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sketches of young couples(定煤健絃殆宙)-及15何蛍
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manner of presents�察 �such as pocket´books�察 �pencil´cases�察 �pen´wipers�察�
watch´ papers�察 �pin´cushions�察 �sleeve´buckles�察 �worked´slippers�察 �watch´
guards�察�and even a nutmeg´grater�此�the latter article being presented by a
very chubby and very little boy�察 �who exhibits it in great triumph as an
extraordinary variety。 The old couple's emotion at these tokens of
remembrance occasions quite a pathetic scene�察 �of which the chief
ingredients are a vast quantity of kissing and hugging�察 �and repeated
wipings of small eyes and noses with small square pocket´handkerchiefs�察�
which don't come at all easily out of small pockets。 Even the peevish
bachelor is moved�察�and he says�察�as he presents the old gentleman with a
queer sort of antique ring from his own finger�察 �that he'll be de'ed if he
doesn't think he looks younger than he did ten years ago。
But the great time is after dinner�察�when the dessert and wine are on the
table�察 �which is pushed back to make plenty of room�察 �and they are all
gathered in a large circle round the fire�察�for it is then ´ the glasses being
filled�察 �and everybody ready to drink the toast ´ that two great´
grandchildren rush out at a given signal�察�and presently return�察�dragging in
old Jane Adams leaning upon her crutched stick�察�and trembling with age
and pleasure。 Who so popular as poor old Jane�察�nurse and story´teller in
ordinary to two generations�察�and who so happy as she�察�striving to bend her
stiff limbs into a curtsey�察�while tears of pleasure steal down her withered
cheeks� �
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The old couple sit side by side�察�and the old time seems like yesterday
indeed。 Looking back upon the path they have travelled�察�its dust and ashes
disappear�察�the flowers that withered long ago�察�show brightly again upon its
borders�察�and they grow young once more in the youth of those about them。
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CONCLUSION
We have taken for the subjects of the foregoing moral essays�察�twelve
samples of married couples�察�carefully selected from a large stock on hand�察�
open to the inspection of all comers。 These samples are intended for the
benefit of the rising generation of both sexes�察�and�察�for their more easy and
pleasant information�察 �have been separately ticketed and labelled in the
manner they have seen。
We have purposely excluded from consideration the couple in which
the lady reigns paramount and supreme�察�holding such cases to be of a very
unnatural kind�察 �and like hideous births and other monstrous deformities�察�
only to be discreetly and sparingly exhibited。
And here our self´imposed task would have ended�察 �but that to those
young ladies and gentlemen who are yet revolving singly round the church�察�
awaiting the advent of that time when the mysterious laws of attraction
shall draw them towards it in couples�察�we are desirous of addressing a few
last words。
Before marriage and afterwards�察�let them learn to centre all their hopes
of real and lasting happiness in their own fireside�察 �let them cherish the
faith that in home�察 �and all the English virtues which the love of home
engenders�察�lies the only true source of domestic felicity�察�let them believe
that round the household gods�察�contentment and tranquillity cluster in their
gentlest and most graceful forms�察 �and that many weary hunters of
happiness through the noisy world�察 �have learnt this truth too late�察 �and
found a cheerful spirit and a quiet mind only at home at last。
How much may depend on the education of daughters and the conduct
of mothers�察�how much of the brightest part of our old national character
may be perpetuated by their wisdom or frittered away by their folly ´ how
much of it may have been lost already�察�and how much more in danger of
vanishing every day ´ are questions too weighty for discussion here�察�but
well deserving a little serious consideration from all young couples
nevertheless。
To that one young couple on whose bright destiny the thoughts of
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nations are fixed�察�may the youth of England look�察�and not in vain�察�for an
example。 From that one young couple�察�blessed and favoured as they are�察�
may they learn that even the glare and glitter of a court�察�the splendour of a
palace�察 �and the pomp and glory of a throne�察 �yield in their power of
conferring happiness�察�to domestic worth and virtue。 From that one young
couple may they learn that the crown of a great empire�察 �costly and
jewelled though it be�察�gives place in the estimation of a Queen to the plain
gold ring that links her woman's nature to that of tens of thousands of her
humble subjects�察 �and guards in her woman's heart one secret store of
tenderness�察�whose proudest boast shall be that it knows no Royalty save
Nature's own�察�and no pride of birth but being the child of heaven� �
So shall the highest young couple in the land for once hear the truth�察�
when men throw up their caps�察�and cry with loving shouts ´
GOD BLESS THEM。
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