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From the OHr'c Branch.
AN Ei0PEMENT EXTRAORDINA

Jenny Richmond was one of those wilfuI
little misses, who conclude subsection &c
"the powers that be" as little better than
downright slavery, and resolved at a very
unbecoming age, to decide for herself on all
questions of Importance. As a matter of
course, she enjoyed frequent opportunities
for repentance after the commission of some
wilful freak, the results of which sometimes
demonstrated the axiom "two heads are
better than one, &C." Among ether fool
ISL notions size cherished an unac :.trt.hlc
sptipathy against her cousin Frank; that is,
it would have been unaccountable, had it
not been known that she once overheard
her parents discussing the possibility Of her
union with the aforesaid cousin when both
should attain asuitable age.
Frank was a black-eyed, roguish-looking
boy of about fifteen, when the unfortunate
conversation occurred, and Jenny a wilful
mink of twelve; so that parent planning
seemed rather premature in the estimation
Of one of the party.
From that day Frank dated a series of
minor prosecutions, but poorly calculated
to concentrate his affections upon Jenny
Richmond; still he could not throw aside
entirely the c~ousinly interest, for her re-
peated sights, when the fortunate occasion
occurred. Mr.. Richmond, the father of
Jane, and guardian of Frank, observing a
growing ~coolnes between the cousins, deem
ed separation necessary. Frank was &C
cordingly entered at Dartmouth, while the
daughter found an asylum for the time be-
ing at Mrs. --'s fashionable Seminary.
Some three years passed i'll this manner.
during which the cousins never met. Jen-
ny Richmond finished her course at the
Seminary, and graduated with about as
much honor as one of her peculiar tempe
rament might have Leo" expected to vim.
At the expiration of Franks college.
course, lie asked and obtained leave totrav-
Ell through the Southern States before his
return to the family mansion, or engagement
IN his professional StudleS.
1t SO happened that Jenny, now Miss
Richmond, had formed, among other pleas
ant acquaintance, an especial friendship
for young lady from Virginia, from whom
she received an invitation TO spend the en-
suing winter. rs her will had been for
many yeerst the only law she acknowledged,
it required no great power of persuasion
on her part, @ induce her parents to con-
sent TO this arrangement, and Jenny left
home accompanied by her father, who had
reluctantly offered himself as an escort, if
she would persistin SO soon leaving home,
Mr.. Richmond had hoped to detain her, IN
til Franks return, while Jane was the more
anxious to be absent for that very rea-
son. 4
The beautiful Miss Richmond lost %notil-
ing in the eyes of the world by being side
heircss to Judge Richmond's immense es-
tate, though we are 10th to conclude her
fortune was the chief attraction of the null
ttude who followed in her train.
The winter passed off gaily, and, until
near its close, with nothing particularly al
farming to the prospects SO long entertain
ed BY Judge Richmond in regard to his
daughters union with her cousin. i
So long as her heart was free, he had mo-
fear; but, from a letter to her mother, he
was eventually led to infer that "a change
had come over the spirit of her dreams.'-,
She had met with a young gentleman, so
handsome, so agreeable, that her father
deemed it desirable she should return home,
before she made many discoveries of the
g~entleman's attractions. A letter urgingI
her Immediate return, was forwarded, but
like multitudes of other parental requests, |
it was totally disregarded. She could not
return then, possibly-her friend would be
so much disappointed, and besides, she
was infinitely better contented than during
the first two weeks of her visit.
Fearing that her headstrong will should
leadher into irremediable folly, Judge Rich
mond decided to go for her without delay.