Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-07-25

iiui III u low Tone tnat uln not TcdCn HeI
mothers ear, who thus continued:
i could not blame him much, if he
did. A poor mechanic rival TO Doc
tor and gentleman 1t is awful Il
suppose that Doctor Dunlap knows Bost-
wells visits are intrusions, and therefore
takes no offence at them; but it is per-
lectly ridicGlousp
Emma generally pretended to listen
to these talks, bat seldom made any an
swer at all, and never any audible one.
/ This puzzled the old lady still more, and
increased her uneasiness, but she con-
soled herself with the reflection that
Doctor Dunlap would soon propose and
be accepted, and thus put an end to the
whole business. She tried to attribute
the still continued frequent visits of
BOSWELL to his dogged ignorance and
perseverance. She supposed that EN-.
ma had given him all kinds OF hints, but
that he did not know enough to take
them.
Isle had given him some hints, and he
had taken them too.)
1t so happened that Walter was at old
Captain Stanly's on certain Wednes-
day evening, and staid tolerably late
most of the time with Emma in the par
lcr. The next day Mrs. Stanly was more
than usually alarmed, and omitted no
opportunity for abusing Walter and prais-
ing DR.. Dunlap.
On the Friday evening following, the
Doctor paid Emma visit. The old lady
was delighted. She crept softly to The
parlor door, after they had been there
some time, and peeped through the key
hole. They were sitting pretty close to-
gether. The old lady was in perfect
raptures, and went to sleep that night in
, the midst of golden waking dreams.
r A few days after the visits above men,
toned Mr.. Stanly came one morning in
: to the family room, and finding his wife
alone. took seat near her and said:
well, wife | have had gift asked
of me this morning.
What was it?' said his wife.
The hand of Emma =
Mrs. Stanly had entirely forgotten the
last visit Of Walter but perfectly recol-
iected that of the doctor, as she replied
= OF course, you granted it. am sure
7 Emma is capable of choosing well, and
: | think she ought to be allowed to have
: her own choice I do not believe II
: crossing girls in :heir selections of hus.
ban6s.'
II Neither do T. said the old man, anc
believe Emma has made a gooc
choice
9 'Oh! she has, interrupted the ole
: woman she never could have dont
E better!'
BOSWELL is
Now, husband, never mention tha
! poor fellow again. am truly glad tina
q Doctor Dunlap had sense enough TO know
= that his visits TO Emma were forced, anC
y therefore took 10 insult at them
9 Why, it is BOSWELL that has asket
} for the hand Of Emma, said the old man
u looking surprised.
: Mrs. Stanly was shot. She becam,
furious and solemnly vowed that such
u thing as a marriage between Emma an
J. BOSWELL should never take place. Il
vain did the old man now tell her of En-
= mas capability of choosing for herself
"a and Of her own unwillingness 10 eros
a girls in their selections. She would lis
Is ten 10 nothing-declared that Emm
. should oe locked up until her senses re
y tnrned-that it was unreasoa able-mad
% ness-folly, and that there was scarcel
,5 ,g any girl capable Of choosing for herself
u The old man saw that stratagem mu:
e be resorted to; SO he broke into heal
e ty laugh and told his wife that she wa
~ , taking great deal Of trouble on herse
III for nothing. The old lady began to thin
e that her husband had been joking wit
ae her, and that il was, in fact, Doctor Dul
ne lap that had asked for the hand of En-
n, ma; and was easily persuaded that tn
o' was the case.
l lr- Ha! ha' said Mr.. Stanly; onl
ng wanted to see how you would take it
@ au You know like to plague you sometim,
= my dear, when get mischievious. Ar
u so, when you said that you believe
iar girls should be allowed to choose f
,nS themselves, l thought would try "
iii and see if you would stick TO it.
=, Well, husband, | do stick to it.
JIu .n was fool to believe you. might ha'
,n ,ne known Emma had better sense. sa
iea | never cross a girl in her selection Of
at husband; that is, girl that has been
EDS well brought up as Emma has,
say so too. thought Mr.. Stanly, b
'eu he said nothing and left his wife in hi
ch' spirits.
ing Mr.. Stanly now sought Emma a
'ou told her what had passed between b
lch and her mother, and also acquainted /
IT, with the plan he had formed fo1 getti
lru- her and BOSWELL married. He tn
sought Dunlap and let him into the
lap cTet, and told him the part he wish
en- him to act. He next went to Bostw
We and acquainted him with his plan. a
sits told him he must not visit his house