Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-11-14
Marrying a Mechanic, or, Changed
Her Mind.


~No, Indeed, ! wouldn't marry q
mechanic !" and pretty Edith How
ard tossed her head with an air OF
scorn.
"Why not I" asked Adelia Ma
sou, one of the group OF girls OF
which Edith was the center.
"Why notp repeated Edith /;
"because wouldn't lower my Dig
nifty enough for that"
"Your pride, you mean," re-
sponded Alicia Simpson "for my
part, is man is honest and re-
spectacle, i don't see what there is
80 degrading about mechanic"
"Would you marry a man that
had to work for a livingi" interro-
gated the pretty coquette, her lips
curling with disdain.
"Why shouldn't I~ responded
Aliea, bravely. "What is there
about to lower your dignity, Miss
Edith Z"
"Why, you would have to work !
A poor man can't afford to keep
servants, as we do, and you would
have to be cook, and kitchen girl,
and chambermaid, and washer
woman, and mistress all at the same
time and, too, you would have to
be as far out of the fashion as
Cleopatra would be if she should
suddenly make her appearance
without consulting a dressmaker.
Only think of receiving company,
and getting up and leaving them
TO get dinner for dear Ammi,' or
'Andronicus,' or some other alb
surdity! 1t does well enough for
those who have been used to il and
know nothing better, but think it
was perfectly ridiculous for Ange-
lima Waith, with her accomplish
ments, to marry that poor Alane
Jones, who never had anything or
never will, except what he works
for"
But suppose you were engaged
to a man and something happened
that he had to work for a living,
wouldn't you marry him then I"
asked Alicia.
mo, indeed l wouldn't! Do
you suppose / would work Z" aud
the black eyes snapped and spark
led as she spoke.
"Do you really mean it, Edith ?"
asked Allan Day - her affianced
lover-with a smile.
"Yes, | mean it !" said she as she
looked up at him with a coquettish
toss of her pretty head. "And
more, l would spit in the face of
any poor man who would have the
etfrontery to ask me-"
"Oh, now, Edith, you wouldn't,
would your laughed the young
man.
Eyes l would, truly"
"Then you would marry man
just for money, would you 2" asked
her older sister Anna II didn't
think that of you"
mo, Anna, / wouldn't marry a
man unless / loved him, if he had
the wealth of all Europe /; but on
no consideration would | marry q
mechanic, as Angelina Waith did,"
"Angelina Waith is a girl of
sense as well as wealth and beauty"
Anna land although ]
ain not acquainted with the one of
her choice, yet this / do know, if
be bad not been young man of
ability and refinement she never
would have married him."
Miss Edith made no reply ex-
cept a meaning shrug of the shout
der and q toss of her head, and the
turned, and the mat
ter was not opened again till the
company dispersed.
"Did you really mean what you
said to-day, Edith 2" asked her low
er that evening when they were
alone in the beautiful parlor.
"Yes, l did, replied Edith Gas
/ said before, | would not marry
man that l did not love, however
rich he might be, but l would not
marry a poor man under any cir
cumstances."
"If | was poor there would be no
hope for me them" he said, laugh
ing.
"None at ALL" she replied archly.
"But as you are not, we need not
discuss the probabilities" and she
adroitly turned the subject.
Anna and Edith Howard were
seated in their room one morning,
Anna looking over the morning pa
pers, and Edith reclining on the
sofa, languidly using an elegant fan
which Allan Day had given her.
Anna uttered an exclamation of
surprise, and thus aroused, Edith
asked lis there any newsp
"Yes," replied Anna "Anselom
Day has committed suicide, and
left the family penniless. He spent
his money in cards and gambling,
and lost in large speculations, till
at length when all was gone he has
committed suicide. The family
have nothing left"
Edith turned pale, and, getting
up. she went into the garden.
"Poor Allan" she exclaimed:
what will he doi How will he
bear it, | wish l could see him
now but he will come soon and
tell me what he intends to do, of
course"