The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-03-10

I HPr6missl Swesr!''I .ssdy Ii \
I 81 swear ihen,pp Niaaoo li9,l {, yll
/ 4lf you are false 70 your oath, III teal
you7 hear, oul!'ssid the breker,in adeeP
fierce tone. Aaf .l305e ssh. III njg
| Il would not betrsy your confidence
SAID Henry,m9 9Al 10 h,9ItB idnGflbhg
HLislen TO me, then. Lam the guar
dian Of . young lady, who By the 'ernn
Of her fathers will loses her inheritance
il she Inarries without my cOnsent-7-he
estate comes 10 me. The, fall Of stocks
has ruined me; ! must redeem tnyself.
do you unders,ands"g 3dsalp5ao s 1il
| Henry sunk back in amazement at The
cool yilliAny which Mr.. Harding PROPOSED
to perpeirats; bu! his curiosity was arous
ed, and with as much calmness as be
could assume, he expressed his perfec
comprehension of the brokers' position
| "You are well formed; the women say
you are handsome" continued the bro
ker with a sneer. "Nature has admira,
bly, adapted you TO execute my purpose
you must marry the girl" a, t,q ~
"Marry her!" exclaimed Henry, in vi
ter amaZement.1 ..-sfa r,i,..,,
"Ay, marry her! She is worth hun
dred thousand dollars; will give you tel
thousand when you have made her, you
wife" .,s ~.
"Will she consen, TO be my wlfe'" IN
quired Henry. .,eG
"Fool! not unless you play you cards
right. Blu, she is romantic--sentimental
-reads novels by wholesale. will in.
iroduce YOU as Count Fizzle, or some>
thing Of that SOFT; you must do the rest. .
Henry paused 10 consider. The idea
Of becoming party 10 such nefatious
transaction was repugnant TO every mars
" feeling within him, But he had just
sworn an oath Which sealed his lips, so
that he could not expose the plot, even
liz he refused TO engage il. s.,,.
81 make the attempts" said he, after o
thorough consideration.
"Good; and as suppose you are moi
flush of change, here's a hundred dollars
to fit yourself out with" .,f..oa.
The broker handed bin the money,
and promised TO call in the evening and
introduce him 10 the lady.
"That was precious schemen ex-
claimed Joseph, as lie re-entered the
room.
"You heard it!" I,
"Mum, Standish; I am moi SO nice
about things as some folks. ] congra,u>
late you on your good fortune, and when
you come in possession,I hope you won't
forget old friends"
aCeriainly I shall not" said Henry,
relapsing into reverie.
In the evening Mr.. Harding accomps-
MED Henry 10 the residence Of his ward,
and presented him as highly esteemed
young friend, for whom he claimed her
special favor. 81 nv t a.H 'ai
"Your friends shall always be welcome
uncle Obed," said she, taking the hand
Of Henry. as y 'a'l'n
| Mr.. Harding Withdrew, after brie
conversation, leaving Henry TO win BIZ
way to the heart Of The heiress.1 4 81
There was that in The eye Of the youni
4 man which was irresisiably attractive Il
4 a young maiden. He was well formed
with handsome face, musical voice
and a winning manner. Amelia wei
strongly prepossessed in his favor from
The time she saw him. Gcd is1h
Henry perceived his advantage, ant
/ followed it up with energy. aud ere hal
tho evening had passed away, had pro
duced an impression on the hear. of tn
maiden which fairly opened the wny 70
i conquest. wsl 1E iun0ma 9|i
i But he could not bu. reproach bimsel
for the part be had accepted, and ,hOugl
he felt that bis intentions were good, lh'
consciousness that he appeared befor'
the gentle girl in on assumed character
was anything but agreeable to his loft.
sentiments. tInIi
| Amelia was beautiful girl, and Hen
~ felt tha, to DO loved by her was TO hin
the delight Of paradise in the midst Of
cold and ffowning world. When he de-
parted, hs heart told him even then b,
4 had gone too, Far for his own happiness. =
He bad seen her,and could not resist ih,
4 desire to repeat his visit. He went again
| and the effect OF the visit was irremedia
Ible.s She blushed when he was anuoun
ced--she he'd thought Of him in his ab
sence; she loved him! aasma o. a,l
! Henry continued his visits for severn
weeks; he had confessed his love, ent
received a warm pressure ef the hand il
!, return.
~ have deceived you Amelia" sait
Henry, he had concluded TO continue M
Ilonger the cruel deception. ''a i.a
4 'iDeceigsd me, Henry!' repeated shc
fixing her large, liquid blue eyes anxious
|ly upon him. ,N2'A NNls ---'e
4 81 have, dearest; | am a poor, worth
less mana Jeggar.' = ~ = - G 3,
ssIs that alli You never iold me yol
we're rich!" replied Amelia, entirely re
!, liesed to find the deception so. harmless
I'd few words Henry acknowledge,
the utter poverty and destituiion wliicl
J had surrounded him, and gave her ID
history Of his past life.