Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-01-25

tucdtll WITH ile, you klOW tudt ioNS
his niece with my whole soul; you know
that by the terms Of her fathers will,
she cannot marry before she is of age,
without having her uncle's consent
for if she does she forfeits her inner
itance, and she is only
s'Ninteteen," said Mrs. Leslie.
"No, Dora, only eighteen and three
MONTHS" replied The lover.
"What a wicked thing of fathers to
prevent their daughters becoming the
prey of mercenary spendthrilts," OBJ
served the lady, jerking other netting
s,irrup and rolling it up with great de-
| Liberation.
s'You know | am not mercenary;
nor am | spendthrilt," he answered
seriously.
"You look sharply after your fair
ones fortune, at all events persisted
Mrs. Leslie.
"My own means would not give to
Anna the !uxuries or even the comforts
she has been accustomed to, said Frank
Morton, still more seriously. "And |
should indeed, feel ashamed Of myself
if induced young and affcctionate
girl to abandon her birthright and en-
brace comparative poverty for my gra-
LITIGATION. No--if her uncle persists in
refushing his consent, | have made up
my mind to wait until she is of age
two years and nine months! three CEN
turtles Of lovers life.
"Nearly eight and twentyp laughed
his causn; sand Anna an old woman.
s'Besdes, there is no knowing what
may happen between this and then"
"Very true--you may fall in love
with some one else-nay, with haf a
dozen.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS impossi-
ble." replied the lover fervently.
"Ah, Frank" said his cousin, with
one of her most mischievous looks, $50
you told me about twelve years ago,
under the cherry tree at Burnwood.-
You were a great lubbcrly boy, week
escaped from jacket, high shoes and
nankeens, and was just going 10 be
married, and my head divided between
love Of my fr0uSeaU and love of poor,
Leslie. You SAID then, while the tears
ran down--a down your fat cheeks,
that you were miserable and should
never love any one but your cousin
Dora: and you wrote some verses COM
pairing my heart to black heart cher
ry, | think have them somewhere,
and will show them to Anna rs spe-
cimcn of your constancy. You are
certainly greatly improved since then.
81 am sorry | cannot return the
compliment" said Mr.. Morton, bowling
=" and as you only seem inclined TO
laugh at what fancied you might have
spmpathizcd with, will wish you n
good morning"
"Nay, cousin, | did but jest. |
thought you knew me too well to mind
my testing. There | will not tell
Anna, lest she be jealous OF the first
lovc-fancy Of boy of fourteen for a
cousin of Observation-Disclosures
years ago to boot. But this Linch,
this grit Of granite in the wheel of love
this hunks-thc swccp-iacc, hard
hearted cormudgcon-how shall man
age him p
"He knows you very well. If you
were only to 90 and tell him how we
love each other"
You mean Anna and you, sup
pose 2" Said Mrs. Leslie, unable to
conquer a desire for testing.
"To be sure do be replied
"Just tell him how devoted we arc to
each other"
"No-that he would not care for
allow respectfully am connected.
"That is nothing TO him"
"How happy we should be-"
/ "Destruction at once to your suit -
Those who arc not happy themselves
never promote The happiness of others
"Well then, how grcatful we should
be-
"Gratitude bears no percentage
That will not do"
81 am sure | do not know what TO
say, Dora answered her cousin, who
was anything but fruitful in cypcdi-
cnts. " He can make Us happy, if he
will. at once-if not, VIC will wait, and
when the time comes be happy in spite
Of him."
"You throw me completely on my
resource, said the widow; but the first