The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-02

matters III Is wise TO De uGclucus ana ne
had best understand that we-that I
viii never countenance nor condOne
such match. If he marries her he
will have to keep to the brewery. f"
you are quite right, " firmly replied
Mr.. Scott. "a prize-ighter! I never
heard of such a thing"
Our sons marry with too much free
dom;" and here Mr.. Fields took breath
and lighted his cigar. ut is a matter
of wide Importance who it is a man mar
ries, because his old family is in
volved. When a man brings a woman
into family, gives her his name-the
family name-and she becomes the
mother of the new generation, the fam
lily should have a voice in the matter.
Not every woman, not every other
family, should be admitted. Marriage
is more than a merely personal matter.
1T does not matter so much to the
man, but the woman-there's the puz-
zle! But Regina and 7 agree about ev-
cry thing except that she wants to
marry a business man, and j am sick
of business men should like her to
marry such man as an English eoun-
try gentleman, if we had such class
"a man with landed property and hui
man responsibilities; a man of affairs.
But Regina says that her fathers trade
is the one for his daughter, and sol
am to go toWal street and look for a
husband for her"
Il wish you would find one of my
boys there, then; but you won't. Oh,
what fool young man can be! And
Phil is a fastidious fellow, quiet and
well-behayedA mot at all the kind Of
boy you would expect to like loud, I'M
feminine women
"She must be pretty" replied his
friend, summing up the matter
That night Philip Fields was the
subject Of two midnight conversations.
His fatheraaad his step-mother talked
himoyer, and they decided to ask him
to come and spend q few days at Oak
- a |oounterr-firs ritant, yAbdl Mrs
FSeldsswho eonsorted much with doc
tors, is sometimes the best, the only,
remedy in cases of this. character
Ms SeOtttold his wife and daughter
the story of Mr.. CFie1dsI and his six
sons, and he made it so absurd that
Mrs. Scott was aniInated1 a most
lively curiosity 70 see them all. But
Regina didn't think the story funny.
She said the Fields boys were all stu
pid. She had met two Of them, the
divinity student and Phil. Still she
fingered in her mothers room and
talked about them until it was after
one O'Clock, and the next morning,
when Mr.. Fields managed to secure
her for a few minutes, she listened
with much pOliteness to all he said of
his son, assuring him of her sympathy
with him in the trials he cOnfded to
her. a
''She lisa fiirt, !" said Mrs Fields; but
Mr.. Fields did not agree with his wife.
He pronounced Regina quick and kind
hearted. That she was so pretty was
factor apart from her mental and
spiritual character.
! And so it came to pass that Mr..
/ Philip Fields came to Oak HILL and
met the household delegation at the
| station, aud found his own committee,
/ in the shape of his father and step
mother, waiting for him. And he was
not stupid in his appearance. He was
a very gOOd-lOOking young man, tall,
like his father, but better built and
i muscular He was also a very easy
! person to become acquainted with, and
he at once proved a most desirable ao-
QUESTION to the young ladies, because
he proved to be so good a tennis-player
that he was able to enter against Miss
Scott, and thus the games became
more equal and spirited. Before he
came she had had it all her own way,
and consequently the games were
growing dull for her as for the others.
you play better than you did last
summer she said to him one morn.
lag, as they sat alone down by the
creek E
Il meant to, he replied; land whe1
have not been brewing or keepire
brewers books, have studied tennis
1t has kept up my nerve"
"And how about your poetryP" said
the young woman.
WHO told you I wrote poetryP'
asked he.
"Oh, know. know good deaI
about you, Mr.. Philip Fields; and. il
you please. l should like to have my
racquet when you go back to town
the one you took last year, sir"
1t is broken he said. you knew
/ you could never use it again.
Il want to have it mended. 1t was
the best l ever had. I played the
RChhaven game with that one"
4 know that" said Phil.
""Then you will send it to me?n
mo, 1 will not. You gave it to
me"
But l want it. / really do"
Is young ladies should not be Indiar
\ givers. "'..
Young ladies may be what they
please" ..
D. mo, they may not.
You think they may"
|. 'Indeed / don't"
] Now come said she; ''I do no
| know any one who allows women the
latitude you do"
7 At this Phil flushed up. 81 do no
see how YOU can say such a thing
! You know dislike women who steV
out of what consider is womanly."
THAT is the very point" .. urged
Regina. who seemed more in earnes
/ than was necessary. Your definition
of .womanly' is so wide, it takes in sC
muchI
Il beg your pardon"
] "Oh, but it dOesm
I do not see why you say so, Mis-
| Fields"
Regina bit her lip. She meant t,
say no more. ...-.- ..rs a
Have I ever given you reason to b'
\ 50 unjust to me?" he persisted.