The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-18


,mothered in daisies and buttercupS, and pre-
sented the prize to the flushed and startled
mother. Such was my introduction to
TO-"
Not TO Mrs. Hook said the old maid
with severity. 'You forget that you are
now a married man ~
Miss Jemima was tearing absently the
petals Of narsiss,s, and looking up with a
lorgiving sigh into the face Of the narrator.
said softly, "But you were not marned
man them
10 describe the conversation oil this las
cinating woman, continued the gentleman,
sis impossible. She was not woman OF
society, yet perfectly well-bred. She had
spent the greater part Of her life in the
country, inhaling health of mind as we'll as
body from the pure ali OF heaven, yet with
occasional visits to, and occasional visits
from, the great cities, which enabled her,
with the assistance not only OF books, in
the good oldfashioned sense OF the term,
but of the ephemeral literature Of the day.
to keep pace with the progress ofihe world.
81 do not know how it was, but our ac-
quaintanceship seemed to be ready made;
and when at last ] mentioned my uncle's
name, she had no difficulty in recollecting
that respectable friend Of Mrs. Hook. At
the word ] started US violently as if she had
thrown the old ladys grandchild at my
head; and the beautiful stranger looked at
me with surprise and curiosity.
| 4. w., A. uool add I
".Yes.'
.What-old Mrs. Hook
Yes
Grandmother Hook
"sYes.'
"'How do you like the individual -?
al sympathize with her; for | too
And breaking off with a sigh. she held up
the fairest hand in the world, 80 as to show
a widows ring. | had not observed the
peculiarly in her slight mourning. but now
saw that she, too. was widow-a young
and charming widow and that the infant
(Which was now alternately in her arms
and mine) was the pledge of a love extin-
gutshed in the grave! She was free--this
} lovely young woman; and was about to
be chained for life to Grandmother Hook
She saw my agitation, but Of course could
not comprehend its cause.
"'Come, said she with an angelic smile,
i see you do not Like my venerable friend /;
but am determined to reconcile you 10 her.
She is grandmother. it is true. and there
fore not so young as she has been; but she
wears well-she is indeed particularly heal
thy; and thus, if you form a friendship for
her, it is likely to last for many years.
- That is the misery said that is
the misery, If she were but like other old
, women-if Sc were but liable TO the com.
mon diseases Of grandnothers,my fate might
be endurable
Your fate! What has your fate to do
with the longevity of Mrs. Hook!
:" 4 am only going to be married TO her
that all ; and the absurd announcement
: was no sooner out Of my lips tran the fail
stranger broke into peals of laughter, that
to my ears, at the inauspicious moment,
sounded like the screams of an evil spirit.
Pardon me. said she, endcnvorng "a
: compose herself; j am far too giddy iol
s. And the widow kissed her or
phan child. But the idea of marriage
!, between you and Mrs. Hook is really toe
; ridiculous. You appear to he compelled
c TO the sacrifice by circumstances bnt ha.
i the old lady given her consent!
: Her consent Oh, let her alone fo
+ that it is not 80 often that fellow lik,
me comes in the way of a grandmother
q There is no hope OF her refusing me; ant
Il il refuse her, may as well hang mysel
d up on one Of those trees.
: why adopt such an alternative AL
S though probably dependent OH fortune, 20,
e are not too old to work and to struggle. |
e you will not allow poor aged Mrs. Hook Il
h enrich you, there are fortunes in the worlt
IS still to be made by the adventurous and tn,
= industrious.
e "'Give me a motive, cried suddenly
and will both dare and suffer canno
c toll for so poor need as fortune but plac'
II in the distance something worthy of my ct
l. forts, something rich enough to reward them
s. something
!; "'What said she innocently.
:. Love cried | in desperation; ant
u before she could prevent me, had caugh
q hold Of her hand, and smothered it witt
+ kisses
Upon my word interrupted the oil
e maid. This from married man-fron
d the husband of Mrs Hook! !"
"But he was not married then" whisper
e ed Jemima softly.
n "Since you are displeased with such de
n tails, pursued the gentleman, al shall pas
1t them over Let it suffice that spent sew
d eral hours with the lovely widow; that
% saw-clearly saw-that only a little TIM
it was wanting to enable me to gain her al
/ fections; and that at last babe her adieu
:, extorting promise that she would not com
II municats my arrival to Mrs. Hook; ant
J, that, when called at the court, she woult
!, see me alone, that might have an oppor
Il tunity Of telling her wha, had passed be
q tween my uncle and me-
IS "Pray, what was the lady's name " sait
y Miss Jemima, as the lion paused.
81 never thought Of asking
y "How could you tell that she lived at tn,
d COURT"
. 81 don't know: took it into my head
It and it happened that was right"
"under all circumstances, you seem L
J. have made wonderful progress in SO short
8 time
slime is merely relative word. Al
!, hour is occasionally as long as q day or
month and month, in other circumstan