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INTERESTING TALE.
AN ELoPEnENr EXTRAORDINARY.
By soMEBoDy.

| 10 these days Of RON rance, fun ard fro.
lie, it is nomaiter Of surprise that young
girls are now and then guilty az sane
iioniGg. il moi committing, very Hslish
thigs.
4 Jenny Richmond was one Of those
/ wiliul little misses who conclude suffice
ton 10 the powers that be- Is little bet
Ter than downright slavery. and resoly.
ed at very unbecoming age, 10 dc.
eide for herself on all questions Of impor
lance, As a matter. OF course, she enjoy.
ed freqnen. opportunities forrepenisuce,
aftertbe commission OF some wlful freak,
the results Of which someiipes demon
sirated The, maxim, two heads are better
than one. sc. Among other foolish no.
tons, she cherished an uraccountable
antipathy sgsinst her cousin Frank; lha,
ls.4i! would have been unsccountable,
had il not been thai she once overheard
Der parents discussing The possibility Of
her unfon UTyu ,,.s=~.-.rsss -s,.
when they both should attain suitable
age.
Frank was black-eyed roguisb look .
ing boy of about fifteen, when the unfor-
tunaie conversation occurred and Jen
ny wilinl mink Of twelve. so the plan
ming Of The parents seemed rather pre-
mature iplhe estimation Of some Of the
party.
From that day Frank dated series Of
minor prosecutions. but poorly calculated
70 concentrate his affections upon Jenny
Richmond, still he could mol throw aside
entirely the cousinly interest with which
be bad heretofore regarded her. His
pride too. was somewhat piqued, as be
internally resolved 10 pay principal and
interest ,ior her, repeated sights. when
The fortunate occasion occurred. Mr.
Richmond. the father Of Jane and guar,
dian Of Frank observing q growing
coldness between tie cousins deemed
q separation necesssry. Frank was &C.
cordingly entered at Dartmouth, while the
daughter found an asylum Tor the Sine
being al Mrs. IS fashionable semina-
ry.
Some three years, passed 10 this man.
ner, during which the cousins never met.
Jenny Richmond finished her course al
the seminary and graduated with about
As much honor as one Of her peculiar
temperament might have been expected
TO win.
At the expiration OF Franks college
course. he asked and obtained leave 10
travel through the Southern States be-
fore bis return TO the family mansion,
or engagement 10 his professional stu
dies. IN
II so happened that jenny. now Miss
Richmond. had formed. among Other
pleasant scquainJances sn especial friend
ship of young lady rom Virginia, from
whom she received az invitation TO spend
The ensuing winter. As her will had
been for years ihe only Law she acknowl.
edged. itreduired nesgtsst power of per-
suasion on her part to induce her parents
to consent to this arrangement. and Jsn-
nv left home accompanied BY her L.
lt6er, who bad Reluctantly offered him
self Is escort, ii she would presist 10 50
soon leaving home. Mr. Richmond
had hoped to deiain her until Franks
return. while Jenny was the more
aoxiobs TO get away on that very rea-
son.
The beautiful Miss Richmond LOST no.
thing in the eyes Of the world BY being
sole heirsss 10 Judge Richmond's i'm
meLse estate. though We are not to con.
elude her fortune was the lchiei attraction
Of the multitude who followed ia bel
/ Train.
The winter passed efFgaiIy. and. until
near its close. with nothing particularly
alarming 10 the prospects, 50 long enter.
liaiued By Judge Richmond 10 regard 10
his danehier's union with. her cousin.
So long - her heart was fres be bed
no fear; but from ! letter 10 her mother.
be was led 10 infer that . change had
come Ger The spirit Of Der dream She
1hsd met with +, young gsniIsnsu. %
lhspdsome 80 inislligens. snd 40 agreeable,
\ ihst her father deemed i desirable she
should return home. before she bad made
many discoveries Of the gs1,lsman's a.
fractions. A leller. urging Der Immediate
Irslorn wss forwarded. butliks mplii.nds.
81 other parental Requests, il vas totally