The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-09-13
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We will have to stop and mOralzc itteere
we shift the scenes again. II is quite true that
Edwards mother loved Agnes just, perhaps,
as you love the man or woman of parts who
has been instrumental in saving your life. But
was that any good reason that her son should
marry the person IN question? Must the blood
of the Wcntworths be mingled with the Carys !
respectable people enough, and greatly above
the average in intelligence, especially the
daughter, who, besides, was very beautiful and
very noble. Yet the world was full of beauti-
full women, accomplished women, women nc.
customed to city life, nobly connected, &c. No,
no, it was only boyish freak, that mad love
for this flower born and reared in the desert,
away from the haunts of men, refined men
She hao not been to TIE bal-she had no doubt
that Agnes in ball dress looked well, she would
look well in a calico gown She happened to
be born beautiful, it was no merit of her own.
She might dance WE'LL no doubt she did; she
was strong and active, and naturally graceful,
She would do very well in all respects; yet she
was not eractiy the one that she, the fond prac.
teal, discerning mother would choose for her
boy Poor woman. as though she could
choose the one that should be the companion
OF his joys and sorrows the solace of his
griefs, large and small, the one that should lie
next his bosom and to a great measure shape
his thoughts and actions and entire life. Could
she have chosen for Andrew Jackson, the Gen
eral and President, or Andrew Johnson the
tailor and President, or the father of George
Washington, or the father of John and Charles
Wesley? No, no, woman; leave these things
to God and their own hearts
But Mrs. w. was a superior woman, and she
felt 1t. Was she not a very queen among wo.
men and all theirpubllc gatherings of whatev-
or name or nature? And was she not capable
Of choosing wife for her son? Yes, she was,
and she would show her friends that she was.
Yet she must deal with the lad very gingcrly
botl pareHts had early learned that he had II
powerful will Of his own, and that il was much
easier to lead and persuade him than to drive
him, Hence her temporzng on the start She
really admired and loved Agnes, but was anx-
ioas that she should not be too much with Ed
WARE al their first acquaintance, for was not
Edward at the green age, the "gosllng" age,
the susceptible age! Buther prescience could
not loretell that Agnes and her friends would
be at the ball. She was little annoyed at il
but still shc mus, be politic and if her gen.
eralship failed, i, would be for the first time
Therefore in their journey from Washing
ton through the ,mehonored old college town
OF Cannonsbrrgh, she felt him softly on the
subject that she knew, from his silence, lay
nearest his heart
"fou say, Edward, the Carys and their
friends looked well at the bail, and conducted
themselves genteellyv
Yes, they were not only the best looking
I ,ie there, but appeared quite Us much al
bone as any Of them That William Cary. In
fur dress. is one Of the fnestlooking men
eyer saw; wish | were as stout as he. Die
you say, mother, that your brother in Indis
rp astoutbailt manr'
Your uncle Hubert: Yes, stout, and on,
Z. ne handsOmcst men ever saw As walk
ed with him. even in the streets of New Yorl
~, the people turned back TO take another
;ss'S at him" HFF
fLe was 30 handsome and clever, why die