Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-18

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ing to become a teacher isn't il absurd 2"
81 confess, should prefer seeing her oc-
cupy different position said MIR. R,
with emphasis.
AS long as her father lives he ought to be
able to support her, and Itold her that if
were in her place, / would reserve that degra-
dation for some greater emergency; but she
said she would rather prepare herself, by her
own exertions, for any emergency"
~ suppose they see no company now 2"
"Oh yes, just the same as usual.
Mr.. R. called on Sailie that evening,
and to his delight found her alone He was
really relieved at seeing ocloud on her young
face, but instead, such Joyous expression as
only springs from happy heart.
In manner not to be misunderstood he
told her how glad he felt at seeing her thus,
and she answered frankly
"Why should ] not be happy? my father is
reduced, but he can never he dishonored /!
Perfect integrity and uprightness have char
acterized all his dealings, and if he has been
unfortunate, the way in which he bears up
under it makes me more proud of him than
ever !" and tears filled her eyes as she spoke.
don't know much about business" she
added, with a smile ''but am told that all
fathers liabilities are to be met, so that no
one else is to srffer through his failure"
"But do you not shrink from the changes
that must take place 2"
| Sallie wondered to herself why it was that
she felt so perfectly free with Mr. R, it
seemed as if they had known each other all
their lives us she answered.
ooh no, there is nothing very hard in that
Cousin Julia has been trying to convince me
that ought to be very wretched, but she did
| not succeed in her mission."
There was pause, and then the conversa-
| tion 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 remarks that follow, he
| is welcome to. Mr.. R, spoke for about
ten minutes in an earnest tone, Salie 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 should have supposed you ignorant of
the change in cur circumstance but you
know all'
Il do y 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 fatherl"
"Are you aware, sir, of my failure Z" in
quired MIR. Curtis, in answer to something
Mr.. R said to him next morning in his
counting room. my daughter is now pen
niless."
81 know all that" was the reply "but she
is fortune in hersefl"
THAT is most true and, since you can ap-
I rNrn snAn al. l... a I l.
in proportion as you make her happy -
THANK you for the precious gift p said
Mr.. R, much affected ''and now, sir,
may talk little about business o.
The merchant bowed
81 have lately received, from relative, an
unlooked-for gift of thirty thousand dollars,
upon condition that | will go into some kind
of business. have been puzzled TO know
how TO invest it, for, Of business matters,
am sorry To say, | am most profoundly ignor-
ant. You have experience 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 partner?"
The business arrangement being satsfacto-
rily concluded, Mr.. r. was urgent to
have the wedding to take place as soon as
possible.
why didn't you offer him the use Of your
money before, it might have saved his fail
ure ~ asked friend of Mr. R.
II did long to do so, but was afraid to have
the girl loved feel that she was under oJli-
cations to me | never could have hoped to
win her affections then!"
"Pshaw that would have been the very
way to get her !"
When Mrs. r and other friends were
offering their congratulations to the blushing
Sallie, her husband said
by the way, aunt, did ever tell you what
caused me to fall in love with your niece ?"
"IIer own loveliness, of course, drew out
your love -
mo such thing it was her old straw bon
net !"
Why, aunt, you told me. don't know how
many times, that my old bonnet would pre-
vent my ever marrying"
"How had that fright of a hat anything to
do with your admiration ?"
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, 80 girl who can reason thus correctly
about economy, and who has Independence
enough TO carry our that reasoning by wear
| ing an old bonnet, has a mind above the ordi-
nary herd and powers of which any man
might be proud"