Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-09-03
THE COUSINS.

pen of Miss Milford, an English author.
ess of considerable reputation. The
whole is too long for one paper; and it is
story, which will not do to divide. The
first half of the story, like The bigger
portion Of the first volume of some of
SCOTS novels, is merely Introductory to
what follows. So we will sum up the
predatory part in few words, and then
give the denouement in Miss Mitlord's
own beautiful language
Lawyer Molesworih was rich land
lord in Cranley, The native town of Miss
Milford. He had two daughters. to whom
his pleasant house owed its chief attrac.
ton. Agnes was a beautiful woman;
Jessey was pretty girl. The fond
father intended that Jessey should marry
IA poor relation, one Charles Woodford
Charles had been brought up by his
unce's kindness, and had recently return
ed into the family from great Office in
London. Charles was TO be the imme.
diate partner and even,ful successor to
the flourishing business of his benefac,or,
whose regard seemed fully justified by
The excellent conduct and remarkable
talents of The orphan nephew. Agnes,
who secretly entertained an affection for
Charles, was destined by her father for
young barone,, who had lately been much
a, the house.
But in affairs of love, as of all others,
says Miss Milford, man is born to disap.
pointments. 'L'homme propose. ct Dieu
| dispose, is never truer than in the great
matter of matrimony. SO found poor
| Mr. Molesworth, who-Jessey having ar.
rived at The age of eighteen, and Charles
at that of two and twenty offered his
pretty daughter, and the lucrative part
nership to his penniless relation, and was
pe,rifed with astonshmen, and indigna-
| ton 10 find the connection, very respect
fully, bu, firmly declined. The young
man was very much distressed and agita-
ted he had the highest respec, for Miss
Jessey; bu, he could not marry her-he
loved another! And then he poured forth
a confidence as unexpected as it was
undesired by his incensed patron, who
left him in undiminished wrath and in
creased perplexity.
This interview had taken place imme-
diately after breakfast; and when the
conference was ended. the provok ed faith,
er sought his daughters, who, happily
unconscious of all that had occurred were
amusing themselves in their splendid
observatory--a scene always as becoming
as it is agreeable to youth and beauty
Jessey was fitting about like butterfly
among the fragant orange trees and bright
geraniums; Agnes was standing under a
superb fuschida that hung over large
marble basin-her form and attitude, her
white dress, and the classical arrangement
of her dark hair, giving her the look of
some nymph or naiad, rare relic of
Grecian art. Jessey was pra,tling gai.y,
as she wandered about, of concert they
had attended the evening before at the
country town.
i hate concerts said the pretty little
fliri; SO sit bolt upright on hard bench
for four hours, between the same four
people, without the possibility of moving,
or speaking to any body, or anybody S
getting to us! Oh! how ,iresome it is
Il saw Sir Edmund trying to slide
through the crowd to reach you said
Agnes, little archly; his presence would,
perhaps, have mitigaled the evil. But
, the barricade was too complete; he was
forced to retreat, without accomplishing
his object
Yes, assure you he thought it very
tiresome; he told me so when we were
coming out. And then the music' pur
sued Jessey; 'the noise that they callet
music!' Sir Edmund says that he like.
no music except my guitar. or flute OF
the water; and like none except you
playing on the organ and singing Handle
= on Sunday evening, or Charles Wood
ford's reading Milton and bits Of Hamlet
DO you call that music?' asked Agnes
S. laughing. And yet continued she. i
is most truly go, with his rich Pasta lik
voice, and his fine sense of sound. and l.
you, who do not greatly love poetry 70
its sake. it is doubtless pleasure nue.
resembling in kind tina. of the most thrill
ing Of melodies on the noblest Of instru
men,s. myself have such grat6catio
in hearing tina. voice recite the verses @
Homer or Sophocles in the original Gree
d Charles Woodford's reading is music
1t is music which neither of yo,
are likely to hear again. interrupted NJ
Wordsworth, advancing suddenly ,owar
them; for he has been ungrateful, and
u have discharged him.
Agnes stood as if pe!riied. migrate
full! OH falher!'
You can't have discharged him, to b
sure. papa said Jessy always good M
n lured; poor Charles! what can he hav
G, done!'
n Refused your hand my chld,' said tn
angry parent; refused TO be my partne
: and son-in law, and fallen in love wit
another lady! What have you to say t
g him now!'
Mt why, really, papa replied Jessey
I'm much more obliged TO him for refus
ing my hand. than to you for offering i,
like Charles we'll for cousin, but
should not like such husband at all; S
u. il this refusal be the worst that has har
pened, there's no great harm DONE An
: off the gypsy ran--declaring that Ssh
must put on her habit, for she had prom
ised to ride with Sir Edmund and hi