, 1842-05-28


OF the little god until thew were firm.
" liked, and he dealt out the silken
cord until they were far out upon the
SCI OF love, too far to proceed or re-
turn without each other.
do tell NE, Robert, what is the
matter with You. ] have been a wit
ness TO your downcast looks and sor-
r"wiui appearance, until Eve grown
hlelanchoIiy myself. What's the
matter, bcyr
Inns question was asked by Mr..
iialioweil, one day when he and Rob
ert We're IN the Counting rooll nlone,
aud ii any individual has ever passed
through . like fiery trial, he can have
an idea OF Roberts feelings when the
man whose daughter he had loved.
was continuing tie best plan to get
IRON HIM the secret cause of his
downcast looks and addressed him in
such kind and a~!lectionate language.
1t went too deep. however. into the
recesSeS OF Roberts bosom for him
to return 4 quick reply. Mr.. Halo
well plainly saw that something was
workn5 upon his mind that made
hlm unhappy, and he wished, if pos
sible, to remove the cause: he urged
a candid revelation OF all that affect
ed his feelings, and promised his as
S~lStance to relieve him. whatever it
required. Robert succeeded, how
ever, in putting HIM off that time, and
trembled at the thought, when at
their ncxtmeeting he related the mat
ter To julia.
4 thought said she, laughing, 'vou
were not SO anxious to ask the old
gentleman as y"u appeared TO be-
Now that was a stumper, Robert
Why did you not tell him! Why
did you nnt?-IIa! ha!
Julia, do you think he s~uspectsY
Not a whit more than he does the
KIM of the Frcnchr
We'll. Julia. to tell the truth about
the matter. left this morning with
the intention of telling him all about
our affection for each other; and if he
refused, | WAS determined to act for
myself, without further advice; but
when ! came before him, ] felt some
thing in my throat choaking me, and
could hardly talk To hihl about bust
ness. much less about love affairs
The lovers met often. and the voy-
age from the Indies being threatened,
it became necessary that they should
prepare for the trials that seemed 10
await them. In short, Nj. Halo
well was cndeavoring 10 ascertain
the cause of his clerks unhappiness,
more for the good of the young man
! han because he cared for the unlm-
pnf;act mistakes made by him IN his
accounts. The next opportunity that
offered. he repeated his former qnes-
ton, and insisted upon an immediate
reply.
Robert suffered and stammercd a
great deal, and nj last came ont WIN
til am attached to a young LAY OF
this citv. sir, and have reason to be
Iieve that she is much attached to me,
but there is an obstacle in the way.
and
"Ah, indeed. And does the obsta-
Gle amount to over 4 thousand dol
liars! If it does not, you shall not
want it. I'll ell You up a check now.
Have all the parties c~onsented!'
why, sir, the cause OF my-the
reason-thc-that is-the cause OF
nv uneasiness, is, am afraid her
father will not c~onsent?"
.Vhv. who is he? refer HIM TO me;
III settle the matter
.He is a rich man, sir, and am not
rich -
Il think-a-ves, Sir Il
.She SAYS so, any how, don't she!
sir,
she said as much .,.
is the old fellow very lich! =
q believe, sir, he is tolerably well
land he wont CONSENT By the
mowers of love, be must be an old
Tnrk-he won't hey? Here, give me
his name. I'll soon settle the mat
Ter, But stop, has he any thing d
ga;ns, YOU? Does he know me!
Here the old gentleman went over
lic'o Srost;ons which Robert
felt no disposition TO nsWe' "na
F which it is not worth our wnne 'oae'
late. The conclusion OF the confer r.
ence lett Robert in the possession OF
a a1 check for a thousand dollars, c alet'
+ ter Of introduction to Parson Gre en-.
!, IF |d' , +, Presbyterian church, and the
. f, elv advice from the lips 10 of ,r his
ialhei-"i''" :,h the girl, TO use MI.