Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-12-02
The Fair PGn.tcHt.

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rose on all sides. a young female, dressed in
virgin white, advanced up tho aisle. with slow and
irregular steps, her eyes bent upon The ground, and
| her lovely locks haIi-Shading n couuIenance IN
which health and innocence seemed 10 vie with
each other, which should add most beauty to fea-
tures, the form of which were beauty Itself.
! She stopped for a moment as she reached the
/ open portal of a chapel that formed recess On
one side OF tho aisle, and then turned into the
/ cess, entered confessional and fell upon her
| knees.
! What Ignorant SIN could this sweet one havo
committed, that required absoluIon al the huuds
of her holy father confessorl
! We shall see.
/ Having first pronounced her accustomed pray
er with umd VOICE, she seemed TO gaia conf
dence by this act, and proceeded TO relate, first.
her little acts of contumacy towards her school
mistress, (for, though bordering womau-h hood,
she had not Jeff he convent schooi) then her lille
sins Of actual commission, reserviug the grave>t
TO the last. At length, though she had evidently
not concluded her confession, she made full stop
as If reluctant TO proceed farther.
Come, daughter exclaimed The GOOD priest.
proceed; you must not permit a false de.icacy
to deter you from that full confession wlhou,
which abs luton were vain. Nha! more p
Il am afraid 10 tell yOu good father
The priest said something 10 encourage her;
bat the pretty penitent still hesitnted ard as she
covered her sweet face with her two hands. as if
ashamed have it seen, the tears made yaclr way
between her pretty fingers.
Come, come said the holy father. this must
cot be. | must in:errogaIe You. What is il that
thus troubles you Have yo done any thing to
lnJure or offend your kind parents 2
Worse, father
Have you been rcading in wicked books, dau5i-
ter!
Il have not boen reading at all. father
a y-or1r MI. -rF L..
service 2
a great deal worse. father
The good priest began seriously TO be alarmed
yet he did not know how to frame his questions so
as to avoid suggestions, which, If he should provo
wrong IN his suspicious. Nigh; render the remedy
more mischIevouS than The disease.
A, last, the young beauty os if By desperate er.
fort, relieved him from his embarrassment by
saying
Father, will tell you all, if Heaven Will give
me strength TO speak. But, pray be ndugent
good father. 1t was the hrsi lims-and am sure
Of il. Besides. il was not all my fauIt-it was
partly his. And ne is so very handsome, tool
The good priest trembei.
And he is 50 very fond Of me- continued tho
maiden. he used TO follow me about wherever
went he seemed TO and think 5ou! nobody
but me-.
She paused a monent-then continued
We'll, father, one night after had retired 10
rest, l--would you believe il ?--l found hlm IN
my chamber
The holy father groaned aloud. i
: | never could tell how he got there for shut
the door after me, and fastened il carefully as
always do
Well exclaimed The confesso~, in very auX-
ous tone, what more?'
'OA. father, The worst is to come. Iha: night,
in particularly was last Thursday, faIher-he
looked 50 very handsome, aud seemed SO very fond
of me-and-thal--in short
But exclaimed the pIous priest, with a sudden
shew of indignation, did your mother never
warn you of the terrible danger Of such conduct?
Did she never tell you of the fatal consequences
Of
No, father, Interrupted the terrified pcnient,
she never told me thero was anything wrong in
being fond of such very beautiful cat--aud-'
A cat was it cat ?
Yes. father; a large beautiful white Angola
that | was wicked to steal from tho pastry
cooks opposite where live. and have kept him
in my room eve" since =
In nomne Parris Fill ct Spirtus Sancii, te
absoIvo,' slid the good priest; and never did he
pronounce the words with moro full and gratif
ed feeling of pious satisfaction.
"Is HE Rich ?'-Many sigh is hoard, many
heart is broken, many lfe is rendered miserable
by the terrible infatuation which parents often ma
DeSt IN CnOOSill8 llie lot tileT
ters. How is it possible for happiness 10 result
from the union of two principles 30 diametrcaIly
opposed to each IN every point, as much virtue
is to vice How often is the first question which
asked respecting the suitor of the daughter, This
:. Is he rich ?''
:. Is he rych ?''-yes, he abounds in wealth but
does not afford any evidence that he will make Il
kind and afeclionate husband.
g Is he rich ?''-yes, his clothing is purple and
fine linen, and he fares sumptuousIy every day;
but can you infer from that that he is vlrtuous!
. Is he rich ?''-yes, he has thousands heeting
on every ocean; but do not riches take to them
selves wings and fly away? VIII you consent that
your daughter shall marry man TINT has nothing
to recon- mend him bat his wealth! All! beware: the
gilded bait sometimes covers the barbed hook
Ask not then, ''Is he rich?" but "Is he vrtuou 80,
Ask not if he has wealth, but if he has h.onor
and do not sacrifice your daughters peace for mo.
ney.
GREEN, the reformed gambler, ssill uets an oc.
casional rub from his victiras. The Grcat West
newspaper, thinks tina: it yroud be we'll for him
to consummate the gloflous work he has begun.
by refunding to suci. Of his former victims, whose
address he Is in possession of, portion of the
funds he accumulated by the evil practices he