Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-09-24

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ls1psriments she uskss. HoWsvse -
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sight Of the Wedding breakfast I'd
narrisgs settlements. The noiiV
her prenuptial conduct are - b -
. restless vanity. Her one Srsa1 [
II to believe that somebody , eio1
viii. her. She i never . happQ r
she has reason to think thas 500
other IS fool epough to prosl a.
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each other in claiming her ior vtllk Md
galop. SIC resds and re breads With sSel-
ling pride the warm letters dedicated BY
passion she knows to be, hopeless. and ber
replies would excite the admiration Of q
veteran diplomatist. Occasionally she
catches tartar-a male Hirt as cunning
Is herself, bat her instinct and her tact
are quicker and superior, and she rarely
falls into the snare she has laid for others
Eventually she marries veil, and makes
an excellent wife. though She is apt to look
uncommonly keenly after her husband
She denouuces firts with an isrepressible
energy. and her daughters grow up mo-
dels Of circumspect behavior. How far
such character is to be congratulated on
its success. or how far it is to be pitied
for its la,leness. or condemned for its
cousomptible sel6stness. l have no desire
to say. -.... .......
But this won't do I hear some fair
reader exclaim. The fault Of flirting
docs not rest with us alone. Don't gen.
tlemeu ever fiirt, if you please 2
All! mademoiselle that is just the one
point in which We find it impossible to
criticise one another. We can pass our
opinions freely upon our friends horses
his tailor. his social qualities, his style ol
living, his intellectual capacities. bis tenn
per. bis income, his debts-and we can
praise or blame him pretty generally as
our incIinations or our reason may dc
tate; but | assure you We are gifted with
extreme reticence ifany youugster amongst
Us ventures to remark upon Asterisk's
supposed successes among women. As
terisk never mentions such things himself
in mems society. or if be does it is with a
sigh aud respectful stroke Of his NOUS
tache. Nobody would think Of calling
him ladies' man. or chatting him about
any girl he thought fit to dance with sew
eral times at the same ball. We have
shrewd suspicious that Asterisk's afec.
tionate nature but rowing dispos deceased
caused more than one bright eye e,aid d.
dim and more than one heart to ply gate
in disorderly manner; and we have heard
stern mammas who were very polite to him
when they first knew him-for our friend
has considerable expectations--speak stern
ly of him and called him dangerous man
aud cluck to their chickens to come un.
der their wings when he is abroad in tb.
ball room. But we never think Of call
ing him airt. And if We palmer and
less interesting people envy in a certain
way his successes, we never feel any NAL
ice towards him; for he has q remarkabl,
kuack Of keeping clear of jealousies, ant
is scruputous about poaching on other peo'
pies preserves. At least. SO We agreed
in the smoking-room when we talk about
him. True. there is one old fogJ. let u
call him Major Pendeunis-who wags hi
head solemuly when Asterisk is mention
ed. and he has said on more than one oc
casiou. You boys are generous, and
like you for it. Asterisk is doosit
pleasant fellow-no mistake about that
But he'll overdo it one of these days
Mark my words, he'll overdo it. And W
shall all be sorry for it. Hang the ras
cal !! he will have our sympathy when VI
see him figure as correspondent in tn
divorce court. instead Of compelling ou
execrations as 6endish disturber Of do
mes,ic happiness Let Us hope that tn
majors gloomy prophecies will not beG e
flled.-Londoa Society.