The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-02-16
wOODsFIELD, OHIO, WEDNESDAY,, FEBRUARY 1S 1853

..Sir Walter, i sns proud 70 congratulate
YOU, ] am highly honorsd by your max.
ing your first call here" b t .isa.g ..sa
.l,have TO spo.igize for taking the 'Ib'
erty oI coming 70 uncere,noniously. Hours
suited to the musician become Perhaps un-
suitable now" ts5 4, IA gilla 5sil B. va
..Sir WsIter. pray consider my house
your own.'' said Mr.. Prescott, warmly.
halt tom genuine pleasure at the good
luck oi one hs liked, ns all did. aud half
from the reasciion that f25.0OO = year..
even with blind baronet. WAS . very
splendid prospec, Tor his daughter.
From that day, oil suitors Withdrew from
before the young bsroi,et. Every body
looked upon the affair a. settled. Miss
Gertrude an he. with Alice for a compan'
ION. drove, out together; and what other re.
sui, could be expsciedl Butnot one word
did any oil The Two say that could be con.
s,ruel into deceit. Mr.. Prescott allowed
matters 10 take their course, not even soun.
ding Gertrude on the point he had at heart.
One morning Sir Walter called formally
upon Mr.. Prescott, and demanded the
Ihonor Of an interview. The gentleman
bowed his young friend into the drawing.
room. and his heart beating rather more
quickly than usual, he sat down after
handing Walter 10 a chair. 5r5
"What my dear Sir Walter" said Mr..
Prescott, bIsndly. "can | do Tor you"
~ come." said Walter, with utmost the
only trace Of sarcasm ON his face which
ever appeared there III come 10 speak Of
your daughter. Miss Gertrude"
..Indeed!" exclaimed Mr. Prescott. with
a harmless attempt at playing astonis'-
ment in his tone, l
You will be very much surprised, my
dear sir. said blind Wslter, little ,imidly,
"at what am going 10 say"
perhaps not" said papa knowingly
i'll fancy q ss l,
"You have fancied wrong. Mr.. Pres.
cot.," said Wslter firmly, "if you have
supposed that have courted your daugh'
ter on my account. Listen 10 me frst
and be angry il yoa will afterwards.
have couried for another = for young
man who loves her. aud whom she loves
4 "a lieutenan, in the navy. on whom
settle, the day he narries. the sun, o.
twenty ,housand pounds. which, I have
raised by telling timber. which, was far toe
luxuriant on NV estates" w
|, :. But'' exclaimed Mr. Prescott. quits
molifis.l a, the words ..tweufy thousans
+ pounds" aud who was besides. YER,
, good na,ured man at bottom -. .'but wi,t
is tho penilemam?' is' t ea
II your nephew. Frank. said Walter
I moving to the door as readily as if he coul,
see. Mr.. Present. burst into laugh; Ii.
saw at once the whole conspiracy; am
!. when. the next minute. Frank aud Ger
, trude entered and he tried 10 scold. il wa
OF no avail: he was obliged 10 laugh anew
i, and when Frank went over every detail Q
: the plo, from beginning to rnd. lie laughe,
q still more. A happy dinner party wa
there that day at Mr.. Presco,t's table
There were Frank aud Sir Walter. an,
: Gertrude and Alice. Frank demurred
J, linle a, the generosity Of his friend. bt
= Walter asked what lis riches came for by
# 10 make his friends happy; and the ssilo
. was Obliged TO Weld. as Mr.. Prescott lie
: clared tia, this consent was given onl
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