The Benton weekly record., 1882-11-24


!, mand have been carefully listened to an
a considered, and the names OF such Of thei
9 friends and nd,acquaintances as may ultimate
" supply the requisite son-in-law dull
. registered. When the time for action ar
( rives, negotiations are opened on all sides
, not only by the mother and other femal
relatives, but also By whatever other sym
, pathizing 'feoaaaers, ,'-~snd they are legiol
they ean. eontrive to enlist in their be
D half; and thanks to their united efforts tn,
young lady whose consent to this arbitrary
, disposal Of her per6on Is foregone CON
clunion, ands herself In an incredibly
shert space Of tiaae betrothed to q eompar:
sEiye stranger, whom she has perhaps rne
twice i'm her life before, and conaplacently
accepting as her legitimate due the ira
ditional beqnes which during the dreary
interval between the signature Of the coz
tract and the marriage ceremony it is hie
daily privilege to offer her. When once
the knot is tied and the newly-married
couple are fairly dispatched on their we'd
ding tour, the professional matchmaker 3
occupation is fer the once ae an end, and
she calmly washes her hands as to the re-
suit Of the arrangement" Yet, strange
10 it nay seem, such marriages usually
turn out remarkably well; and even in
cases where o complete accordance Of
tastes and dispositions is wanting, both
parties are, no d rule, disposed to make the
best Of an Indifferent bargain, and, how
ever cordially they may disagree at home,
take especial care that the world knows
nothing about 1t.
ONE MORE VICTIM.
The death Of Miss La Forge, young
writer, whose name is familiar to the read
srs Of the Censeery, st. Nicholas, and other
publications, seems doubly sad, says the
Washington RepubItcaR, when it is known
that grief for the death Of her betrothed,
the executive officer Of the Jeanette,
Lieut.. Chipp,- was really the cause Of her
has been the source Of much sorrow, be-
sides that Of the poor fellows who lost their
lives or endured untold suferings in its
service. More broken hearts there doubt
less are among the mothers and wives,
sisters and sweethearts Of these brave men;
the death of this poor girl tells it's own
story. Yet there is no record, except for
those who knew her best, of the heroism
that suffered SO quietly the wearing sus-
pense Of long and weary months; and the
unseldshness that struggles for cheerful
ness and hope, for the sake OF those that
suffered with her. The patient effort with
which she pursued her daily occupations
and busied herself IL unselGsh devotion to
others, was more pathetic than the wild
est grief or most hopeless woe. But her
physical strength, prostrated by frequent
attacks Of illness, gave way at last In the
long struggle. and when Melville returned
with ne news of the missing beat, the last
sustaining hope faded, and she gradually
ssnk-nervous prostration the physicians
called it--till death released the brave and
the very end, looked fearless into the un-
known werld before her, yet would gladly
have remained, *'still bearing her burden
VI SORROW" with those to whom her life
was 90 precious. It il Of such spirit as
that shown by this brave girl that heroes
and martyrs are made; and no ether vie
tim Of the ill-fated Jeanette leaves no.
bier and more heroic record.
DRAUTY VS.. BRAINs. |
Mr.. Ioncure D. Conway expresses 8
fear that Irs. Langtry Ii unconsciously
putting down brakes on progressive move~
nents relating TO the Political and educa-
sienal position Of wemen. off," he
writes, che looks upon the portraits ef the
NEST intellectual and scholarly women Of
modern eimos--Iargarst Fuller, Eliza
beth Browning, George Elliot-and then
upen the pictures Of professional beauties,
the mast reselute radical will have to ad-
uait that the factors OF natural selection are
not the sane when evolving generally ge-
MUS and beauty. What must be the feel
ings OF Al intellectually brilliant but per-
sonnally plain suthorese, who observes
that Miss. Langtry makes more money in
o week--perhspe in one evening by her
physical beauty than she by . year Of
thought? The fact May seem little de-
moralizing at Clifton and Someryille coll
leges. But fortunately the intellectual
tendency among women has gone too far
TO suffer arrest. Even mrg. Langtry's
beauty was not enough capital without ar
alliance with dramatic art; and if, on the
other hand, she suggests to the learned la
dies that they will be none the worst for
good looks, her success will be general |
benefit
DOLGoURoUEI.
The Princess Dolgourouki Jurieska,
who is now in Paris, is not the morganatic
widow Of the Gear, although she il related
to her. Several interviewers have called
upon the princess, and one created some
amusement by asking her whether there
was any truth in the report that she had
aihilistic sympathies. The secret Of the
between the real Prin-
cess Dolgourouki and the imperial family
is well Kept. It is certain, however, that
her highness is everywhere followed BY
Russian police agents. Is seems hard to
understand what part this lone woman