, 1879-04-02
GENIUS AND MARRIAGE.

E1HvPr Husbands. ~. .oRxutls Drawn from
tl,n Matrimonial Exparlences NJ DR.. Aber-
nGthy, KouAseRu, DR.. Johnson, Dryden,
and JOHN Milton.
Chambers Journal
It llas been said by George Sand that love md
courtshlp end together; 30 tint he who would
be nIways III lovc must bo ever wooer+ Such,
ilowcvus, wns not the opinion of tic famous
physician, Or. Abcrnctily, wiIoso couftslsp, like
his prescriptions, was hlors und to tho
point. The doctor hal been attending
| ii Indy for several weeks, aud had OBJ
served during those hurried visits cor
tain qualities in the daughter which llc con-
| Bllescd would render her Invaluable rs
vile. Accordingly OH u Sunday, when linking
leave Of hts patient, ho addressed her to tho fol-
lowing purport: "You arc HOW 30 we'll that
need not seq you after Monday next, when
khnll como to pay you my farewell visit. But
III the meantime Wish yuu a,.1 your daughter
seriously to consider tho proposal I am now
about to make. It IL abrupt and unccscmono,ts,
attn aware; tut tic exccssv oecclpation Of my
time by my professional duties affords mo no
leisure to aceptupltst wlut desire by tho more
nr1lrary course OF attention a,ll solicitation.
Ny annual receipts amount to - pounds,
md can settle -- pounds on my wife:
my character Is generally known to tho public,
have seen IL your duughtcr a tcndcr n,rl
nIecttonutu child, 0n nseluious hnsl careful
nurse. nnd gentle md IadylKu member Of n
family. StlrtI person must he all that n hus-
ba'ui could covet, md oler NY hn',,l md ior-
tuno for her acceptance. Un Monlny, when
call, slall exnert your determination; Tor
really have mot time for The routine OF court
ship.n It w.'lld have tccn Interesting 70 know
tlauglter. 1i.o blunt iutimation Of annual re-
reiPts; thu "my character Is known lo tho pub-
lie, 80 you may rcAdlly ascertain what 1t Is ~;
then tho declaration. "anl 10 tfmo far COURT
oil this must have been somewhat startling to
thu patient "wtio wns now 70 we'll" To med
icai mult, WHO atHye ali others long to kill Two
birds with one stonr, tho aboyo prescription
tage bu placcd In Tie pllnrmaruptrta. 1t was Mt
ieast thoroughly successful III tic case recorded,
fur happier couple never existed.
woman 81 mean intelligence, ono might
imagine, would seldom bu CllUscn by nlu,, uf
gscnt Intellect As u lifelong companion. Yet
sucl, ,nstal;iaHcta srem to be tho most fnsciat-
lug for our greatcst Ecniuees The wife of Ur.
Johns"n Is dcscr!6rd stan vulgar Woman. sAc was
5U years 0r ngu when TIM Dortor {who WIS only
2D iunrrrl hcr, nl.d accor!!ng to Garrick, hl!o
WIS very fat, with swcletl chesks Of tlorid red,
pru'!!lccd bY tlllek hunting, aud fnerrnscd by
lim !lberai ,isc Ut cor.lals. sla waa inrll.g nud
| spctcll mud Ecnetal behavior. It must .be nd
,uitsed, 'luwuser TINT juhs,son himself was not
altueelher "braw woocr" "liu Wns thctt."
uud lAnk, SO that Ills i,nIncusu structure oi
bones was lliuronsy striking to the eye, md ho
| oftcn llasl sccul!,Mly conyulaiye starts ind odd
scstculatlors, which tended 10 excite ut
eon said to Doauclcrc with much grayi-
ty: "Sir, 1t was a 1oyu marriage OH
both SIDES" It certainly was 10 OH tjlu Due
tnr's part, Rnl his HiGcGttUn md esteem for
"Tetsyn remained ms strong un 10 the day Of
her death as 1t wns I'M that ol their ,natrtsgs.
But If johnson, with his rugged exterior,
could scnrrcly lsone for great prize IN sle lot
tury no aurll rc.narlt can e ,,n.iu Vt tic COURT
", handsome. intellectual t;oothe; THIS great
mn,l, M Intimate frc,l VI Ills Prince, i!.d llo
| Idol Ut tlIr Wcltnr Court, was enntlynteA by 4
girl II, humble ltfu, Wituse father was Il drunk
II livelihood. 80 sensIblc was TIN gr! of thu
mcsnlAnco tlat slo hersslf refused Guche's
Offer NJ marriage. fhu lllarrage did toko p!nre,
however. but not TIL tho lanse vi years Ind
at-dr,lnkcniless-l,nti aezeu upon her.
Still tiouiu's ai1ceton rcHn!nEd, ns,u the Ercnt
pout worked patiently, II sorra'sfully, by ulu
| allu Of u fooltsn mn! lrnnken Wife,
lie h't,,svlf gives tho following ACCOUNT III her
ahtlltca: ~ WIatlc.l frun tllu frat to form, her
mlul. but my toll was IN ya!n. ! do not blush
avaw Tins sns Is ss,n; syer % ssa uho % rc
In the lsuu dca Pcilts Champs, tlMrc was clock
opposlsa my windows upDn which strove to
tcacs, her to, distinguish ll!u hours for moro
INV tuiter twenty years.. shu i,as novor heen
nble to follow thu order of tho twulyu mouths
ot the ycnr; ald ktsuws not low to dn lt!e sll.
p!tat stun, notwithstanding gil tue troabso
hnyu taken to teach her. Stu DOES ,lot know
iluw to count u,os,ry, a,,l hns no idca Ut wl.at
roll, to gtyu nr how lauvh ctE,ngu- 10 ret hack
III anY marketing transaction. What she aays
y oiten thc orpusitu Ut wal sfls Wishes tn shy.
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