Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-08-03

)UNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY
1t can now easily be ima9ned Why
Anna Weston was at TIMES deiected,
aud firmly refused any offers for her
hand. Her parents observed with
deep pain the gathering melancholy
which began to hang gloomy over her;
but the father, such ws the pride 81
his heart, though he almost idolized
his daughter, would have almost pre-
ferred laying hes in the still dwelling
place Of mortality, to seeiny he'd the
wife ola man whose rankin life did not
correspond which his ows.
A few months after d1eir appear
ance in this city, they care splendid
ball, 20 which were invited all the fash
ionabIes Of the higher cirdes.
Among those who attended was a
young man, agent for an extensive
commercial establishment in Philadel-
Phia, whose agreeable manners Il
sparkling but harmless wit, gained him
though a stranger to most OF the COM
pany, the confidence and esteem Of all.
i'he appearance Of this young man,
whose name was Arma, was at first
sight any thing but progressing, ne
wore green glasses, SO dark that the
colour Of his eyes could not be dis,in-
guished, and his large back wbiskers
almost half Of his face. But
when he spoke his enuneiation was So
clear, the sound Of his voice % pecu-
liarl> musical, and his language so pure
and flowing; united with sound sense
and a we'll Informed mind, that every
one felt AN i.,stant change in their feel
lngs towards him.
Armat was not introduced to Miss
Weston until late in the evening, and
il was observed that she aisnest shrunk
behind her mother with whom she
was seated, when the stranger was led
forward. But her good sense aud
feeling caused her to receive hin, with
ana he was soon seated by
her, pouring bis rich voice into hep
ear, to which she listened with wrapt
attention.. THIS Circumstance escaped
not the restless eye OF ner father, who
was delighted beyond measure to think
that mis- daughter was at last interested
in some one Of respectable family, and
he Of 30 good one as he hal on en-
quiry learned Armat's to be.
1t was late when the company separ-
ated, and the young stranger Was the
last to leave the house and TINS he did
not do until he had an opportunity of
printing, unrestrained, turninS kiss
upon the fair hand Of Anna Weston.
Armat was now, Oh almost every pro-
per occasion ia her society, and though
in his absence she was less melancholy
than before she made his acquaintance,
vet to her mothers keen observations,
she appeared to be very far from hap
py. She would often smile at a CIR
cumstance which before did not affect
her, but the ght on her countenancewas
too flashing to proceed from a genuine
please d emotion. Her distractions were
now Ola more intense character, and
her mind seemed to have something to
occupy 1t, which with all her mothers
she could not learn the ma
ture Of, until Anna yielding to her con-
slant importunity-con6ded to her
every secret Of her heart After about
three months acquaintance, Armat
made an offer to Mr.. Weston for his
hand, which after consult
ing her aid finding her willing he ac-
cepted.
On the evening Of the wedding,
Anna appeared to be less at ease than
she had been tor sometime previous.
A deep flush sufiased her coun,enance
while every nerve trembled with some
mental agitation.
The deep tone Of the minister, cal
ling for any who could show cause why
thetwo before him ought not to be
Joined io lawful wedlock, to speak
then, or forever hold their peace, was
succeeded by q stiffness which has
burdened many a heart; but as none
he proceeded to unite James
and Anna Weston in the
holy bonds Of matrimony.
At the name Of Richardson, Weston
started, and would have spraDg for
ward bu, was gently restrained BY his
wife, and no attention was gwen by
the minister to his cry Of ~stop the &C, !