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MISCELLANEOUS.
1ItE COUSINS.

IlE COUSINS.
Iue g me best stories which we have
ieaa, = entitled The COUSINS
uuy ale II is from ibe cbaste
- = n,ss Milford. an English authoress
- considerable reputation. The whole
,L .oo 'ong Tor one paper; and ii is story
n M :. WIZ not do to divide. Tbe FRS,
usu 9 me story. like the bigger portion
OF The first volume Of SCOT, !, ps II. I:
merely Introductory 10 What foIIows q !,
we will sum up the PREDATORY mar, !, !.
lev words. aud then give The dtnouemsn,
guage. iau-
Lawyer Molesworlh was q rich Land.
iord OF Crsnley, Tho native town Of M;.x
Milford. He had two daughters! 10 whom
ms pleasant house owed ils chief s,i,ac.
non. Agnes was 4 beautiful woman
!essy was 9 pretty girl. The ford father
.n,eaoed Wal Jessy should marry poor
teia',on. one Charles Woodford. Charles
'sts'.cf "a -aSanqbt mn. -hh h;e ,,. &c, .cI:,,a
Charles was 10 be The imme date partner
and eveniful successor 10 the great ard
honrishing business OF his beneiaclor,
whose regard seemed fully justified by
the excellent conduct and remarkable tai
ents Of the orphan nephew. Agnes, who
secretly entertained an affection for
Charles, was destined by her father for q
young baronet who bad lately been much
at the house.
But in.tbe affairs Of love, as OF ell 9th.
lers, says Miss Milford, man is born 10 dis
appointments. "L'Homme propose, Ell
Dieu dispose" is never iruer than i'd The
great matter Of matrimony.. So found
poor Mr.. 9Molesworih, Wbo--Jessy hav
ing arrived al the age of eighteen, and
Charles ai that Of two and twenty offer
Fed bis pretty daughter. and the LUCRATIVE
partnership. 10 bis penni!ess relation. and
was Petr:fied with establishment and indig-
nation TO End The connection very respect
Fully. but vary firmly declined. The
young man was very much distressed and
agiiated; be bad the. highest respect fol
Miss Jessy; bu, be could not marry bel
I-be loved snotheri And then be pour.
ed forth confidence as unexpected as il
was undesired By bis inceDsed patron
who left him 10 undiminished wrath and
increased Perplexiiy.
| This interview had taken place imme
diately after breakfast; and when The con
ference wss ended, the provoked fathe
sought bis daughters. who happily uncon
scious Of all iha. occurred were amusioI
themselves in their splendid conservaior,
IA scene always rs 5ecoming % il is a
greesble 10 youth and BEAUTY. Jessy wa
fitting about like b0lferfy among ih
fragrant orange trees and bright gerani
ums; Agnes was standing undera super
fuschia thai hung over large marble ba
sin--her form and attitude. her whit
dress. and the classical arrangement. Q
her dark hair. giving her The look OF som
lnymphIof naiad. . rare relic Of Grecial
art.
| Jessy was nratling ga;ly, as she wander
ed about, Of l concert they bad ate Dde,
1.-The evening before At The couniytown.
| II bate concerts. said the pretty it'll
girl. ITO sii bolt upright on bard bencl
| Tor four hours. between The same fou
people. without The possibility Of moving
or speaking 10 any body, Of ans body
getting 10 usl Oh. how iiresome il Is Z
II saw Sit Edmund trying 10 Sid
! Through The crowd 10 reach you" sal
agnes . little srchly .'his pressnc
j would perhaps have miiigated the evil
: tBut The bsrricsde was too complete; S
{ vas forced 10 retreat, without accomplish
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