The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-25
PhilOsophic Matrim0ny.
IN TWO cHAPTERs,-cHAPTER L.

stead OF getting me any powers esgS.
''They are very nice, are they notT' said
Miss Lucy Faversham, the niece.
Eyes, they are; though perhaps the price
adds 10 their flavor"
''The price of his views, aunt?
ssNo; of the eggs; 1 do not attach much
value to the other things"
ssBut do, aunt; if am to marry him.
II daresay you do dear; and Of course they
snau be genuine for once but men always ut
Ter most beautiful sentiments while in a
state of probation"
Lucy had one OF those bits OF tea in her tea
cup which are usually called strangers" and
she fished tor it earnestly as she replied: II
don't think he is hypocritical.
mo more do l." reioined the elder lady
ssfew of .hem are. They are simply ignorant.
When young man falls in love with young
woman, he is apt to think her an angel; and
/ do not call sentiments uttered under the
hallucinat!on genuine, because they have no
substantial basis. You have got fine Gre
clan nose, dear. though | should not praise it,
as it is exactly like mine; and very pretty
mouth and delicate complexion; which, as
well as your hair, may safely commend; but
YOU have no wings and when he finds that
out, he may lapse into conventional views"
II suppose there must always be a risk"
said the girl with sigh
ssGood; there is common sense in that re-
mark, and am silenced. For the man, is
probably eligible enough, if you must marry
some one and that seems to be mysterious
necessity with most girls. However, l sup
pose he will be coming here to appraise HIM
self, and then we shall be able to form de-
cided opinion
81 do think, aunt" said Lucy, halflaugh-
ing, halfvexed, ''that you never had a ro-
mantle feeling in all your life."
''That is where you are wrong, my dear.'
replied Miss Faversham; 1t was an overdose
of the article, and not lack of it, which kept
me single, since romantic desire for inde-
pendence gave me distaste for submitting
my will to that of any fellow-creature, how
ever estimable."
my will; he goes further than you do in the
assertion of woman's independence"
The conversation, which took place in a
Westbourne drawing-room during afternoon
tea, was interrupted by knock and ring,
and the entrance of the topic,
He hoped they wee not fatigued by the
dissipation of the night before, and was 9th :.
erwise commonplace, and 1vouLd take a cup
of tea, which he probably liked, as Lucy mix
ed it for him. When he had drunk it, she
slipped out of the room, whereupon Henry
Collinson came to the point at once.
"Miss Lucy Fevcrsham being an orphan, l
come to you, as her nearest relative, to ask
your consent to our marriage. I have got
eight hundred year,
sLand?"
''No; consols."
"Oh! better, perhaps"
And if [ outlive childiess relative of
seventy, / shall come into lump sum of
twenty or thirty thousand more. Am well
enough off?''
''Yes; we have no right to expect more.
I,upv ic no hniracs. ChQ will bavn five fbnu.
sand pounds tied up to her, when she mar
ries, and that is all. The greater part of my
income dies with me-"
Henry Collinson bowed his head, and con-
tinued: II appeal to your approval of my
suit with some little confidence, because my
views on certain subjects are rather advanced,
and, if have been correctly informed such
as you would approve"
Indeed! Are my opinions made the
theme of conversation, then ?'
sob, do not mean to say that; but I
have got the impression, cannot tell how,
exactly. that you are an advocate of Woman's
Rights. For my part, loathe the injustice
which makes any difference between the sex
es. My cite, at any rate, shall never be SUBJ
jected to petty tyranny of any kind; should
DO more presume to dictate to her than to
any male friend"
''Way. then, if it is true that woman likes
to have her own way above all other bless
ings, Lucy ought to be happy. But [ have
no particular theories that know of, and ru-
NOR seems to have provided me with a Strong
Mind on very slight provocation. / rather
wish-excuse me, am so old, and you are so
young, that l speak freely-I rather wish
that you had a profession"
Il have, Miss Faversham; philanthropy is
my profession. My desire is to get into Par
lament"
parliament! thought that required "a
well, great deal of money"
ooh, but all that will be changed directly
i expect to meet with many rebuffs, but feel
confident of succeeding at last, and when
am member, shall devote myself entirely
to the redressing of woman"
81 see; pants aud so forth. But | hope
you will not persuade Lucy to adopt the new
style Ill til it is pretty general"
''You misunderstood me; the redressing of
woman's wrongs, should have said. Her
costume is of minor Importance"
SIS it? Wait bit" said Miss Faversham.
laughing. ''Well, so you are going to be our
champion, are you? Old maids like myself
will have votes, eh?'
''And married women, too" rejoined Col
linson, with enthusiasm.
Dear me, what a number of separations
there will be after a general election! And
we are to be lawyers, and parsons, and civil
engineers, as well as doctors?''
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0A ssTh odua 'n,, r.;u
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wardens " ond uo business De Gnurch
scr o,,o,t % -. he 30 aorsn am sure Ihat my
u nr " te eIernaly gIatelu 10 YOU, ana
hardiu 'J hnyo W - 'n hae snas al my age can
i hStas nope " oeneh' ny such penehcent
ieglslal M co,,;o
IN mr In nenis oo,iisoh nad many good quail
IIes, Du1 sense ., nulnor was not one OF
Inen. ne o 1 MISS raversnam literaiiy,
anu consoleu ner WIN tne renecuon tnat she
was noI mucn pasC ner prime, and that the
iel pa. . Iln,ehu 1 d; was actually dawning
ID nu. ;nouSI ~ NC ulu nos unuerstaho tnat ne
J ~ AneM .lia. e was accepteu,
ha u,ot no1u ~ uanIi sna' very evening
Ae E vel. @May h Supieneiy nappy'
dI,,d ~ 10Y naS h, an iueai 10 attain wnicn
cote ~ o pJ'io ot Dl.'l ~ may oe swinging Oh
third ed; ah~ i a. pacom; OF going ln.o
.ir tr,,,nr. ~ II, ,,,; .wo niontns; or averaging
sh;r up n1 ~ wn'sI' or rising 10 the PREMIER
sup anu having your speedy death toasted
az ADVERSE poiltlcal dinners. Hen.y Collin
SUI sIea1 uesire was TOR domestic happiness;
r mos, 'nueea as most men understand it-mar-