The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-03-08

what, it is not possible to say.
ooh, sir do pity and relieve me !"
How, my dear Miss speak your wish
es, and whatever friend of yours, and the
betrothsd of Miss Emma Somerton can i'm
honor do, shall be willingly performed"
oh, sir, couldn't you act as my hug
band little while"
| Why, really Miss Faulkner, l have no OBJ
jection-that is have no"
oh, sir, you hesitate, and am lost !
but sir, you know my fathers clerk, Edward
Gaines, him, you remember, you were so
Jealous of two years ago, when you thought
yourself in love with me. Well, sir, he
promised to meet me here yesterday, and
we were to have eloped together, and been
married he has not arrived, but my father
has and if we are torn asunder Oh !!
consider my situation "
How can | relieve you 7"
Why, father doesn't know who ] was
going to run away with l left n note OH
my table at home, saying simply with the
man of my heart now sir couldn't you be
he?"
With the greatest pleasure imaginable: :
so let's boldly sally forth and meet the foe
stay, let me first unlock the door,
Oh sir, how could you be so imprudent
as to lock the door, ? what would the world
say?"
Poor little dear She was not aware
that the imprudence had been her own
As we opened the door, Mr.. Faulkner was
passing, he caught glimpse of his daugh-
ter, and rushed into my apartment.
$50, Miss, your found are you with the
man of your heaIt too J"
"Pardon, papa! ~
Pardon you, Jezebel never never"
"Oh don't be so cruel papa % and my
second wife clung TO me for protection. /
now thought it my time to speak so turn
ing to her, said;
"Never fear, will, protect you, most
delectabe of your SEX"
Delectable of your sex be hanged !"
was the fathers echo.
T" Come, sir ~ rejoiued I, " no protection
can be more potent than your gray hairs,
and your paternal relation to my most beau
tiful Julia but if you forget yourself,
shall be compelled, however reluctantly, to
assert my prerogative as this lddy's future
champion"
Prerogatve your prerogarive and pray
what claim can you assert ~
"Claim sir: why that of her husband"
G. Husband what already married 7"
"Yes, sir, already married; by whom sir
when, and where, my lovely Julia can in-
form you"
And she couldn't, Pm sure il would
have puzzled me to have done So
Married-this is really sudden aud in
terferes materially with my arrangements; /;
but as It's done, why | must take the best
of what | trust is not a very bad bargain,
and so, there's nay hand-you have found
in taking my daughter, rs good girl as
the state of New York can produce. sup
pose, sir, you can spare, your bride for n
few moments, and she will not begrudge a
minute or two, for the purpose Of putting
her fathers room in order, and making it as
comfortable, as she used to do the back par
lor in Broadway for me-"
A ready compliance, of course, was the
consequence and father and daughter left
my apartment
I" Bigamy and polygamy thought as
they retired, well, fortune has showered her
favors on me pretty literally this day two
wives ha ha the denouement wilt cap
ital. | wonder on whom the laugh will
rest"
A predatory rap and Simon entered again
with news; oh, sir, Col. Somerton's barou
che has driven up, Miss Emma and her
mother in company.
"Who death and the d! here's a
catastrophy what will she say9 No mat
ter, though l am worse off than Macbeth,
for am led to double stake, yet bear-like,
I must fight my course Simon, let the
family know, | shall be pleased to give up
my room to them, which is one of the besr
the house affords, and it is much crowded"
Ny trusty valet soon acquitted himself
of his mission, and Col. Somerton, lady,
and my Emma, were receiving the bows Of
their most obsequlous, humble servant
The conversation which ensued, being IT.
relevant to my present story, | shall not at.
tempt to delneate suffice it to say, was
lounging along one ofthe fashionable prom
enades with Emma under my arm and had
almost forgotten, in the rapture Of the un-
expected meeting, the two ladies who claim
ed my most tender sympathies. ] was act
ing Ganymede to my betrothed one ; and
handing her goblet Of the medicinal wa
lers, when was suddenly reused to ac,ion,
by the approach from opposite paths, Of my
two caro- spousas each under protection Of
pa and papal
"Oh Mr.. Wbeatley, an reJoIced TO see
you" said Mr.. Faulkner.
" Nothing can equal my surprise and sat
isfaction," replied Mr.. Wheatley.
"My dear Julia, this is Miss Wheatley,
continued Mr.. +.
"Svsy, this is Miss Faulkner" rejoined
Mr.. w.
Happy to make acquaintance, &c
Il This was Of course followed BY mutual in