Connecticut western news., 1881-02-09
LOVE AND LUXURY.

If ever I marry," Katie Yale used to say, half in jest, half in earnest-" if ever I marry, the happy man--or the unhappy one, if you please-hs ha L. shall be person possessing these three qualifications
 First, fortune.
 "Second, good looks.
 And thirdly, common sense.
 "1 mention the fortune first, because think it the most needful and desir- able qualification of the three. AL though I could never think of marrying a fool, ora man whose ugliness could be ashamed of; still think to talk sense for the one and shine for the other, with plenty of money, would be preferable to living obscurely with handsome, in- tellectual man-to whom economy might be necessary.
 do not know how much of this sen timent came from Katie heart. She, undoubtedly, indulged lofty ideas of station and style-for her education in the duties and aims of life had been de. ficient, or rather erroneous but that she was capable of deeper, better feel lngs none doubted, who had ever ob- talned even partial glimpse of her true woman's nature.
 And the time arrived, at length, when Katie WAS to take that all important step of which she had often spoken so lightly; when she was to demonstrate to her friends how much of her heart was in the words we have quoted.
 At the enchanting age of eighteen she had many suitors but as she never gave serious thought to more than two, we will follow her example, dis carding all except those favored ones, consider their relative claims.
 If this were any other than a true story, should certainly use an artists privilege, and aim to produce an effect by making strong contrast between these two favored ones. If I could have my way, one sholud be a poor genius and somewhat of hero; the other A wealthy fool and somewhat of a knaye
 But the truth is {:
 Our poor genius was not much of a genius, nor very poor, either. He was by profession teacher of music. and he could live very comfortably in exer else thereof-without the most distant hope, however, of ever attaining tc wealth. Moreover, Francis Minot DOS. sessed excellent qualities, which en titled him to be called by discreet el derly people "f fine character ;'' by his companions "noble, good fel low;" and by the ladies generally "s darling"
 Katie could not help loving MT Frank, and he knew it. He was certain she preferred his society even to that of MT. Wellington, whom alone he saw fit to honor with the appellation O rival.
 This Mir. Wellington (his companions called him the "duke,'') was no idio or hump back, as I could have wished him to be, in order to make goot story. On the contrary, he was 8 mar of sense, education, good looks, ani fine manners and there was nothing O. the knave about him, as I could eve] ascertain.
 Besides this, his income was suffi cient to enable him to live superbly Also, he was considered two or thre, degrees handsomer than MT. F. Minot
 Therefore the only thing on whicl Frank had to depend was the power h possessed over Katie's sympathies an, affections. The "duke "-a althougl just the man for her in every othe sense, being blessed with a fortune good looks and common sense-ha. never been able to draw these out and the amiably conceited MT. Franl was not willing to believe that sh would suffer mere worldly oonside, Ations to control the aspirations of he heart