Year: 1859

| Oni no mHTTleu men, take ", are
happy and contented to stay al homel .


Not always replied cunningham. -
Many find themselves worse of than be-
fore. You would he astonshed If You
knew all know about the uuhappiness of
married people in New York. These cases
are very common


Indeed i


Yes, everywhere, but particularly in New
! York. The truth is, ladies' think SO much
Of dress and fashion here, they do not make
good wives. There are very few fit for q
man to marry. There are some, however.
know young lady, fourteen years of
age-a very particular friend of mine-to
whom would introduce gentleman of
the right stamp


What qualifications would you require p
WELL he must have means, OF course
A poor man may be Just as good as rich
one, and all that; but whatever people may
say, money is desirable He must be rich,
and must be gentleman who would ap-
! preciate her, not make slave of her. i
tell you, sir, the man who gets her will find
a true wife. / have known her intimately
| from childhood, and she has not been edu-
Gated in the fUlIeS and extravagances which
most girls get into She is domestic in her
tastes and habits, and understands house
hold duties as we'll as the accomplishments
of the parlor. She is beautiful too, and /
do not know what more could be desired


But the picture you have drawn of do
nestle unhappiness is not encouraging to a
bachelor You are widow, and have seen
much OF society, and your opinion that
unhappy marriages are very common, is GER
tainly entitled to weight


Yes, unless you marry understandingly,
you had better let it alone. The only way
would recommend young man to marry
would be to take some one whom au ex-
perienced female friend could recommend
Women of my age, for instance, are capa-
BILE OF Judging and this young Indy speak
OF, l could recommend from personal knowl-
edge


1 think, at best suggested Frank,
there would be q possibility of mistake.
Ii custom only permitted separation when
parties are dissatisfied, it might do
When Fitzgerald uttered this sentiment,
which "a free-lover might easily construe in
favor of his theory, he watched the effect !;
oilN OuuIluISdlu BhNC llii duOIuCl oCACu-
ing look, aud he thought her side glance
the most devilSh he ever encountered. 1t
was a mingled look, in which suspicion was
predominant


Ia the present state Of society," she an
swered, 1T would not dol mean it would
be regarded as wrong


Fitzgerald perceived she had put the
worst construction on his remark it would
bear, and replied


Many things would be regarded as
wrong by society. Public opinion is not
always a correct criterion


That is true replied Cunningham. Il
entertain views on that subject myself
which should not dare to make known to
my friends, only some who could appreciate
them. believe, for instance, that persons
who are not fitted to each other, ought to
be allowed to separate whenever they choose;
aud | do not believe that the legal ceremo-
ny constitutes marriage at ALL
Cunningham'S interesting and liberal dis
course on marriage aud divorce was here
interrupted 10y the entrance of Mrs. Willis,
the broker, who sat down between FltZ-
gerald and Mrs. Cunningham 1t was
now twilight, the gas had not been lit,
and everything in the room wore a gloomy
aspect. The broker as if impressed by tle
Sombre spirit of the hour began immediate
ly to talk Of ghosts and spiritual mani
teStations.


when took hotel to keep at the cor
ner of Spring street, few years ago. she
commenced, L had two excellent servant
girls with me that was anxious to keep,
aud, in order to do so,Fetained them several
days without anything to do, while l was
waiting to begin in the hotel.


'One afternoon one Of them comes into
the room, and says: L want to 90 over TO
a relative of mine, for have just heard
their little boy is sick Very well, told
her, she could go But we had an old
clock in the house which had stood on the
mantle four years without stirring and
Just as this conversation took place, what
should the old clock do but begin to strike;
aud it actually struck ten The girl was
| frightened and said she thought that was
warning that the little boy, her cousin,
was dead, and that he died at ten o'clock,
She hurried right over there and sure
enough the child had died, just at that
time


You believe in spiritual manifestations,
do you notF said Fitzgerald.


Yes replied Mrs Willis.


AS to that said Fitzgerald, Il cannot
see the philosophy of the dead coming
hack and manifestiDg themselves l believe
that when man is dead, he is dead, and
do not think there are ghosts enough in the
universe to make clock strike, believe
the soul lives hereafter; but have seen no
evidence which convinceS me it comes back
again.


4 believe added Fitzgerald, in solemn
and impressive tone, looking directly al
Mrs Cunningham, Il believe the old maxim
that That dead men tell no tales


Fitzgerald. made this remark expressly
to see what effect it would produce ant
as he uttered it, Mrs. Cunningham gave a
nervous start, and again fixed on him the
piercing side-glanee, which he thought SC
deVilish Her look seemed to say, Die
you intend that remark for mer and ht
Immediately changed the subject, to pre-
vent suspicion
The conversation which followed was oI
Iowa aud natrimonv and Frank askad haI