The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-08-05

.Ilut. my dear sir. yos csanoI. certain.
Az. be In rsTnesil"
yes, bat as thoBgh."
.whss-gsmble yasf ugbsersws,f'
sYou can call u by what name you
chose. Il m,lisrs moi D. me. Yoa musl
beat me ;, The game OF her hand eaan0l
be yosfs."
. Ilul that is Impossible. You are the
best player aiIhn ten miles round. and I
know little or aosllipg % dfsushls. be
sides having dIsissle Coz a."
.Well. we'll. Inst is your own lauk-
cut" reIl.td The f.lher sIlh an cir az
inpriener. .lf you win her. she 10
youls; but Il you do n"i. my wsrd Tor q,
she makes happy The bridal evening % .
smarter man."
e. But"
81 tell yau. IL 10 useless 70 talk. John
Grshsm. Ny ward 10 passed. and can
nol be mav.d. Il you comply with my
terms. wrll; il not. there lei lie mater
snd."
This conversation occurred between =
sturdy hssbandman. ~hose farm Hinged
the rpmanilc banks Of the Susqnslianna,
near The dighIlul village Of Marietta. in
the inIsriar Of Penney lssnia. AMI ) Dung
farmer living near BY. The heart nrlhe
lausr hid been won by Anna. he bloom
ing dsugh,rs Of the faImer, and ai,er ma
ny days u doabs and painful mlsgis,ngs,
John sr.hsrn, for that was his name,
made bald 10 speak 10 The father his dc
sme TO posses her hand.
Surprised, mortified. and discouraged
81 his rseeP'iun. the young man lefi The
house. wi,hou, spariing word with Anna.
and returned 10 hls avn home. gloomy
and responding.
For three days. no me saw him beyond
lie bounds ofhis own farm. Anna. WIN
knes Of ceurse his Intention 10 ask Tor
hsr,handi vas deeply Distressed al his sue
den departure from the house. and pro-
longed absence.
Il wa near nigh, fall II The t.irj day.
while sitting ai III. cotage window ih.t
opened towards the road winding up TO
the house that she was startled irnIn .
pslnfal. dreamy slate. by the sound Of
footsteps. and lIf,lng hsr head she per-
esired that her truani lover vas again
IeIurning.
"0h. John. why have you ,iaii so long
swayi" she said earnestly. as she bound.
I'll uui Of The dunr 4, meet him. -
"And Why should Ooinel" be replied
mnod,ly.
Did no, my father" She could
u,,er nothing further. bu. coloriug deep
IL, leaned her head upon his shoulder.
ale refused me YOUR hand, Annav
he said in an excited tine.
30, no. John. he did not do that sure
ly!" said the m.iien, lifting her head.
aud looking hiin with pale counlensnee.
steadily IN the face.
ut amounts To the sane thing. Anna.
I must bes, him a. iraughs. or you can
never be NINE"
John Graham! you are sporting with
mel" And Anna drew herself NJ. while
her face. from which the color had so
suddenly departed, vas lighted up with
something Of indigestion
AS live. and IS love you. Anna,
wha, say is true"
"rhen my father but spor,sd with you
in merry mood" and the maiden uird
10 smile carelessly.
lie wa. in earnest" said the young
man s,lemnly.
Thea what can he meih!" asked
Anna in = per,lexed tone.
why he means 10 deny me your hand.
lie has. no doubt. other views Tor his
daughter"
FOi a moment. Anna stood .ilen,. and
then leaning her head upon the shoulder
II her LAYER she s"bbed aloud, overcome
by feelings which she in vain tried TO
keep down.
Just a,ihat moment, the sound ofsome
enc approaching. aroused them. and l"ok-
agup they perceived II 10 be Anna "a
iher.
"Well. John" he said in a cheerful
lone; "hare you come to beat me al
tl'augh,s!"
Young Grahsm's face culnred. and be
ing unable si that moment 10 speak, from
confusion. he looked upon the ground
aud vas silrn: Do, quickly recovering
himself, he replied :.
IL hope, sur. tia. you will not iee' u
necessary TO pain either your daughter :
feelings or NY owp. longer. BY what
rannot believe To be any thing more 'hs'l
sjsa.
The old mans brow dslkened. eel am
no, used to uia ng. sir. Yoi have
heard my terms. Let me assure you,
that they mu.t be fnlf led 10 The lcuer'
II y"p DO M, intend tying Tor her hand
IN The oply wav tina, !, can be won. then
give place, sur, 10 some more worthy
suior" t.#
Deeply p,iued. as well as offended, Al
~ha, he considered equivalent 10 an IN
suit rensaled. Cir ham cirnPd suddenly