The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1892-10-28
WHY SHE DIDN'T. MARRY.
Confession. Of ! c.la-H F'ed Little

Confessions of a Cold-H rted Att'e
Beauty.
Would I marry?" laugAd d lovely
young lady of fve-and- twerss,y' depend
ent on her own income al xacher Tor
support. "Well, no. Whgi CONSIDER
the lot of my married tT9ReoS ! am
thankful for common sens eaOagh TO
remain single. ] thoroughnenJoy my
free, unfettered life. To b sure go
to my work in the schoQt-pom each
day, but my married friend we mousse
hold cares as imperative as me, with
far greater chances of faanss TO give
satisfaction. l have ~ husband
to find fault with the esfIee or the
state of my wardrobe, n4chlldren 70
worry my peaceful hours poServants
to cater to. / have not ~ plan Tor
three times. three hundred ud Sixty
five meals each year, and no hungry
family comes in to devouf-ln one brlef
hour the results of my haA mornings
toll in the kitchen. No 9ern tyrant
of a husband deals ont With grudging
hand small bank bills. tegsuppiy my
needs and those of his children. IL
am engulfed in a whirlpoef4 extrava-
pance and purchase a lovsly gown. a
pair of delectable evening boots, or
morsel of a French bonnet, can en-
dure the reproaches q my own
conscience with some equf unity, but
the scowls of an angry stouse would
wither my very soul. F" hen the
blessed summer vacation cdEnes around,
there is whole continental my dis
posal, and according as nave oeen
economical or luxurious 41nay choose
my summer outing. Old de! Yes, II
may come to me. 1t VIII kome to my
married friends, and MAJ hn@ them
widows with half-dozels children to
work for. But if the wors comes, and
/ can not work or find snsg corner IN
an old ladies' home, fancS1 could win
some gray-haired lover veo would Of
fer me home. There %3generally
some one around. you iAow And
the cold-hearted little beyfty whisized
off around the corner, lea ing her mar
ried friend to reflect thst perhaps all
the advantages were not NTH the mat
rimonial state, as she had cen taught
to believe.-Harper's Bazak
A friend of Leigh Hu4H Mrs. Dun
can Stewart, tells this st$y In GOOD
Words: At the time whsn both the
author of Imagination and Fancy" and
Thomas Carlyle were very Roor the lat
ter had visitor one daysvho discov-
cred two golden sovereigYs lying ex-
posed in little vase ON BE chimney
piece and asked what thy were for.
Carlyle looked-for him-anbarrassed,
and gave no definite answer. well,
now, my dear fellow saia the visitor,
neither you nor / am quite In posi-
IL
ton to play ducks and draes with SOW
ereigns; what are they fd? Wen.
said Carlyle, ''the fact is that Leigh
Hunt likes better to find them there
than that / should give tenn to him.
Nicholas of Russia vas much at
tached to the painter V6het, and IN
one of his familiar conversations pro
posed that he should paints picture on
the partition of Poland. am afraid
can not do it, sire, y replies Vernet; ~
have never painted a Christ on the
cross. The moment hadssid 1t" con
tinued Vernet, 81 thoughtmy last honl
had struck. I am positively certain
that Russian would hsve paid fol
those words with his lifrsaor at leas'
with lifelong exile TO Siberia. shall
never forget the look ne gaze me; there
was murderous CLEAN in BE eyes; but
it was over in an instant.
We have but to name God before
sorrow, and it changes Svior; befor'
| burdens, and they grow les before th'
vanity of life, and it disappears: tn
whole sphere and scene OF life i
changed, lifted into a realm OF powel
and wisdom and gladness. II. 1. Nun
ger.
10 meet each dav of ate with 1ol
as it comes, says one, is hVe4n TN
h;obest condition. mentally, morally
aai,.;+,,allv Thare are two, and onll
two, logical causes for neeglhg ~ :
any other way--ill health anu III nap
Every man hath a weakside. Every
/ wise man knows where it's, ana VII
be sure to keep double guard there
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