The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-05-15
CHAPTER ".
A TALK AT THE PARSONAGE.


'And you are determined on putting my
young friend, Miss Hampton's piety to the
test you say?"
yes sir, this day, and within one hour
from the present moment too"
But do you not fear the result? You
must bear in mind the disposition to please
the other sex, so natural to all young ladies'
Miss Hampton impression will be, that you
desire her company, and when there is added
to this, her own wishes, it may prove too
strong a matter for her to resist"
well sir, admit that in ordinary eases, I
should expect the test to decide against me.
But am sufficiently bewitchedto believe her
an extraordinary woman, and if [ am mis-
taken, the sooner l make the discovery, the
better for me"
DWELL, but my young friend would it not be
well enough, to let the young lady's general
demeanor, serve asa basis, on which, to build
your Judgment, without subjecting her to Q
test, where sevon-tenths of our young people
if weighed in the balances, would be founG
wanting?"
Il think not sir-with all Difference to YOU
COUNSEL for you see it is a wife, from among
D the remaining three-tenths, that am dispos
}, ed to get possession of; and, although m,
e merits, may not seem sufficient to warran
G such exaction, I am unwilling to content my
: self, with any thing short of it"
y I'm one respect, you are right; yet were
n in your place, knowing as I do the worth Q
a Miss Hampton, would hesitate, before
E hazarded so much, upon what I honestly tel
Q you, 1 believe will prove failure"
+ If she fail, it must be 50; for wild as
y am, hope some of these days to be a chri.
n tian. Every thing will depend on the VIZ
E, man I take, as my wife; and unless I can Of
E. tain some commanding evidence, that her p
/ ETY. is something more than a nominal col
lie nection with the church, should be alway
III doubling, and her counsel, however we
N meant, would be easily parted by me. II
G. plan have fallen on, admit, will, in tn
h. day of compromises on the part of religio,
le people, involve principle of duty. Shou
Is she satisfy me that she has it; and after tn
is give me, whatI have some hope that sha
ht "a place in her afections-then I shall
to one Of the happiestmortals, living; butshou
at she too, like others have done, prefer Il
h, company, Of amarrying man to that of h
If God, I shall resign all ptetension to her han
and leave your pleasant town to-morning.
40 feel that this must sound strangely to 20
{ ears, coming as it does, from one 50 ire
j gious as I am; yet it is my way of thinkin
1, and from it, cannot be dissuaded."
~ The above conversation was carried on,
! tween George Graham, and Miss Hampton
= Pastor. Thefollowing explanation, viii ser
j as a key toit. George having learned IL
= she was member of one of the church
H. visions, called classes, ascertained the he
81 of meeting, and determined on a visit to NJ
.io- Hampton, at that particular hour, for I
CHI purpose Of finding out, whether she Wol
Of neglect religious duty and church usa
~, for, either politeness or pleasure, by rema
.ity ing, to entertain him in her fathers parl
ms OF 60 to her class meeting. If the form
los he was of; if the latter, he was determil
n to pass from an admirer, to 4 declared suit
10 I do not venture an opinion on the '
aad dom Of discourse. 1t was one, he felt it
not cessary tc adOpt, and I shall not quarrel Y
her him about it. The business Of Mr.. Hank
uld is tostate the facts, ashley occurred and Ie
aeir his readers, to form their own conclusie
ing which he doubts not, viii be varied enopg
CHAPTER v.
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