Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-08

cer'aIned as to the ''young gal" and her
daenna.
But the lnkeeper had added nothing to
MS Store OF information on this point, ex-
cept the conclusion that the people on the
hill were "fore- handed folks" and that there
was man who came once in while 70
see them, and brought them lots of things.
"A man" said George, "Ah yes," (very
unconccrnedly, of course;) of what age
about 2"
Goa, he always comes in the evening,
and is off again early in the morning. -
Their help guesses he's an uncle or some
thing"
Not much enlightened, even yet. George
adopted The desperate resolution of trying
boldly Tor acquaintance. He Judged il alb
sointely necessary TO inquire after the health
of the invalid. So writing civil card of
inquiry, he walked up 70 the pretty cottage,
and after accommodating little, raped at
The door, and awaited the coming of the
stupid maid, with trepidation quite new to
his quiet and well-assured frame of mind.
What was his dismay when the aunt her.
self, with a face of iron, opened the door.
George was completely at loss for the
moment. The card was in his hand, but
he could not offer it to the lady, so he
stammored out something Of his wish to in
quire after health of the family, and TO ex-
press his regret for the misunderstanding
OH former occasion.
Rigid was the brow with which the care
fol dame heard his announcement, and wirv
were the muscles which held the door half
shut, as if defying forty-young-man pow
er of getting in without consent of the
owner.
"We're all quite well, thank you,n she
said, closing her lips tightly as possible as
soon as she had communicated the infor-
nation.
George stood still, and the lady stood as
still as he. She looked at the distant hills.
and he at the door, which had disclosed to
him the reclining figure in white. At length
finding il in vain TO attempt wearyng the
grim FORTRESS into an invitation to enter this
enchanted castle, BE- turned off in despair,
when the young lady came tn ough the gate
as If just returning from walk.
George dar'ed towards her, but the elder
lady scarce allowed time for word.
''Come julia" she said, sit is quite time
you came in."
The young lady looked at George with a
scarce perceptble smile, and such conf
cal expression, that their acquaintance
seemed ripened in momcn.
81 must sly COOL morning" slid she, in
rather low tone, but SO decidedly, that
George, pcrceiving any attempt for longer
interview 10 be hopeless, put bis card into
her hand and departed-not without n Sc
cret VOW that he would yet battle the tuen-
ma.
The sixty-fve miles seemed rather long
this time, and his father remarked upon the
d fficu ties he must have encountered, to
account for two DAYS absence and such a
worn-ou, air. Yet ali this time, George
persuaded himself it was not uortt wtle to
mention his new acquaintance. He, with
his old head upoa young shonlders-pat-
tern OF nice young men!-to find himself
interested in chance acquaintance to be
suspected by an ancient lady, of designs
upon her neice, and what was worse, 10 be
scous of strong desire 10 furnish some
foundation Tor suct, suspicious! Oh, i, was
too m oh! Pattern people find i, SO hard
to come down to neighbory level with
common, erring mortaIs! George found
it easier 10 learn the Templevlle trip in
twenty -four hours, although it was, in re-
aIity, pretty good work for twice that time
In truth, 1T began to be necessary for him
10 take TsmpevIle in his way to any point
Of the compass; and, al last, chance, or
some other power that favors the ndustri-
"A ,,l,
1t was the elder lady's turn to be an in
valid. and, while she was. perhaps, enjoy
ing an interview with the vertable Doctor
Beaslcy, his former nnwitlmg representa-
tive esped the now blooming cheeks of the
young lody, among other roses, in pretty
! iil,e arbor in the garden.
The walls are high and hard TO climb. -
said Juliet once and the pretty Julia, OF
our story, might have said much the same
thing of the PICKET fen &c which separated
her from her new friend. But George
was on the Their side OF it before she could
have time to quote the line.
! Could two young people, who met IN
! this romantic sort of way, in these unro-
mantle times and after many momen-
tary interview, cut short by the cares OF q
duenna, too--fail TO find some very parti-
cular subjects for conversational We ask
the initiated, not pretending to be au fat
in these matters. However this may be,
it must have been that very visit that en-
ligh,ened George Elliot as 10 the young
lddy's position
She was the prospective heiress Of a
bachelor uncle, who, in consequence of a
violent prejudice against matrimony, had
vowed all practical vengeance in case she
veHtured to engage herself before the ma
ture age of twenty-five, full six years OF
which were vet TO come. A very liberal
provision, which this same elder lady, Mrs
Roberts, who was his sister only By mar.
riage, was mace dependent upon the same
point
Now, the natural consequence Of all this
was, first an irresistible inclination on Ju'
lia's part to fall in love, just for the sake
of seeing whether her uncle would kear
his word and, secondly, from the extreme
prudt nee of the aunt, leading her to take
ND her residence in region of clod-hoP
pers, an inevitable proclivty Of The damse
TO fancy the very first fall, dsrk-eyed, per