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

largeEy Instantly occurred 90 his mind
he had large sun lying II his bankers.
; and he lrehbled Al Ihe prospect before
him: II i very Distressing 70 a man oi
galianlTy 20 contemplate lie necessity Ol
transporting lady, h0weFer Delighted il
may be Ia be transported By her.
"I will read yOu what | have written
10 Szsille's name," said Miss Msllord;
I"l do not link il is bad loEe-leuer."
Sasiile's fears took a contrary diTec-
lion; IL was evident that lhis drf0rmed
spinsser, Sh0se mind seemed 10 him as
distorted as her person. had written an
niIer Of marr.s,e to herself in his name.
Westminster lIall. eounseilors, lawyers,
slammering Witnesses. and iiIlering spec
Iaiors. all swan before his eyes, and he
vigorously resolved that. like Mr.. Pick
wick Of immortal memory, he would rs-
Their On 10 Jail Than pay farthing oil
awarded damages. Presently, however.
he had reason TO exonerate Miss NAL
ford from any personal designs on him;
for when she read aloud the letter, which
was indeed proposal Of marriage, il ap-
pesred that he sposIophized the lady ad-
dressed as "young aud beautiful" terms
which the utmost excess Of human vanity
could never have enabled Miss Malford
10 apply 10 herself. Al The conclusion.
he Tor rather bis doublel eanJidly con-
fessed that his annual income only q
mounted 10 four hundred pounds, iris
ing" ten pounds yearly in the India
House. and il was signed /. Your faith
lul and devoted John SayilIe."
SO far. so good" thought Sasille;
&" This letter cannot be intended TO form
The groundwork Of breach 0f promise
Of marriage trial, or should have been
made frankly 10 plead guilty 10 my large
independent fortune; but what purpose
can il be intended fOT." H..
!. You have inflated Saville's hand.
writing very successfully" said. Miss
0glehy.
! {" Yes" replied Miss Malford; n bu,
found il by no means difficult. Lavsier
truly enough says, i" thai The disposition
is indicated by the handwriting" now
Sasille is OF an exceedingly weak, bend.
ing, iimid nature, nothing masculine OF
decided about him, and bis neat formal
handwriting is one that any female could
easily initiate" --..
! Poor Sasillr! lie quailed under this
tlouble.barrelled attack on his characie,
aud handwriting. and fervenlly wished
that Miss MalIord would leave both oil
them alone.
! =" have the greatest respect for your
judgment, my dear friend" said Miss
Oglsby. (Gor when these ladies' were
mutually concerned in any plot Of mis-
chief, they were as aiiec,ionale as doves
TO each oiher,) - but ] confess / hardly
see the policy of addressing an offer Of
marriage in Sayille's name 10 Rose
SlapleIon--i, seems to me scheme more
likely to make a match than TO break
one"
Saville's hear, beat quickly at the one
loved name," and he felt greatly relieved
that his malicious neighbors had no,
though, proper 10 make him offer his
hand and heart to some pastry-cook' 8
high-priestes or milliher's show-girl.
{" Why. my love-" answered Miss
Malford, you have repeatedly agreed
with me that Rose Slaplc,on is evidently
attached 70 Saville. and that her mother
personally likes him extremely, and
merely objects 10 him as son.in-law
on account Of the smalluess of his fortune;
this is an objection tina, sou and | know
could be obvia,ed in moment; and every
day | am on ,horns. fearing either that
SavilIe will take leave of his romantic
scruples, and proclaim his riches, or that
Sir Peregrine. who, with his usual stupid
meanness of spirit. wouldbe delighted to
see the girl who bad rejected him well
married, will blab the truth 10 the Staple
tons by way Of smoothing all objections
10 the match" - ,
|. " To be sure--tllat nigh, happen any
Jay ;" said Miss 0gieby. -.
Now" continued the animated Miss
Malford, :. as matters stand al present,
|ineTe IL MOI uUNOt
will compel Rose to write a refusal, and
! Sasille will be so irritaied that he will
| Immediately set OH. for I.ondoni Of course
he will write to them to deny having sen,
the letter. bu, as they believed il TO come
from him, the refusal will be just as cut.
ting to his feelings and his vanity as il he
had actually sent il" -~ &c.,.
/ " But, are you quite sure that the offer
| will be refused!' said, Miss Ugleby.
L" Mrs.. Slapleloa is ridiculously attach.
ed To her daughter, and. allows her TO
have her own way tn a shameful degree
+ witness The rejection of Sir Peregrinei
suppose Rose should coax her mother
into a permission to accept the Offer"
- have my counter-plot ready fol
that" answered Miss Malford. "Saville
will know that he did not write the letter,
and il must be our business to persuade
him that Mrs. S,apleton did; you. ia
particular, may be, Of the most essential
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