The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-04-26

Dalance.
Nv hat do you want with it!'FPiy
demanded the banker.
Family misfortunes, sir I
''Pooh. pooh-don't believe Yrd OF
it-you have been gaming, pei; l
know you have no relatives-oraps-
No, sir-no; indeed, its ra- ca
gerry put in Michael
Well, well, it's no business hume
let me see-the amount is ly-three
pounds
Ten and fourpence.'
EXACTLY so-there take tfleque 10
the cashier. I've nothing to'ylth your
mode of spending moneys; confess
this sudden demand for it slses me-
Michael answered with a. SIGH and
left the room. An bour wards, the
cashier was sent for; and irnuch more
all the clerks were talE,iaout Flem-
ing's love of play. ThesPorts were
unhaplly confirmed nextEnlnS' Wheh
one of the party confidelly told the
others that Michael (wh.d not YET ar
rived) had been heard be OF the mad
servants taking leave oflry klgDy foT
ever; that as far as he ia gleaIi-ana
she had placed her eaIsesto the KEY
hole-the poor fellow now pehhieSs'
and that the father wolnot hear OF the
match: that tbev bothbd bitterly, and
parted in the forlorn b OF seeing pet'ef
times.
Just as this little ep had concluded,
Michael entered the nung house, ana
truth TO say, his vi appearance ana
manner confirmed tEuth Of the servant
GIRLS statement Rad evidently been
weeping, and he red straight 20 tne
chief partners doo,d tapped a; it, with
out even a smile eecognIuon towards
his brethren.
Come in,' rended the voice Oh
Smith.
Michael ente This superior looked
at him sternlv. /. seeing but litte incli-
nation ON the NOT the clerk to open ihe
conversation. LANDED what he wanted,
Il have conf bring you the rent you
desired me to erom The Scroopes yes
terday.'
Il thought : said they could not pay?'
Il imagined, sir; but believe they
have received unexpected remittance.
Then, SHOW dare you take away
their characpy asserting their inability
to pay their)nt! for shame, for shame
Fleming, | (, yoa are getting unsteady.
The poorerk did not reply, but stood
evidently ling something on his mint
which he dred to unburden himself OF
presently rrtering up sort Of desporat
courage, huddenly exclaimed
Il am W sorry, sir, but | must leav
your seryi.
Had a anon ball entered through tn
window, d Smith could not have bee
more astoshed.
You al determined to do so?' angril
demandedthe banker on recovering hi
breath.
Il am, r-nothing can change my re
solve
sThero to-Bath,' roared the fest
old gentman; for he felt angry with hin
self for Aving thus sayagely treated HI
useful ERIK; and when man IS angr
with hiself, of coarse, he IS doubly S
with til rest of the world.
PooIMichael Fleming sobbed out q
inaudile God bless you. sir, and left IL
room seek his fortunes in the wiC
world. Many months elapsed before tn
pair aein met.
Thespring had passed, the summer h;
lost its beauty, and autumn had seti
when hte one evening Mary Rigby mig
have leen seen walking along the narro
path, Which borders the river Savern,
compGy with smart, yet maiancho
looking youth, dressed III the uniform
a Britnh soldier. Need | add that th
no other than the once hapI
clerk; tie now, poor servant of his cou
try, for, whose defence he was about
leave hi native shores and probably pr
ish in sme foreign land.
He hid come to take his last adieu
her he teasured, and to record his unuttC
able loye-for he loved heras man Shoat
love; and she, like true woman, on
loved him the better for his misfortune
His arm was round her waist, and, tru
to tell, she seemed to like it so;' and as
now came within sight of the Scroopt
Farm, he once more reiterated his ASS
tons of unchanging affection, and vow
life till death to think only of h,
and then, as she cried and sobbed, ende
vored TO console and comfort herby swe;
ing that he would do such deeds as ml
ensure promotion; and then he would
turn and wed her, for whom alane
wished to live. The poor orphan (for
postmaster had died soon after Michae
abrupt deparnre) looked up and smil
through her tears, and willingly shared
when an innocent female lov