The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-01-26

were:
1. An angelic disposition.
| 2, The softest black eyes in the world:
silken tresses to match.
8. A complexion as pure as the white
ness Of peal.
4. A mouth which beat all the Greek
statues to fits.
8. A neck and shoulders Of human
though quite equal to vegetable ivory.
| o. A slender, graceful figure, that would
have destroyed st. Anthony's saintship to
dead certainty, and so much the better
for him if it had tempted him.
| z. Love for certain individual, (who,
like Mr.. Ferocious in "Tom pepper" shall
be nameless,) carried to the confines Of
hero-worship.
Total: Aurelia Garford.
was in state Of tremendous exhilera-
ton. My soul cut capers and threw up
its hat inside my breast; at least SO l con-
jectured from the thumps felt against the
walls Of that portion of my body. Aure-
liza and | took one long-drawn, champaign
lsh sort Of kiss, just before we turned
the corner Of that, to many, apocryphal
Two-hundred-and-twenty-second street,
and in another minute we were at the
railway station.
So was old Garford!
lie had come home two hours before
his time from his office down town, where
he was supposed to make money some
how. Not that he ever made any. His
wife had small income of her own, and
that supported the family. Mr.. Garford,
at least 20 it appeared to me, was allowed
to play at business just to keep himself out
Of mischief
"Hollo, young peorle!n he C. led, jovial-
ly, taking walk, hey! Where are YOU
off tol and what does my pretty Aurelia
carry in that confoundedly bugly basket
therel"
"Oh, papa!" cried Aurelia, whose self.
possession was upset by the sudden rem
eontre, and the dear girl burst into pas
sionate flood Of tears; tears Of disappoint,
ment and veHation, conscientiousiy be-
lieve
"Hollo! what's this, what's this, young
gentleman" said old Garford sternly,
smelling q rat for the first time.
why sir" said I, perhaps stupidity i'm.
PEELED by an irresistible impulse, III you
had not met us so unlucky, we should
have run away and got married"
"llum!" said old Garford, looking at
me fiXedly; "is there any particular rea-
son for your getting married in such a
hurryi"
ayes sir" said /.
,l .. ..sr
ford, severely"
Ave love one another!" said l, looking
him boldly in the face.
"Oh, is that alll Very well. You need
not run away. have not the least OBJ
lection to your being married"
"Oh, sir"
"Stop n moment. I hare great OBJ
lection to your marrying without any
thing to live on. Much as was attached
to Mrs. Garford, sir, 1 should never have
dreamed of marrying her unless we had
had between US sufficient to supp1t re-
spectacle establishment, sir"
but sir"
"But, sir" resumed Mr.. Garford, who
evidently took pleasure in playing his
part Of heavy father in the drama; "but,
sir, you perhaps imagine that can give
my daughter q fortune. You anticipate
"Not at all, sir" interrupted, eager to
disclaim all interested motives. 81 know
very well that you cannot give your
daughter anything"
"lndeed, sir, indeed! And pray how
do you know that cannot give my daugh
ter a fortunei Are you aware, sir, that
the business l am engaged in is one by
which some Of the largest fortunes in this
city have been realized, siri"
To use somewhat worn, but express
sve phrase, ! had hit my intended father
in-law "in the raw" and all attempts to
conciliate proved fruitless. Nor did hint
from Aurelia, that papa knew very we'll
he had not paid the rent Of his Office for
the last two years." at all mend matters.
Finally, Mr.. Garford positively forbade
my farther visits or correspondence with
his daughter, until could show him that
was worth five thousand dollars clear.
and making an income Of at least two
thousand year.
Thus we parted. made several at
temps to see Aurelis, but failed. In the
end | resolved to set to work to make the
required sum and income with the least
possible delay.
Luckily I made friends with a very
clever painter, who undertook to put me
in the right way. had to begin again.
The fact was, had tolerable dexterity
in the blending Of colors, but drew like
a Chinese, or Yankee as i was. NV
master was a Frenchman; he had studied
at Paris under Delaroche. He opened
my eyes. was quick. In few months,
with considerable labor, I could produce a
portrait at any rate tolerably correct in
outline and perspective. This At once
raised me above the majority ofmy rivals,
and l soon procured considerable custom.
n had snai laid tha fiYst stona of rn,, e.,