Delaware Republican, and farmers', manufacturers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-1843, 1842-07-22

hair, and was gazing wildly and vacan'ly .
round her, and imagining the whole scene
hen, lr,nspirlng as nothing but pleasing
ream, arising from her grear agitation, ne
" Lucy, you are this day Of age:
md therefore, capable Of choosing and
Judging for yourself; do yYa Of your own
rec will make choice 4 Sergeant SWIVEL
Ior husband 70
This enquiry arouse Lucy from her
reverie, and turning % NJ Sergeant. who
still stood in corner 81 hhe room. she re-
nlied with much emphasis, /" Nov
"We.l," continued Mr.. Efingham, III
shall never make use " my authority az q
parent TO compel you 10 marry any one
against your will but at the same time,
feel anxious TO see you honorably and hap
pily united with some one. We have
young man here with US, particular friend
Of mine,-aRJ one whom consider every
way worthy II your affection. and whom
am auihorisea % say esteems You very
highly, and did the proposal meet your ap.
probaii on should be much pleased 70 call
him son-in-law."
Lucy's resolution was soon taken. She
had loved one object with all the ierveacy
and strength Of frs, and deep Affection
and she felt il impossible for her ever 10
love another. That object, she now ina
pined, was no longer an inhabitant Of earth,
and the deep wound inflicted on her hesrt BY
his uniime!y and bloody death never could
be healed. She, therefore, replied 70 her
fathers proposal, . l shall be happy 10
rendering willing obedience to the will
consistently be done, and not at the i'm.
msnse sacrifice Of my own happiness. IA
mus, ,ns's ', ars s,s.. f5vor yon can sran,
sd. "a.sr r., he ;n,nor,uned upon ,hat sub,
"e n.,s' " p'''S TT II
J !'., W., .,, ;, aid Nj Ra6neham
;,;,a :. va, ,,rno, reluss 4 {nsroduc
, ,;nn ,a Tho younr cen,iema, ~. ths scox,
y" ,'Sn r.;sndsh;n nd !, NAV he .s'be contin
"aa 49, he hscIousd he vounr man for
} uru :. von viii ,S,nk be,,er of INV pro
= M" 49, III v"n Lie name i Henr,
. W V - 80
. 49, .r;.., h. and "a ttev me
u Assy ~. iavs, shs u,,ersd . lon,
{ ~ .,I d. ..w, ,n,,nan, sbs law senss
: ,a". n III ~ . IN "
: '' CN w ~ w., .,s,,.d e,,w.rd crv
: inp. .My son nv son doth lie We
live l',--dor tina Cantain, although possess
: cd pf sJme ~ The worst passions whic
0 degradJhumau nature ; vet he felt all III
2 aGeciisln Of a fond and doating father ia
v HEINZ. and The reflection Of his havin
. 1Lyssiff KIM with his own hand narrowed n
Z b;sj roiI,y soul and gave him no rest, ID
q nX Gaht2
rl~x1,. W." renIied Mr.. Ef6upham, sch
" ssss srd vo,r. s;,ua,;on' Caniain.
Iyoi"' =. -, -, ! low re ---snie
~ shosd, sir, here's your dargbler.
presenting Amanda. You have no
;. both your children restored to you' ana
Yhave |. And, as ! believe they love eae
other most fondly, and affeciiona!ely,
call upon you to consummate their hapr
i, ness by graniingyour consent 70 lheirun'on
- 81 freely grant H." replied the Captain
.. and Lucy being by this time, recoyers
~ from her swoon, and smiling through b
~ tears, as she hung upon the arm oil h
70 beloved Henry, stood before the clersyma
- and in less than half an hour, they, and all
~ George and the angelic Amanda we've VI
~ ted in that my sterious bond which no m;
could sever.
p, As the ceremony proceeded Mr.. Efin
i, ham cried, "stop; as the par.ies,r said h
10 have passed, and been known under f
IL ti,ious names il is true that in the pr
~ sent contract, their proper names be use
"a Your true name" he continued. addressil
W the CAPTAIN, sis not WINTHROP, but Wv
!. field Eidrige."
NJ "Wbo." cried AIR. and Mrs. Bless,n
M ton, who had remained incog. until Il
If. moment WINFIELD Eldrige tn
IN Henry and Amanda are our grand Ell
i'd dren."
ed what the parents of my deceas
wife here too" exclaimed the CANAAN