Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-05

through The external in'eguments, "aow me to INTRO
duce Mr.-,a particular friend ut m'ne, who is de-
sirous of insurlng hts lie. lou perceive nc Is no os
Of your dying 81 ri.
The directors d their eyes towards me win ef'
dent satisfaction, aud had The vanity 10 believe 'ha'
the widow did so too.
"You have good broad chest, SAID one. i o'ie '"'
your lungs are 1T ser affected.
| Good shoulders, too, said another W. ''iN''
be knocked down in 4 row. ;, ,.
"S,rong in the legs, and not deb'' ea ~ IN sn
ton, cried at!ird. Il think tbs s'' ''e'''1' 80
us. 49,, ,:,o,,s o,d
Gaw others Tie n ipw.was very much ,c!lned 10 III
a. FS yb,cb con- Is nue., Irritation connen
ced and whc derea ,' l,e5 ," o !"
tell her do came 6 back IA hn P,%t bn. %ss
5hiiged 10 write certificate, with which re-enirFed
ono had The satisfaction OF hearing Tie Chairman read
b,t was warranted sound. The board congratulated
me somewhat loosely, and The widow laughed out.
rpht Our affairs aere settled exactly at the same mo-
msn,, and followed her closely down stars
~ hat mad trick are you al now inquired the cor
moranl: go
sponded and KEEP, m Swo,d. She bowed 10 me with
much courtesy aud desired her serva1alo drive home
/ "Where is that John = said l.
"S, ,;as ,,-, 81, "-'''es'' d JOIN" and
avg" Y. 's:S Si: along tn. prey ,:st?a
mood OF equally interesting reflection
"What are you ponder'ng about, young gentleman;
/ he al last commenced.
81 am ponder,ng whether or no ynu have not over
| reached yourself III mss ,runsac;ion
s.Hnw ::
"Why begin 10 think shall be obliged 10 give up
nv harum.scarum way q! life DRINK moderately, leave
of fox hunting, and sell my s,red horses whrh, yru
know will make material dii;eience III Inc pfo1at!r
dat. Of me- demise.
..Bu. where IS The necessity for your don ~ al this
"My wife will, mos: likely, make i stipulation
~ oar wife
Just parted from. You may laugh hut, II you choose
10 bet The insurance "hicii yol hsye BOUGHT 0: me-
as'ss' me- s seda's married !" less than
months.
"Done - said cormo.ant his 3aurcs again slrainng
their bucsshius At The idea Of having made double
profit Of me. 'Lc, Us 10 T. my house, and Will draw
4 deed 10 that effect, .rntt,.
! | did not finch irom the agreement My case
! knew. was desperate should have hanged myself
month before had il NJ, been lr the EPSON Races Al
VIII ch had particular business: ard any tle addi-
tona! reason for disgust Ia the world would, thought,
be rather pleasure Than ran-provided was dsap-
| pointed in the lovely widow
i Modesty is sac hnghear upon fortune. IGAlye
known many who hnse not been oppressed BY IT. remain
in the shaJt bat haze never known enc wlo emerged
with il into prosperity. In ny own case 1t was By no
means family disease, had lived in any way by
which was kel 10 contract IT, Accordingly, on the
\ following DAY, caught myself very cop!y knocking
At lhe widow door ind 80 entirely had been occu.
pied in considering he various blessings which would
accrue both 81 * from our UNION, that was han
wav m stars L, fore leaan atrnk 81 an excuse Tor
my intrusion. The wrng room was vacant, and
vas left for wonder whether was not ac
tualiy in some ieg,p tie I.o.cs AMI Cfaces Tn re
was mol 4 thing IL bvscen which did not breathe with
tenderness The ts'i'ng d'.Piayed htte !tare" 81
sporve CupGs tlT carpet wilderness OF turtle doves
The pic,res were series OF the loves OF Jupiter, the
vases presented Moth III, hearts ease and iore.ies
bleeding the very canary birds were inspired ana mad
nest with two young ones aud The cat herself 100 kcu
kindly over the budding beauties oil a totoise-shei
kitten. VIA, place foE sensitive heart like nine .
could not bear look upon the mrrnrs winch reflect
ed my broad shoulders every SIDE like so many
giants and wonil ba:c given the world TO appear
li,le pale and interesting, although il might have m
jurpd nv lie dozen years purchase. Nt:erthpieSa,
was no, daun'rd, Al o"ked around for something
found al in a Nm. with what had before re.
marked. Upon the oien yiano lay "Auld Robin Grey,
which had doubt, hcin sung aIinsion 10 her late
husband On The table half finished drawing OF
4, Apnll,, which equally, without doubt meant to
apply her future one and around about were strewed
the seductive tones Of Moore, Canphrll, and Hyrnn
stTh:s witch" thought |, ais the creature have
4 been sighins after | would have married her out
of he'd ccway and worked upon the roads to MAINTAIN
her but with twenty thousand Pounds-ay, and much
more, unless am mistaken, she would create fever IN
alive, when the door opened and in walked the iasc
mating object OF my ~ citations She was dressed IN
brown hair was braided dcmlfey forehead which
looked as lofty as her face was lovely. The reception
she naye me polite and graceful, hut somewhat DIS
aut and perceived that She had either io:gniten or
n was determined not - cagn,zc not gate
prepared for this, aud, spite omy Constitutional con-
4 dence, felt no, little embarrassed had, perhaps
mistaken the breaking forth Of yonng aud buoyant
Itntl iva
auelaeGt q. volatile coGue,ry; and, FOR moment, vas
in doubt whc',cr I;t'oud 40, apologize, and pretend
that she was not 'c lady Ter whom ny vi:l, VAS m
tended. Blu, then she beautiful Angels and
ministers, Nothing earth could have sent tG4n
i, stairs unless hal seen kicked down "Aladame,
r beran-hu, my blood vas IN turmoil. and ! have
never been able 10 rccniect precisely what said
Something II was, however, about my late father .ni
her lamencd husband, absence and the East indies,
liver complaints and life insurance, with compliments,
condolences, pardon, perturbation and prefer pupsrfsct
: impcr,ncncc The lady looked surprised, broke my
speech. viii two three weli-bred CALCULATIONS, and
asonished me very much by protesting that she never
heard her husband mention either father or his pro-
missing little hcir-apparcn,, William Henry Thomas, in
the whole course of their union "Ah' maoam, SAID
|, ''the omission is extremely natural. am sure am
not al all offended with yoHr late husband OH that score
He was an elderly, scklv sar, Of Ny father
always told him he could no, last but he though,
be would have died 80 soon after his marriage He
had not iime-be had E3t time, Madame, 10 make his
friends happy BY Introducing theT. to you
:. / believe upon the whole, must haze behaved
m1rkahy well, for the widow could not quite make up
her mind whether TO credit not which, when
we consider the very slender materials lad 10 work
upon is saying great deal. a. last ron,Tved IL
MAKE the conversation glide away 10 Aud Robin
Grey and the G7awing OF Apollo, which pronounced
to be chr. dausre :'.rrnit me however 10 suggest,
that he symmetry Of the figure you'd not Do destroyed
by little moss of-stercules in h's shouaer, which
would make his r, worth much Inger purchase
A little more amplitude in the chest too. lad ,ri!c
stronger The lrgs, they say nj the Insurance OF
fce'S Tie widow looked comcay at the recolec-
tons which brought 10 her mind; her rosy Fps began
10 disclose their treasures il half smile; and this, in
turn, expanded into spsh Ike The laugh of Euphra-
syne. This was the very thing for ne was always
dashed by beauty the slts but PM, Us on fair
grounds, and never supposed that could be other
wise than charming. | ran over all the amusing to-
pics ef,bc day, expanding thousand admirable jokes