The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-08-08

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There was pause, and then the con-
versation was renewed by Mr.. R,
but we are not going to tell the reader
what he first said, though all the light that
he can get upon the subject from the re-
marks that follow, he is welcome to. Mr..
R spoke for about ten minutes in an
earnest tone Sallie, at first, looked down,
and then raised her eyes to his face with
an inquiring glance. AT length she said
Had you spoken so to me, half an
hour ago, l should have supposed you ig-
norant of the change in our circumstances;
but you know ALL"
AZ dol" was the answer, and he went on
to tell Sallie of the effect that knowledge
had produced upon him, and again the
conversation was too earnest and too low
for our ears. At last he seemed to be
urging her to reply, and if we give her
answer, just as it fell from her cherry lips
we shall have to record the very trite
words, task father!"
care you aware, sir, of my failure!"
inquired Mr. Curtis, in answer to some
thing Mr.. R said to him next morn
ing in his counting room. "My daughter
is now penniless!"
81 know all that" was the reply; "but
she is a fortune in herself!'
"That is most true; and, since you can
appreciate her, take her, and may God
bless you in proportion as you make her
happy!"
"Thank you for the precious gift!" said
Mr.. R, much affected; "and now,
sir, may l talk little about business?"
The merchant bowed.
Il have lately received, from relative,
an unlooked-for gift of thirty thousand
dollars. upon condition that I will go into
some kind of business have been puz-
Zled to know how to invest it, for of bu-
siness matters, l am sorry to say, 1 am
most profoundly ignorant. You have ex-
perience and patience to bear with my
want of knowledge: now, are you willing
to consider my ready cash equal to your
practical information, and so take me as
a partner?"
The business arrangement being salts
factorily concluded, Mr.. R was ur-
gent to have the wedding take place as
soon as possible.
"Why didn't you offer him the use OF
your money before, it might have saved
his failure?" asked friend of Mr.. R.
II did long to do so, but was afraid to
have the girl loved feel that she was un-
der obligations to me! never could have
hoped to win her affections then!"
"Pshawl that would have been the very
way to get her!"
! When Mrs. T. and other friends were
offering their congratulations to the blush
ing Sallie, her husband said
"By the way, aunt, did / ever tell you
what caused me to fall in love with your
niece?"
"Her own loveliness, of course, drew
out your love!"
| "No such thing! it was her old straw
bonnet!'
"Why aunt you told me, don't know
how many times that my old bonnet would
prevent my ever marryingr'
How had that fright OF hat anything
to do with your admiration?"
4 "Why, you see, wanted companion
in wife; not mere doll to please my
fancy by her pretty face and costly dress
, so. ] said to myself, a girl who can reason
thus correctly about economy, and wht
has independence enough to carry out tina
). reasoning by wearing an old bonnet ha
) a mind above the ordinary herd, and pow
: ers of which any man might be proud.'
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