The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-07-26

had until she leis IL and by and by she
comes creeping home. pale aud sad, and
the man abe trusted goes another way.
That Is the wreck oi life. No more hap.
psnc~ for her. No wonder that parents
feel anxious about their daughters, and
tho daughters ought 10 think and ponder
long time before they marry. A fathers
house ans a mothers love are mighty
hard 10 beat But then happy marriage
is the hishes. state Of happiness. and ey'
cry Girl ought 10 look forward 10 IL
There are lots OF clever young men 10 the
land young men Of good principles aud
who hare been raised by good parents.
The girls ough 10 mate withsem. money
or no money. Money Is good thing,
but principle is bet.er, aud u young fol.
Ier has got both and don't drink nor gam.
Bile, and ID industrious and healthy, why,
he IL oil right: and. II was girl. Ia
put him on probation and say, think you
are very good man, but yoa knos I'm
an angel, and ii---. Well, II he seemed TO
doubt my being an angel, ! would Just
tell him 10 20 hence. II young man
don't look upon his girl as an angel be-
fore he marries. he never will afscrward.
~aa, Il I wss'k girl vould bs an angel
as long As ! could.
Asa general thing the girls show too
much anxiety 10 marry. They arc too
sweet on tho boys. They ought to stand
Of and look reserved aud precious, and
put on Jerusalem airs, and say. young
men you don't know who you arc fooling
with. am treasure, am. ! weigh
hundred and fifteen pounds, and ] am
worth $1,000 a pound. Well, they are.
A good, nice, healthy girl, who can make
her own dress and get up a good supper
to company. and Ia not ashamed 10 wait
on the table while they are eating Is just
worth about $1,000 pound. But this is
nothing compared with what they will be
worth. Why, Mrs. Arp has cut ont and
made at least 1000 garments Of one sort or
another. She has sewed 100000 stitches,
and patched and darned, and washed
faces and feet, aud combed hairs innumer-
able. She has tied up 800 sore toes
and cut fingers and hnrns and bruises,
and kissed away thousand tears. She
watches EN- by night and by day. and keeps
on watching, and right now while ] am
writing on my piazza she is looking up
the big road and says; nm afraid some
thing will happen to them boys, they are
too little to go of by themselves There
are two little nephews just ont Of school,
and they and Carl have got horse or colt
apiece and gone Of on 'scursion' and ]
call them the infantry cavalry and tell
Mrs. Arp 1t is all right, but she sits here
sewing with her specks on and ever and
anon looks up the road and says: "Thosc
children have overstaid their time.
am afraid something has happened II
they don't come back soon 1 know / will
have to start after EN-, for II is always tho
way. Mrs. Arp is worth at least $4,000 o
pound, and she weighs right smart and
| keeps a.getting heavier. ] am rich, ! am.
J feel wealthy whenever Look at her.
met an old friend the other day, and
says he. II just wish you could sec my
boy; I'm fixing him up for college, and he
is just the smartest boy in tho country.
' He is q natural orator. lie has got gifts,
q he has. He speaks now like Henry Clay
;. He took the medal in defamation. ] wish
!. you could see him on the stage. He ia
d Just splendid. he is.
!, Hooked at him mounfully, and says i
"It's very sad. Inover knew anatural or
Q ator TO be- any account. was natural
}. orator and il ruined me. I've never beer
II any account l took apewter medal whep
d I was young, and l never got over 1t. Y
/ was for speaking . speech. though
a then had whipped the battles Of life and
b there was no more worlds to conquer; bs
Q, I've had TO fight on ever since, and nj
70 medal don't do me any good. Iwish yo'
j. would guard your boy against medals ant
IN being natural orator. There Is but on'
Or remedy for natural orator, and that !
'. to marry rich and settle down and wal
r. for invitations 10 make speeches at colleg
er commencements. They are right usefu
ne that way. Some times they do well, con
rs sdering. knew natural orator to &c
y? elected 10 the Legislature. and prett
at girl in the gallery saw him ~ he WAS nal
70 uraIly Grating aud fell 10 love with hin
We and be married her, and she was rich. an
i'd they are getting along first rate, and no'
d he gets call every other day TO speak
,st some college, and he accepts them oil an
goes TO none, but its all the same 10 hin
no for he gets his name in the papers. an
NJ that's enough. But he is an exception
r. luck. and the boys who are natural orato'
u needn't presume on his good fortune.
%. don't know but one place for DO,
Tor and that Is work. Put 'em 10 work an
he keep 'em at IT, for idlcness IL the parer
he Of al vice. Don't map out any partic'
ow lar trade or calling. but keep 'em at wor
rls and It will map out itself. Habits NAL
.hs up life. Life is bundle Of habits. and
he boy has habit Of work he Is all rigl
nd for pretty girl.
art -
Nv The city Of Denver. Col, Is 30 high
in the mountains 1000 feet above the lev