart, and susceptible Of high
degree of improvement. 80
TERMS: One-third cash; balance In one ana TWO
bv trust deed. GRUBBS & WILLIAMS,
mil 5-lnwt I&tdttls Real Estate AuCtiOncCrs.
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REAL ESTATE AT PRIVATE SALE.
by Richardson s. Co..
Auctioneers and Real Estate Agents,
No. Ills Main street,

VALUABLE REAL ESTATE ON
Y ELEVENTH STREET BETWEEN MAIN
AND BANK STREETS FOR SALEpRl SAi iItI1 ! !:
BUILDINGS. four in number. and the GKOOND
on which they stand, on the cast SIDE OF Elsvenln
street between Main and Bank streets. with two
stories above the basement, containing three rooms
ZONE on each foor). with gas, water, and other I'M
provcmenlS. throughout the buildings Inese blilid-
constantly occupied As stores and Offices Sleluine
handsome percentage on price fer which we pro-
pose 20 sell them. The location Is s'lch as 10 Keep
them always desirable. and, with tile increasing &c
mand for places of business. must soon yielh Il
greater income than the remuneration already re-
cciyed. RltHAEnSoS -.
NH 1S-lw LILO Milll StTttt-
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BY Thomas w. Reese, Auctioneer,
No. 1917 Main street.

TRUSTEES SALE OF A STEAM EN-
l. CINE AND SAW-SIILL.-Ry virtue OF u deed
of trust executed to the subscriber. trustee, by
Thomas +. Ballard, dated lst day Of August, 1871
and recorded in the clerks office Of Hanover Count!
said deed SELL on WEDNESDAY the 10Th day OF
March, 1872 ut I. o'clock NJ, the farm OF Colonel
Polk, in King William county, two miles beyond Old
Church, Hanover county,
A STEAM ENGINE, of 30-horse power, and SAW.
MILL, with Saw and Belts complete, OF Talbot
&c Sons make,
which have been in use for six months only, and are
fully rs good rs new.
TERMS: Cash as to so much as may be necessary 10
pay the costs OF executing tile trusts the balance on
such terms as may beagreed upon ut the time OF sale.
MAKCELLUS SMITH, Trustee
THOMAS W. KgESEE. Auctioneer. mn s-tds
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AUCTroY sArEs...Ti,fs Dsy.
BY Thomas w. Keesce, Auctoncers
No ,at1s Min ssrpct. ~ $50.

:DIANos, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
8E Sc.AT AUCTIOE.-TH1S DAY at 10 O'CLOCK
win sell at my aneti3nchonse en- PIANO. made
One ss.oct octave R6sEwooD-CAsE PLANO, made
waIN Mt PhRToR SUIT, in hair-eloth;
Handsome WALNUT ETAGEkE eiDEboAhDs'
marble top: .r-y,r
tIENEY + I'M and COTTAGE BEDSTEADS.
MhHOCiANY BUREAUS and WAsHSTh,NsppsS.,
MAHOGANY SECRETARY and Booh-cAsF'
ETAGERES and BOOk.RACks,-
WALNUT and OAK EXTENSION TABLES.
HAT-RACkS and TUWEL-Rh,,G.kisSs, &c
LEAF CARD, and CENTRE TABLES>
- IN and SfIIICK MATTR ESSES,
WINE CASTOR, TIN SAFES,
COCO MATTISG-
SE,WING-MACHISE
LETTER-PRE SS, sc. vrrurr
Ito Auctoneer.
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BY Wellington Goddln,
Real Estate Agent and Aucdoneer,
corner of Eleventh and Bank streets.

TRUSTEES SALE OF EXCELLENT
i MARKETAND DAIRY FARM OF g sss-loe ,
ACRES, ONE MILE EAST OF RICHMOND, OPP
POSlTE TO OAKWOOD CEMETERY, ON THE
YORK RIVER RAILROAD, AND ADJOINlNG
BRACES MILL.-By virtue Of o deed OF trust exc
cuted by Mr.. r. D. Carter, bearing date the 10th OF
May, 1882 and duly recorded In Henrico County
Court and which deed was given to secure the unpaid
purchase money, SHALL In execution thereof at the
request of the holders of the debt thereby secured
proceed to sell at public auction, the premises on
FRIDAY the ed Of March, 1872, at d O'Clock p. M,
III fair; II not, the FIRST fair day thereafter9 the
excellent FARM located as above, containing
SO ss3-looo ACRES Of which forty-six acres are on
the north side of Gillics creek aud thrty-six acres
are on the south side thereof. The improvements
are ample for the use Of Large family, consisting
of frst-rate dwelling containing eight rooms, with
front and rear porticos barn. stable cow-house, &C.
The place Is admirably adapted for q market and
dairy Farm, and It has constant stream running
through 1t, and the land Is so situated as TO grow
early Vegetables and fruits 1t win be- sold whole
or divided Into two parts, Us may be deemed best at
the hour of sale. ~
TERMS, Very liberal, aud made known at the
hour of sale. max Iss w. GODD1N, 4
NH I9 Trustee. "
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TOR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR CITY

TOR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR CITY
II PROPERTY. Il HOUSE and LOT at a station
on one of the most prosperous railroads entering this
city, and about three hours ride distant.
House contains nine rooms, two halls, and two
porches, with cook-room attached, good kitchens,
and sablihg for fifteen or twenty head Of horses and
abundant supply of good water; young orchard OF
$50 200 fruit trees of best selection, and garden
good rs any In the State.
Houses all new and in perfect order, and well sitI-
ated for an ordinary.
VIII be sold with the above, If desired, HALF
INTER EST IN A COUNTRY STORE situated at
saine place.
Said property together pays All annual and cash
profit Of fifty per cent. on sum now asked for It.
For further information, apply at No. PEARL
BLOCK. Fourteenth street, Richmond, Va.
NH
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BY Richardson & Co..
Auctionccrs and Real Estate Agents,
No. lll3 Main street.

VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN AND
Y AROUND RICHMOND FOR SALE PR.
VATELI.-'rlc owner having determined to spend
some time in Europe VIC arc Instructed TO sell tlle
folowing-named VALUABLE REAL ESTATE In
and around this city: w
beautiful RESIDENCE on Strcckcr's Hill. conf
handing full view Of the entire city ana us sur.
DWELLING containing seven rooms and closets
aud kitchen: in thorough repair: with large EN-.
closure. neatly ornamcntcd and fronting about loo
feet on Twentieth street, and running back between
parallel lines about 800 feet To Nineteenth street:
THIRTEEN ACRES OF BEAUTIFUL TABLE,
LAND. with small BRICK DWELLING thereon
a short distance west Of the city limits.
A BEAUTIFUL LOT, 81 by l29 feet, on Tie ives
side of Eighth street between Leigh street ana the
City Springs. ,,-
A BUILDING LOT OH the south side OF Car!
street between Foushec and Adams.
RICHARDSON & CO..
NH ,s Ivy 1l13 Main street.
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BY Grubbs 6 Williams,
Auctioneers and Real Estate Agents.
Eleventh street between Main ana BANK.


TOUR VERY DESIRABLE BRlCh
Il DWELLINGS AT AuCTIoN IT. reIiifist sell ii
NJ ,y,"tion' unon the premises, on WEDNESDal :,
Goth March, commecing Mt oSiocR n M c e
ner Of First and streets Occupied Sy MR. WIN
B. Bigeow. It has SIX rooms, anu and recently nut
in thorough repair; with bathrooms gas ana "a'ef'
any ,sn o the ADJOINING HOUSE with four rooms,
and Kitchen with two rooms both newly rooied Win Win
ycniences. III, - cold t,yo NEW BRICK
nMEiIINCiS on the north side OF CanaI street.
between Fist and Foshee streets Each h nye
. sWa modern conyenicnces; and all In thorough
order. -. tho doccrint,on IN rnucb
co,rht after, being Of convenient size ana arrange
meIts with all desirable conveniences, locatea con-
venent to business and within the reach OF persons
Of moderate means. ,, .,,,
,roncrty ms such an opportunity Is rarely offered.
Terms Made known ut the sale.
GRUBBS & WILLIAMS,
NH IA AuctionecrS.
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DICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAIL
IL ROAD.-On and after December !, 1911:

GOING WES1.
Train No. Through passenEer) leaves flcllnlohn
daily Iexcept Sundays, ut 4:o5 a. NJ: leaves Dan
willie ut 1903 A. NJ. arrives at Greensboro at l32
Train No. Lynchburg passenger leaves Rich
mond daily ut 9:l5 i. NJ. arrives at Lyncholrg ats
Train No. IL Through mall and expressl leaves
Richmond daily at $40 2. ~: leaves Dlnviiie daily
at 1914 p. NJ; arrives ut Greensboro dally III liz
GOING EAST.
Train No. II Through mail and expressl leaves
Greensboro daily Mt $50 p. NJ leaves Danrie
daily at 1912 Z. NJ; arrives at Richmond daily al
Train No. 0 Through passenger leaves Greens
boro' daily Except Sundays) at ll:os A. NJ. leaves
Danyille ut 1a7 p NJ. arrives ut Richmond Al e'.i
Train No. 10 Lynchburg passenger leaves Lynch
burg daily Mt $50 A. d. leaves BurkeVllle NJ Il
AZ. arrives ut Richmond ut p. NJ.
Trains Nos. and ii connect at Greensboro Win
trains on the North Carolina railroad for oil points
south .,., -,
the Atlantic, Mississippi ana OHIO rairoad lor Ill
points southwest and south. .
THROUGH TICKETS to all points soutn ana y,
southwest can be procured 1t the ticket office 10
Richmond. and of L. +. W ALKER, Agent OF the Az.
iantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad, No. 1923 ha'n
street Richmond. , A.,
Papers that have arrangements 10 adFGllse u,e
seAeN' JOHN K. MACMURDo,
General Freight and Ticket Agent.
~ Ia 49, - auA
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A Cleveland man knows how to enjoy the
comforts OF q home. When he sees q book
pedler or sewing-maehiDe man in front of
his house, he touches up his face with box
OF wnfer-colors, In imitation of smallpox
postules, goes to the front door, and then
laughs TO see the callers try to break their
recks in getting over the gate and fence. Us
II related Of quarrelsome gentleman In
Pike county that, having been gnominio usly
kicked and cufed by rival bruiser, he cx-
planned bis defeat by saying, He come at
Inc SO sudden ] didn't have time TO Git mad"
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RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAILROAD Co..
RICHMOND, VA, January %, 1871.
AN AMI AHMED EERpJIApY Ter tho

RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAILROAD Co.,l
RICHMOND, VA, January %, 1872 {
ON AND AFTER FEBRUARY 1sr the
" TRAINS on this road will run as follows:
The MAIL TRAINS leave Richmond at 34s A.
II. and 2:3o p. NJ, and leave Petersburg at +@s A.
NJ. and 7.2O p. NJ.
FREIGHT TRAINS. with passenger coach at
tached, leave Richmond at A. ~ and 4ao I. NJ,
and leave Petersburg ut 745 A. NJ and $50 7. NJ;
and an ACCOMMODATIONS TRAIN connecting
with the train from Norfolk leaves Petersburg at 10
The 3as A. MIRIAM will not leave Richmond
on Sundays. and the 1:i5 A. NJ. FREIGHT TRAIN
and 7:2o r. NJ. MAIL TRAIN will not leave Peters
burg on Sundays.
Fare for single tickets. Is
Fare for return tickets. zoo
Communication tickets Gun he had at the following
rates:
Fifty trip-tickcts for. :........""..s.oo %
One hundred trip-tcketS for. co o.
Passengers for Norfolk will take the go z. NJ.
DAILY TRAIN, and those from Norfolk VIII COLI
meet at Petersburg with the 10 4. NJ. TRAIN.
Passengers from Clover HUI VIII take the $50 A.
NJ TRAIN on Mondays, Wednesdays. and Fridays;
aud returning, leave Richmond on the same days at
The MAIL TRAINS will stop only at Chester and
The s 4. NJ. TRAIN will connect at Petersburg
with the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad Tor
hs smEEPfNGntARs on the ESQ P. MIRIAM; run
in Ticket aud Freight Agent.
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NH Is

BEAUTIFUL AND ATTRACTIVE SU-
ID BURBAN FARM OF FIFTEEN ACRES on
THE PLANK ROAD, AND ALSO On GROVE
ROAD, ONE AND ONE-QUARTER MILES
WEST OF RICHMOND, FOR SALE.-Thc beauti-
full country seat belonging to Captain X ELAN, To-
Gated one aud One-quarter miles from the city OF
Richmond, bounded on the south by the Plank road,
on the north by the Grove road and on the west by
Cross-road connecting the Plank and Grove roads,
containing FIFTEEN ACRES OF LAND more or
less The DWELLING contains one large parlor u
sitting and dining-room on the lower foCr, with
nine large bedrooms on the two upper floors; French
roof and two large cellars.
The outhouses arc Kitchen stables, carriage-ouse,
tool, hen, aud maIl-house (Which makes IL thief
proof COW houses with stalls for twelve cows, barn
lofts crib, chicken yard. and large and raIua-
lie greenhouse containing the best variety Of for
eign grapes; of outdoor grapes, All acre of
asparagus, large strawberry bed fifteen bushels Of
seed of the potato onion, an abundance of fruit
trees In full vigor-viz peaches Of every variety,
both early and lute; two or three hundred exceed
nfly large dwarf pear trees, the yearly yield of which
Is enormous: apricots, nectarincS, apples, plumS,
damsons, cherries, figs gooseberries clrrants, and
ornamental trees, roses, &c. Hundreds of bird
houses.
Opposite to the place Is large common useful for
grazing purposes. The question is now being seri-
OIlsly ngitatcd of making it public park
The whole place Is summer paradise, suitable for
residence Of pleasure and profit, or public gar
den. Sold for no fault A change in the family at
fairs of the owner is the only reason for the SALE
TERMS Easy and liberal. Apply to
NH l6-3t W. GODDlN, Auctioneer.
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BY Isl,ell & Son
By 1sbel Z Son, -
Auctioneers and Real Estate Agents,
Eleventh street between Main and Bank.

PRETTY COTTAGE ON THE
IN NORTH SIDE OF MARSHALL STREET.
STREETS, AT AUCTION.-On TUESDAY the 18th
day of March, 1872. at a o'clock p. NJ. will be sold
upon the premises, the PRETTY COTTAGE. 10.
Gated as above stated, with five rooms, &c. The LOT
fronts twenty-five feet on Marshall street and runs
hack - feet to an alley. This Is really desirable
residence. #s-tH
TERMS: One-third cash the balance at six and
twelve months for negotiable notes, with interes,
added, secured by deed of trust.
mh i4-tds lSBELL & son. Auctioneers.
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Robert Chambers to Sydney Smith !:

"Well, we do sometimes work pretty
hard" observed /" but for all that, we can
relish pleasantly as much as our neighboys
You must have seen that the Scotch have a
considerable fund of humor."
Sydney Smith to Robert Chambers:
so. by all MEANS" replied Smith, "yo,l
are an immensely funny people, but YOU
n, ed little operating upon to let the fun
ont. l know no instrument SO effectuaI for
the purpose as the corkscrew Mutual
lauehtet, of course.
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BY Paine, Cabell & Co., Auctioneers.

EIRST SPRING SALE.-On WEDNES-
Il DAY, March 10th, commencing at 10 o'clock
we will sell ut our warehouse, No. 1902 Main street
q large and entirely fresh stock Of
SPRING DRY GOODS,
READY-hlADE CLOTHING,
BOOTS, SHOES, and BALMORALS;
MEMS and BOYS HATS,
TRAVELLING BAGS,
TRUNKS,
HOSIERY,
SMALL WARES, &c, &C.,
with large invoice of stock goods, consisting Of
CASSIAIERES,
DRESS GOODS,
WHITE GOODS, &c.
We invite the attention Of city and country mcr-
chants to this our first sale. The stock Is large,
prising great variety Of choice and desirable goods
adapted to spring sales.
Sale positive and without reserve.
PAINE, CABELL & CO.,
NH Is Auctioneers.
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TO THOSE ABOUT TO MARRY.-My advice is
to marry as quickly as possible, for none but
those who are, unhappily, versed i'll such
matters can be aware Of the manifold minor,
to say nothing of major, evils which long
engagement entails. The position Of an
ailianccd pair, after time, becomes almost
ridiculous. Premature congratulations are
poured forth by some Over-enthllSiaStic
friends. while others cease to believe in the
reality of I'LL ultimate settlement, and become
suspicious of the sincerity Of your profess
sionS, and almost personally ailronted at
your delay, Then the difficulty Of sustain
ing, with appropriate effect, the character Of
An engaged man is something enormous.
say nothing of the difficulty which a lady
in that delicate position has to encounter, for
we all know that they experience but little
difficulty in making themselves perpetually
agreeable--at least before marriage; but
with regard to Il man, think of the amiable
and eXcusable receptions he is forced to be
guilty of-the real distaste, but protested
pleasure, with which he accompanies the
"beloved object" to the festive board OF
some oppressive family friend, where, for
two mortal hours at least, he has to sit, the
observed Of all observers, next to the idol to
whom he has been paying unceasing deyo-
ton for the greater portion OF the gay, anu
to whom now he has to make himself agree
able--having exhausted every scrap of news,
every conceivable subject of conversation
He is afraid to venture upon any tender aside,
for fear he should be thought silly; or to
keep much to generalities, for fear he should
be considered slow.
have, indeed. remarked engaged couples
who have been content to. sit i'll blissftll
silence, wrapped in contemplation Of their
approaching happiness; but such a state of
quiescence is rarely observable and can
scarcely be preserved for an indefinite period.
One of my earliest recolections of such q
couple is when they were sitting in this state
of tranquil calm. and forming u very limited
hand-in-hand mutual assurance company of
their own; but their example is scarcely to
be quoted, It's the partnership was shortly
after dissolved forever, and the lady and gen.
tleman are at present thousands Of miles
apart and each belonging to another firm. .
1t is impossible for u MAN of business not
to sympathize with an eminent physician who
infermed his future wife that he had 10 time
for courtship, but that if she would marry
him, and be ready on certain day, he should
be happy to meet her ut the church and make
her his bride.-Temple Bar.