Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-07-10

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glove with you
And now Bessie laughed until her
bright eyes swan in tears.
"Ah, l knew you would feel merry
as cricket at such good news. Now
child, when the lawyer comes tonight,
you must not run off into the garden,
or Down to the mill, as you always do.
You must put on your prcttiest smile
and sit still and then he will tell you all
| have said, and like enough a great
many more fine things. And then
YOU must thank him kindly--tell him
you love him, and will be proud to be
his wife,
"No. mother, shall tell him no
such thing-for do not love him, and
shall never be his wife,
Bessiev
Motherv
Are you crazy, or what on earth
do you mean? Not marry Lawyer
B.? Pooh-pooh! child-how
silly you talk" cried the old lady.
aWell, | cannot help it, mother
BIT tell you truly, never shall mar
ny him! No, indeed! Why, only
think: he is almost as old as
And here Bessie catching glance
OF Hal Carey through the little latticeG
window, blushed like a rose, laugh
ed, nodded, and in short forgot what
she was talking about.
Unfortunately the watchiul eye Of
Mrs. Bell saw the sudden blush, dc.
tecled the cause, and her suspicious
were at once aroused.
g. do believe positively, Bessie, that
impudent fellow, Hal Carey, has been
making love to you!
"Yes, mother
SHOW dare you let him, Bessie Bell
answer me that?' exclaimed the in.
dignant mother.
"Why, could not help it, mother
for | love him just as well as he loves
MOI innocently replied Bessie.
The cheese which Mrs. Bell held
aloft upon one hand, in the act Of be-
ing restored to its fellow upon the up
per shelf, at this announcement slipped
and fell to the floor, while darling
through the door, she stopped not IN
Ill she reached the mill, and had pour
ed into the ears of her good man the
asst 1undng discovery she had made.
Although proverbial for his good
nature, the anger and Indignation OF
the miller were if possible, even more
excited than that of his dame; and the
unconscious Hal, who happened at the
moment to be busted about the mil re-
ccived torrent OF invectivc and A.
busc-was instantly dismissed forever
from the service ofthe miller, and for
hidden not only nc: to approach near
the hoeee, hat mover to presume toarsn
think of Bessie again.
All, ha. poor old man, thought sly
Love-as If / was going to give up the
sport! No, no, the sport has just be-
gun!
Hal dismissed, it was now poor
Bessie's turn. Passive as lamb, she
received the united outpourings oil
wrath from father and mother, until
told never to think Of Hal again, and
prepare instantly TO receive the law
yer as her lover. Then little Bessie
stood up, and said with firmness--
"No, father; no mother, cannot o.
hey you! | love Hal Carey, and ! will
either be his wife or remain Bessie
Bell all my daysl'
"The wife Of Hal Carey! Did any
one ever hear the like" And taking
| her up in his arms, the miller bore the
naughty girl TO the garrett, and there
telling her she should remain until she
consented to become Mrs. B., ht
locked the door and left her TO repent
ance.
Poor little Bessie should sht
dor Was she to remain prisoner al
her life? For give up Hal, dear Hal
shs never would for any lawyer il
creation-not shel And so down sht
sat, pouting and sobbing--wishing al
manner Of things-more particularly
that all lawyers, and lawyer B. es
pecislly, were drowned in the mill-rscs
and that Hal like the Prince in Gin
deriIla, could come in a coach and sis
aad carry her off.
She was a courageous little soul, and
very much in love, and TO prove it she
resolved to do something Desperate
What should it be?
"Shall | hang myself" she ponder