Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-13

| Suudeniy MT. Augustus fltInerDert, whose
real name was John Smike, remembered an
| imperative engagement, and hastened to take
| his leave. . 60 ..-..
He was seen to enter the cars for New York
on the following day, and nothing has been
heard of him since.
| F-t CHAPTER III. -Ha
OF course the reader understands that + red-
erick Harlowe and Mary are deeply, irretriey-
ably in love with each other by this time
The poor clerk has won his way to the heart
of the fair girl, and she, poor thing, has heen
captivated by the manly attractions, the noble
soul Of him who offered incense before her
| shrine.
As the world goes it would be deemed a
very wicked thing for poor clerk TO fall in
love with the daughter of his aristocratic en-
ployer Some people would say it was un-
grateful in him thus to spirit away the affec-
tions Of confiding girl when his position and
prospects did not warrant his assuming to be
| her husband
These questions are still open to the casuist
| lie may debate them to his entire satisfaction
| Mr.. Danvers, either because he was more SEN
sible than the majority of the aristocratic
| merchants OF the day, or for some other equal
| ly potent reason, neglected to make any fuss
/ about the matter, and suffered the clerk to
| WOO and win his daughter, without even re-
monstrating against the base wickedness Of
| the act.
| But Sophia was deeply grieved by her sis
| ter's folly, as she deemed IT, and used all the
argument in the range eff her shallow sophis-
try to dissusde her from the folly and madness
Of wedding clerk.
| Mary was obstinate. The only excuse she
| offered in palliation Of the fragrant misde-
| meanor, was that she loved him, and if she
loved a scavenger she would cling to him with
the last breath she was permitted to draw.
| "a ringt' exclaimed Sophia, one day,
| when matters appeared to have taken a do
| cided turn
Well, well, suppose you are engaged ?"
"We are, Sophia" replied Mary, with a
face radiant with happiness.
| And you intend to be married ?''
Certainly we dO-that is the end of an en-
gagement.
| my conscience? to think that the daughter
of merchant prince should become the wife
of poor, Insignificant clerk"
! Nothing very alarming about it, Sophia;
| IT wouldn't be half so ridiculous as another
daughter of a merchant prince becoming the
wife of an ex,journeyman barber. L believe
Mr. Fitzherbert was your beau ideal Of what
a fashionable husband ought TO be.'
| "The inpostor -
| 81 am at least sure that Frederick is not an
| impOstor-a humbug; one would hot be likely
TO assume the character Of a clerk"
| Perhaps not But pray, sister, when do
you intend to become the wife of this counting
room cherub !''
'!The day has not been fixed yet-in the
| spring, probably"
"And may l ask what you intend to do
with yourself! His salary is only Thousand
| dollars year"
"We can get along very well on that sum. -
| Yes, suppose so; and live in some ten
| fOoter in dark alley -
"We intend TO live out Of town, In a nice
| little cottage"
Yes, nice little cottage - drawled So
phia in derisiOn. "0b, Sis, L Will show You
| how to live when | am married None of
your nice little cottages for me. But / won
| der w2en the new partner is comiDg?"
"Papa told me this morning. lat be had
! deferred the arrangement till next spring, and
| that the gentleman would attend to his busi-
ness at the south as heretofore :"
Chow provoking. 1 have been reseryiug
my affections on purpose for him: L mean t5
make conquest of him in just one month 80
''H0w foolish you talk, Sophia one would
think you had entirely forgotten your maiden
delicacy."
"PoOh I'm jesting; its between US" AMI |
Sophia relapsed into a reverie, which, we are
almost sure, related to the aforesaid new part
ner, who was not only nice young man, but |
was to put fifty thousand dollars into the on-
Germ when he became a partner.
The winter passed away, and spring came
Frederick and Mary were to be married in |
few days Mr. Danvers, 10 the initiate cha |
grin If Sophia, had readily consented to the |
match. Tne proud sister, though in the natu- /
raj goodness Of her heart she would not have
had Mary's affections blighted, would fain /
have had little opposition to save appear
anees
The bridal day came, and after the cere-
mony had been performed, the happy party |
started for their new residence in the suburbs |
Sophia who acted as bridesmaid, was to ac- \
company them.
The carriage wound through an elm shaded |
road, and suddenly brought TO view splendid
country residence.
THAT is the cottage" exclaimed the bride.
What . cottage! why, Mary, it is a pal
ace " replied Sophia, in utter astOnishment,
for she never had interest enough in her sis |
ter's affairs to visit her proposed residence
The carriage stopped before the door, which
was half hidden behind a vine-lacel p9rtico,
and the party alighted.
The place was perfect paradise, and MANY
were the enconiums layished upon it BY the
bewildered Sophia.
"You cannot think how surprised l was
when first beheld it," said Mary, when she
and Sophia were alone. alt seemed more
like dream Of fairy land than reality But
Frederick is so very odd about these things"
g L should think that he was Why, Sis, ii |
will certainly ruin him, a poor clerk, on
thousand dollars salary"
We'll, he knows best; lie says the rent is
nothing" !
' Nothing, indeed; but it will eat up his
poor pittance."
'Well, gave him lesson on extravaganza,
but he only laughed in my face, and said he
knew what he was about"
But here are Frederick and father; am
sure papa has been scolding him for his reck-
lessness.'
:" He does not look as though the scolding
had produced very powerful effect" said
Mary, as she saw her husbands smiling coun-
tenanee.
What beautiful house," exclaimed So
phia, as Frederick joined the group.
A 6t nest for my pretty bird, replied the
husband gaily, as he chuckled his blushing
wife under the chin. =
81 should think your thousand dollars a
year would have to suffer some," said Sophia,
blunty.
80, your father has been SO very good as to
elevate me peg, so that can well afford 70
incur the eXDaDse,' ~ |