The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-03-10
Eqnal "a La,ss Laos Equai Rights. s1.t and 4. Eq4sas

! 81 am glad you are moi rich, HenIy,"s.
said she, .ar,lessly, when he had finished
his recital; 81: is romantic TO marty apooII
imam, SO noble and gentle as ,hyseh.. ~
lshall have The pleasure Of enrlchlng you,
aow,ns and she laughed gaiEaoar .1gw
1 "Alas, deares,e 1 fesry you will not even
lhayeitha, plsasure,n ? returned HenIyi and
lie narrated the particulars OF his first in
lieryiewg with her uncle.o 71oodl i1ase
i "Is il possible tha. uncle Obed can be
so wicked!, exclaimed she, with unai-
4 fec,ed 7astonishmen,; 'deas me, how J
lpity bim!i 18th 81 +=g'a5sg9 vi II .Ha'n
4 "Bui, dear Amelio, We inusi---'ils dol.
II "Panl New f5fgrioo no .bagjafs
i ssYour fortune will be sacrificed" |" 'st
II ."Lei-it 60, then; and | am obliged 70
uncle Obed for making choice Of SO no-
bles gallant and handsome person to
execute his purpose" 59se5sue gsnla
i "Think what you do, dear Amelia /,
i II am satisfied: my decision is made.
4 My uncle sent you 10 me 70 play she
part Of william; in the face Of strong
temptation, you have edone your duty,and
behaved as a gallant knight. Think you
cannot appreciate your devotion? ]
love you, sir--let the fortune CO., ,s6f
# "But, am a beggar."o n .9;l @a
"Fhep, let me be the wife Of beg.
gar" replied she. s5,olg bslig,l s,r
! Henry folded her in bic arms and inn
printed tender kiss upon her lips. !, /,
! "Nay, dearest Amelia, fortune shall
re. redeem " from penury; we sshlal yet
be happy" 5loi g,ggeIs 10 tijts5sily IN + !
81 have i,;'' and IIenry'sa brow con-
trac,ed with the weight Of a big thought,
which had suddenly invaded his brain.
On the efollowing day, Henry and Ame-
liza left for New York city, for wha, pur.
pose the imaginative reader can easily
ldiviEs. bna lnA'pj1 eii la6. yas % al
| The first intelligence that Nj. Harding
received Of the marriage, he ObtaInod
( from the newspapers. Hastily ieosing
llhe Office, he Immediately made his way
10 the residence Of the heiress, (Which she
occupied with maiden aunt,as her com.
panion and house keeper. l8 u Ca'i1t.
| The happy couple were al home, and
Mr.. Harding was ia high glee a, the suc-
cess Of his plan. In his calculating brain,
he commended the diplomatic skill and
energy with which Henry had brought
the transaction to It's speedy termination,
Mr.. Harding found the happy bridal
| party pleasantly disposed in the drawing
room; ready 10 receive such company ss
might honor them. Appearances mus,
be saved and as the servant conducted
lhim to. the presence Of the wilfhl girl, he
contrived to work himself into d very tol-
erable passion. ~ '..a' ,24 ,s'l'ls
| "Whai does this mean, Amelias" ex-
claimed he, in lond, authoritative tones.
"My husband, uncle Obed," said she,
with charming naivete, as she rose and
went through mock presentation. T. .i-
s.If | mistake not, have not been con
suited in this affair." Aiei4ia2 Z 'aosa'
"No, uncle, i. is my sffair." '2ii'37i 'a'
4 81 never was more confounded in my
life" continued Mr.. Harding, witha we'll
feigned smile, "than when I read your
marriage in the papers" = .''i.s ~ ,'as. /.
"You will be, in moment. though
thought Joseph Jones', Henry's chum at
1 the boarding house, who either by acci-
dent or design, was a visitor al the same
Il ;ime. lA.l e4A'iifs4 'i' '' pyiS9ls
p'.You need not have been surprised,
uncle, for you we'll know that am wild.
wilful girl" i.. 's1a ' Eaa o. 2
n s.You are we'll aware OF the terms Of
+ your fathers wills" ~ '..
!, "lam." 2''@t -3t T. si'.t
haYou have sacrificed your fortune; Of
course you never expected me 10 consen:
to you union with beggarr' 2o3 aal
RI '.You ought not to have brought him
|, | here, then, uncle" '3a'+o 4.! '9 -,ii.
"What do you mean, girls" e120o "
"No,hing, uncle Obed; but you will
not be 30 cruel as 10 deprive me Of my
, inhe,i,ance!'' said Amelia, looking mis-.
chievously at him. i1a lse z, @
o''ShaIl put il in your hands for, this
gentleman 10 wastei MOI I will make
over to him the sum OF ten thousand dol
lars. The provisions Of the will shall be
strictly enforced. ''6a ~
$50 far, so good, but, Mr.. Harding, J
shall claim the residue Of her forsune,' =
said Henry, who had been only . listener.
4"Sif, you!" @ei!alas i'qss't'. sa
:. "sir, II" replied Henry, putting q bold
face upon the matter. ,9la..3 p
| "By what right will yougclaim n" ask
ed the broker, exasperated BY the impu.
dence Of his tool. s'sf'9e1 s'i = l
aAs this lady's husband, Of course, y
coolly replied Henry. 2
n "The terms OF the will sneeied Mr..
i Harding; "she could not marry without
4 my consehtnn 3i.eg g a2i8'a5e l1'' 81.
"You did CONSENT" 1e .I7asn:q&9 :
! III is !alse.d 9t',saa''s}2lq 'aa3'
'Did you not actually engage me to
marry this Iadyf' 2i7a ,seiispea o. "