Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1851-12-10

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dering at his masters fckleness, retired
to obey the new orders. A fortnight had
passed, and Perciyal had grown reserved
in his behavior to Mercy o'More; and
he stole out every evening after dinner to
meet the pretty Kathleen with whom he
was so much enamored, that he at length
resolved to marry her. rfa II est
am going to get married, said he to
Sir Maurice 0'More
1T is not possible 7 said the Baronet.
I knew should surprise YOU. You
viii be more surprised when name Mrs
Harry Percival elect. am resolved to
do justice to modest merit, Sir Maurice,
for what is fortune given to us for, but
that we may bestow it in rewarding yir-
tue and goodness q
Sir Maurice admitted the justice of the
enthusiasts opinion.
And therefore Intend to marry Kath-
leen Nolan, poor but beautiful peasant
whom l adore
Sir Maurice expressed a wish to see
the charmer, and Perciyal promised to
bring her the next night.
But, he added, 'be sure you keep
Mercy out of the way, for she will laugh
at me-
On the next evening, the charmer was
conducted into little parlor of Sir Maui
rice 0'More's, and the lover, the lady and
the baronet spent a very pleasant half
hour. Percival made Sir Maurice ac.
knowledge that Kathleen was more beau
tiful than his daughter Mercy, though Sir
Maurice qualified the admission by de-
claring it to be his opinion that he had
seen Mercy when she used to dress her
hair in profusion ofringlets, look quite
as beautiful as her rival. But Perciyal
insisted that it was quite impossible that
Mercy could look like Kathleen, or talk so
fascinating as Kathleen. And it then oc-
Cured to the lover that it was time to de-
part, and he said as much, but Kathleen
did not stir from her seat,
Come Kathleen he at last said, Eve
must CO.
20, no, not Just yet she replied in a
tone more fascinating than anything Per-
cival had ever before heard; even from
her lips; and running her fingers over
the strings of Mercy's harp, that stood
near her, she played one of the national
melodies with such delightful expressions,
that Percival, seizing her hand and kis-
sing it alternately, cried aloud that he
was the happiest person in the world, and
Sir Maurice said he thought he ought to
be.
DO you love me little asked Kath-
leen archly.
Love you? p cried Percival, ITO dis
traction, to Madness
Then said Kathleen, suppose we
ring the bell, and let sister Florence come
and witness our happiness 2
What 7 cried Percival.
What = echoed Sir Maurice.
Kathleen removed her clustering curls
from her cheeks and brow, and displacing
some marks which she had penciled up
on her countenance, was discovered to be
no other than Mercy O'More herself, who
had hit upon the method of winning the
heart of the man she loved.
Need we add that the bell was rung in
compliance with Kathleen's request, and
that Florence came in to witness the hap
piness of her beloved sister, and that Mer-
cy.relinquished her right and title to the
ancient and honorable name of O'More
within month, at the nuptial altar.
CONTRASTING THE WA1sT.-In the per-
sonal recollections of Charlotte Elizabeth,
the following passage occurs. Her faith
er came in while the stay-maker was
spreading out her buckram, whalebone,
&c.
Pray, what are you going to do with
the child p
Going to fit her with pair of stays
For what purpose p
To improve her figure ; no young lady
! can grow up without them
Il beg your pardon, young gentlemen
grow up very we'll without them, and so
may young ladies'
iOh, you are mistaken. See what a
stoop she has already depend on it, that
girl will be both dwarf and cripple if
we don't put her into the stays
My child may be a cripple, ma'am, if
such is Gods will, but she shall be one
of His making, not ours
Therefore, she grew up without head
aches, or other lady like maladies. Per-
haps some may say this has no bearing
upon the subject we are upon but l beg
leave to differ, for the stiffening now put
in the dresses of our females is more in
furious to the vital parts of the body than
the stays could ever be.
l, equally with you, admire the present
neat fashion of high neck dresses and
flowing skirts; but the wasp-like waists
ruin the health of hundreds of the fair
population of our land.
PAY AS You Go.-The famous rule
laid down by John Randolph. for promo
ting prosperity and fortune, is perhaps the
simple secret for effeeting the entire re-
form of social society. Pay as you go
Pay what Your debts ?-well? These
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