The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-10-23

make an entry IN his day book Of 30 me
sail or other.
Is It according to reason and expe-
rienceF asked Fsank, who was deter
mined to be right this time. Does it
correspond with the seven sciences !?
The seven devils," exclaimed the
merchant, whom gout and money had
made as testy as young belle of a rainy
day.-'The seven sciences, reason and
experience! What the plague have these
to do with the price of tobacco I I can
tell you what, sir, no more Of such nom
sense, or you wont do for counting
house,
Il think so too,' said Frank, and slid
ing from his high three legged stool, quiz
etiy put on his hat, and was walking
home, meditating on whut he should turn
his attention 10 next, when he was at
tracted by one of the most, spruce, trim,
neat, fashionable, frisky little bellies that
ever set man dreaming Of ;mpossibili-
ties.
Heavens what an angel I'll marry
her before next Saturday, or my name 10
not Frank Hairbrain, said he uncou-
sciousIy aloud.
You'd better consider answered the
veritable Moses Meeker, before you take
sach desperate STEP
Mo- am resolved to marry that girl
of hand and take my chance for the
rest.'
We'll, begin TO think Of looking ont
for q wife too. But i shall 20 quite n
different way 50 work, and do nothing in
a hurry. ! meanto study her character,
and take every body's advice before I
commit myself
very well, every ono to his notion,
as the old woman said when she kissed
her COW. But I'm for up de main
am determined to be married by next
You'll repent-mind what I say-I
you'll repent-I don't like the cut of her
eye
'Tis the eye of an angel
1T looks rather to Tartarish. You'd
better calculate the matter n little
mo, no-I tell you it 10 all settled IN
my own mind
What simpleton.' thought Moses.
'What a shiIly-shally fool thought
Frank.
Tho young lady was not given much
to calculating like honest Moses Meeker,
except 10 ihe way of marrying ns soon ad
might DC convenient. Her father being
on the eve of bankruptcy, had binted thd
prudence Of disposing of herself If posi-
BILE before the explosion of his affairs had
frightened away all the beaux, as the ex
plosion of a gun does all the little birds
Frank offered himself at the third inter
accepted--and on SaturdaJ
was married according to his wise deter
The fathers Of the two young men di
ed not long afterwards, and circum
stances threw them apart, so that tho
did not meet again for many years.
One pleasant, mild, yet melanchoI
summer twilight, as Frank was sittin
on bench on the battery, taking car
Of the chilSren, while Mrs Halrbrain wa
walking few dozen turns arm-in-aru
with Count Muschkin, a foreigner Of dis
tinct;on, venerable-looking person
stopping mortally in the shoulders, an,
carrying gold headed cane, stopped de
liberately on the fing stones. le aned o
it deliberately, and looking Frank delb
erately in the face accosted him wit
great delberation.
IF don't mistake in my calculations
you must be my quondam friend, Fran
HairbraIn, though you look very old, cor
sidering the short time since l saw you
1t was not above twenty years sine
they last met. But twenty years, whe
we look back upon them, are shadow
a dream, a span, nothing, or less tina
nothing.
Right answered Frank, rising wi,
his usual celebrity and grasp,ng the han
of the delbera,ive gentleman; 'and if
don't mistake in my calculation, you ca
he no other than my old friend, Nose
Meeker. Are you married, and hav
you got profession yet How come
the pros and the cons, Moses 2
Alas no. replied Moses, shaking hi
locks, now mixed with lines of gray
I'm not married yet, nor have prd
fession. But calculate--hcm-hem-
you are married T.
YES, answered Frank, sighing un(
also shaking his locks, which too wer
now Of the sable silver
We'll, well, l don't envy you 'Ther
10 no OCCASION.
Il hope you are comfortabls-got
good wife p
'Can't brag much on that score
was n little to precipitate.
'Ah-yes-I remember / told you sd
And yet, Frank, as old nge approaches
sometimes wish had calculated les
and trusted a little moro to chance
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