The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-03-15
From the United States Gazette.
Attacfment.---A Story OF Love mud Debt.

peat for the benefit Of the rising genera
ton, who in their haste to carry out lhei
views, may commit some mistake whose
effect will be permanent.
Mr.. Rhodes was the High Sheriff oil
county. Massachusetts; and his goot
name, inherited from his father, and cher.
ished by the son, made him moi only popu.
lar as an officer, but rather wealthy as a
man. Why Mr.. Rhodes never got mar.
ried, the ladies could not ascertain, though
they talked the matter over and oyer We.
ry often; but almost all said thaM must
have been some cause IN his youth. (Mr.
Rhodes was thirty-fve. at least,) which
was known only to himself, and perhaps
one other.
Some appointment,' said Miss Anna,
young lady who thought il wrong that
gentlemen should be disappointed some
fatal disappointment
Not at all, said her maiden aunt, not at
all nobody ever thought that Mr.. r. had
courage enough TO offer himself to lady
lie is 60 modest, that l should like to see
him make proposal
mo doubt Of it, aunt. no doubt of it {;
and TO hear him too said Anna.
Your father and L. said Annals moth
er 'ouce thought that Mr.. Rhodes would
certainly marry Miss Susan Morgan, who
then lived in the neighborhood.'
Was he accepted by Miss Morgan 2
asked Anna.
u don't believe she ever had an offer,
said aunt Arabella.
perhaps not said Mrs. Wilton, hut
she certainly deserved one from Mr..
Rhodes; and | have frequently thought
that during services in church, he was
about to make proposals before all the
r congregation, as he kept his eye conlinu-
ally on her.
DO you think asked Anna, tha. Miss
Morgan was as fond of him as he appear
ed to be of her!'
She certainly did not take the same
! means of showing her feelings said Mrs
Wilton, for she never looked at him in
church, and seemed to blush when, by
:, any means, she discovered that others had
noticed his gazing upon her.
Il should think said Anna partly aside,
that man like Mr.. Rhodes would not
lack sonlidence TO address lady, espe-
fially if she was conscious of her own
feelings, and of his infrmily.'
Mrs. w. smiled, and aunt Arabela was
about to say that no lady should evince
her feelings under such circumstances,
when Mrs. Wilton remarked that once.
. when she had joked Miss Morgan upon
her conquest, she rather peitishly replied
shat she may have subdued hun, bu. he
had never acknowledged her power
Conquest and possession did not 60
together, them
We'll, is this attachment the cause Of
Mr.. Rhodes single condition Was
there no one else at whom he could look
! iii church, who would be likely 10 look at
him also ? said Anna nodding towards
her aunt.
NO said aunt A. with hearty smile,
none. in the pew to which you allude. |
at least was too strongly impressed with
the force Of the tenth commandment, 'hou
!. shall! not covet thy neighbours OK, nor his
ass, sever to be looking over Miss Nor
gan at Mr.. Rhodes
y,
One morning Mr.. Rhodes was sitting
in his Office, when one of the deputies
read off list of executions and attach
ments, which he had in hand to serve and
among them was one against lady at
short distance. The amount was not
great but enough to bring distress upon
family.
LET me take that said the Sheriff,
with some feeling; 1T is out of your
walk, and will drive to the residence Of
the person tomorrow morning.
The modest vehicle Of the officer stop
ped at the door of neat dwelling house
in a retired, delightful situation, where all
things told of taste and economy. The
Sheriff opened The gate, assembled the
steps of the house, and asked if Miss
Morgan was at home.
The servant answered in the aflirma-
: tive.
\ As Mr.. Rhodes passed along the hall,
he thought over the part he mad 10 per-
form-how he should introduce the sub
iect-how, If the deb, should prove to be
erroneous, he should conuiye TO tighten
he bur,hen by his own abilities; and
When he reached the door, he had conned
lis salutation to the lady. and his opening
Seech on The subject Of his official call.
The servant opened The loor-Mr. r.