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

! large old-fashioned looking missive, pre-
'ented to him by servant. he read as tol.
ows -
"'MY DEAR sui am told that your
nephew has arrived; and as he has been re.
ported upon iavorably by one who saw him
yesterday, and ON whose taste and judgment
| can rely, am tempted to say, with the
frankness Of my character, that shall be
happy to make his acquaintance. am
truly grateful for the many obliging things
am told he said Of me; and | hope one
day or other he will find them all realized.
My dearest grandchld sends pretty little
kiss TO you both; and, with best regards,
remain as usual,
GRANDMOTHER HOOK.
There : cried the old gentleman with
odious triumph-fhere is spirit for you
Why, you dog. you will be as happy as the
day is long,
81 scarcely heard him, for my thoughts
were brooding bitterly over the treachery oil
The beautiful widow. She had broken her
promise, and she had rendered my position
thousand times more embarrassing, by
persuading the wretched grandmother that |
had been such an ass as to say compliment
tary things about her age, uglncss and inir-
mites Ii was clear that she was ]lt !;
that she had only been laughing at my adj
mration; and that she was now determined
to extract further amusement from my cal.
antilles. resolved, however, to die game !;
ind telling my uncle that, although well
acquainted with Mrs. Hook from report, |
desiled to see her personally before coming
10 final decision, | threw myself on horse
back, and galloped straightway to the court.
ut was my intention to have asked for
Mrs. Hook but the willy widow was on
her guard, for as the door opened, ] heard
her call to the servant, in her silveriest
tones, Show the gentleman here and in
another minute ] stood once more in the
presence Of the unknown Of the forest.
found her more beautiful-better dressed
younger than the day before; and as | saw
with keensr appreciation, the treasure
was about to lose forever, my resentment
died away. and the deep choking grief tool
} its place.
"'You forgot your promise, said 'yo,
, make a sport Of my misery
"'What could say when questioned
J replied she sweetly. But what misery d.
you allude to?-the misery Of marrying I
} grandmother
"'When my heart is devoted 10 another
But it is needless to talk to you, for you ar
IS incapable Of passion as statue. YO'
could never have loved even your husband.
"'You are in some degree wrong; yet
was 50 young when was married-onl.
sixteen-that | looked upon my husban'
more as a guardian than as a lover wa
; not quite seventeen when | became a mo
Their
"'ls ii possible! That is not grea
while ago
5 "'Greater than you perhaps suppose 70
sound constitution and salubrious air ar
: very deceitfnl. Would you take me TO b
I well on to thirty :
"'What became Of your child cried
, suddenly.
"sWe all marry young in our family,
T replied the widow. hanging her head. 4
I was my daughters infant she continued
r looking up at me with the most beautiful
1 blush that ever lit the cheek Of a girl, 'whic
you gathered yesterday from among the da
sizes and buttercups; and am GRASDMc
D TIER Hook
T "Well, | doclora,'' said Miss Jemims
: as the lion finished, ':that is as like a n
e nance as any real story ever heard Onl
0 an author would never make his heroine
hornd old thing Of thirty-five.
3 IL am glad, for the sake Of morality,
remarked the old maid, "that she turned OF
II to be Mis-. Hook after all only came
e help thinking ii shocking example f
I. girls to be grandmothers.