The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-16
AsCHOOL IRLss ESSAY.
How n Won Her n HusbRnd-She
AfieetsG Great Indifference 10 the
aLOrds Of Creation, But Is Glad
Enough Over nu Offer.

Cincinnati Enqulrer.
Among the graduates Of the High
School at Biddeiord, Maine, in 1878, was
q young lady Of nineteen, who read an
essay on @After graduation, What r. in
which she gave uilerauce to the following
commenda6le sentiment: %The lords Of
creation have been compared 10 sturdy
oaks, and We the vines that cling to and
Irvine around them; but this metaphor, II
ever pertinent, to use aslang phrase, has
long since played out We have all heard
OF the 63,000 oakless vines ia Massachu-
sets, TO say nothing Of the %uncounted
thousands in Maine, and there are too
many oaks that d scarcely support
themselyes, to say nothing Of their sup
porting any thing else.
/ much prefer a life Of activity and honest
exertion, and / believe that the world
owes me a living IL l eau earn 1t, and ! ex-
pect Il on no other condition.
This essay was published entire in the
local papers OF the town and attracted
considerable attention the extract we have
given above being copied into many. Of
the leading journals Of the larger cities.
One Of these papers fell into the hands Of
4 gentleman who was returning from New
York TO his home in youngstown, in this
state, and he was so struck with the e n
timent ayowed that he cut out the extract
and placed II in his pocketbook. He was
then a married man. In 1875, his wife
having died, he enclosed the slip to a
friend In Biddeford, asking him II it was
written, as had been asserted, by a girl
graduate Of the high school there, and. ii
40, II the lady was married or single, &c.
In due time he received an answer giving
him the ladyis name, the fact that she was
still heart.whole and fancy free, and other
particulars relating to her family that
were Of a most agreeable character. The
youngstown mar at once opened q CORE.
spoudence with the lady, which, asi it pro.
.gressed, drew them nearer and nearer in
spirit until at last ar engagement Of mar.
rlage was entered into between them.
About two weeks ago the Youngstown
gentleman packed his carpet.sack full OF
new clothes, kissed his three little child
rem adieu, shook hands with his friends
and took the train for the East, arriving
10 due time at the house Of his literary
iinamOratd. He was warmly welcomed by
the hospitable Yankees, and alter q few
days he was instrumental in having his
intended father and mother .in.law send
us the following invitation : "Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Eden request your pres
ence at the marriage Of their daughter,
Eldena, to Andrew J. Packard, Wednes.
day morning, February q, 1873, at 10
o'clock, at the residence OF her grardtath-
er, Hon. John Milliken Buxton, Saco,
Maine"
Mr.. Packard ia a native OF Warren, o.,
but he has lived for years in youngstown,
where he Is prominently engaged ia the
iron business. He ia one OF the best Dem.
ocrats on the Western Reserve, and for
years has been y member Of the Democrat
ic State Central Committee. We wish him
and his bonnie bride all the Joy that even
they could ask.
In view Of Miss EIdenA's success We
not be surprised if the tayerite
themes for graduating essays at Vassar
and other female colleges henceforth will
be "The Washtub as a Hyeienic Aid"
"The E.thetics Of Cooking" "Ten Dol
lara a Week Enough land to spare) for
&c.