And above all, gentle maiden, be not dazzled by the condition or
prospect of any who seek your hand.
Look away, down, deeply into the character, disposition, and
quality; and if these are not of good seeming, shun the proffered
alliance as you would death. Better, a thousand times, pass through
life alone than wed yourself to inevitable misery. So heeding the
moralist, you will not, in the harvest time which comes to all, look
in despair over your barren fields, but find them golden with
Autumn's treasures, that shall fill your granaries and crown your
latter days with blessing.
The End.
The Project Gutenberg Etext of The Allen House, or Twenty Years Ago and Now
by T. S. Arthur
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