Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-03-22

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delicate manufactures ofParis, and the
more substantial productions oil Spital.
fields, were in turn submitted for her
inspection, and after a proper, LADY
like delay, some trifing selection was
made and the pretty purchaser tripped
out /; casting sweet smiles upon the
good looking young clerks, as she pas.
sed down the counters.
But her actions had no been unno.
tlced by the lynx eyed proprietor. He
instantly followed her; and waiting till
they approached one ofthe quiet streets
leading to Broadway, he tapped her on
the shoulder, and requested a few min.
utes conversation.
Al first there was a manifestation of
indignant hautenr {; but a single whis.
! per converted the naughty curl of the
lip into n oftrembllng terror-an i'm.
ploring look from a pair of beautiful
dark eyes, almost unhinged his resolu.
ton {; but a moments reflection sug-
gested all the advantage her impru.
dence had given him. As to the ma
ture ofthose advantages, he was him.
self as yet ignorant and undecided. but
the consciousness of power is a pleasant
feeling, and our happy hero, as he ga
zed on the lovely cheek, now blushing
with shame, and now paled with ap.
prehension, upon the dropping CULVER
ing lid, yelling the eye, now cast on the
ground, and now timidly and beseech-
ingly %scrutinizing his face-hugged
himself on his good fortune, and tho't
with an inward chuckle, Il will make
something out Of this" All the arts
of woman, conscious Of the majesty of
beauty, were brought to bear in sue
cession upon the feelings ofthe impene-
trable merchant; and hints were thrown
out of the unreasonable extent Of her
gratitude, but all in vain. At length
finding all her shifts bootless, she was
forced to make a candid confession Of
her name rank, and connexions.
What was his surprise to find that
she was a daugeter of one of the most
respectable and wealthy citizens of
this city. He paused and walked in
front of the unlncky girl, whose feel.
ings could not have been enviable.-
Having made up his mind he turned alb
ruptly on his victim !; and said, Ma.
dam you have robbed me-[an implo-
ring look yes madam you have robbed
me, and you have now about you the
articles distracted from my store-Ia-
mother look and wringing of delicate
hands now listen to me-" continued he
firmly, "l offer you but one a%lterna-
tlve-you must accompany me to a
magistrate or a minister"
What could she do? Exposure or
disgrace !; disgrace to which death wo'd
be preferable to herself and her friends
stared her in the face. She looked in
her accuser's face, but there she read
nothing but inflexible sternness a Sc
cond glance, too, told her hat counte. |
nance was neither old nor ugly in
short, that Gas men CO." it was very
passable, /; and then the terrible alter.
native-the public police court-the
awful frown ofthe magistrate-the rude
gaze of the vulgar multitude could
she hesitate ?
Placing one delicate hand upon his
arm, while the other applied the white
cambria handkerchief to her eyes
g DO Nth me what you uiH! ;" she
nurmured out. Whether they procee.
led forthwith to one of Hymen's Jour
o,,D,,, a.. ,rot H. - IL
positively assert but this we do know,
hat the result was, that the triumphant
't%orekeeper, instead of losing his prop.
erty to the value ola few dollars, gain
I'd a lovely, accomplished, and %viltuous
wife, (this little foible excepted and
With her, upwards of sixty thousand
dollars.