Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-03-22
miscellaneous
From ChamSers' Ejinburg Journal. ]
THE WILLIAM BAFFLED;
THE DEPTH OF woMAN's LOVE.
~ AN OLD BACHELOR.

ing in 1887, an advertisement in the Times,
for a curste caught and fixed my attention.
The sslay was sufficiently remuneralive for q
bachelor, and the parish, as personally knew,
one OF the most pleasantly situated in all Som
efshire. Having said that, the reader v i'll
readily understand that II could not have been
o hundred miles from Taunton. | instantly
wtoie, incloSing testimonials, with which the
Rev. Mr.. Townley, the rector, was so entirely
satisfied. that the return post brought me a
positive engagement, unclogged with the
slightest objections 10 one or two subsidiary
items had stipulated for, and accompanied
by an invitation to make the rectory my home
till ! could conveniently suit myself else
where. This was both kind and handsome
and the next day but ono took coach, with
"a light hear. for my new destination. 1t thus
thappened that became acquainted, and in
some degree mixel up with the train ofeventS
lit is my present purpose 10 relate. ..
THE rector lound 10 be q stout, portiy gen.
vleman, whose years already reached to be.
tween sixty end seventy. So many winters,
although they had pientiIully besprlukled his
hair with gray, shone out with rlldlv bright
ness in his still handsome face, and keen
kindly bright, hazle eyes; and his voice,
hearty and ringing, had moi as YET one quiyer
of age in il. met him at breakfast on the
morning otter my arrival, and his reception oil
Inc was most friendly. We had spoken TO-
gether but few moments, when one of the
French windows that led from The breakfast
room into flower and shrubbery garden, gen
tly opened and admitted lady just The n, as
afterwafd learned, in her nineteenth spring.
l'use this term almost unconciously, for can
not, even now, in the glowing summer OF hel
life, dissociaie her image from that season o
youth and joyohsness. She was introduced
10 me with old fashioned simplicity, an,
grand daughter, Agnes Towny." II is diff.
cult 10 look at beauty through other mems
eyes, and in the present instance should fail
miserably TO stamp upon this blank, dead pa.
per any adequate idea of The flesh lovliness
the rosebud Of beauty of that young girl.
will merely say that her perfect Grecan head
wreathed with wavy bandeur of bright hair
uIdulating with golden light, vividly brought
TO my mind Raphel's halo tinted porrailure.
Of tn. virgin L with this difference, thai
in place Of the holy calm and resigna.
tion Of the painting, there was in Agnes
Townly sparkling youth and life that even
amid the lrat and glare OF the crowded ball
room, OF OF theatre, iresStably suggested ant
recalled the freshness and perfume of tht
mornng-of cloudless, rosy morning Of May
And, arhgheI than feature beauty, how sx,
4uisite a sweetness of disposition, kind o
gentleness OF mind and temper was evidenced
in every line OF her face, in every accent of The
low pitched, silver voice that breathed lkIougl
lips made only 10 smile.
Let me own that was greatly struck by Sc
remarkable combination OF rare endowmcn,s
and this think, the sharp eyed rector mus
have perceived, or he might not, perhaps
have been so Immediately communicative will
respect TO ;he prospects OF his idoliZed grand
child, as he was the moment the young lady
after presiding at the breakfast table, hat
wiihdrs wa. r.l '... .ru..
."We shall have Coy doings, Mr.. Tyuel, a
the rectOry, shortly" he sad. "Next Mon
day, three weeks. will, with the blessing o
Col, be Agnes Townly's wedding day"
9"Wedding day" ..a 's
a"Yes," rejoined the rector, turning towsr,
and examining some flowers which Mis-
Towniy had brought in and placed on The ia
bic. ayes. il has been for some time setlle'
that Agnes shall on that day be united in hol.
wedlock to Mr.. Arbulhnot." ..
"Mr. Arbulhnot, Of Elm Pafkp'
"a great match, is il not, in worldly poin
OF view 2" replied Mr. Townly, with pleas
ant smile at the tone OF my exclamation, o.
"And much better than that, Robert Ar
butbnot is young man Of high and noble ma
ture. as well as devotedly attached TO Agnes
He will, doubt not, prove in every respect
husband deserving and worthy Of her, and tina
from the lips OF doting old grandpapa mus
be- esteemed high praise. You will see h n
presently" ....,
f.dij see him often and quite agreed in th,
Fecior's estimate OF his future grandson il
law. [ have not frequently seen finer look
iHgl young man.a His age was twenty six; ant
cenanly one with more honorable and kndl,
spirit, OF more gentle temper than he has
never came within my observation. He hat
drawna great prize in the matrimonial lottery
and fell deserved his fortune.
They we've married at the lime agreed upon
ami the day was not only kept at Elm Parl
and It's neighborhood, but throughout "our'
parish, as general holiday. And, strangel,
enough--at least, have never met with al
instance Of the kind-it was held by our en-
tire female community, high as we'll as low
that the match was perfec,lY equal lone, not
withsta andifg that wealth and high position
were entirely on the bridegroom's side. Ii
5ac', that nobody less ia the social scale thar
a representative Of an old territorial famil,
ought, in the nature of things, 10 have as
pired To the hand Of Agnes TowhH, appeared
obel tixed conclusion with everybody. Tbil
will giveithe reader a irueI and more vivit
impression Of the bride than any words o.
colors ! MIGHT aze.
The days, weeks, and months Of welded lift