The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-01-28
'Jest away, Marston, ifit is so pleasant
to you, remarked lee, with a slightly Of

4No, out my ueaT ietloWs am IN earnest
really wish to serve you Still, if tie
only plan a, all likely to succeed is SO re-
pagnant to your feelings, you must let the
whole matter go. Depend upon 1t, there
is no other chance tor you with the lady
Then she must GO. would not make
fool Of my self for the Queen of Sheua.
A man who sacrifices his own sef-respect
in order to secure the love of a woman be
comes unworthy other love-
well said /, A bel Lee! That is the senti-
ment Of right mind aud proves to me
that Arabella Jones is unworthy of you.
Let her go to the whiskers, and do you
try o fpd some one w ho has soul enough
to love the man.
The young men separated, to mingle
with the company. Marston could not
help noticing Miss Arabella Jones more
particularly than before, and perceived
that she was coldly polite to all the young
men who ventured to approach her, but
warm and smiling as June morning TO
an individual named Glover, who had been
abroad, and returned home rich in hairy
honors, if in nothing else. The manners
of this Glover distinguished him as much
as his appearance.
TO think that woman could be at
tracied by thing like tha;!' he said to
himself, little pettishly, as he saw the
alacrity with which Arabella seized the
offered arm of Glover TO accompany him
to the supper table.
Marston was fellow OF good deal oi
humor, and relisbed practical joking rath'
er more than was consistent with the com
fort Of other people. We cannot com
it was one of his faults, and all men have
their failings. 1t would have given hin
great pleasure, could he have induce.
, Abel Lee to set up rivalry in the nous
tache and whsker line; but Abel had toe
much good sense for that, and Marston
be 1t said to his credit, was rejoced tt
fnd that he had. Still, the idea having
once entered his head, he could not driv.
il away. He had most unconquerabl,
desire TO see some one start an opposition
: to Glover and was half tempted to do !
himself, for the mere fun of the thing. Blu
J this as rather more trouble than he wish
ed TO take.
Notvery long after this, young strang
Q er made bis appearance in fashionable
circles, and created quite futter anon.
l. the ladies. lie had, besides larger whisk
ers, larger moust ache, and larger imperla
: than Glover, superb goatee, aud deci
y ded foreign accent He soon threw th
I American IN the shade, especially as
whisper got out that he Frenc
! Count, travelling through the countr,
who purposely concealed his title. Ih
Vbject of his visit, il as also said, was lh
selection of " lie from among the Lowell
and ophsl,cated daughters OF Amer'c,
lie wished to fad some une who had nev {
breathed the artlchcIal air of the highe
circles IN his own country; who would ior
Z him Tor himself alone and become his loN
ing companion iuSs
How all these important facts in rels
'e tion 10 him got wind few paused to lnquir
Young ladies' forgot their plain faced ur
d titled, vulgar lovers, and put on their be-
looks and most winning graces lor III
r Count. For time he carried all befoI
~ him. Daily might he be seen in Chestn,
street, gallanting some favored belle, wit
la the elegant air Of a dancing master, al
the grimace of monkey. Staid cltizeI
oi stopped 10 look at him, and plain old ladi
were hall in doubt W he ther he were a ma
!" or pongo
la AT last the Counts more particular a
81 teptions were directed toward Miss Ara
20 bella Jones, and from that time the favo
y ed Glover found that his star had passs
All Its zenith: 1t was in vain that he curls
" his moustache more iercely, and hid b
20 chin in a goatee fully as large as Il
~ Counl'sj all was OF no avail. HE ladI
'ss generally, and Miss Arabella in partlc
OF lar, looked coldly upon him.
disappointment was already passed. III
conduct of Arabella had disgusted hi
and he therefore looked calmly on al
ma ked the progress of events.
=. Atlength the Count, IRON pay ing mar
ed at,enlioa to ArabeIla 10 company, b
gan to visit her occasionally at her fat
er's house, lIttle TO the satisfaction of
Jones, the father, who had never worn
whisker 10 his life, aud had most bltt,
aversion TO moustaches. This being tL
case, the course OF Arabeila's love d
not, IT may be suppuosed, nyery smoot
n for her father told her very decidedly tn
he was not going to have that monke
faced fellow coming about his hous
=, Shocked at such Yulg ar language, Arab,
,nr la replied