The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-11-05

most of all, of one dear object in whom he
had even so early begun to feel deep
interest; one quick, comprehensive thought
of all these say, rushing through his
mind with the velocity Of IA flash oflIght-
ming, and with its whitening effect, he
stood an instant, perfectly speechless and
paralyzed. Then struggling as if to ge:
fully awake from horrible dream, and to
shake off the dreadful incubus, he stop
ped only to ialler GU. the following brief
sentence: -
And rushed into the street, in state of
mind bordering Oh frenzy. VIVA. follow
ed Immediately thereafter must now be
told i'll his own lorcible language, extrac-
ted from his letter TO his father on the &C.
casion, After what have just in sub
stance related, he proceeded thus -
---''lf had delayed one
moment longer in the store under the
blighting influence and presence of that
harsh; lrowning clerk, would have iah-
ted. But when found myself in the o.
pen air, aud my legs going like the driving
wheels OF locomotive. engine. straight
for the bank, began to breathe as though
was alive.
"Pale and breathless entered the bank,
stammering ont something, when the
good teller. (who had disc overed and pre-
served the stray note thinking l'd come
back,) percerying and commissioning my
lt.,,,, hol.l ala, l,,,t l.,
me, observing a, the same lime;--
" 'Well, Storm las he sometimes calls
me when disposed 10 be pleasantly 4 sup
pose You have come for your note, ! laid
three tves out, and did not perceive Till
you were gone, that you had taken up but
two of them. You should be more careful
in future"
Heavens, what relief! 0, pa, unless
you had lam all tight Under the weight of
u mineral worn'!ence; and some kind
fellow loaier had just come along and
dragged you out,-or; unless you were in
the Palmy days of youth again; and your
sweetheart, (my mother that then was to
be- had just given you the sealing kiss,
striking spark of heaven right into the
undertook of your heart,-you may think
you can fancy my feelings; but | tell you
sir, reverenlIy, you'll die in ignorance!
Lord, sir, could have danced anything
you could name, from the alto of THE
Elbolero," or of the bounding CariLbee,
down to tho "Sugar-cane shuflle;" and
thence through all the beautiful gyrations,
genuhexions and finer gradations of the
art, down, down to ,hc incompatible
"Grape-vine Twist."- 81 should not
omit to state that while absorbed with a
sort of third heaven-excitemenl and ,ri-
umph toward Mat clerk, committed some
ludlcrous and almost ineXcusable blum
ders.- The first was, that inadvertently
trod on the corns of all old huxler wo-
man, who ripped outa sharp, loud OH
curse your hoois, say,-it had my will
of you, would pull every nail of''o them
with pncers, you young spawn.'-Indeed
pa, dent 60 to do it aud ! begged Ter
pardon handsomely.-Next ran over Il
small child; and it set to believing shock
ing y, as children miH do you know.
crammed a cake into its mouth and soon
stopped that gaI;-and proceeding on, as
If the measure of my mislorlunes was to
know no limit in suddenly turning cor
ner, ran plump against young impu-
dentsweep, white pants, buTvest, and ILL.,
who saluled me with-'Look here, mis-
ter, did You done dat O. purposes-does
you call dat good manners? cause eff it
vas accident, can forgive and forget it,
Begging his pardon and assuring him it
was the thing most foreign from my inten-
tons to joslle him, | threw him 'levy,"
and posted on, while he struck up, SAIL
around my hat | wears green vlllow,"
Oh, oh, o, o, o.
DON'T you think that clerk had the pre-
cious impudence to look big ant! incred-
ulous, as though had merely gone out to
gain time and pretend to find The nolc?-
Yes. But when said proudly refer
you to the teller, SIR Mr. Porpoise con-
sequence shrunk to shrimp.
"Oh, pa, if had lost that money. it
might have ruined my character forever
for, although could have made itup to
the firm in time, out Of your allowance to
me of pocket money; yes might have
left ii blot which all the rain in the pure
heavens could not remove"
We pass over year, during which
fruitful period of Leslie's life many inter-
esting circumstances occurred which il
might be tedious here to relate; and III
which time he had become intimate with,
and warmly attached to the youngest
daughter Of Mr.. Avery.
Adah Avery, now about sixteen, was
most angelic being. Arlless as child,
playful as iawn, cheerful and happy as
a wild singing-bird,- accomplished, beau
Htul, yet meek willa, she failed not to
win the admiration and love of all who
knew her. oh, why should such lovely
flowers deck the earth, bu. 10 pass away
and leave tS reurpt and SORROW in their