The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-06-29


The next morning proved fair and
bright as Mary's hopes, she had slept
and fancied she had much l'
do.
AS she handed her brother his coffee
she said" To. morrow we shall be a trio
at breakfast, and hope my brother is
TO be very agreeable 10 my
friend Fanny"
"Agreesble, Mary! What do you
mean That ] am 10 na,ier and talk
nonsense TO your friend? Suppose |
take brea kiast in my own room. With
you. Msry,l have managed 10 gel along
bat with another lady,l cannot see how
il is to be done. She will expect me to
bow, compliment and offer my arm on
every occasion. cannot do it. Ny
mind must not be cobwebbeG BY such
rifles. Do no, look so sad, Mary. -
Make Miss Thorn as welcome as you
can. Act freely, only no attentions
from me-"
"Bul brother, Miss Thorn will no,
feel pleasant TO know she has driven yor
from your breakfast table ;besides,il il will
he uncivi."
Miss Thorn, my dear Mary, will
have to learn that | am a man OF busi
ness, and have no time to waste on la
dies. told you, sister, that you would
not like bachelors ways. Women dc
so many things that here is no use o
doing, g,iha, man Of business who know
he value of time can scarcely get alon,
with them. Women ought to live
great deal longer than men for twenl,
years OF their life is no, equal 10 ten Of
mans, they rifle So"
But still, Henry," said Mary, he
beautiful eyes invoIuniarily filling wit
ears. 81 must insist upon you not alter
iug your old practice Of break(astin
with me; do not for my sake, entrea
you"
"Well, il that viii satisfy you,
won't" And hesving deep sigh. a
| if he had pressage oil further evils, h
said, 81 hope that this is ALL"
&" All for the present, brother" sait
Mary, laughing. IL shall see you a
dinner"
"No, not at dinner, for | am obIiget
o 60 out Of town on the Hill bu
siness, and will not be in until late il
he evening"
Fanny Thorn arrived safely in th,
town and was welcomed amid the smile
and fears of The warm hearted Mary
They embraced again and again anC
kissed each other with all the ardor o.
the purest of love. Mary conducted
her friend TO The apartment she haC
prepared for her reception, and there
they poured out their hearts, The one
totally forgetting that her brother wa,
to be no abetlor in all her plans, and
the other unconscious that she was at
inmate OF the house Of the most impor,
ant gentleman in The neighborhood---
The celebrated Mr.. Dorrance-slill a
bachelor in defiance Of the ladies'.
1t will be not worth while to tell what
the ladies said between their meeting
and lea-lime, lest some of my reader.
might charge The fair couple with tri.
fling, which MIR. Dorrance pronounced
to be the province of women; but never
tea-abe was graced by two loyelieI
maidens than that of the nvunerable
Mr.. Dorrance.
Il mast apologize for the absence OF
my brother. Business of importance has
called him out Of tow1, aud | shall not
have the pleasure of presenting you to
him until morning:but he desired me 10
make you perfectly at home.
I" He is very kind, Mary, but he is
not at all like you? What must expecD
to see? You wrote me word that he
was confirmed bachelor Has he
been deceived by one of our sex, and
empties his ink bottle on the
whole of us?"
ooh ne-he has lived apart from the
influence offemales since the death oi
my dear mother, and has denounced u
ali as body of rihers--harmless ! be-
lieve he thinks we are, but rather an un'
necessary part of creation"
Well then, what we 90 will make no
impression on him--be it good or ill
he will range il under the gems, lrilles
and SO let i, pass"
"Oh yes--he is very kind TO me; but
IS he says in his old way, am his sister
md take attention or do without it as a
mailer of course.
"And that circumstance is no falt of