The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-06-07

upon. that he will quit Allingham wilhauI
delay. in The lull enjoyment Of single
blessedness."
Sasilie could mol rrprsss q deep hollow
grnan Al this aF0wed determination Of Miss
Mallord 20 cast . Wanl0n Islander on The
fame nf The unsuspeeling and good naIu-
red woman, for whom she protested
friendship; The sound startled The con-
spirainrs in The front psrlor.
d" Dear me, what is ihsil" said Miss
MsllOTd; " il seemed 10 Come from the
neat ROOM"
" Nothing 70 alarm you. my dear, IS
answered Miss 0glehy; .' dare say IL is
string Of Mr.. Serspesll's siolincello.
which he has sent 10 my house, 10 be in
readiness for my lille musical luncheon
party 10 morrow"
" All that now remains" said Miss
Maliord, with renewed plseidiiy. "is 10
enyelnPe the letter. and seal IL. ] shall
send il tonight 10 the SlspleIOns. by a
man on whom | can depend. l have
done him some favors. and he knows
himselfio be in my power. shall direct
him 10 flap his hat over his eyes. and
merely ring II The door. and leave IT,"
I" can give you rose-col0red wal" "
said Miss ogleby, " aud seal that will
be jnsI The thing for a lOye-leiter--ihe
motto is, Each moment makes YOU
dearer." Come up 10 my dressing-room.
and you will there find my wriling-esse. T"
Accordingly the spinslers Quilted the
front parlor, and assembled the stairs, and
Sasille. having FIRST carefully replaced
Adeliza, or The Amiable ArIifce," on
the shelf. seized the opportunity to dart
out into The street. and ruminsied on The
arlifice, certainly any thing but amisble,
which had just come 10 his knowledge.
Several times in the course Of The colloquy,
Ssyille had feli inclined to bnrst out on
the spinsiers in all the majesty Of an
insulled and injured man. but he thought
better on the subject. and remained quiet.
Some years ago. Ssyille had been driv-
ing in gig with . friend. and the horse
took fright. Saville. anxious. as he
afterwards expressed himself, ito know
the worst al once" threw himself from
the gig, aud received the information he
was DESTROYS, in the shape Of numherless
severe Commissions and bruises, which con-
fined him 10 the house for several weeks.
while his friend. who was one of the
iake-lhings-easy" class Of men, sat per
feclly quiet, and when in The course Of Z
few minutes the horse was stopped, was
assisted from his seat without having had
fold Of his crayat rumpled, or curl o
his hair disarranged. Ever since. Sarille
under circumstances ofdifiicul,y. had beer
disposed to wait patiently, and let things
take their course. rather Than to accelerate
their progress by any strong procedure
Oh his own part. Besides, to tell the
truth, Saville was not particularly DESTROYS
to impede the flight Of the love-leller in
question:; il Rose refused him, he should
know his fate more decidedly than he
could otherwise have done, and his pride
would suffer no wound from her disdain.
since he should then Immediately disclaim
the letter. Saville returned TO the Hall,
and told Sir Peregrine that on reconsider
ing the matter he should be happy 10
avail himself of his hospitality for day
or two longer. The barone, clapped him
on The shoulder, told him he was glad he
had thought better Of il, and predicted that
he should yet see him and the pretty Rose
SiaPleton man and wife. Saville was
nervous and dispiriled all the evening, and
lost hit after hit at backgammon 10 Sir
Peregrine, wondering all the time. in the
Utmost recesses OF his mind. what would
be the precisetim al which Miss Mallord's
messenger with the tapped hat would
deliver the letter. and what conversation
Rose and her mother would hold touching
the contents. The next morning Sir
Peregrine went out shooting. and iSayille
remained in solitude, nervously starting
every lime servant entered the room,
expecting that he would be The bearer Of
Rose Stapleton's refusal on silver salver.
Miss 0gleby was almost as anxious;
she expected that Mrs. Stapleton or Rose
lwuHlu Vall Uu tcE W w e1"-
vilIe's letter. or perhaps that Saville him
self would come 10 disclose TO her the
trick that had been played on him, and
she strictly enjoined he /. little foot-page
to summon her Immediately from her
musical luncheon party if either Of the
above mentioned three persons called To
see her."
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Saville had jus, finished his solitary
luncheon. when the wished-for, yet dread
ed letter was delivered to him: il was
from Mrs. S,apleton. lie opened il in
fear and trepidation; could he believer is
leyes! il was letter Of acceptance! Mrs.
Slaplelon candldly owned tha, she could
have wished her daughter to contract a
more advantageous alliance; bu! that sn
the long and interesting conversation
which followed the receipt Of Mr.. Sa.
viIle's letter on the preceding night. she
felt thoroughly convinced that the happi'
-. Of pee deoapded on q union with