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Ok ( JOHN s. 5 HoRArIo N.s GALLAHER.

l Hdoes not seem 10 Be malIs oil mucl
4 interest Y you. returned ieFls,her.
Geriainly not, sir. why should 1t be I
returned Miss Julia coolly. opening bel
/ eyes With tue grea,eslpessible susar,se.
~ reason At ali why i. should be,
Miss Juaa Graham. replied Ter ia,hes
WIN 2 ihFeaiening counlenanee, except
maj y pleased you but little month ago
TO display The greatest favor aud 4eign The
greatest ipteres, ID the young man Ia
whom you are now 50 wonderiollyfindif.
fereni.' 81 s.
Well IT i was month ago,5lsa hi.
daughter and as you Gid aot seem n
ianey the gentleman, | vetv dutifully
turned my attention some = heSs Else
i Then you'll be kind enough ,o.,urn i,
BACK sgaio,' exclaimed old Mr. Graham
~ terrible passion. for mol one fssihina
Of mine shall you ever have il YOU marry
that conie nplible. rascally scouadrel-
jack William don't know what The
fellows name is IS iansbury.'
Walter, Isi., returned his daughter in
the gentlestof tones. and think ii is .
thousand times pre,tier than John. Now,
my dear father. she continued, you are
certainly unreasonable. You abused
villifed, almost turned Mr.. Wilhstpn out
OF doors when Tllked him, aud nov YOU
embrace, love. and invite him to re 10 ain
Tor ever when my hamor changes. The
only cline 10 either Of these youths
seems 10 be my fancy for them.
Then you dare asow it..' You proclaim
II ! exclaimed Mr.. Graham more oa,ra.
geoux&hah ever, You don't love. WOO
will not marry John+Willistou. You do
love and will marry that-fhat-s
Nay, ! said nothing about love Or mar.
siage,' interrupted Miss Grahsm.
But you did. butt you did, continued
her father. Now promise me. Julia, he
said, 10 coaxing tone, nv dear child.
promise noe. lha, you will marry John
Willisfon. and send that good-for. nolling
SALISBURY off
Miss Graham bent her graceful head
and appeared 10 be hesitating.
Now, you will. now You'll delight
Your old father. said Mr.. Graham follow.
ing up the victory.
But you ate really not 10 earnest, pa.
pa! she replied you do not really like
John Willistons
= am in earnest. do.' Moderated her
father.
But Walter stansbury j. 50 fa.tiua
ling, she sighed.
'Ah he il mol, returned her father,
eagerly. Now be a good girl
Wei, 70 please you. spapa, | consent.
! |. TrarIs myTow n uarTrug; viuavrs my ss"s-
dear child re,urned The nov delighted
father, folding her ID his arms Mr..
WiIlision,,' he exclaimed, as that gentle.
man entered, your arrival j. we'll timed.
She has con sented. she has listened 70 rea'
SON. *@
Il Certainly there was more Of mifth than
malice in MI. Graham's eye ss her "a
lber placed bsrbaud il that OF her qpon
dam suilor. II
III Mr.. Graham onlytcould have heard
the peal. Of laughter wbiehIrsng through
the woods that afternoon. II he only
could have beheld The delishtfni hafnpo I
Nv which existed between that .seape
grace Slap sbnfy,'' John Williston and his
daughter. If5he could but have heard
the 6rst gentleman exclaim, was itgnoi
famously done. elegantly Imanagedss--
Now, iWilIiston. you certainly owe me
thanks immess sore able for my dainty share
10 the little drama ,.
No old Mi. GIahamldld not, hear lnis'
did no. dream. Of il. and to tbs day De
lievss bis daughter aPertect martyr TO-
filial affection.