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engagements. Furthermore he was impatient
to g., through his business engagements, that
he might return home and exhibit his beau
liful bride to his friends. The morning of
his marriage, rs he was hurrying through
Wall street to dispatch letter before the
ceremony took place, he met the bluff old
captain of the packet in which he had cross
! ed the ocean.
Halo, Dannton,' cried the old sailor,
you ARE rceline of your log Line at ii rapid
rate this hot morning.
An, C,rlain,' replied D,unton, [ am
the happrsi fellow in the world. wouldn't
change places with George the Fourth, (n
was during IN, kings reign ,a, these eyrn,s
Sock placr.T there is not a merchant in
Threadnrrdle street rich enough TO buy an
hour of my time. Good bye
Keep an eye to Ieeward, my fine fellow,
said the Captain; but the happy youth was
ont of hearing before the words we're Ut
tered.
Bran,ifnl as Miss Cils,on had appeared 10
D,union when he first SAW her, when she
met him in her bridal dress. he thought size
had never looked beautiful bpfnrr. And
when the little party returned from church
to the hotel, he insisted ON sending for MINI
nturc painter 20 take her portrait, lest she
should never appear so lovely again. His
bride was nat,rrrd by the request, and with
ont thinking nf the many sillings requisite
for n portrait, the hoardng-hnu'e friend
obliginglv wen, in search ola painter.
'My love- said the happy husband, the
first time that | saw YOU, Won wore long
rinerl down Your neck. ! shall never for.
pet H. and wish vou had worn it today
20 my = said she M,rlrl dressed my
hair this morning, but if it will pleas" >"n,
my love, will put on tina, lock of HAIR
And going 10 her dressing bureau she took
oui "a little pasirh,ard hnx, from whirll she
drew the identical chestnut curl which had
made so many indrn,n'inns upon the soft
heart of her lover MS it had h"hlrd up and
d ,wn her neck. and began to f,.I"n il
will, hair pin of the same color behind her
ear
20 heavens exclaimed the as'oni>hrd
bri l"grnnn, 'pnt /, away. put II away.
hrg Won will never let mr s'r il again.
1t was the sam" sunny, Rant earl il bad
til" same gloss til" same tone; the SANE
crisp cork scrrwISl l'nk, AS ili"nah il were
made On purpose Ia worm itself inio u ten.
der heart. What was tn" matter, and where
was the di(l,rrncr! We must leave thi,
question To be answered b, the philosophers
The fact WAS, 'hni when D ,unrnn discover.
cd that the hrwclring lock of hair, Instead
Of growing behind his uit's ear, had beer
fEcd there nv Al i.in ,I..r, sucIIn sud.
non rnvolnlion II liis feelings, tina, i,,"s,.d III
81. 4 IL, ii Il
ways done before, the sight of II Gave him a
dizziness IN his head.
II DAnnlon had been a romantic man. the
sentiment nj the thing womb have satisfied
him as well in one case as in the other
But he WAS mar,rr-oi-facl person.
when his friend returned with the artist
the bridegroom had altered his mind, and
thought that another time would he better
His wife resented this as an insult, and burst
into tears. 4 little scene followed, the tive
friends Withdrew, the curtains te,I; and the
next morning the lovers started on their two
days lannr. On their return, they fou
the brides uncle waiting for them in one o
the private pn'lors of the hotel. Daunior
tell quite relieved when he perceived thai
. The old gentleman was in a pleasant hnnnor
lie rather chidrd them for their inprnden
haste, but comtortrd them by reminding
them that they had gol plenty of time To re.
pent in. Dawing Daunron into a corner
nf The room, he said d" II would have beer
better for you to have consulted with me il
the matter first, because | could have mad,
some arrangements which would have hrrI
of some benefit to you hereafter. From
what have learned about yon since this af
, fair came to my knowrd q, can assure you
, that am very proud of your alliance.
could have been very happy to have had tin
privilege of giving Bell away-hrr u me wa
: ihrll,-and AS her mother and have M
5 been on good terms for year or two back
a it would have been proper occasion for
n reconciliation
BELLS molhcr! calculated the you'll
: aghast.
f 'les'
: The explanation was soon made. Bel
5 was ms natural daughter, hut had passed ii'
V his niece for the express purpose ct doin
is what she had So successfully accomplished
t getting husband.
i Daunion slond for a moment, stunned
II sick. drli,inis. Bat he soon broke ouI int
t. "A torrent of reproachrs upon his g"ilv wiit
y VIM sat trembling upon a snfa. Ills sense I,
+ hnnnr was "X,cling to fis'idonsncss.
= wounded han to the soul 10 reflect that hi
il wife, the hrmg whom h. had so hlindly low
q ed, had been guilty Of f,lsrhond. But sll
= was his wife. aud sill beautiful, though sh
II appeared SD To him no longer. As for her IA
is lhrr, he lnnkrd upon him win the most all
hnrrrnt feelings, and would never speak I