The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-08-02

mere, sir, anc besides, were IN C0urt 81
: the time Of the trial; so you'll be able 't
give il him, chapter and verse, from the be-
ginning
Reserving his breath for the narrative,
(which his asserting nod 10 the lacdlord led
me to hope for, my ponderous ris-a uis
adjusted himself in the coach, his broad,
open, honest face iaviIing question. as
much as The poor girls downcast retiring
one had checked il. Having explained,
for the sake Of propriety, that my inleres,
in the damse arose from the singular cir
cumslance of ole so young and apparently
unprotected, travelling six hundred miles to
pass one day in Berwick, he civiIy begged
llny pardon and assured me that no one
there felt The least uneasiness as TO the
success of Mary's journey. There's a
blessing on her and her errand, sir; and
tha. the very stops on The road know; and
besides, she's so good and SO sensible, and
has so much dignity about her, ,ha. she's
fit to go through the world alone as her
grandmother
To all This assented the more readily
that this very dignity had made me forego
all inquiry into wha, wished 80 much u
know; and even now listened with all the
more satisfaction for the hint she had thrown
out, as il Of regret ioI not being able sc
Tell me herself.
Does she belong 10 this placel' asked |
Iha, you seem to know her 50 weIl!'
4 Yes sir, born and bred in Berwicl
bounds. She was farmers daughter,
mile out of town, and jus, what farmer
daughter ough, TO be. Her mother cleve
notable woman, tsugh, her TO bake and bre'
aud knit and sew; in short every thing ,hf
/. many girls in her station are now too fin
=, TO do. They think these old fashone
p things makes them ungenteel: bu, they new
+, Ter made Mary Fenwick so: for | am sure
r sir, but for her suitable dress aud simpl
1, manner you might have taken her for la
D|ty.
5 swell, Mary came often in her father
little cart TO market, to sell her butter an
Ieggs, (you heard The landlord say there's
I most of them go from here TO London,) an
y some how or other she met with a youn
i nan OF our tow1. a jouraeyman saddlei
S who was takeu with her good looks an
)lcaled for very l!lle else. His old lathe
? however (,he old man who put Mary /
s in the coach this morning, made many II
quil,es abuu. his sons sweetheart, and a
D he heard nothing but good of her and ,h
v copse to see that though she was of larg
e hard working family, she would be the YER
wife to reclaim his gay, idle, shoughsles
{ son, if anything would.
p And very idle and extravagant he wa
sir. The only son of people well TO d
r IN the world and good deal spoil! from
slchid, he neglected his business wheneve
s|he could and loved dress and compan
d and horse-racing, and all that, far TOO wei
But he really loved Mary Fenwick: and n
sooner saw that she would not so much g
e listen 10 him while all this was going or
-khan he quite lei, off all his wild course
u and became new man to gain her favor.
d 1T was no. done in hurry: for Mar
q had been brougb, up very piously and ha
}. a horror for every thing evil. But Die
n Marshall was very clever as well as han'
,ome, and, when he pleased could max
II one believe anything; and, to give him hi
70 due as long as he had any doubts of Mary
i'll love no sain, could behave better. Al la
he had fairly gained her innoce
y lheart though believe it was as much +
v ,he aid Of his good father and mothers co
v |s,ar, praise of him, and do,ing londness {
4. Mary as by his own winning ways.
,pI when he saw she loved him-and
4, was not by halves, though in her own &c
III le way--he wanted 10 marry her imme'
r te'y: and Mary's father would have co
,dl sented for il was a capital match for a pc
n Gonless girl. Blu. Mary said, Richard y
Q have kept free of cards and dice and TO
n. one six months, TO gain your wish lei
see you do il another 10 make my M
i,h easy and then III Wusi you ill death
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