The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-05-03


: even mistrCsed shed tears. Shall | as
the consent Of your falher! said /, ate
waiting half an hour for an answer 10 tn
y Question on which hung my hopes.-Th'
would never do, she answered with a sigh
=. he would rot consent 10 my marriage wit
Al Ou, know he would not.
Il mislrusied from This that she hersel
had brosched the subject TO the Deacon
and got fiat refusal of his consent II
lhe match. I walked home that evening
in much distress, passed restless nigh
at my cousins house, and rose the mex
morning with my head full of ralns an
,|dark (orebedings. My cousin rallied mt
On ny dull appearance and | determined a
once to tell him she secret 0: my troubles
and ash his advice. | accordingly accom-
panied him TO his hlIle grocery, and when
there unr oiled he whole matter as 10 {
OroheI 'rhal Ellen B., said he
is The greatest coquele in the country OF
the world, and | advise you to keep your
loose matters 10 yourself when you are IN
her company. had mstrused you were
a, all tender | should have told you this
before, out as i, turns out, advise you IT,
let her alone did not make any reply,
but really though. my cousin the bigges1
fool in Christendom. Had she no, kept my
|company-and said soft things to me- 'and
blushed, and grieved, and sighed when j
popped the question for the fourth time!
The next evening | called on Ellen again
she was alone and seemed twice as beau
ill as ever. For the fifth time | offered
her my hand d,-She came very rear faint
ing away, but would not answer me yes or
mo. ..oulu me matter be! vi course
attributed the whole TO The obstancy of
the Deacon, her falher-and being more
than hall crazy between love for her, and
hate for him it scarcely be wondered al Iha
before leaving, suggested TO ner that if W.
could't be happy with his consecutive had .
perfect r rghI to proceed without tive wouI
take ride some evening SAID |, 60 TO lht
Iepo,-lake the small train Of cars and IL
| --.. ..-. L ,,,,, onI ,ui(a
When would--you call for me! sh'
asked
TO morrow night replied Almost will
dcight-'eight o'clock.
WeI,' said she, after pause, Il will b'
here,
The mex, evening, a. half past seven
The village slabIe.keeper drove carriage 'o|
nv Goor.-Jusl as was stepping into mel
carriages "a little boy handed me note i
/ turned into the house moment TO read II
The contents run after this SORT:
NV dear MI. S-:-l have consulted
with my father about running away wI'hI
YOU to night, and he thinks The air IS sol
damn tha, would certainly take cold H.
suggests that it would answer all reasonable
purposes for you 10 run away alone. But
i hone YOU will not dc this till yon have
accomplished the intention you expressed Oh
your arrival in our village, which was,
believe, before you left il, 10 make con
ques, of The heart Of the pres;sI grl within
ten miles,
Yours as truly as ever.
ELLEN B.
i imetiately recollecten having foolshIy
expresedkhe intention day or two before
nv arrival in the village, TO an old friend
who accompanied me there on bust
ness with some other merchants. recoI.
lec.ed, 100, that the remark was made
while we were on walk through the village
,ha. lady was close behind us all 'he time,
aud nv friend who saw her face thought
she must be an angel. She turned out 10 be
one!
Ny horse was sent back 10 the stable.
and tho next morning | was leaving the
beautiful village aud The beautiful Ellen, and
my fifteenth cousin and his happy fam
iIy as fast as steam would carry me
JUST so.
"A woman who loves, loves for life un
less well founded jealousy compels her to
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