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"Why, you black scoUndrell didn't tell you |
TO sleep in my room last night-and didn't 60 1
TO bed and leave you sitting therel"
"No Nasal" replied the negro, show could /
you tell me dat, when you been asleep yourself
ebber since night before lastl"
\ Pel opened his mouth in wonder, and exclai- .
med, "Whai do you say, Peterl have been as 4
leep ever since night before lastl"
"fes, you ab," answered Peter, Gan ! foun i I
impossible to wake you all day yesterday"
Pell scratched his head. The fright which he 4
had endured had in a measure affected his SEN
ses, and having but an imdislinct recollection Of
the scene he had passed through, finding himself
conradicIed by Peter in every thing which he al
tempted to describe as having taken place, and
wthal not irle willing to believe that the hor-
, rors which he had suffered were imaginary, he 7,
finally settled down upon the conclusion thai it !
7 was as Peter representative had been asleep
thiry-six hours, and had been dreaming that
( was all. lie now resolved, more firmly than ev.
er, not TO be Ihrawted in his designs respecting
Eliza, so he goes TO the safe, takes out the will,
5 and it being day time, he felt fearless. He sat
down by the table, lookup his pen, and after some
trembling, finally inserted the clause therein, the
2 purPou Of which the ready has already SEEN
3 He then went 10 Eliza and informed her that she
] must be prepared TO marry Bensonwithin amonth,
hinting again that it would be useless for her to
protest against it, for if she persisted inmarrying
Tim, she would thereby forfeit all claim TO her
d fathers property. Eliza had seen Tim only
: few hours before, and had been told every thing
in respect 10 the obtaining possession Of the will,
e and Of its being proved and recorded, and that
henceforth it was out Of her uncles power to do
! as he threatened. She therefore wore a cheerful
+ countenance, when Pell made the above an
= nouncement, and said
"if must be married 50 soon, uncle-as it is
y summer, | should prefer that the wedding should
d be at my aunt Winthrop's, at her beautiful man
sion Farmingdell Park. twill be SO delightful
= to get married in such beautiful retreat, and, as
c it is only eight miles distant, I'm sure our friends
e would be glad 10 accompany u.s."
n Pell, who expected another shower Of tears and
e complaints against his cruelty in compelling her
to marry Benson, was overioyed al finding her so
seemingly tractable on this point, and in the ex-
ct uberance of his JOY promised her that the we'd
/ ding should be at her aunt's. Itwas therefore ar
e ranged that Eliza should go Immediately to Far
mingde Park, there to remain until the day Of
r, her nuphals. The arrangement was soon COM
Imunicated by Pell TO Benson, who was, Of course,
exceedingly elated at his coming prospects, and
consequently put on an extra degree of supercil.
D. ious behavior towards his classmates and rubbed
p- his hands and laughed when he saw Tim. 'Le
I'd them laugh that win," thought Tim, but he sait
ID nothing.
n. Tim paid but one visit to Eliza and her aun
a. Winthrop at Farmngdell Park before the evening
e. OF the wedding. How well he played his card
lg when there, by insinuatng himself into the good
tn graces of Mrs. Winthrop, and the result Of the
w consultation had with the old lady and her niece
e. will be shown in the sequel of our tale It's suf.
d, ficlen to say that Mrs. Winthrop liked Tim, and
he had always disliked old Pell. Tim communica.
o. ted his secret to me, and requested that would
r. appear on that evening dressed as groomsman.
he The day of the nuptials arrived. The elite o.
ry the country round, and of the college, were nvi
ted to Farmingdell Park. Benson procured
k splendid hack to convey himself and groomsmar
- to the Park. Tim and myself were dressed il
ne the extreme of fashion, and also procured coach
still more splendid, at which every body wonder
ell ed, in which we wended our way to Mrs. Win
lis throp's in advance Of Benson and his party con
sisting of old Pe and his groomsman. Havin!
IN, thus taken the lead of the tran by the applica
ton Of the whip to our horses, we found ourselves
at the Park some twenty minutes before the res
Of the party arrived.
On entering the parlor we found Mrs. Win
throp, Eliza in her bridal dress, and her cousil
m, Mary Winthrop, as bridesmaid, and also Nj
ed Strong the clergyman, to the latter of whom Mrs
th Winthrop introduced Tim as the bridegroom an
i'll, myself as his groomsman. 1t was arranged tha
he as soon as the party arrived and had properly as
sembled, the bride and bridesmaid and Tim an
ir. myself should take stations at the upper en-
of the parlor, when the clergyman should pei
- form the ceremony.
eh The whole party arrived soon after, and wer
= arranging themselves for their appearance in til
Ill paror. Benson, on his arrival, asked Mrs. VIII
arS hrop for Eliza, and was answered that she chos
Do not to appear till the hour for the ceremony TO b.
IKE gin; when she would enter the room from II
wing adjoiningthe parlor, with her bridesmaid.
lal less than hour every thing was in readiness f
IN the ceremony to commence. Pell had seated hin
en- self near the upper end of the room, and Mr.
ing Winthrop was stationed near him. Eliza ar
ing her bridesmaid made their appearance from {
adjoining room, Eliza led in by Tim, and hi
the honor of conducting her cousin to the pla,
vas where we were to stand. We had just arrang
ap' ourselves, when Benson with his groomsm,
tied came up-and here considerable confusion ems
nu- ed. Benson offered his hand to Eliza, who d
pir- not extends hers but waving it, and courtesyn
ept requested him to be seated as there was an uno
dy; cupied seat nearher uncle Pell. Timcoud han
ing, ly contain himself from laughing outright, VIII
hts Benson so staggered with surprise, mortifc
He ton, and disappointment, thathe only moved f
we'd PAGES back and ookedthe very picture of despa
1ur- The lovers now joined hands, and the minis
lhat commenced repeating the ceremony, when {
ling Pell, who had cast his eyes towards that end
way the room, discovered what was going on, a
lit screamed out-"I forbid the bans!''
'er- The minister stopped. 81 forbid the bans
'set, repeated old Pel his teeth gnashng with ras
} ly- 81 have never given my consent"
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