The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-01-28

itwas arranged between DE Courc, and
arabella that he was 70 wait for her with
oarfRge at retired place in the sub
urbs, where she was to join him. They
were thet TO drive to ministers. get the
marriage teremony performed, and pro-
ceed ihe"cS to take possession of an ele.
giant suite oNrooms which had been en-
gagged IN one q the most fashionable hotels
in the city. ~ escape all LANCER of in
reference withNer movements. the young
lady had LETT homN some hours before even,
ing, and spent thettme between that and
the bllsstul period hoked for with such |
trembling delight, n the company of a
/ young friend aud cot6dent. Darkness at
length threw veil over all things, and
nndercover of this veil Arabella went
forth alone, and hutredto the appointed
place Of cfmeeting lamp showed her the
carriage IN waiting, and a man pacing
slowly the pavement near by, while she
was considerable distance off. Her
heart beat wildly, the breath came heavily
up from her bosom. She quckened her
pace, but som stopped suddenly in alarm,
for she saw aman advancing rapidly from
another quater. In few moments this
individual cane up TO the person who was
walking before the carriage, and whom
she saw to be her lover. loud W ords in.
stantly followed, and she was near enough
to hear in angr! voice say
III Count yol, you base scoundrel!'
1t was the voice of her father! Fearful
! lest violence should be done to her lover,
rabella screamed and few TO the spot
J Already was the hand of Mr.. Jones at De
Conrcl's throat but the Count in disguise,
not rellshIng the rough grasp of the indig-
: nant father, dsengaged himself and fed
e inglorously, leaving poor ArabeIa to the
: unbroken fury of his ire. Without much
t ceremony he thrust her into the waiting
n carriage, and giving the driver few hur.
ried directions, entered himself What
! passed between the disappo in ed Cou ess
}, that was to be, and her excite ed father, il
is not our business to relate.
Not content with having interrupted
, this nice little matrimo nial arrangement
MIR. Jones called at The hotel where ID,
!. Courcl putup, early on the next morning
But the elegant foreigner had not occupi
f ed bis apartments during the night. II
ir yet made his appearance; in the morning
q but DE Conrci was still away. On tn
IN nextmorning the following notice appear
ed in one OF the daily newspapers.
= 'NlPptDiN THE .-Fashiona BILE peo
a. pie will remember a whiskered, mustaci
4 oed fellow with foreign accent, name
nj De Courci, who has been turning th
heads of half the silly young girls in tow
Le Tor the last TWO months. lie permitted
TO leak out, we believe, that he was
4 French Count, with immense estates nea
Paris. @ho bad come to this couutry i
order to look for a wife. This was
course believed, for there are people will
ha ing to credit the most improbable storle
4, in he world Very soon love affair cam
~ silly daughter Of good, substantial citi
zen. BY some means the father got win
Is of the matter, and repaired TO the appoin
40. ted place Of meeting just in time. ii
found De Courci and carriage in wait
ing. Without mach ceremony, he lai
violent hands on the Count, who thOugi
il better TO run than TO fight and there
fore fed ingloriously, just as the daughtt
. arrived on the ground. He has not bee
heard of since. We could write a coluu
by way of commentary upon this clrcun
eu stance, but think that the facts in the ca'
ar speak so plainly for themselves that not
single remark is needed TO give the
force. We wish the lady JOY at her c
cape, for the Count in disguise is no dcu
lt a scheming william at heart.'
1t. Poor Arabella was dreadfully cut dow
in when this notice met her eye. 1t was
ID. long time before she venlured into cor
arr pany again, and ever after had mort
oil aversion to moustaches and imperial
,ra The Count never after made his appea
,se snce in Philadelphia.
The Young man named Marston, W
had jested with Abel Lee about the 10
of his lady love, was seated IN his roo
some ten minutes after the sudden appea
ance of Mr.. Jones at the place of meet
between the lovers, when his door
thrown open, and in bounded DE Cour'
hair md all! Cloak, hat and hair we
'es ins tantIy thrown aside, and smoo
IN young, laugh face revealed itself tr
a' behind whiskers, moustaches, imPeri
u" and goatee.
'Pt sWhere's the Countessr asked Marsto
d. in merry voice. did she faintP
All Dear knows! That sturdy old Anne
he' can father of hers got me by the thro
Ihe before could say Jack Robinson, and