The Delaware herald., 1854-05-31

OF tnat angellc girl
And why is she to forget me? What have
] done to deserve a sentence The very head
and front of my offending is that have but two
hundred and twenty pounds year private for
tune, and don't belong to any profession. Mr..
Snirgles declares that it is monstrous to think
of marrying on such a sum, and quite agree
with him but when suggest the very obvious
remedy of his doubling the income, he flies
into passion, and says that his daughter shall
only marry a man who can support her, which
means that he wants to make as cheap a bar
gain with her as he does with the hides and
skins he imports; for he is a leather merchant,
and also has an odor Of tan about him-at least
I l think so, though Julia won't allow it.
Julia is an only daughter, and has no mother;
and although very sour-faced old virgin cher
fathers sister) lives with her to watch, and pro-
tect, and bore her to death, we manage tomeet
sometimes in Kensington Gardens and such
places. At least we used to meet; but, alas We
were found out. That wicked old sOur-face
pretended one day to be going into the city to re-
ceive her dividends, (shc has capital income,)
and Julia naturally took the opportunity of des-
patching me a note, per the lady's maid, to
meet her at our old trysting place. We met
we sat on our favorite seat-it is very private,
and known only to few. We talked-we-
"Ahemp went a sharp voice.
| "Ahr' shrieked Julia.
" The devil - cried |.
" Indeed - said the intruder and the sour
faced aunt stood before US.
My dear madam !" said |, swallowing my
rage, and determined to try and proptiate her
"Don't talk to me, sir: you are base, deceit
ful man. As for y. u, Miss "--here she turned
to Julia" come, come directly, we shall see
whether you ever play me thiS trick again."
May fetch you a cab" said |, wishing to
! find any excuse to be near Julia, and forgetting
that we were in the middle of Kensngton Gar
dens, where cabs are not exactly to be found.
"Certainly," said the aunt, with a hideous
grin Of irony on her countenance. 60 and
fetch the cab, sir; we shall wait till you bring
it here"
From that day we have never met we are
: Obliged to be more cautious about our cores
pondeuce, and the bakers mans fees have rser
IL consequence. Things are getting unendu
4 r. L.. have bcsn trying TO devise Thousand
pas :or winning Julia, and can't succeed IL
n fr a. no one thar looks /; as Bile. know no ont
e W l, would ai,i nC-no oE5 whom could sufh
Y ci stly trust IN such matter. Within the las
# hour 4 ST nEe fancy has seized me-to consul
II 4" Tnc M,n over the Way" about it. Whs
Q cIn hsve put an idea into my head | do no
!. KIN " Il not at al uulk kelly that the ma
n W Il r. ar me a luuatic, ana hand me owe
v to a. ,,t..c an, if | cell on him. | feel the alb
;. sura.ty oI tue whole thing, and yet | canEo
II CO quer the intense longing feel. must G
ID u him, let the result be what 1t may
n
n have been 20 him. What a strange inte1
lt view Let lie describe it. ...
/ knocked at the door, and asked to see tn
Of gentleman Oh tie FIRST floor. The servaI
er sared, took my card up, ana returned directly
ie desiring me 10 waia up. entered the Man
ar roorn, anu siocj zee to face with him.
~ "What do you wdnt!" asked he, with th
at utmost ,,bruptuess. .t. e.s ...
Is, Iuever Il so awkward in my life. l full
III expec led polite bow, and al inquiry, "to wh
10 am to attribute the no or si this vsit?" al
ch | had prepared heat little speech Of excus
Sc and apologies in reply; but the sudden al
d. grulf "what do you wanti' ~ completely ups
m, NE.
he al want--I wish--to consult YOU" bega
"Coasult me Tm not doctor, nor Law
of yer. nor an astrologer, nor any other intern
m humbug," said the Man.
ne I'm aware of that" replied /.
to :. Then what the deuce do you mean by j
{ I trudng on my privacy % he asked; "go awt
gs, directly"
ess The last words were uttered very much
in the style and tone in which people common
tly / was very angry-though / began to suspe
ELF, now that | had no right to be so.
he Il shall do nothing of the kind" said !, in
rage; and sat down in the nearest chair.
ars The man stared at me in way that made
rev suspect he contemplated suddenly seizing
wn poker and cracking my skull with it; but,
lck stead of doing SO, he gradually sunk into
wo chair, and said
,at, II rather like you now, young man.
- still. It's a pity you have not little more
mis- that energy at ordinary times"
fas- "What do you know about it 7" cried /,
him surprise. I,
|, is, 81 know a great deal about it," was
I TO reply. 81 know that you are weak, il
nay young man, whose only occupations are writ
hat twaddling love letters, and exercising impe
way nent curiosity upon my movements"
,ea- GAS for the first accusation, sir" cried ]; /;
oint deny that | write tteGddle; and should like
AXE know howyou can speak SO positively about
II. writing love letters at all 7" -. -..
{ as aAnd as for the second accusation Wy
ed } inipertinent curiosity about myself-contin
lies, the man, ayou say nothing, because you kr
III that you are guilty. We may differ IN
ping stwaddle', sir; but I call comparisons c
ere, young lady's eyes when crying, to yiolets b;
din ed in dew-drops, the lnsanest and most tmawl
the tipaddle." tfy ....F .sg~
he | started-for, by Jove, it was the very C
tond parison that had used in one Of my latest
and ters to Julia, though don't think it all ty
am ding one after all.
1T as SHOW do you know the contents OF my
ter, sirl" exclaimed.
AL & Letters that have to pass through the hi
v,.,e- or ba ker's men. cooks, and ladies' maids
FAR not likely to have their contents greatly
ker' spected, !" replied the man. , ~ =
cook '..The deucer' exclaimed, wondering W
maid Of the wretches lad betrayed me. t,.,. s
The 6 Tiowever," continued my host as If d
oubt, ling my suspicions, eyou need not think y
4 ii get my information from bakers men, cool
h, as ladies' maids never talk to such people
. the Then, how
ink Of That's my affair" said the man, inter
ernen ing me. 'sPerhaps you viii now explain