The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-11-07

SOugnl my treasure, mad ne known It's
nominal value" he continued, but rather
as if speaking to himself than to the young
man at his side; and then turning to Frank
and taking his hand, he said in trem-
bling voice:-"I yield her to you, Frank
Willard, as l would the dearest thing I
possess on earth. She resembles her
sainted mother, but oh, for your sake and
mine, make her not an idol, as did that
mother, lest like her she be snatcheo away
10 show us the sin of ldolatry"
''Thank you, thank you,'' he replied,
returning the pressure of the hand that
held his own, and then departed leaving
the kind old man to his solitude, for he
well knew that he would be alone.
And who that mourns the loved and lost
does not feel that such periods exerta soft
ening influence upon the affections AS
Imagination brings up the seeming forms
Of the loved Ones, now hidden forever from
our sight, the heart clings more closely to
our living loves, and we cherish them with
tenfold care, less the hand of the spoiler
be laid on them, and our pathway be en-
tirely desolate.
A few days passed, and wedding invita-
tions were issued, not from our humble
friends, but the reputed heiress, Miss
Munson. 1t was a splendid affair for the
little Western village, although but few
guests were invited and those only such as
the bride deemed the first in the place
few days after the wedding, as Frank
was walking the street, he chanced, upon
turning a corner, to come unexpectedly
on his friend, who upon seeing him ex-
claimed:
"And so my sly fox, you are the one
that is TO carry off the dove from the par
sons dove cot, are you? Well, | hope
1t will turn out better match than mine;
if not, you will hang yourself, l am sure,
in less than week from your wedding
day"
Il aPprehend no dissatisfaction on my
part, at least"
mo. nor did /, but YOU are not marry
ing an heiress. But hear, step into my
Office, and 1 will show you how rascally
have been treated. You thought my wife
held six thousand dollars in b er own right
did your"
Il did,
''Well Sir, she has just one hundred and
fifty, and no more
What
..One hundred and fifty dollars was the
portion of the rich heiress'. l seems that
when the father died, he left six thousand
dollars, and a widow and eight children
to share it. The widows third was con-
sumed before her death, and Sarah had
used three hundred and fifty of her five
hundred since she came of age, and left
me to fall into the trap which had been set
to catch a rich husband. And when | re-
preached her with the deception, she de-
MED having used any, saying that neither
she nor her aunt with whom she resided,
had ever stated that she had such property
If rumor had given it to her she was not
to blame, and that if married her for her
money it served me right. And now
Frank, you see what Il predicament |
am in; instead of having but myself 10
support by my precious profession have
got an extravagant wife in the Bargain
What would you do if you were in my
place?"
"What would do, Why go TO work
Ike man, and if your profession will not
support you, buy or rent some land and
turn farmer; farm is safe capital, at least
have found il so, and then you viii have
plenty of time TO attend to all the suits YOU
may have.
"That is easier said than done; had |
such a wife as Louisa Fosworth would
make | might think of it, but might as
well think OF teaching a peacock to knit
stockings as my lady wife, with her lofty
notions, the duties of farmers wife
provided farming was kind of business
understood myself
Much more of the same kind OF argu-
ment was used on both sides, and they
parted with the expressed determination
of Williams 10 try his luck in California,
if Dame Fortuue did not bestir herself in
his favor before long.
A few days after, Mr.. Fosworth, at the
close OF Divine service, announced the fact
that marriage ceremony would be per-
formed at his house on the following We'd |
nesday, and cordially invited all of his
congregation TO be present. "My house |
was donated by your Kindness he said, |
'ard seemly welcome should breathe to |!
all who deign to visit it.
And they came-if not all, enough, so |
that every room was crowded 1t is a |
very common thing to cultivate the locust
on our large prairies, for their use as well |
as beauty, and beautiful grove of them
f1ourished On spot of ground a few rods |
from the house, and here, benath the pure
sky, in the shade of the shel:ering trees,
The solemn vows were spoken, and the
gentle Louisa returned TO her father house