Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-02
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have saved him. He would have paid, for al as
tohssaMent. hundred thousand crowns for m
emotion, the half Of his fortune. After Paris.
The nabot and his daughter were going to Lon.
don. At hfst, the young and beautiful East In
a.Sn had manifested desire not to remain long
II u Paris, but to depart Immediately for London
Da, soon this eagerness to depart waxed faint.
a''a nnally disappeared altogether. England and
tne worlds Far were forgotten, and their 50
lourn al parls indefinitely prolonged ssThis isa
chaimiiS city,, said she, ssand am told that
London Is far FROM possessing 90 many AMI y,
great attractions" What she did not mention
among the attractions Of Paris, Was a certain
young gentlemen, who had found the roa1 10 her
heart, for the young girl was not rs nsensible ~
The father; a kind look, tender speech, had suf
need TO awaken emotion in her bosom. Newer
'heless, the nabob, more and more eanxisd, re-
solved 10 Try change of country, and issued his
orders 10 prepare for their departure for London
Ihe day before the departure, yonng man
presented himself before the opulent East Indian
and said, without further preamble, Il came 10
ask the hand of your daushter.''
\. -lhe nabob scarcely raised his eyebrows, bat
liking on the suitcr dull ana inanimate look
asked, "Wha. is you fortune?s'
81 have none"
"Well that's not mnch Importance the IA
bob said, "nly daughter has millions What i,
your position, your rank in the worldsn
81 am nothing yet, but hope TO distinguish mr.
"What is your maine, your t,le'" continued
the impossible nabob.
81 have no aristocratic title, J" giving his name
"a common vulgar one.
$50" said the Indian, .'yoa have neither rank.
fortune, nor title, and demand the hand OF NV
daughter"
"Yes sir.''
The nabob had no idea OF such unparalleled i'm
vI,la I'D E. G A.
period, he felt astonished-but not excited Ar
ter enjoying his astonishment for moment. he
said to the young man, with all his habtual sa.g
.froid.
."Sir, were we in India should probably bavn
you thrown out of the window, or. perhaps, uisc-
ed in lunatic asulum; at Paris, have only tine
right to turn you out Of doors, and request you
to get out.'
II comprehend my presence irrita.es you.n
ono, sir, il annovs me-,
The young man left the room; but scarcely had
he passed the doorsi when white hand clasp
ed his, and q sweet voice said:
SWELL done, yo', have repeated the lesson ex-
acty; now you must write the letter am about
to dictate to yon.s
bob's health, and that he was Inuch better than
usual. The next day, at breakfast time, his
daughter not having appeared, ne gave orders to
the servants to 20 and call her Al the same mo-
ment letter was handed to him, which he open
ed with indo!ent fingers, and cast upon il looE
which, a, first absent, became rivetad as soon IA
he had read the first words OF the missrvr. The
letter was very laconic, and ran thus:
"MoNsIEUR:-I love your daughter. and she
loves me. You would not give her to mel car
ried her off, #a-
These lines were signed with the vulgar name
which had been pronounced so humbly the dsv
before. The domestic who had been directed to
.,>e~ - a -
her, returned with the information that Madam,
moiselle was not in her apartment, that she had
left that morning in carriage il for journey,
for she had taken with her her trunk and band
boxes. The nabob remained an instant notion
less, and then, all at once he uttered sort of
terrible roar, and springlng from his easy chair,
with one kick of his foot he overturned the break
fast table. The domestics rushing i'm at the noise
he threw himself upon them, beatin. and strik-
ing them right and !ef'; then, left alone, he smash
ed all the furniture in the apartment, and never
stopped until he exhausted the carpet of the de-
vastated room. When with rage and fatigue, he
fell. senseless, upon coming 10 himself, the mos,
healthy recreation had taken place in his system,
the crisis had produced an instantaneous and hap
py result. Ii was the emotion! emotion so long
prayed for, which had come at last 10 save him,
A messenger arrived from his daughter, to o.
pen negotiations for a reconciliation.
"Let her come lei her come. and I'll marry
her to the man she loves"
The couple were not far off, and soon made
their appearance.
'Monseur," said the nabob TO the young saan..
''you have neither fortune, rank, nor title. but
yesterday you caused me astonishment. and to
day you have given me emotioS; in other words
you have saved my life, and that is favor which
well deserves one in return. Thanks to you INV
heart is so kindled within me, that who was
just now indifferent TO any earthly thing, expert
ence delight at the thought of procuring my
daughters happiness, by giving her the husband
of her choice. Thanks, my dear son, and it isl
who am still your debtor.
If the story has an air Of romance, ii Is no. our
fault: it is none the less true, as whole, ard In
all its details.-l Parker's Journal.
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