Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-06-28
THE DOOMED BRIDEGROOu;

There is trait in Irish character which
l have always conceived to b. naturally
chivalrous. and that is, gen raj dislike
to seek in courts of law moment iry
compensation for no or outrage by w.
mans folly. In England. repAr ,tion for
oss Cf services is considered thing. as
directly recIaimable as loss Of prof.. n
Il broken contract fJr cargo OF sea. oil
or guano while in the sitter kingdom,
in nj ses out Of ten, he who works
upon the weakness oi wife or tritles
with the affections of IL sister j. not su0-
jected to the assessment or amounts Of in
jury by jury, but summoned to give
per onal satisfaction in the ie d. Many
Il fatal case record d in the annals Of du-
cling, will tell how frequent proh5at-
success has paid in rn IL b 90 ly penal
ty.
In carricaturing Milc<iAn ma rers and
feelings, it has be. asserted that you
cannot look at IL Cork laIJ at supper
table but she says. Port, ifyou pl ase!'
or dance II second tin. with ma IS
sister, that he was not certain t. drop in
next morni lg. before you dres-et, to in
quire whether your intentions to the
young lady were marimO iAI. Tat
number of unhappy marriages
have been effected by plstO. -intervenll IN
is true end l rccoicct one sad case.
where the love was on the yonn5 lady 5
side, and a fine spirited h 'nurAbl. young
!ellow. with all before hi !: that could
promise happiness, was suddenly reno
we'd f ON existence, er.' the third W uk
closed that followed us bright al nnion as
could be fanc;ed.
R-- was remarkably handsome,
and those personal advantages were en-
hanced by the total unconsciuusness that
lie possessed them. ~ young lady saw, To-
we'd, and. remembering what Viola 5
friend sutfe! ed by ccncealment, she saved
the damaSk Of her cheek, and intimated
20 the gentleman the state Of her sfec
ii n. In rep! !, poor RI candidly
conhded his situation 10 the lady. He
had wcoel and won the only womtn he
loved. and the next Mo1lly she would
bless him with Ii r hand.
Harriet,e Al was | andsome.
selfwiled. rich. and proud as Lrcifer.-
Il, in fortune, was her equal, b It.
in birth caste below. The circumstan
ces, however, that embittered her reiec-
tion-and i rejection be humIiatin , t. "a
man, how feartully must it agcnize the
woman who, pervcrting conventional
usages, sues when sh should be sought
supple what she should conc cal
and Is rejected.
II saven has no rag ltk, love to hltrcd turned
Nor he'll fury like womrn spurneI."
And for whom had he. hand and for
/ 4 Il I,
village cur te-rich in nothing but youth
and innocence and beauty.
The devil never promps delinqu n
cy that he does no. manage 10 supply a
tool. George Pemberton was Harriette' S
kinsman, a lieutenant in the til, and his
regiment an exp nsive one. Ills man
nvrs were assuming and, with an empty
purse, how many Sights will an i'll tenn
pered indiuidual experience, should he
have the misfortune to be gazetted in a
crack corps ? George Penberton was
returning on leave Of ab c1ce to raise
small sum of money, or failing. to sell out:
and he found his cousin Harriet all alone,
| FIVE minutes after the - Chronicle had
been received, detailing in glowing Ian.
guage, the beauty Of the bride as being in
perfect Keeping with the hanIsOmest
man who. for many years, had sworn con
JuSal allegian~e at the altar. " The
happy couple" the paper added. " had
gone to - to spend the honeymoon"
In such frames of mind. and under
such circumstances. the cousins met
Pemberton. In his right of relationship.
would have saluted his fair k nswoman,
! but she drew her face aw-y, and lookiny
cont mp:uOusy at his short and shape
less person, coplly observed:
" Palm to palm must do, George, for
in fai h you are too ugly even for cou,
sin to kiss"
''As handsome and insolent as ever
| Why, Harriette, expected to see will