New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-05-08

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leave yo nv dear boz. 20 =dge ride OF t"eh'y-H's OF
bi, mics through 1irv road>-a Aaypoie dIiner-a ete
a-tie with Haredae which. vanity apart was quite nei
-. and O-sop tusness-a Naypoe bed-a AiayI'olc ihnd
lord ard Maypoe rctinue OF IDIOTS aud 'e''i4;
b the vsluar.rv endurance these things looks Ike nd
ference dear Ned or like the excessive anAiety and ~
toa and all that OF thing OF parent you sA deer
nine for yourself.
cruel SITUATION I an placed. Loving Mss iiaredaie Is
do
NV dear fellow. interrupted ms father with cos1Pa'
sioaaie smile you do nothing OF the Nind- on 90 H''"
any ib.r about IT, There such thing assure YOU
Nov do take nv word You have good sense Ned
,, Good .eise wonder sheuld Dc guilty OF such
amazing a,surcitics. You really surprise me-
r@Deat, said his son firmly. = that love her ion
have interposed pa u, and have TO ne extent nv
INST now old YOU Of succeeded May induce YOU SIR IN
20 think more .vorabv OF attachment or Is X your
intention and design mold Us aunderl' you can
Nv dear Ned" returned his father. taking pinch OF
snuff and pushing hi. box toward him. mat Is m! PURPOSE
The ,ime that has elapsed" roned his since
hogan to her WORTH has flown IN such dream tHa' IN
II, now have hardly paused TO reflect upon my true
position What i From my childhood have been ac-
cu=tomcd to luxury and llencss, and have been bred As
though nv fortune large and M expectations almost
without limit The idea of wealth has been iamiariSed
- me from ms cradle have been taught 10 look upon
those rcaas BIZ which raise themselves to ches ana
dish action a being beyond my needing and beneath my
care have BEEN a. the phrase Is. hbcray educated and
am fit for nothing. find myself at least wholly dsPehcc"'
upon YOU, with resource but IN Your favor In TINS mo-
renou> question OF lie do not. aud II would seem we
never can nqrec have >hrunk IuStucvc!v alike from
those 10 whom YOU have urged TO pay court and from the
motives OF interest and ear which hive rendered them III
vonr eyes visible objects for my suit II there never mas
been much slain speaking between u before SIR the ilut
ss not bcc nine indeed. II seem speak too plainly
now Is believe father tbs hope that there may be
anker spirit. worhier reliance, and kinder confidence
between Us time 10 come
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feet me- Go on ms dear Edward, beg. But remember
your promise There is great earncstacss vast candor
manifest sincerity in all You say but fear observe the
tairtcst Indication of a tendency to prose
very sorry, sir.
am very sorry TOO Ned but YOU know that cannot fix
NV mind long period upon subject II You Il
the point once. II imagine all that ought to go
before and conclude it said Oblse with the milk asan
Listening. invariably makes me cvcriSh
What | would say, then. tends To this, said Edward
ca mot bear this absolute dependence upon YOU
Time has been lost and opportunity thrown away but am
vet Young man. and may it. VIII give me the
means OF dcvotng such abilities and energies possess to
some worthy pursuit VIII YOU let try TO make for my
self an honorable path in life For any YOU please to
name-sav for five years if YOU will will pledge myself
to move no further the Of difference without
YOUR full concurrence During that period will cndcavor
earnestly and patiently If man did, to open some pros
pect for myself and free from the burden YOU fear
should become if married whose worth and beauty
her chief endovments VIII you do this ir At the exi-
ration the agree upon let discuss the subect
again Til then unless be revived by you, let be
renewed between Us.
newspaper which he had been gzncng carelessy, and
throwing himself back in the wirow-scat believe you
know how very much dislike what called family affairs,
which ouy lit for pcbean Christmas DAYS and have no
manner of business with people of condition. But
Won proceeding upon mistake, Ned-aoseicr mis-
takc- will conquer repugnance TO entering on such mat
and YOU perfectly plain md candid answer II you
will do me j,e favor To shut the door.
Edward obcyed him. elegant little knife
from hi, pocket and pairing MS nails, continued
"You hive to thank me, Ned for being of good family;
for your mother charming person as she was and almost
brokcnhcarted and forth, she lett me, when She was
prcmaturcy compelled become mmoral-had nothing 10
boast OF in that respect
Her father was at least eminent lawyer sir, said Ed
ward.
Quite right Ned; perfectly So He stood high ut the
bar had great name and great wealth. but having
from nothing have ALWAYS closed the circum
stance and steadily resisted its contemplation but fear his
father dealt pork and that his business did involve
coecl and sauares-hc wished his daughter
4 good family He had his heart's desire, Ned. was
younger Younger son. and married her We each had
object and gained it. She stepped into the po-
est and best circles, and stepped into fortune which
YOU very TO my coRort-qiite indis-
pensabc Now, good fellow, that fortune is the
things that have been II gone, Ned and has been gone
how old are you' l always forget
Scven-and- twenty, sir.
Are YOU inIecd cried his father raising his cyelids
angushing surprise. much Then should say, Ned,
nearly remember. It's skirts vanished from human
knowledge about eighteen nineteen years ago. 1t
about that time when | live in these chambers (once
your grandtahcr and bequeahed by that extremely
spectacle person me- and commenced i've upon an IT
considerable annuity aad my past repuiaton.'
- Aou are testing with me- sad Edward.
Not in the slightest degree. assure YOU, returned his
fltlcr with great composue. These family topics
extremely dry, that am sorry TO say they don't admit OF
>rch rcet |; thai and because they have
appearance of business that dislike them yer much
Well! You know the y SON Ned unless he is old
enough be coln4uiol-thay say, unless he Is
two or three and tweatys not the Kind thing have
about ore. lie restraint upon his father his father j.
restraint upon him. aad they make each her mutually
comfortable. Therefore, until within the last four years
SUI have poor memoir for dates and if mistake you
will correct IN your madyou pursued your studies
distance, and picked up great variety Of accomplish
men. Occasionally passed week two together here
and dsconcerei each other only such relations
canIdy tell ou M dear boy, that il you had been awk
ward and oyersrou, should have exported to dis
rant part OF tbs world.
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