Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-01-08


own home. But Julia found continued cause Of
complaint against her pebian sister.
| Il don't know how to understand you. Mary
said she, one day, papa would give you hand.
some house, and the richest furniture, yet you
prefer only two story house, and such furniture
as would suit mechanics wife.
4 will tell you my reasons sister. il | were
to choose stately house, and Gil it with all the
costly toys which fashion now requires, should
wish my whole establishment to be in keeping
with such display. | should need double the
servants, and would be expected to entertain a
good deal OF company. Papa's fortune can sup.
ply me with the necessary outfit for such style
Of house. keeping, but Franks means are not ad.
equae to the support OF such extravaganza. His
fortune, though, not very small, is all embarked
in commerce, and Of course liable to the vicissi.
tudes Of mercantile life, therefore, it would be
folly for US to venture upon expenses which we
mght afterwards regret | am too proud to risk
such modification as has beiallen some Of our
acquaintance; will not plant myself on the
top Of the bill only to be afterwards rolled into
the mre at the bottom.
With such IDEAS Mary could not but find con-
tentment, and while the friends Of her girlhood
were striving for ambitious marriages. needless
OF the character Of those to whom they united
themselves, she was enjoying domestic happiness
in her own quiet way. In vain Julia declared
she wac bnrv;ng herself alive. Msry could not
be persuaded that her books and her music. to-
geher with the performance Of all her pleasant
duties as a wife, daughter, and friend, afforded
less qualification than the heartess intercourse Of
the gay world. Some pted, many wondered at
and few approved OF Mary's plan Of life; but
the votaries Of fashion were fast losing sight Of
her, and would soon have forgotten her very ex.
Iistence. when a circumstances occurred which.
while il excited the envy of her cotemDo,aries
made her once more an object Of especial inter.
est 10 the lovers of wealth and rank
Somewhat more than a year after his marriage.
Frank Narr;vale received letters from France,
s,afina that during several years search had been
MAKING for the nearest hars to the estates and Il
lie Of the ancient bonso Of AIcrve;Ie: and further
more informing him that nndou5te1 nroor had
been received Of the fact that branch # the r4n
f ilv had been living in S., Domingo from whence
thew had amigrated to America. where they had
horne the name or Nerriv,le The ,vrirer there
fore reonesled that the eldest survivor of the fam
r iIv would send certain documentary evidence re
snactinr his descent. and hold himself prepared.
Y in case the testimony should prove satisfactory.
to repair to France without DELAY. The proofs Of
+ l;nesI descent were easily procured for Franks
Grandfather, amid all the vicissitlies OF his for.
. tunes. had preserved the old genealogical Darch.
t nents. together with seal bearing the arms oil
n the family: and these Frank sent, as directed,
r hut with little disposition to follow the N into
France. unless some more certain benefit could
accrue than he at first anticipated. The occur,
rerce was d subject Of mirth to his light hearted
wife. and Julia Quzzed her numerically, telling
her that she was revenged upon her, for all her
ISLANDERS against foreign Gobemen, since IN spite
a of herself she was now only French countess;
while Mary retaliated by reminding her sister Of
n her repugnance to the plebian alliance with a
B. wachmaker's son.
c The affair proved, however, TO be more serou;
, than had been expected. In the course OF lew
months, Frank received letter from the Count
o de MerveiIle, assuring him that he was the un
doubted heir. and that grant had been obtained
e by which all vexatlous law questions were SCI
d aside and permission given to consider him the
n next in succession, provided he should arrive II
i France previous 10 Inc oraI" Oh Tue present pos
SCISSOR, me OIun' uIsea I,e Necessity Ut "'I M
m 'daIe WISH 10 rance uec'd''"S I''"'se" "G's"
+ ea down 10 tne DRINK o Tue grave 10y age anu III
= hr'h't'es' WTGl"Gr 'n:'e was '.''e ne' 'u..a
arIStocracy sun lotN'l5 III ie V7Irs o. ''!e "'tc
maker son. caT"ot say, out GeI'''' u Is, "Io
q ,D"T III C.,,,, i,;,o,fo ~ Warr f.,
gfc ~. o'I ,bo, tbo n,ot,er i. sooroI ~ 5o er
.a1. h,t ;na,ooJ ~ no ela,ion ,rb;cb Tnl
no,,I5 h,mo cai, IN s,,,,r c,cn,,staocos she wa
Wiz afnoa ood d;.onnoood Sbs had lake,
forward to life Of quiet happiness. and she coul
. not hear the ,bonuht Of uniting her native Ian,