Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-10-01

+ ana every crown. was youpss ha'H-
some and active: and my success was
complete. was the fayorite OF every
ambermaid OF the neighborhood, and
my ambition carried me no farther.
l was returning home very late one
night to my room-that is, TO garnet,
which served the purpose of bed cham
Der and granary-when | was accosted
by four we'll dressed young men, who
were on a nocturnal ramble. Il was ~
retired street in that part Of Lyons cali
ed ST, Clair, one OF them flung jest at
my profession, | answered him with some
railIery which imagine was pretty sharp,
for hey looked al me moment with sur
prize; then speaking together IN low
zone, heard one say, " this is our man.
Nv blood did not circulate very well
Just then, L confess and it was very evil
dent that was looking for the best way
oil making an escape. One of them, to
remove my nneasiness, spoke to me in a
very friendly and afiable manner " Pc
rourou," Che name they Civ C bellows
member in Lyons 81 suppose" said ne,
"you have no, supped 70 night; neither
have We; will you sup with US? We
! have an intention of doing you favor
that you little dream of. We will speak
with you about il after supper; in the
men. II you wish to enter into our de-
signs, we will only require of you that
you keep secret which will expose you
TO no danger"
There was something very agreeable
in The tone of voice, and there was some
thing very agreeable in this proposal. |
accepted it.
was conducted through several streets
and at last ushured INFO an elegant apart
men,, where we found SIX young gentle.
men waiting for us. A short expiana-
| ton was given relative to me; and after
that we we're 10 the best possible humor
placed around The table. thought that
Il would be necessary to MAINTAIN the
good opinion they had formed OF me,
INDUCED ny wit, and succee led 10 adj
| piraiion. After the walters had served
Dat he desert, they retired and The com
| pany which had hitherto been very noisy
became all at once profoundly silent. -
| Presently, one of them, who seemed to
be the master of he house, addressed me
IN this manner:
! 1--WE ten, are engravers of this city, the
| gains OF our profession, together with
| what we have received from our families,
| have rendered Nc independent and our
aents have procured US respectfully.
However, love an pride have stepped in
10 destroy our ,lpiness.
" In the rue y. Dominique, there lives
print seller, who, although he is very
| ordinary person himself, has daug hisr,
Pie greatest beauty in all Lyons. she
has every quality that can render her en-
chaning; but at the same time, she has
he pride of the very Devil. Elated a,
being the object of general admiration,
| she links no one beneath prince should
| aspire o her hand her iether is good
connoiseur, but he understands nothing
else, and he has spoiled her by carrying
his adulation almost to idolatFy. Study
ing novels and her looking ass, and re-
ewing perpeiuaiy the incense OF ilaue-
ry, have turned ler self love into n,oie-
rab'e arrogance. here needs no cir
cnmlocu,ion about this matter; | am
telling my own story
" In my dealings with the father OF this
lady, | became acquainted with her. She
sometimes I'd ne The honor OF permitting
me TO co duct her 10 an assembly or a
show. Those favors turned ny head.
imagined that was beloved, because
was preferred, declared myself to her
father; he promised to favor my prerep-
sions and iancied that with my fortune
and family, the proposal would be receiv.
ed favorably. Judge then Of my surprise,
when before me and before her father,
she answered to it" Dn you imagine
hat person like me would marry an
engraver."
"From that moment I loved her no
more. l bad no feeling bur for venge-
ance. My companions, through resent
ment, at the insul, offered to us all in
common, and through friendship to me,
have joined in concerning plan for her
punishment. We have determined tina,
she shall not have the honor of marrying
an engraver. Now, my young bellows
mender, you have good person, and you
have intelligence enough to carry our de-
signs into execution. Will you try to
win her i! I'VE will furnish you with the
means of success. You will have a beau
tlful wife; and probably, when her pride
and vanity IS mortified and punished, You