The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-02-02

name is James T. Smith" Here she
jerked away her hand, but / Jumped and
caught il again, for though she started
from me, it was not start OF djspleasure
On the contrary, she blushed an lrembled
and looked pleased-I was asure She did
and she grew more pleased the more | told /,
her how much | adored her; and when
presumed, on her growing affection, 10 throw
my arms around her waist, She began TO
smile and giggle. In fact l thought she
was going into Mysteries, which is a proof
of overpowerng feelings, whcn oh! surprise
and mortifcation-she burst into laugh,
exclaiming-'Oh, it is too ridiculous! But
pray go, she added hastily; "for if Susan
should return and fiud you"
"No fear of her," cried, "for left her
safe locked in her room allen. with Jimmy.
| took care Of the tratoress and her eonfed-
crate" .'.
"You did!'' said the beauty, looking as
constituent and inquiry. 'tPgrhaps then"
she continued hesitatingly, ''as YOU Won't
60" (oh, what an inchanting way TO tell me
! might stay! no wonder | kissed her! but
it was a wonder how well she bore it !)-
Gas you won't go. perhaps you will tell ne
how you came tolock herup. and who jim
my is, and how you got into this house, aud
this room, for | am very curious--and-"
''You have right to know all about it.
1t was all a blunder, the happiest b!under
that ever was made, You must know" said
|, Il thought this was my boarding house,
Mrs. E---'s." - ''
"No," said the beauty, sweetly, at is
Mrs. F--'s."
al shall love Mrs. F. as long as
live. l made the mistake more readily,
because beSet by the police for knocking
down a rascally fellow, who had insultcd
me in the street I did not like to tell the
charmer of the arrest, least she should con
ceive some suspicion OF me. | attempted
to set home through by-ways the and gar
den gate. Susan let me in; she was wait
ing tOr that rascally Jimmy, who was TO PIE.
tend TO conduct you to the:cars--"
"Oh, no." said my mistr,ss; II never
heard Of Jimmy. Susan was to take me and
she was 10 be dressed in mems clotAes---
you know how mistook you-what great
mistake made!'
"Oh, that it could be made over againr''
said sincerely enough. | then proceeded
with the story as have already narrated it,
exposing the schemes and the punishment,
such as it was, of Susan, and DESERT bing the
ilusion--under which l had entered her
boudor. "And now my adored creature"
said |, .''if eloping is necessary, let Us start,
forthwith, and we can be married before the
cars start. ''His but stopping at tie first
plrson's or magistrates"
"But--but," murmured my mistress,
with the Sweetest accents, s"would yeu real
ly marry me--without knowing ms!'
ri would, aeM," said /, clasping her IN
my arms. Il take you for beue: Or for
worse, bel eving-for my soul tells me it,
that you are an angel" ."f..s a- .Hra
ooh, James" f" said she meltingly, "aon't
you knosO me? | am Ellen, little Ellen, Cous-
in Ellen, Didntyou get fathers lestcr?"
Heavens! whats a surprising climax to the
days aaYenture! Mas | 10 get my name
saAe's letters, father his debts, and marry
his intended vile into the bargain2 NJ
wonder the dear creature should melt Sc
soon, to find in me her supposed cousin and
destined husband. But how was it she
could be 50 deceived? Certainly she must
have known her own cousin. And what
was she going toelope for? These questions,
and various others, w9ich came crowding
into my brain, were, with out. asking, (for in
fact, WAS for a while speechless) answered
by the darling Ellen herself, who with looks
otthe most conhding fondness, as if the mat
ter was quite settled, mprmured--- .#
"An'tit strange that We should come TO-
gether so, and that We should love without
knowing each other? But how should we
since ne have never been 10 gether since we
were children? And | thought you had
red hair, too! how foolish And when /
thonght you were only Susan disguised, +,
| and wished ! had such handsome looking
person for sweetheart, said nothing but
the truth; for indeed, l loved you when |
thought YOU were. only Susan, And to
think that twas gong " run away from you!
on Jhow9unhaPpy NJ Should 'hase@ btenif
had, and how happy am l didinot!THi
| And here dear cousin, (my cousin in
deed threw her arms around nay nerk IN
the sweetest way imaginable. 1 relurned
the caress, but expressed somelo of my aseon-
ishment by echoil,g. her worlds u. ra-fta
Run away from me, indesd--froni your
! own cousi9" 49,. v.re5 ais h-aasu = 'r
"Qh yqu know thought you had red
heir, and / never could abide red har,n
said She, Br""A And then iather--if yoaremvm-
Der father-you know he is odl and o5sti-
nate. And then that CONTRACT u ,egfa.
Contract said ! "what contract"
"Wshy, with uncle John, 10 be sure-r-
though it was not a contract, but opy d
promise; for you know ever since | was born
Eather and uncle John were det ermined We
should be married Together, for some o.
/ their wise reasons abou the property. Now
cousin james" continued Ellen, with una
bated affection, which was the more greea.
bic because, these hints Of the contract, OF
Epronse, with the wise reason about property.
struck a stdden chill in my bosom, as sug
gested some great obstacle that might arise
TO my newborn. love; +'''now., cousin, con,
tinued the, dear. sirl, because / thought
you had red hair, and because they were
going 10 marry IRE ,to, YOU, whether would
or not, ! thasdt, youT7it Was5 Sp foolish and
twlcked--buI ! /, don't hate you now. And
fwhenwe started of on this jaunt to Niagara,
and father told, me ,must be, married TO
Eyou. here in j Philadelphia, ! hated youmore
fthan ever; and when ,lather told me that he
had written 70 yQulo meet us here to-day,
and that he expected you and if you came
"A should perhaps .marry syronSyto night, |