The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-08-08

al gftei silnt Hcfusa tntfn, or HieannPffa II
honi lin clear blur. Like N ice plan, 70
summer, brr aspect vas ens. crisp ard
marking. When aI4aged N her haeadr
shLs, with the sfnnaiBing led drop i tng-
/. ling II the ncttrf hems, and her rgoftneas
Ipanoply of caia-he, with lis ptim cape
dfuppius over her slim waist, ~ she SWAN,
IL STATE about the title rarteffes s. quaiptly
ia .hionalle shrubs al her miniature Plea.
SIRE garden her taper, falIow grey hound
nitiiag around her she realized the idea
had i,nihrd az rioli lsdy bird ufs bygonc
century. But FOR gay young A'gonants
bride sh had % ehat ms but her keher.
size waved stranger and mefe rnbsst In
hraih, and hegan unconseipgsy to dis.
Ike her. Shes An evergreen Thought !,
slp'il be SECOND Old Parr ~ Harry Jen-
Rms, and i've IN seven rrigus. --Sbvll GER
lIanly SEE nIe ont . She WIS most per-
rerscly addicted II preaching ap btse won
amy 10 ne dtened u very ridiculous.
Il was very hard Il capid nai, after nj my
tolls, dlshasr a petty $500 year, and
eni - NY ldHe nitfancr, my hard earnings.
IN conff1,t. Al The drath Of my honey
moons 9Iand daughter, J seariiy boat a
bout the hush 10 ascertain The tfnr nature
/ and tai eNteut OF hef funds. Dn thls sub
iect Size had never enlightened ne Old
Gye, ker attorney, told me, viii veEa
hous leer, that all she had thsnlIs IN his
/ special eafe, was perfectly free from the
debts or control ai her present rs any Ia
tire husband tut further, that dcPnnent
said mol. This iefeligrure set me uu the
alarm fof a living Testament, without which,
c,su tn casr should survive her, | had
donc nothing. Her MUD might be- poison
I'd against me- hy Interested putips md
T..
feared To coutlude my dulefnl anticipation;
/ and FASTENED home 10 hseakiast aud acii-
on, There are f.siy more awkward tasks
Ia the " hole routine Of worldly buainess,
| than limiting tn feeby relative, the pro-
prirty of setting her house in order, when
all your hopes in life drl'end npon her IN |
dhiiuai Testament. Should the viii br al /
ready made, il is nicer punt siiII, il the
Bank stock is thereby Devised 10 that ras-
cal, your cousin Bob, cilrctnally 10 suggest
4 revocAtnry cudcl. had been in such .
predicanenls, ADD suffered for my raw mis-
management. The scadrd eat breads e.
ven cold water but had the wife of my
bosom 10 deal with aud tremhled long on
the brink OF The gap before ! sssaycd The
uncertain leap, We were at break fast
Seen thf paper 10 day my DEAR (croncne
one triangular hlt of toast. and the noise
attendant Oh its mastirainn WAS AS The
sound IT aifumnet 10 my couragc.) An
abundant crop Of hauitrnpts, but the Ihress
still lookup (drained my coffee cup, after
dabbl,ng for a moment in the Disgusting
sedineni.1 Oar cash is all Con.ols, | he
lieNe--tha's lucky VERY . family re
sponded my wife and procecdrd-'I am
IN error though 10 call IL ours for tsyr,
tolls me, it's entirely NJ your own Disposal
I h.p I II II, q -
grew boller.l BY the bye, my dear, eye
was heleabou's last night = 4 mere visit
of complainant followed her up. Nay
hr was eIosetrd with you oear an hqar,
am todd You are mcimcholy hope
the reckless fellow has not dispurilcd you,
my dear; been advising yon 10 put tivn
gtnuras in his pocket, i'll warrant NOW, for
some foolish ieGal nonsense or other
ynur will. or No indeed that would
he very unnecessary expense Very
quitr--I neser saw YOU look better in my
life,-quiie. Had heard of yom inten-
uoa, | should certainly have protested n
gaiust i--q'Gje bat really my dear sils-
pact that What " AL. YOU smile
--Come, come now confess al once.
know TINT you have been foolish YOU
shall not cvadc my gratitude though far
distant be the day Believe NE too, am {,
not so selfish ms 10 expect you to cut Oh
your friends from all participation in your
property Alas have little be Yond
the three hundred yraj. 'WeH. my
dear, tire. hunhred year, let me- tell YOU,
that your three hundred . year Is an
annuity on my life and when die, that .
dies with nv SO why should ! make
will p The white withercd hand dropped |
from my grasp tottered out of the room |
beating my forehead with my clenehed !
band and hurried to my pistol case. O /.
ser~ hrimed with unuttcrahle anguish, dis
appointment, shame. confusion and re.
morse, placed the key in lis lock Gull |
ed, cheated, rnirapped, laughed at already
by every one, for linking myself 10 wintry .
age in thr young summer OF my manhood |
how, thought !, caa endure the sneers Of
the world, when il discovers that my ap-
parent goldcn fruit is gill with per-
ishable annuity 2 was determined not
10 live. Judge of my horror and increas-
ID disappointment, at finding the bullet
box empty a lamp of solid head. howe
yer, luckily lay bj Is sidr; arasped il
with furious delight. and endeaY0rcd Nth
all nay str, Myth At Jaw, to ehew oil piece
az it ; but merely lace,atcd my tongue, aud
stunned the nerves of my troth in the
attmpl. fIylng To the hrr-place, l
cast the whole refractory mass into the
i burning Goals drop sosg coursed down
the bottom h.rs | Caught il tin. my mould
a. md t.shoued as Crrt,ct ballet (bar-
rIug the tail as heart could desire. In my
hurry, haweyer, to snip it, | buried the
! keen glowing tail 81 the destructive comet
in my hand The agony of the wound IN.
standy drove me- down stairs in quest of
the usual remedies. danced about Ike
q madtnans, emptiad the ink bottle of my
e-crutoire, aud SAW, without rernorse the
E,uy ruin onzing in lnods throngh my Tor. !