Western courier. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-10-12

ton. 1t is grievous resraint'
He made no answer. After two or
three attempts at conversation, which his
mind was too completely occupied to
sustain, he bade Us good night, and re.
turned to the court.
The next morning we heard that ho
had left Upton, and gone, tney said, 10
Oxford. And could not help hoping
that he had seen his danger, and would
not return until the peril was past.
was mistaken. In two or three days
he returned, exhibiting less selfcommand
than had been led to anticipate. The
fair lady, too, | took occasion 10 remind
of this terrible will, in hopes since he
would not go. that she would have had
the wisdom 10 have taken her departure.
No such thing: neither party would move
a iot. might as well have bestowed my
counsel upon the two stone figures on the
great gateway. And, heartily sorry and
little angry, | resolved to let matters
take their own course.
Several weeks passed on, when ono
morning she came to me in the sweetest
confusion, the oveliest mixture of BASH
fulnoss and Joy.
'iic loves .mev she said; .he has told
ne that he loves me!'
'Well
And have referred him to you. That
clause,
'He already knows it, And then I told
her word for word what had passed.
Gle knows of that clause, land he wishes
to marry me! He loves me for myse,fi
Loves me knowing me to be a beggar!-
1t is true, pure. disinterested af1ection!'
Beyond all doubt it is. And if YOU
could live upon true Iove-'
'Oh, but where that exists, and youth,
and health, and strength. and education,
may we not be well content to try to eI.n
living together2 think of the happiness
comprised in that word! could give
lessons;-l am sure that | could. would
teach music, and ddrawing, and dancing
any thing for him! or we could keep
school here at Upton-any where with
him.'
And am TO tell him thisp
Not the wordsn replied she, bIushing
like a rose at her own earnestness; mot
those wordsp
Of course, it was not long before M.
le Comte made his appearance.
Sod bless her, noble. generous crea-
ture!' cried he. when | had fulfilled nv
commission. God for ever bless herb
'And you intend, then, to take her at
her word, and set up school togetherp
exclaimed |, a little provoked at his un-
scrupulous acceptance Of her proffsred
sacrifice. you really intend to keep a
lady's boarding school here at a courtl'
q intend to take her a: her word. most
certainly, replied he, very composediy;
.but | should ike to know, nv ,sy.s,d friend
what has prt I'm her head, and into
yours, that if Helen marries me, she
must needs earn her own living? Sup
pose | should tell you, continued he sn1ii-
ing, that my father, one of the richest
of the Polish nobility, was favouri.e
friend of the Emperor Alexander; tina
the Emperor Nicholas continued to me
the kindness which his brother had shown
to my father, and that thought as ho
had done, (gratitude and personal attach.
ment apart that could better serve nv
country. and more efectuaIly ameliorafe
the condition of my tenants and yasseIs.
by submitting to the Russian government,
than BY hopeless struggle for national
ndependences Suppose that | were to
confess, that chancing in the course of
4 three-years travel TO walk through this
pretty village of yours, saw Helen,
md could not rest until had seen more
't her;-supPosing all this, would YOU
oarGon the deception, or rather The alIow-
ng you TO deceive yourselves? Oh, if
'ou could but imagine. how delightful it
5 to man, upon whom the hunhling
has been forced, that his soci-
ty is conrted and his alliance sought for
" the ascendents of rank and fortune, 10
eel that he is sought for once in his life,
lonestly liked, fervently loved for him
elf, such as he is, bis own very self.-if
'ou could but fancy how proud he is of
uch friendship, how happy in such love,
YOU would pardon him, am sure YOU
you'd; you would never have the heart to
e angry. And now that the imperial
onsent TO foreign union 1.-The gracious
onsent for which so hnxiously waited
authorize my proposals-has at length
rrved, do you think added the count
nth some seriousness. that there is anv
nance Of reconcilinig this dear Helen to
~ august master? or will she continue
ebcl?'
At this question, SO gravely put, l
'ughed outright. 'Why, really my dear