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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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