The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-01
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A MARRIAGE FOR NoNFY IN Wv" l"h
Seifv. a prircely mansinn was 'f1ered ''
sale a few Years ago. abonf "'ich nunS
-sad storv \ man of enormous wealth. Nv
I'd To thr are Of sixty without marr!ing;
then he pr,uosed tie II beautiful brilliant
vcupu girl who belonged to u large hut
poor fanil'.
: She hes,tateh long before accepting him;
mis- hai,its mora's. person. were all ""i'.A
inus 20 her for she w g a 9iIl al pure. renh
ed tastes.
Rut tn lie the wife Of 4 m,llinnilr". 20 z"
Il Europe 70 reign like a qlern In the cry
xhtle she hal lived on the Income al a ser
vant-these we're t"mp'ailanst'" s'ranS TOT
her, as they are for TOO many American wo
men.
She married him without a prtlc'' ~
lave or respect sold herself a. ,'soiu'ely
for money as ever anything was sold.
He: husband D id for his purchase. BE
fore the marriage lie lu:lt Il MAJ nihc"rt
dwelling: Architecture. soul pure painting.
gave of their ,esi To make 1t TIT for the nome
al a royai lady; there were a chinese room,
l. Persian rcom Il Hind"o rem; there were
conservatives picture galleries DANNY h"u-
doirs. The plan was that the bIlde should
amend one winter in this regal home. ana IN
the spring 90 10 Europe fora two years
visit.
Two weeks after the wedding. The bride
Groom was stru. k down with paralysis, and
For fifteen years Law ID his bed a helpless,
cuerul. US invalid. nursed i,y bis wife. The
manson was closed excepting in the SICK
mans apartments. and resemhird q g'gantic
tamh. By the terms Of his will his wife
would iuh-r,, nothing it she deserted him.
She renamed ia thiul therefore, orIy to find
after his death that his estate was as hollow
asham as her marriage. and that 1t wal
swallowed up in his debts.
Not all marriages for money end IS dram
AticaIl, as this. hut they are as tragic in &c
alty. The uurg Gill W mo SELLS her life foI
pllce inevitably real 8 disappointment and
n,isery-louth Companion.
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There is something very peculiar about
The feminine human nature of Germany
When q lady wants \ silk dress the shop
Keeper brings her a number of samples and
che finds no difficulty in making her choice
If she wants - street dress he comes III the
daytime if an evening dress he comes aftei
dark. Shopping, the great and inexhanstl
Ill. delight of American ladies. is thus rob
bed OF It's chief charm. life would TIE +,
Hisery unspeskatly profound IT our wlve.
and daughters could not look over the en-
tire stock Of ST war, before they decide t.
.t1ke anything. One of the charms OF shop
ping it is to look al the tn ousands ofthings
Nhich you don't vans before you settle on
the one thing which YOU do want. and &c
k.ze admiringly at the velvets and satins
before you can call TO m'ni the fact that
all you are really searching for this morning
is a spool Of yellow cotton or a yard %
green tape.
= Said a Frenchman to his friend. as thu
two sat slipping ahs'nthe on the sidewalk o
Of one of the great boulevari>:- "Iou
should have been at the concert last Light
the music was so charming that | WAS quite
carried away hy it Indeed" replied
che other. quite carried away, did yol
0ayf' Yes, indeed, continued the enth
esiast Il felt for a time as though | were
In heaven. Won't you go to nightP
a.WeIl," answered his friend, II hardl,
think | shall he able to, but if. as you say
the music can carry one away, even to heav
en-, will 90 home at once and try to per
ouade my wife to 90.
If q man can have everything, it takes
or. at deal TO make him happy. The appe
lite is dulled when the tatle is overloaded
with del,cacles. When. on tho other hand
8 man is sa poor that he can't have anything
it takes very little to make him happy. Al
enormous appetite and humble fare is bet
ter than the choicest viinds when dyspepsi
sits at the head Of the table.
King Ludwig Of Bavaria has had a yer,
romantic history AS we'll asa very sad "ne
He was. some ten years ago, regarded a
enc of the han soonest men In Europe. an
both On account of his great wealth an
.rAigh position WAS looked upon by the va
.xlous Erlncesses of the Continent as an ex
Aremly desirable match He was withal
uAhe soldier, the pride of the Bavarian army
which 10 10 many respects the finest in til
German Empire. Ludwig fell in love wit
A~bign-horE lady, who apparently returnc
his affection and the day for their marriag
WAS set. Their picture were for sale ia q
the shop windows. and their future SCENE
to be exceptionally bright. Just before til
day of general jubilee arrived, however,
Eas discovered that the lady had been Ell
gagged Ia some very questionable love ell
.~terprises, which were of 50 serious a natul
that the King, with a true soldiers DARN
and rapidity of decision at once broke G
Che match. 1t was a terrible shock to hin