Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-11-08
About to Marry.

Inc IOllOWlnS amusing SCTeeu Is
from the pen of young lady who re-
sides in Illinois, and we give itas gen.
uine specimen of quaint humor. The
letter is penned, in entire confidence,
from one young lady to another, and
speaks for il self:
DEAREST AMANDA:-I have an an
nouncement to make, which may per-
haps surprise you-I am engaged-yes.
Amanda your friend has pledged her
affections, in all their youthful fervor
to one who is in every way worthy. /
Iwant you to come on and be my first
bridesmaid. / have an idea, entirely
my own, which Fred pronounces very
original and artistic, and he ought TO
know because he is an artist. Never
shall l forget the first time / saw him,
standing before his easel, his pallet in
his hand. covered with such suggestive
little daubs of paint, and oh! the look
he gave me when a friend said: "Mr.
Stanton, allow me to make You ac-
auainted with Miss Gray" His eyes
seemed to read my very heart and soul,
which were his from that moment. o,
Amanda, have you ever felt the bewild-
ering emotions of newborn love? If
so, you will surely sympathize with and
pardon the weakness of your simple
friend, Arathusa.
But | was going to tell you this idea
of mine, which is to have my brides
maids represent the rainbow. You
must wear violet, and l hope it will
suit your complexion. Fred says that,
of course, must be the sun, which is
quite appropriate, on account of my
hair, you know. He says it was that
he first fell in love with. But then he
asked me, the other day, if am the
sun, and my bridesmaids are the rain
bow, what is he? 1 told him that he
would represent the cloud the sun
shines out of. Pretty idea, isn't it?
Now, Amanda, dear, there is one
point about which am very particular,
and that is the lace. Nothing but the
point tolerate. Fred said, THAT is
right, Arathusa; always be firm in the
path of duty, and if your conscience
bids you countenance only lace of that
description, do not allow your friends
to disappoint you, my dear. Your
principles are truly sublime. 1t is so
delightful to feel that / have won the
respect and love of a being so superior.
Melinda Jones was married the other
day in old-fashiones thread lace, and
such a show of il. Such bad tastel
Perfectly Gothic. If were so poverty
stricken that l could not afford any
thing in the present style, / certainly
wouldn't make it SO conspicuous.
i should like to have you wear a thick
heavy silk with lace overdress. OF
course, should not ask this, if you
hadn't rich pa, but am not going to
have any poor girls stand up with me.
/ Inever did like poor girls, they have
such a pinched patched look. My own
dress will be satin, and bad decided to
have train four yards in length, but
Fred says I had better take off yard
or two, and let little boy follow be-
hind with a roll of satin in his hand,
to make people understand that it is not
from any contemplate ideas of econo-
my that have moderated my skirt. /
inten; to have four little negros. dressed
in white satin, to hold it up. Fred says
they will look like Pluto's imps.
don't understand who he means. /
looked all through the biographical
dictionary. but could not find any such
person in it-probaaly some old chum
of his.
Then, as to ornaments, would pre-
fer you all to wear pearls: 1, of course,
shall have diamonds. Fred thinks the
former suit a bride the best; but shall
soon talk him out of that If he thinks
he is going to get off from giving me a
set of diamonds, he is greatly mistak-
en-. 1t is just as well to let him under
stand at the very outset what is ex-
pected of bin. o, Amanda, the love 1
feel for tnat mani / would be willing
to share with him shepherds hut, il
it We're not for the contracted atmos-
phere and tallow candles. My whole
soul revolts against the last, although,
CT course, l have never seen none-ths
aristocrltic sal is painfully sensitive.
We shall have flowers at the church
and at the house. 1 want to have two
hearts made of roses, and intertwined--
so touching and suggestive, you know,
and Fred says so strikingly original.
He thinks it would add very much to
the effect To have Tommy represent
Cupid firing at them. asked him how
in the world we should dress the child
for the character, and he said a pair or
wings with a bow and arrow would
comolete the custome-rather airy, you
know. Mother says pair of wings
would be very little protection, and
Tommy takes cold SO easily. 1t would
injure the effect dreadfully to have her
running every moment to wipe Cupid's
nose-that is Tommy's cross in life.
think the infant nose ought to be sup
pressed. 1t would be much better to j
have it remain undeveloped until the
age of seven or eight, when children are
old enough to wipe their noses them
selves.
Edgar A. Poe, left an orphan at the
tender age of two years, lacked the
moral influence and training which
might have prevented the blight of his
after years. Heaven had breathed into
his soul the fire of genius, but at the
same time endowed him with NOR
bid sensitiveness which rendered his
imagination weird and gloomy. He be-
came victim to the appetite for strong
drink, and was marked for an early