The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-03-22
KATE YALE's MARRIAGE.

eft ever / marry, the happy man
or the unhappy one, if you please
ha ha shall be q person possess.
ing these three qualifications:
"First, q fortune.
"Second. good looks.
"And thirdly, common sense.
81 mention the fortune fret, he
cause / think it the most needful and
desirable qualification of the three.
Although l could never think Of mar
rying q fool, or a man whose ugliness
l could be ashamed OF; still l think
to talk sense for the one and shine
for the other, with plenty of money,
would be preferable to living obscurely
with Q handsome, intelligent man-to
whom economy might be necessary"
lido not know how much of this
sentiment came from Ksties heart.
She undoubtedly INDUCED lofty ideas
of station and s,yle-for her education
in the duties and aims of life had been
de6cient, or rather erroneous; but
that she Was capable of deeper, better
feelings none doubted, who had ever
obtained even q partial glimpse OF her
true woman's nature.
And the time arrived at length,
when Katie was to take that all i'm
portant step of which she bad often
spoken 80 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 |; hut as she
never gave Q serious thought to more
than two, we will follow her example,
discarding all except those favored
ones, and consider their relative
claims.
If this were any other than q true
story, should certainly use an artist
privilege, and aim to produce an ef-
feet BY making a strong contrast be-
tween these two favored individuals.
If I could have my way one should
be Q poor genius and somewhat OF q
hero; the other q wealthy fool and
somewhat of knave.
But the truth is:
Our poor genius was not much OF .
genius, nor very poor, either. He was
BY profession o teacher OF music, and
be could live very comfortably in ex-
ercise thereof-without the most dis
tant hope, however, Of ever attaining
to wealth. Moreover, Frank Minot
possessed excellent qualities. which en-
titled him to be called by discreet
elderly people ''fine character by
his companions Q mobile, good fel-
low" and BY the ladies generally q
darling"
Katie could not help loving Mr..
Frank, and he knew it. He was Ger
tain she preferred his society even to
that of Mr.. Wellington. whom alone
be saw it to honor with the appella-
ton of rival.
This Mr.. Wellington (his compan-
ions called him "duke) was no idiot
or hump-back, as l could have wished
him to be, in order to make q good
story. On the contrary, he was man
of sense, education, good looks. and
fine manners; and there was nothing
of the knave about him. chat could
ever ascertain.
Besides this, his income was suffi-
cient to enable him to live superbly.
Also, he was considered two or three
degrees Landowner than Mr.. Frank
Minot.
Therefore, the only thing on which
Frank bad to depend was the power
he possessed over Katie's sympathies
and affections. The ''duke"-al-
though just the man 10 every sense,
being blessed with q fortune, good |
looks, and common sense-had never |
been able to draw these out and the
amiably conceited Mr.. Frank was not
willing to believe that she would suf:
fer mere worldly considerations to con-
troll the aspirations of the heart.
However, she said t. him one day.
when he pressed her to decide his
fate-she said to him, with sigh:
"Oh, Frank! am sorry we have
ever met"
"Sorry?"
"Yes-for We must part now"
"Part!" repeated Frank, turning
pale.
1t was evident he had not expected
this.
"Yes-yes." said Katie, casting
down her eyes with another piteoas
sigh.
Frank sat by her side; he placed
his arm around her waist, without
needing her feeble resistance he low.
cred his voice, and talked to her until
the proud Katie-wspt-
wept bitterly.
"Katie, said he. then, with burst
Of passion, 81 know you love me
But. you are proud-ambitious-sel-
fish Now, If you would have me
leave you, say the word. and 1 60"
"Go!" murnured Katie, very
You have declCed 2! whispered
Frank. II
81 have !" {
Then, love, FAREWELL"
he took her hand. gazed q moment ,
endsrly and sorrowfully upon her I
fearful face then clasped
ler to his bosom.
She permitted the embrace. She
ven gave way to the impulse Of the
Instant. and twined her arms around
lis neck. But in q moment her reso- i
ution came to her aid, and she pushed
lin from her with o Sigh. 9
''Shall I go?" be articulated.
A feeble ''yes" fell from her quiv.
ring lips. =
And an instant later, che was lying
poa the sofa, sobbing and weeping
Observation-Disclosures.