The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-04-02

'ncuce, and pray God grant them fir depar-
Sure"
".Ncrchant Of Ttnics."
On bright ard beautiful May morning, some
years since, the following conversation occurred
in the botdoir Of an elegant mansion, short dis
lance from, but in view of one Of our Southern
cities The proprietor, Mr.. Gloiitworth, fine
healthy looking old gentleman, had retired from
n very lucrative mercantile business; and being
widowor, and not blest with children, had pre-
vailed on his sister, widow, and her only child,
his niece, whom he had adopted, TO take up their
residence with him, and superntond his house
hold affairs.
low so, my dear uncle?-Am not an excel
lent housed ecpey, and in all conscience young e.
nough yet to part with my liberty, and at the
same time with two such doar friends and COM
panions as my indulgcnt mother and you; Fecks
uncle, except that you are the oldest old gentle
man know, and fear fraction IN your dotags,
(savo Tie maIk) know not how TO account Tor
your urging this ott-rcreated and (pardon theox-
prcsson) almost hateful topic, upon me-
"Well, well, Kate. have Your own way; as
suppose You must; and Us indeed most OF your
sex will: but you are L living my stery to me-
ay, as nsolublG as the most kI.otty problem of
EAclid. Fer intricory, algebra is TOOL to you
women'
why uncle lid ever what do you
nean:'
sMean:-Wlly look von-hcre it is. Iknow a
crack-braincd, blooming girl Of seventeen sum-
1ners' Gesct WITH nan dozen or more suI'ors'
' "r u ~" ~ To ,I "Y i Wv, 'n
soolh. she huls ono cuts al other siIcnces third
&c with os much soltrcss,ssion MS Turkish
roicntatc wo0Id have tr bo| Sung applied to
Cos It ;'o o. o. u' Vi ' '''''' "''0 0'0''
Jrnce.'-
l,ucIe ne no nncles. lie, me SEQ
,horc's ycu.r Caniain Da>hvclI. a cool
,,ro ,hnu,.rI . vonr vo,,r p,,Ls whose
.alar,. and ro,ou;.ir.s ;.mrun, ,n y, le,s,
,wnniv-,wo hundred p,sy;bI,uwen,v.,;vc.
Ron S,,Ila,L. nrnw;>;ng vonng En,b
nj the law. whose income nom cnuno, fall
..bor, Of ,wcu,y-,ix hundred. ;anvAe three
{h,r,.anl-JGc Gyer,vorb, NV own
norhev. whose business E,o,. from an
ncir,l :nerec,;o, If h,s Icdper and bal
.pcr sheet, wiz vicld him thirty five him.
Lr,J -l,c(d,nr Stakes WIN makes his
,,reo or four ,bou,ard a wear AT his ln,-
,erv AND cychance busiucs as eosilv as
k;ss vnur hnud.-and vounr Doctor Nav
wool Who's. uractire. =, nrescn,. j, ;s
,rro i mo-, worth mn,c ,han Il r,eon him..
dred = wear. Lu, Lich will soon amouu,
70 thousands $. when he shal have learned
tho ,r, Of cb,rrin,. for Won nerceivp he
is oyerr,,n with business pjohl and dav.
and ye,J believe in NV soul Won a,e
hen, mon ether dviuJ an old maid. as
v;,harrd and wrinkle as - hpad of winter
kali snun. from nose TO 10, 5. or else on
marrying that dappcr Lieutenant, of Ma.
rines. Who is as po,r rs Lazarus. and
STRAIGHT and s,i0' as--as--,hat hon.
nole'- (noirtinr to one in the Garden
ibrouvh The win1ovl
Il Is not clear how far the rnclc. who
had only been givjpo vent 10 = vein Of Lis
usual pleasantly. would have proceeded.
had no, the yonthIul beauty pIavrullv
stolen nm behird him, and with one am,
around his neck. and one fair. soft hand
nlumnunou his month. fallen to KISSING
his noble forrhfad.-Snon rs he could vel
his b,eo1h aca,n he continued.
Go. Won wilful scune-cracc, Yon
,retend Won love mr.. bul i, laj,h begin
r. cancv i,s tho same kind Of affection
,b,, . live salmon has for a coldrnn orhot
"a'eF,-or niuSque'" ''aS "!' 'af-oar
rel Except INA, my worn Is out (a''o
'laFs my oono,) Sci'e'e would cut you
oil WIN shi'i','s
DO sir; ana see now quickly J. Will
hang myself JUST |" Try now miserable !
can make YOU IN tuFn'-lhere is good
ground I" nope lhai 20" arc iu'iy conVln-
inv ~ r ,rnsnc.,,, maze sncb q mnl.can an
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