Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-08-23

him lock of his hair before he went.
Sam continued to sit on the large stone
meditating what was best to be done, and
revolving in his mind plan for knocking
at all the doors within five miles of Bristol
taking them at hundred and fifty to two
hundred day, and endeavoring to find
Miss Arabella by that expedient, when ac-
ciden: all of sudden threw in his way
what he might have sat there a twelve-month
and yet not found without it.
Into the lane where he sat, there opened
three or four garden gates belonging to as
many houses, which, though detached from
each other, were only separated by their
gardens. AS these were long, and well
planted with trees, the houses were not on
ly at some distance of, but the greater part
of them were concealed from view. Sam
was sitting with his eyes fixed upon the
dust heap outside of the next gate to that
by which the groom had disappeared, pro.
foundly turning in his mind the difficult
ties of his present undertaking, when the
gate opened, and female servant came
out into the lane to shake some bedside
carpets.
Sam was very busy with his own thoughts
that 1t is probable that he would have taken
no further notice of the young woman than
just raising his head and remarking that
she had very neat and pretty figure, if
his feeling of gallantry had not been the
more strongly reused by observing that she
had no one to help her, and the carpets
seemed too heavy for her single strength.
Mr.. Weller was man of great gallantry
in his own way, and he no sooner remark.
ed this circumstance than he hastily arose
from the large stone, and advanced towards
her.
my DEAR said Sam, slipping up to her
with an air of great gallantry, you'll Spite
that pretty figure out O. all proportion if you
shake them carpets by yourself. Let me
help YOU
The young lady, who had been coyly af-
fecting not to know that gentleman was
so near, turned round as Sam spoke--no
doubt (indeed she said so afterwards) to de.
cline this offer from perfect stranger
when instead of speaking, she started back
and uttered half suppressed scr eam.-
Sam was scarcely less staggered, for in the
countenance of the well shaped female ser.
want, he beheld the very features of Miss
Valentine-the pretty housemaid from Mr..
Napkins.
'Wy, Mary, my dear! said Sam.
'Lauk, Mr.. Weller, said Mary, 'how you
brighten one.'
Sam made no verbal answer to this com.
plant, nor can we precisely see what reply
he did make. We merely know that af.
ter short pouse Mary said, 'Lor, do a'dun,
Mr.. Weller, and that his hat had fallen off
few moments before--from both of
which tokens we should infer that one kiss
if not more, had passed between the par.
ties.
'Why, how did you come herep said
Mary, when the conversation to which
this interruption was offered, was resumed.
80, course come to look arter you, my
darlin, replied Mr.. Weller; for once per.
hitting his passion to get the better of his
veracity.
'And how did you know was here 2 in.
quired Mary. Who could have told you
that l took another Sc rvice at Ipswich, and
that they afterwards moved all the way
here! Who could have told you that, Mr..
Weller
'Ah to be sure,' said Sam, with cunning
look, that's the pint. Who could ha' told
me-
1T wasn't Mr.. Muzzle, was it, inquired
Mary.
'Oh, no. replied Sam, with solemn
shake Of the head, st want him.
1T must have been the cook observed
Mary.
90 course it must said Sam.
well, never heard the like O. that ex-
claimed Mary.
mo more did l. said Sam. 'Buf, Mary
my dear here Sans manner grew very
affectionate-'Mary my dear, 1--we got an.
other affair in hand as is very pressin.
There's one Of my governors friends Mr..
Wmkle--you remember him.
Him in the gveen coat' said Mary.-.O
yes | remember him.
'Well,' said Sam, she's in horrid state
of love, regularly comfoozled, and done ov-
er With It,
Lori interposed Mary.
YES said Sam. But that's nothin' if
we could only find out the young CONAN
and here Sam, with many digressions
upon the personal beauty of Mary, and the
Observation-Disclosures he had experienced since
he last saw her, gave faithful account OF
Mr.. Wrinkles predicament.
WELL said Mary, 4 never did 2
'O' course not said Sam; 'and nobody
never did, nor never will neither; and here
| am walkn' abou. like the wanderin'
Jew--a sportin' character you perhaps have
heard on, Mary my dear, as was always
doin' match agin lime, and never vent to
sleep, lookin' after this ere Miss Arabela
Allen.
'Whol' said Mary.
Miss Arabella Allen said Sam.
Goodness Gracious = said Mary, point
ing to the garden door which the sulky
groom had locked after him. 'Why it's
that very house she has been living there
these six weeks. The upper housemald,
which is lady's maid too, told me all about
it, over the wash house palms before the ia
mil was out of bed one mornln'.'
'Wot, the VERY next door to y OUT said
Sam.
The very next replied Mary.
Mr.. Weller was so deeply overcome al
receiving this intelligence, that he found il
absolutely necessary to clink to his fair in,
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