The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-08-02
III. WEBB, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.


v. he time OF the trial; so you'll be able
r, give !, him, chapter and verse, from the
d dIginning.'
II Ressrving his breath for the narrali,
e which his asserting nod to the landlord Il
i me TO hope for, my ponderous Visa .
#. adjusted himself in the coach, his broa
slopen, honest face inviting question. {
much as the poor girls downcss, re,irir
!, one had checked it. Having explained
for tho sake Of proprie,y, that my in,ere
in the jamsel arose from the singular eli
cumstance of one.s young and apparent
Unprotected, travelling six hundred miles !
pass one day in Berwick, he civiIIy begge
my pardon and assured me that no on
there teIl the least uneasiness as 10 N
SUGGEST Of Mary's journey. There's
blessing on her and her errand, sir; an,
that the very Stops on the road know; ant
besides, she's so good and so sensible, an,
has so much dignity about her, that She
ii. to go through the world alone as he
grandmother
TO all this | assened the more readily
that this very dignity had made me foreg'
all inquiry into wha, wished so much IL
know; and even now listened with all .ht
more satisfaction for the hin, she had thrown
out, as ifof regre, for not being able lt
tell me herself.
'Does she belong 10 This placer asked |
That you seem to know her So welI!'
Yes sir, born and bred 10 Berwick
bounds. She was farmers daughter, :
mile ou, of town, and just wha, larmer''
daughter ough, to be. Her mother clever
notable woman, taugh, her TO bake aud brew
and knit and sew; in short every thing lha
10 20. ! aey ihink these old idsh'"hrt
things mskes them ungen,eeI: but they new
er made Mary FenwicS so: for | am sure
sir, but for her suitable dress and simple
manner you might have taken her for la'
~.
Wem Mary came Otter in her ia'hcrs
little cat 10 market, TO sell her butter and
eggs, Nyou heard the landlord say there's Il
nos, Of hem 90 from here TO London anr
some how or other she met with young
nan Of our ,ow3. juurneyman saddler
who was ,sheu with her good looks AM
cared ldr very little else. Ills old father
however (lhe old man who put Mary u
IN the coach this morning, made many IN
1uilles about bis sons sweetheart, and a.
he head nothing bot good OF her and The
copse 10 see that though she was of a Iarg'
hard working family, she would be lhe very
wife to reclaim his gay, idle, 'hough''ess
son, If anything would.
And very idle and eylravagant he was
,r. The only son Of people well to do
IN the world and good deal spoll' from
child, he neglected his business whenever
he could and loved dress and company
and horsc-racing, and all that, far too well.
Bu. he really loved Mary Fenwick: and 10
sooner saw thai she would not so much as
listen to him while all this was going on,
,han he quite let's off all his wild courses,
and became a new man TO gain her ta"or.
u, was not done in hurry: for Mary
had bean brought up very plcusy and had
4 horror for every thing evil. Bu. Dick
Marshall was very clever as well as hand
,ome, and, when he pleased could make
me believe anything: and, to give him his
lue as long as he had any doubts Of Mary s
love no sam, could behave better. Al last
however he had fairly gained her innocent
hearl though believe II was as much D.!
he aid Of his good father and mothers con
start praise Of him, and doing fondness Tor
Mary as by his own winning ways.
When he saw she loved him-and il
vas not by halves, though in her own gen.
Ie way--he wanted to marry her immed'
,ts'y: and Mays father would have con
.ened for il was capital match for por'
uonless girl, Bu, Mary said, Richard 20,
have kept free Of cards and dice and fc!,
one SIX months, to gain your wish let M
see you DO it another to make my min'
easy and thea Ill trust you dII death dI
UJes Us.
Dick stormed and got in passion and
swore she did not love him: but she answer
ed, 1T is just because do that | wish