The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-06-29
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From Gody's Lady's Book.
THE CONFIRMED BACHELOR.
BY MYSELF.

fool when he dedicates his behaviour to
love, will, after he hath laughed at such
shallow folIies in others, become the argn
ment of his own scorn, by falling in love. -
Much .4d0 about Nothing.
well Mary, is there no end 10 that
letter you are reading1 haze been
waiting fifteen minutes for my second
cup of coffee"
Z" Excuse me ,brother--I an, really SO
Ioverjoyed at its contents that iorgo,
your cup.
" Over ioyed! strange kind of overjoy
lcrying as fast as you can. Blu, that is
The way with you women, there IS nc
understanding you-pshaw, sister, you
have empied the sugar bowl into my
cup. IT," said her brother rising from
the table, 'peope would write letters Of
proper length, there would not be such ;
" iste of valuable time in reading them
as if half dozen lines could not say
all that was necessary"
" You don't ask whom my letter is
from, brother. You do not know how
much you are interested in its con.
tents"
Oh d! from some love sick girl, telling
you Of all the couquess she made at tn,
last ball, aud how many declarations
Followed"
You were never more mistaken in
your life, there is not a word about To-
vers in the whole letter. Fanny Thorn
is no love sick maiden, but a-''
Oh {! no doubt very charming inter
esting lady, like all your sex, Mary
But it's nine o'clock and must GO a
man of business stopping to chat with :
girl like you"
But business or no, BROTHER" said
Mary, with an alIectionare smile, 'you
must waste a litlle time to hear my lei
er-and a woman's letter too. -
"What can bachelor like myself
have to do with your letter; but hurry.
child, | have dozen things to attend to
before court ope1s."
We'll, them" said Mary little di(
identity, my letter says, my dear friend
Fanny Thorn will be here the day after
morrow 10 pay me visit of two
months"
" Let her come. Mary. | do NOT
wish 10 interfere with your plans, you
happiness. OnIy remember am a man
# business; and besides, am con
irmed bachelor---in Interchangeable Ben
dick; so that you and your friend mus
AXE care of yourselves-no attentions
from me, sister. Do as pIeases yoursol.
and let me do the same. Two young
ladies' in the house, said her soIiloquiz
ng brother, show the deuce am to get
along with lhem?'and with this puzzling
ooint in his mind Henry Dorrance, al
torney at law, entered his comfortable
Office rooms, and in few minutes had
totally forgotten Ihat there was such a
hing as women in The world.
Henry and Mary Dorrance were bro
!her and sister, and had been separated
from each other ever since the death OF
their mother, which took place when
Mary was len years old. Henry was
he sldest of several children, all oI
whom died except M,ry, The youngest
the darling of her mother aud The play
hing of the tall handsome man, hel
brother, who for some years had beer
established as lawyer in the town oi
Bedford. Mrs. Dorrance, on her death
bed, called her son 10 her and told him
to write to bis aunt, widowed sister OF
his mother who lived about two hundred
miles distant, and to say that her dying
request was 10 fulfil promise long since
made, that if her child was left mother.
less she would become mother 10 her
md that now she committed to her the
,acred trust, with full confidence in her
Election and faIthluiness. Henry wepl
bitter. tears before he could comply
with her commands; for his mother was
dearer to him than taught beside;' and
now TO realize that he was TO lose her,
his best counsellor, his ollectionale friend
md parent, one who had so often cheer
ed and sustained him under difficulties,
vruog his heart with grief; and The man
aud the lawyer were overpowered by
he deep alll clon of The son. After q
few days of suffering Mrs, Dorrance
died; her last look of affection rested
upon her two children who stood by her