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WAYNESBORO, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, 1858 NO. 6 THE WAYNESBORO NEWS, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING, BY S. A. GRAY & II. J. BLOUNT, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. TERMS, Two Dollars in advance, or Three Dollars if payment be delayed until the end of the year. ADVERTISEMENTS, will be inserted on the following terms: One Dollar per square, of 12 lines or less, for the first insertion, and 75 cents for each subsequent insertion. To yearly advertisers a liberal discount will be made. All advertisements not marked with the number of insertions required, will be continued until for bid, and charged for. Three Dollars will be charged for all announce ment of candidates for office; in advance. Nicholas Migby and his last Specu- lation. BY SIDNEY. Advertisements from strangers and persons, payable in advance. One square, for six months, One square, for twelve months, Legal or business cards per annum, transient $8 12 10 00 00 00 Contracts can be made on liberal terms. Legal Advertisements. Sale of Land and Negroes, by Administrators, Executors or Guardians, are required by law to be held on the First Tuesday in the month, between the hours of 10 in tlie forenoon and 3 in tlie after noon, at the Court House in the County in which tlie property is situated. Notice of tliese sales must be given in a public gazette 40 days previous to tlie day of sale. Notices for tlie sale of personal property must be given in like manner 10 days previous to sale day. Notices to tlie debtors and creditors of estates must also be publishad 40 days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell Land or Negroes must be published for two months. Citations for letters of Administration, Guardian- ship, &c., must be published 30 days—for dismis sion from Administration, six months, for dismiss ion from Guardianship, 40 days. Rules for foreclosure of Mortgage must be pub- lished monthly for four months—for establishing lost papers, for tlie full space of three months— for compelling titles from Executors or Adminis- trators, where bond lias been given by the deceas ed, the full space of three months. Publications will always be continued according to tliese, tlie legal requirements, unless otherwise ordered, at tlie following RATES:— Citations on letters of Administration, &c. $2 75 “ dismisssory from Admr’on. “ “ Guardianship Leave to sell Land or Negroes, Notice to debtors and creditors, Sales of personal property, ten days, 1 sqr. Sale of land or negroes by Executors pr. sqr Estrays, two weeks. 4 4 50 00 00 00 1 50 1 00 50 CoRRnausion Wills 0.042 The sun round the world drives his way, Pouring in light and blessed day; Tlie heaven's all blue above his head, Tlie earth with her green carpet spread; The waters all gushing from their springs, The little birds around him sings; Tlie beauteous flowers tliey spreard. Their leaves all open to God their head; Tlie air all perfumed witli their breath, Says all is life and naught is death; Tlie lovely vale, wood and sweet grove. Speak only of God’s endless love; Tim lambs around him skip and play, “Worship thy God and him obey; Obey His law and thou shalt live, And every blessing shalt receive.’’ Who tlien would not obey tlie Lord, And worship him the only God I Hold converse witli his works, and stand. All spotless in this Holy* Land? +Thine are we, David," = messiah," +King, Then to one God, with then we’ll sing; Thou wilt live, and strength to cadiss bring, ZEDECK. Sitting alone in his handsomely furnished apartments in the boarding-house he termed, by conrsey, a home, Nicholas Higby, bache lor, aged forty, possessed of a good constitu- tution and a handsome person, ensconseed in a luxurious fauteuil, a cigar in his mouth, and his feet on the mantle-piece, resolved on a speculation. Not in lands or in cotton, or molasses (for the last twenty years he had devoted him self, with untiring zeal, to the worship of Mammon, and that god had rewarded his devotion by such a portion of this world’s goods as might have satisfied a more covet ous man than Nicholas,) but in something he had, all his life, deemed as worthless as the securities of some of his Wall Street friends —the love of woman. He had arrived at this conclusion by de grees, and witli a certain reluctance ; for no man gives with ease long-established opin ions, or parts willingly from a pet theory. But, one by one, Nicholas’ friends had dropped off from clubs and stag races, taken unto themselves wives, filled pleasant homes with merry-voiced children, and the places that once knew them know them no more. These facts so wrought upon our bachelor, that he determined on a venture for a wife, and responsibilities likewise; so he learned the redowa, bought a bottle of waphine, and went into society, and society received hint very kindly, as it always does wealthy mar- riageable gentlemen. ‘ A very agreeable person, and one of the most undoubted respectability,’ said keen- eyed, soft-voiced, plausible little Mrs. Carl ton to her daughter, the next morning after that young lady’s introduction to Nicholas; and I think the future Mrs. Higby will be a very fortunate lady, tliougli I doubt if Lau- a Graves ever attains to that honor, much .s she seems to desire it.’ ‘All !’ said Eugenie, opening her magnifi- ent black eyes to their fullest extent. ‘ It is astonishing,’ pursued Mrs. Carlton, by what ill-judged methods young girls at- tempt to captivate Mr. Higby. They are so nxious to dazzle by their wit and beauty, hat they forget to listen and admire, which s the great secret of success; for, mortify- ng as it may be, it is none the less time, that we fascinate men in proportion to our skill in manifesting our appreciation of them— of, as we flatter ourselves, by our superior harms and attractions.’ ‘All!’ again was the brief rejoinder of Eugenie; and here the conversation ended. The ladies were spending a few weeks of he summer season at Mrs. Thorne’s (Mr. Charlton’s sister,) charming residence at Newport. It is possible that a conversation imilar to the above might have taken place etween the sisters previous to Mr. Higby’s eception of Mrs. Thorne’s polite invitation to pass a short time with her—which he had ccepted quite unsuspiciously—and, that the 7ersistant manner in which Miss Eugenie as placed by his side at dinner, and assign- 1 to him as a partner in all their walks and rives, was not entirely accidental. Be that as it may, Nicholas admired tlie young lady’s charms, and was flattered by er delicatcly-marked preference, tliougli lie ever identified tlie haughty, self possessed cauty, rustling in flounces and sparkling with jewels, witli the little soft-eyed, low- voiced vision, on whom were to devolve the pleasant duties of the future Mrs. Higby. Very pleasant days they were at Mrs. Thorne’s; for that lady possessed consum mate tact in tlie selection and entertainment of her guests, and all tlie best people, as they are termed, went to her gladly—being, in her house, quite secure from tlie intrusion of any of the erratic members of other spheres and, therefore, not under the painful neces sity of preserving their dignity at tlie ex pense of their comfort. These unfortunates were at liberty to come down from the stilts of ceremony and etiquette, and enjoy them selves like ordinary men and women. Especially was this the case when, equip ped in the queerest and most unbecoming costumes, they consigned themselves to the |tender mercies of the sparkling sea, that |dashed over them and knocked them about yet her look and tone haunted Nicholas, even when sitting at the side of Eugenie Charlton, and it is probable that that lady, with a wo man's quickness, divined the cause of this unflattering abstraction, and loved Rachael accordingly ; for, one afternoon, as she caught sight of the pale governess passing with the children, she took occasion to remark; 1 How very plain that little person is ?’ ‘ Do you think so ?’ answered honest Nich olas. ′Why, I fancied her quite interest- ing !’ ‘Ah! She seems to me positively disa greeable; but thon I always hated governes ses.’ ‘ Indeed !’ ‘Yes; and I wonder Aunt Caroline does not turn this one.away, after so shamefully endangering Ada by her carelessness.’ ‘You are quite mistaken,’ returned Nich olas, quickly. ‘Ada, in venturing out, diso beyed her positive command, and Miss Hope perilled her own life in her heroic exertions to save the child.’ ‘They are all alike,’ answered Eugenie, spitefully. ‘ They are always treacherous and fawning; I never see one but I think of a cat.’ Nicholas was a prudent man, and never argued with a lady ; so he drew his own con clusions, and quietly turned the conversation, and that evening, in a solitary ramble, spy ing a little figure sitting motionless in the moonlight on a clustet of low rocks washed by the sea, joined it and entered into conver sation—curious, perhaps, to ascertain how much of the feline nature there was in gov ernesses. ‘ Poetizing, Miss Hope ?’ ‘No sir; realizing.’ 'An uncommon occupation for a young lady. 1 I am not a young lady, sir.’ ‘ What then ? ‘ In everything but years, an old woman !’ 1 You have probably seen some twenty summers—Your experince muss be great.’ ‘Twenty winters, sir, and my teacher was a severe one. Poverty makes precious pu- pi!--’ ‘ What has she taught you ?’ ‘That I am little, and plain, ann unat tractive.’ ‘You are little, but I do not think you plain, and unattractive you certainly are not.’ ‘I will not argue with you,’ she returned coldly; ‘ Let us speak of something else.— Many events of moment have occurred since the deluge.’ But, at this moment, singing and laughter announced the approach of a party from the house, and, before he could interpose, she had glided away. She was not gentle, certainly, this little, pale-faced girl, but she was piquant, and she had effected what the magnificent Miss Eu genie had failed to do—-given Nicholas a new sensation. Probably it was an agreea ble one; for it was wonderful how fond he grew of the children, and how his interest in their education led him, almost daily into one of those sparkling dialogues with the lit tle governess, that lie found so much more refreshing than the mild scandal and milder wit, termed conversation, among his more aristocratic associates. The ladies were indignant and disgusted, when they met in Mrs. Thorne’s rose-colored boudoir, to hold a council of war. ‘ Let him go!′ said Miss Eugenie. 1 Let him go and marry the little adventuress, if he likes. He is not worth the pains we have bestowed upon him. ‘But my dear,’ said Mrs. Carleton, softly, ‘ lie is so very wealthy; and, then, how shame- ful for a girl of your beauty and accomplish- ments to be out-generaled by a little under bred fright like that.’ ‘She shall leave the house,’ said Mrs. Thorne, warmly; ‘I have given her warning the designing little minx. But have thought a man would have fool?’ ‘When men of Mr. Higby’s who would been such a age fall in ble. Very well—now listen to me. I wish ‘Positively! Here is Miss Hope who to make Miss Hope a present of tliese dia- can vouch for having seen them half an hour monds; but, as she will i them, do you, when she leaves the apartment, deliver her a message as if from Mrs. Thorne, and while she is gone, plase the case in her trunk, where she will not notice them. Do you understand ?’ ‘ Perfectly, madame,’ replied the French woman, with a look that she did indeed com prehend. ‘ Nathalie, the other day you were admi- itably refuse previous.’ • Miss Hope ?’ said Mrs. Thorne, in aston- ring this set of pearls. I will give them to you, in consideration of your long and faith ful services.’ ‘Madame is more thnin generous. She is magnificent. ‘ Very well, go now and aall Miss Hope.’ ‘Mamma!’ said Eugenie, reproachfully, as Nathalie left the room. ‘There is no other way,’ answered Mrs. Charleton, coolly. ‘He must think her all that is vile, and see the proof of her guilt, or he will never relinquish her. Hush! here comes.’ Rachael was paler even than usual, and a slight flush of the eyelids showed that she had been weeping; but her manner composed as ever. ‘I believe you sent for me, Mrs. ton ?’ ‘I did. I sympathise with you was as Carle deeply, and cannot help thinking Caroline a little un- just.’ Rachael gave Mrs. Carlaton so searching a look, that, woman of the world as she was, she blushed and cast down Iter eyes. ‘I am obliged,’ she said slowly. ‘The more so, as I really fancied you you approved of my dismissal.’ ‘I? Not at all. How could you be so unjust? Come, come, my dear. I fear you are inclined to be a little distrustful. But you are to look on me as your friend, and, believe me, lam ready and anxious to assist you.’ ‘I thank you,' returned Rachael, moving towards the door, 1 but I require no help.’ ‘Yet, stay one moment. Eugenie! Ah! she has gone out; and Nathalie is not here, either. Excuse me for an instant.’ And she disappeared in an inner room, whence she presently returned witli a porte- monnaie, which she urged Rachael to accept. With a deeper flush on her face than Mrs. Carleton had ever seen there before, the gov erness declined her offer almost haughtily, and, bidding her an abrupt good morning, was hurrying away, when Nathalie met and stopped her. ■ Mrs. Thorne is waiting to see mademoi selle in the parlor.’ ‘Very well,’ and forcing back a curious swelling in the throat, Rachael descended to the parlor, where she found, not Mrs. Thorne, but Mr. Higby, looking rather uncomforta ble. She would have retired but that gentle man promptly interposed. ‘Stop, Miss Hope; I was just wishing to see yo. They tell me that you are going away.’ ‘ Yes sir.’ ‘ Where are you going ?’ ‘I do not know.’ ‘ You do not know ? Are you obliged to leave this afternoon ?’ ‘ No,’ said Rachael, witli sudden fire; ‘I had a month’s warning.’ ‘But to gratify your pride, you prepared to start this afternoon, and so there is end to all our walks and talks?’ ‘Probably.’ ‘How, you say that? And you will regret me ?’ ‘ Yes,’ said Rachael, coloring deeply, shall.’ an not ‘I ‘ Why do you leave me, then ?’ She was silent, but her handsome eyes spoke volumes. ‘ Rachael,’ he said, suddenly, drawing her * i Chronicles xii. 12—18. , e 1 + n Samuel xxiii, 1u and Ezek. xxxvii. 22-24. | very much as it did those of coarser clay— ================================================== ’ gamboling, at times a little too roughly, and An Irish counsel was asked by the Judge j therefore affording Nicholas, one day, an op- “for whom he was concerned!” he answered.| “I am concerned, my lord, for the plaintiff, but I am employed by the defendant.” At a duel, a second interfererred, and pro posed that the combatents should shake hands. To this the other appeared to object, as un necessary, “ For,” said he, “their hands have been shaking this half hour." At the Fourth of July celebration in Ma rion county, Illinis a young lady offered the following toast: Tie young men of America: Their armes our sipport, Oour arms their reward. portunity to become a hero; for that gentle man, hearing shrieks, and seeing ladies faint ing, in the most inconvenient method, on the wet sand, swam boldly out to the centra of the commotion, where he rescued a lovely daughter of Mrs. Thorne’s from drowning. , He had tlie good fortune to save another life beside that of Ada Thorne, tliougli, af ter the first excitement, it was only deemed worthy of the slightest possible mention— which fact need not surprise the reader, tho’ it did Nicholas, for Rachael Hope was only love, as they call it, tliey are always fools,’ said Mrs. Carleton, sententiously, to her, af ter they had retired to their own apartment; ‘ and what is worse, obstinate fools. Caro line did wrong to dismiss this girl. If Mr. Higby fancies her persecuted on his account, lie will follow her to the end of the earth. Apropos, Eugenie, have the goodness to ring for Nathalie.’ Eugenie looked surprised, but obeyed, and towards him, ‘do not go. Stay and be wife !’ ‘No!’ answered Rachael, attempting withdraw herself from his grasp. ‘No? You do not love me then ?’ ‘Yes; and because I do, I will not my to do ishment. ′Yes. I sent for her to my room, and, as she just said, the case was then lying open on ray toilette table. A thought strikes me! Miss Hope, did any one enter during my ab- sence ?’ ‘No one,’ said Rachael. ‘ During your absence ! Was Miss alone tlien, in your room ?’ asked Thorne. Hope Mrs. ‘ For a few moments. 1 ‘ When did you miss them ?’ ‘ About ten minutes since.’ ‘This is very strange,’ said Mrs. Thorne. ‘Miss Hope, I bog you pardon if I suspect you unjustly ; but circumstances really seem to bear hard upon you. Of course you will not object to a search of your apartment. It will be the only way to establish your inno cence.’ Rachael turned pale, and hesitated visi bly, and it was witli an evident effort that she finally signified her assent. Thougli every corner was ransacked, her trunk opened, and every article of her clo thing taken out, no diamonds were forthcom- ing. ‘What can it mean ?' Mrs. Carleton whis pered to Eugenie, ‘Can she have discover ed, and really appropriated them ?’ The generous nature under a rough exte rior yielded to the appeal, and lie said— “ Yes, sir ; you may take as much time as you wish." "Thank you, sir; I am glad that there is one gentlenan in our number.” The youhs slunk away one after another, feeling tha a poor hostler, whom they de spised, had dministered to them a withering ;rebuke for heirrudeness. [From the New York Ledger] A Breakist Reverie on Ledger Day. What dicAdam and Eve do without news papers? That’s what I want to know. No body killedor married, no steamboat explo sions, no railroad accidents. The beasts and beastesses all tame and well behaved; break- fast cooked to their taste, hanging ready on vine and bush; no clothes to mend; nothing to do but to make love all day long—not even the consolation of a cigar for Adam, or a bit of scandel for his rib. The serpent must have been a blessing; no wonder Eve dallied with him “ Satan finds some mischeif still for idle hands to do,” and heads, too. A newspaper would have saved her. In the first place, there would have been the excite ment arising from her aggravating husband having the first reading of it, smoking all the while, so that she was obliged to pass it through quarantine before she could read all about “ the frightful lass of Rf» as the pa- thetic newsboys have it. I wonder would .8.,. she have considered it swerving from her ‘What is this ? said Mrs. Thorne, taking . 1 T _STAY ’ ® conjugal allegiance not to agree with Adam in politics, or on the great stirring questions up a small portfolio. Rachael, who had been standing apart, looking on disdainfully, started violently. ‘Give it me!’ attempting to snatch it of tlie day, and if she would have waxed warm in the discussion of them, and pulled his whiskers. I wonder if he had whiskers. from Mrs. Thorne’s hands. ‘You have not, a■2 1 thought a it on Sunday “ in meetin’," right to pry into my secrets!’ •. 1 e . L , when the minster was reading about him. ‘Miss Hope,’ returned the lady, you Of course 1 ought not but I did ■ and I 1 1 14 I CULEDO J 0030 108, A. VIC , ZULIUL must be aware that this conduct is very sus- picious. thought, to<, how nice it must have been to I shall consider myself justifiable 1111 lr 1e .be loved by the first man, betorc ins heart in examining the contents of this portfolio; was riddled through and through like a tar- or rather, Mr. Higby, will you do me the I11 1 - 6|get, as mens hearts are now-a-days, before avor : they are twenty. I am afraid, though, Adam Reluctantly, he took it from her out grew tame and stupid, else Eve never would stretched hand, all the party crowded around |have flirted with the serpent; not that I con- him, except Rachael, who stood, blushing sider that an excuse—I wouldn't have you and trembling, like a veritable culprit. ! think so. Oh, no. In fact, I don’t know Mr. Higby was agitated, and bungled why I made that remark. I suppose it must with the key. Finally he opened it, and have been a natural one, though, else it would there lay, not tlie diamonds, or the case, but not have suggested itself; not that I approve a beautifully executed pencil case of himself, of everything natural, either—not at all- evidently the work of Rachael’s hand. Here, tlien, was the secret of her hesita tion, and her blessed Nicholas was enrap tured, but I fear the ladies were not. Mrs. Carleton saw the failure of her scheme, and was filled witli alarm for tlie safety of her jewelry. ‘ What has become of it ?’ she asked of her daughter. So overwhelming grew her anxie- and I wish ou would not keep catching me up so on everything I say, as if I need weigh every word before I put it down. If there is anything I hate, it is writing that way; I won’t do it for anybody except Mr. Bonner, who lias too much good sense to ask it—who gives me a wide pasture to prance in, be- causo he is sure that I will not jump the . fence, thougli conservatives sometimes need- ty that she heard with resignation the intel-: lessly hold their breath for fear I will, ligence that Nicholas had announced his in- | Well, it is a long jump from Adam and tention to make Rachael his wife, and had Eve to Mr. Bonner, and yet I can’t help removed her to a hotel, refusing to allow her wishing they had been acquainted. I can’t to remain an hour longer in a house where help thinking that if Adam had subscribed, she had been so persecuted and insulted, like oilier good husbands, for the New York Mrs. Carleton now waited for the return i LEDGER, Ee never would have got into trou- of Nathalie, but that inestimable servant not making her appearance, tlie door of her room was broken open, and it was discover ed that she had decamped, not only witli her own, but a portion of her neighbors’ valuables, the diamonds evidently being included in the list. ble. I’m envinced of it, and have long since ceased upbraiding her for that very reason. It was not her fault that Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., and Emerson Bennett were not born. The panthers and lions about her were all well enough, but they didn’t show Nathalie speedily entered. ‘Did madame ring ?’ . ‘Yes. I have to send you to this afternoon, for those dresses. Watters I positive have them.’ ‘ Is that all, madame ?’ the Tell city, Mr. ‘Not quite. Did you ascertain, as I you, when Miss intends to leave ?’ ‘ Madame, she said this afternoon.’ told ‘ So soon ?’ said Mrs. Carleton, musingly. But, perliaps it is as just as well. Natha- you so great an injury as to marry you. You are a gentleman of fortune and position; I am of obscure birth and penniless. I have not even a pink and white complexion that tlie world might say you married me for my beauty.’ ‘ You little misanthrope, what do I care for the world. You shall be my world. In my eyes, you are beautiful and— ‘I beg pardon,’ said the soft voice of Mrs. Carleton, ′ but I am really in distress. I have lost my diamonds in the most unac countable manner, and, as Miss Hope was witli me just before they disappeared, I came to ask her if she remembers where they were lying when she left the room ?’ ‘ I noticed them on your toilette table,’ re turned Rachael. ‘It’s very strange,’ said Mrs. Thorne, en tering with Eugenie. ‘ The house and the a governess.| lie, beg Miss Hope to come to my room, and She was a pale, timid creature, with no | word the invitation politely, or she will re- servants’ trunks have been thoroughly exam- Bribery Offering you a pair of tips—. : for a kiss. Justifiable Corruption-Taking pretensions to beauty save a profusion of | fuse, the bribe, ’|lovely brown hair, and soft, melancholy eyes,| .Stop ; before you go, open that case inert. Are you sure, Maria, that you brot’ Iof diamonds and place it on the toilette ta- them here ?’ fight; there were no perilous adventures, no So Mrs. Carleton lost both son-in-law and, hair-breadth escapes, no storms, no “row” jewels, and had the mortification of seeing an y how . she tired of dew and humming birds, the despised governess, as Mrs. Higby, take just as I should. the part of her elegant daughter, and of Now think what a blessing Bennett and hearing the bride everywhere spoken of as a Cobb would have been ; think of the agoni- remarkably attractive and accomplished la- 1 zing delight of leaving a heroine hanging by dy. | the eyelids, not to be extricated from her And so, also, Nicholas won the inestimable prize of a good wife, and in commencing the| romance of his life, closed up the dull histo-| ry of Nicholas Higby, tlie bachelor. Dr. Livingston and the Coachman. Long before railroads were invented, the slow-moving coach and muddy highways of ten tested the patience of both traveller and| driver. As the Doctor was passing from New York to Philadelphia, there chanced to be in the stage several young gentlemen, (?) whose dress was better than their principles. As the sequel proves, they, with some of the same character in our day might learn rever ence toward superiors from the youthful Turk. Tliey stopped at an inn, for the purpose of changing horses, and to obtain dinner. These j rude young gentlemen conspired secretly to defraud the reverend divine out of his meal The moment the coach arrived, they hastened with all speed to the table, and hurriedly swallowed their dinner. The Docter, through age, moved but slowly, and begin his meal, when they arose, and called loudly upon the driver that they were ready to start, and the time was up. “All aboard!” they lustily screamed. The driver was in the dining- room. The Doctor saw immediately their object, and their triumph at the thought of cheating him out of his meal. With inimi table grace and kindness, the man of silver, hair turned to the driver, and said— “I am an old man, and hungry, and can only eat very slowly; will you be so good as to give me time to get some dinner ?" perilous position till the following Thursday, when the next LEDGER should be “ out,” for they know too much to leave their readers easy in their minds a whole week. Ah, you may sniff ta them, you superfine fellows, who find it difficult to keep yourselves in cigars; but if they were not wanted they would not be run after, I can tell you what. I should like to compute tlie lips which say every Thursday, Ah, ’tis LEDGER day, is it not ?” I naver see that printing press flying round like mad in Fulton street, thro wing tlie sheets to the four winds, that I do not feel like giving three cheers for Robert Bonner, whose heart is as big as his subscrip- tion list, and that’s saving considerable, and who deserves, a hundred times told, every mill that his industry and energy have earn ed; and now, when he reads this, he may blush if he ikes—I shan’t, FANNY FERN. A fashionable lady at a watering-place place had afavorite lap-dog, which she called Perchance. “A singular name for your beautiful pe, madam; where did you find it?” "0," drawed she, most exquisitely, “ it was named for Byron’s dog. You remember where he speaks of it, and says: ‘Perchance, my dog willhowl.’” At a pary once the conversation turned, as it naturaly does among young folks, on marriage—he other convenient subject be. sides the weather, when every other, fails One of the belles, addressing a beau, quite unconsciously as she said, “If I were you, and you me, I would have married long ago,”
