Ponola [sic] weekly register. (Ponola [sic], Miss.) 1843-1843, 1843-05-06

ing unable at that moment to speak from
confusion, he looked upon the ground
and was silent. But quickly recover
ing himself, he replied
& hope, sir, that you will not feel it
necessary 10 pain either your daughters
feelings or my own, longer, by what
cannot believe to be any thing more
than Jest
The old mans brow darkened. 4 am
not used TO trifing, sir. You have
heard my terms. Let me assure you
that they must be fulfilled to The letter.
lfyou do not intend trying Tor her hand,
in the only way that it can be won, then
give place, sir, TO some more worthy
suitor.'
Deeply panied, as well as offended, at
what he considered equivalent to an in
suit repeated, Graham turned suddenly
away from beth father and daughter,
and FASTENED home.
1t was nearly four weeks before the
young couple again met, and then it was
without concert, at the house of neigh
Dor. For the first part Of the evenings
they seemed shy Of each other; but az
ter a while were observed to be earnest
Iy engaged ia conversation, as they pa
ced the lawn ia front of the house,
backward and forward, under the love
awakening influence Of bright August
moon.
will you not coasentr said Graham,
becoming more animated.
NO, John, cannot, love yOu,'-and
her voice trembled and faltered; 'but,
leave my father! Q, no, no, Aever!'
Then you do not To- But he
paused with the word unuttered.-
There was an embarrassed silence Of
some moments; at length the young
man said in a melancholy tone
Then, Anna, we had better see each
other no more
'John,' said she, looking him in the
face fixedIy, 'will you not try To-
But she hesitated and then hung down
her head.
cry TO beat your father in game
Of draugh's you would have said?-
Even if there was hope, Anna, of doing
that which there is none, could not
give my consent to so hunaiIiating an
act. What has the playing of a game
skiIfully, TO do with my making you a
good husband?1
But this did not satisfy the raihd ofthe
maiden. She thought that her lover
ought to be willing TO do any thing no
matter how unreasonable it might he
for the sake Of gaining her hand. She
could not however, say more than she
had.
They parted that evening, gloom
lily enough. But the sight of her face.
and the sound of her voice, had stirred
more deeply in his heart the waters OF
affection.
She must be mine!' he said TO him.
self, passionately, as he strobe home
wards.
BY degrees, but with great reluctance,
he began to entertain thoughts of apply
ing himself TO the game ct which her
father was so skUful; and such progress
had he made by the next evening Incl
pient resolution, that BE actually went
over to neighbours, and after sitting
awhile proposed a game Of draughts.-
But although his antagonist was but a
poor player, John Graham, was beaten
every time.
You wouldn't do 10 play with old
Woodruff remarked his companion,
after winning for the sixth time.
Graham oolored deeply, as he looked
up a. the remark, but he perceived by
| his friends counlenance that it was in
nocently made,
Much discouraged he went home that
might and dreamed that he had played
with Mr.. Woodruff, Annals father, and
beaten him. On the next evening he
went over again, and spent two or three
hours in playing. Once he beat his an
tagonist. This gave him hope, and as
| he Thought of II the naYf dau no cnid tc