Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-09-10

Tor her hand, IN the only way that II eau be won
then give place. slr. TO some more worthy suitor.
Deeply panied, as well as offended, at what he
considered equivalent 10 an insult, repeated Ora
ham turned suddenly away from both father and
daughter, and FASTENED home.
Il was nearly four weeks before the young
couple again met, and then, it was, without, con
cert, at the house OF neighbor. For the first part
OF the evening they felt shy of each other; but af
ter while, were observed to be earnestly enga-
ged in conversation as they paced the lawn in
front OF the house, backward and forward, under
the love awakening irfuence'of a bright Angus.
moon.
will you consen. T. said Graham, becoming
more animated.
No John, | cannot. | love you, and her voice
treInbled and faltered; but leave my father o,
no, no, never ! >E
Then You do not To- but be paused with the
word unultered. There was an embarrassed ST.
ience OF some moments; at length the young man
said, 10 IL melancholy tone -
Then Anna, We had better see each other no
more.' 81 GOO ~als.-.
john said she, looking him in the face fixedly
will You not Try to- But she hesua,ed, and
then hung down her head.
Try 10 beat your father in game of draughs
you would have said Even if there is no harm
10 It, could not give my consent to 80 humiliating
an act. What has the playing of game skillfnl-
y. to % with my making you good husband 2
But this did not satisfy the mind of the maiden.
She thought that her lover ought to be willing to
10 any thing, no matter how unreasonable it nigh,
De, for the sake of gaining her hand. She could
LOT hower, say more than she had
They parted that evening, gIoomily enough
l,oc .vhf & a. a
oIce, had stirred more deeply in his heart the
waters of affection.
She must be mine he said to himself, passion
tely as he strobe homewards.
BY degrees, but with great reluctance, he began
, entertain thoughts of applying himself to the
anne at which her father was so sklfu and
lch progress had he mad by the next evening in
Is lnspent resolutions. that he actually went
yer to neIghbors. and after sitting awhile. pro-
used game of draughts. But although bis an {
gonis was but poor player, John Graha Has
eaten every time. {
You wouldn't do to play with old Woodruff a
marked his companion, after winning for the !
ne. Z. i..-e t.a -...t. t-.-. ....-. (
Graham colored deeply. as he looked up. at the
mark; but re perceived by mis- friends counter ,
zee that it was innocenlly made, t- e
Much discouraged. he went home that night, t
I'd dreamed that he had played with Mr.. Wood O
ii, Annals father. and bealen him. On the y
XXI evening he went over again, aud spent two o
three hours in playing. Once he had beat his s
agolist This gave him hope, and as he iho'l 4
II the next day he said 10 himself, Il have Ger. b
ny improved little, and if | keep at it | will p
rtainly improve MORE Up
And old Woodruff will improve too, and be A
enough ahead whispered an opposing though, o
q ms spirits sunk suddenly To The freezing point.
nat evening he staid moping and gloomlly at 81
the. But on the next night he tried draughts Ct
a'n' and felt an increasing confidence and
nse of coming skill. et
Three weeks passed away in practice almost "
cry evening. when John became SO much of am et
ePt as to beat his friend at every game. This bt
de him feel quite upifed, and he determined to ct
We trial with Annals father. So he dressed al
nself up and over he went. fe
Anna met him al the door, and bushed with to
and confusion. The old man extended his &C
no with blunt welcome, that had in it some ST.
MAINS of his former cordially. sa
Before Tea Woodruff talked with Graham about hi
weather, and the farm and the stock. Alter ia
at which little was said. though many glances on
re exchanged between the lovers, the old man In'
'eu e'SuuCdiItIy dt tne Cnecker-O0arQ, and -
aham with face suddenly flushed, nodded as ev
t. oil
Annals heart beat audiby in her bosom, and
felt oppressed with suffocating sensation, as m'
saw the two draw silently up to the abIe and XII
IN TO arrange their pieces on the board. II an
quicker still when the moves began, and sank sp
Willy In her bosom after brief passage of the
;es from square to square-for her lover had Ills
the game. The pieces were again replaced. en'
again the moves commenced. But the game
q terminated as the first. Twenty games were M
red before the parties separated IN all of which az
old man won. Long before the termination am
he evenings contention, Annals pulse had be- tue
70 quiet; although red spot upon her cheek .ne
that she felt none the less interest. She had nui
ID TO perceive that, with every renewed game, oe,
period occupied in contesting ii became longer
that which went before. CRU
IN the next evening Graham came again, and V'.
n the draught-boare was produced. But. .h.
how or other, he could not play even as we'll wh
e..did on the evening previous. Anna was dis o. ~"
'iuted, and he could perceive it, and this not ~,
dispirited him, but wounded his pride. -. -.
q felt in pleasant mood as he returned home Of
night, half determining moi to lower himself tw,
n m his own estimation NC IN Uap,hIo.