True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-11-12
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g,r Ia. tf. From Peterson's Magazine.
THE COoUETTE'S PUNISHMENT.
BY MARY W. JANvgN.
CHAPTER T.

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- CHAPTER 1.9e 2,fs
$50 Matte Archer's wedding comes
off tomorrow night I" ~
NThe speaker, a fashionahIy attired
young man, had thrown himself careless!y
into comfortable Office chair, and sal
lightly humming an opera air, tapping an
accompaniment on his polished Wei
lington' with the tiniest of all dandy
canes while the one addressed, young
man Of slight and graceful figure, with "a
high, pale forehead and clear grey eyes,
sat,Ieaning over table stfewn with pa
pers tied with red tape, and huge quar-.
tos filled with the lore Of Coke and Black
stone. .. 49, .,--.. H..
The latter made no reply. but gave a
quick, nervous start, slightly contracted
his arcbed eyebrows, then bent over his
books again-and his companion contln-
ued.
t'"Well, this Hunters lucky dog I!
It'll be splendid affair-lhe Wedding
ihey say. or course you'll be there,
Paul p ST..
No" repHd Paul Denning, moodly,
without raising his eyes,
'' ."No? ?'' Not at Matte Archer's wed.
tlingT7 Why I'm as:onshed p
"Soit would seem" returned Dennng
drily.t ~ .~1
fBut, Paul, I don't understand it.
Why, what's come over you, man !!
Haven, been slighted in the invites, have
you :"
mo, I received an invitation card
full three days ago" ~
/" Aud do not accept it 7"
q" No." & aL .,... ,.. ...
Sand why il I'm not too inqgjsitive.
Ifyou're not present, people will be apt
10 say, " Denning hasn't forgotten old
scores yet" Beller 60" ..f...
"Old scores !" pray what do youmean
by thai, Nelson asked Denning, sharp
ly, but carelessly twirling his pencil
case abou. his finger as if to appear indif
ferent. ~ ,4 &
y Why" returned Nelson, with smile
Chat one Paul Dennpg, Esq, rising
young lawyer. was the bellies favored
suitor, until, one day. this Hunter, just
returned from California with his pile,
appeared Pn the stage Of ao'i'n-and
4 "And then" broke in Paul Denniny,
nervously biting his lip "then the
belle politely dispensed with the at,en-
tioas Of The poor lawyer in order to re-
.ceive those of the milionarie-ln plain
English, dismissed me. That's it, | be-
lieye u 'lg5s} A s-,, 81 II
"a" Yes Just so," said Nelson, You've
summed mp the case with the ease and
skill Of an old practitioner. The worll
gave the same verdict ~ .a.lssEi Al
,dDenning's eve kindied, and his cheek
flushed, partly with shame, partly viii
anger. ~ !.
"eWI wish ! could say the world liesr
ereplied, with spirit. s4 na sr. D.
n" Then you don't deny the soft i'm
poachmen. I" queried Nelson, joking
y.ea7' fia ,ss,a 8 tta ...
ii "I deny nothing,," retoried Paul, an
griy. -"iI,made myself fool, as scores
have done before me, for a tcoquette';
amiles.a, But, thank heaven, I'm free now
The STARE is broken=-her fasciuations are
over land now | almost wonder wher
the lure was?" #a 2 ~ Ussr st''hGs a3f
10" Perhaps you're not alone in that
= PAUL. We discarded lovers are apt Il
feet blue al first, butafter a little the di
vinity who tilted US gets hurled from tn,
lofty pedestal she occupies in our hearts
and becomes, to us, wonderfully lik
olhersimortals. Paul. they're all alike
these women! Just give 'em the chauc'
and they'll cut the best fellow. in Vi,
world, be he poor, fora richer one" 4Fo
an elegant establishment. handsome turn
out. d box at the opera. jewels, and Slow
Of ofbonaets. sthey' sell themselves bodi
". Talk about our free born Americar
women t'theysre no better than Circassa
slaves, half sof 'emr-tbere's This differ
etce, the one is soll,thesother sells her
seif!"and 7FredbN Nelson, ihimselfthe ver
lest dandy thatwalked Broadway, afle
delivering .his famous TRADE against ih
gentler sex, leaned,his chair back agains
che wall with a. wonderful comicai eS
preston Of gravity and wisdom on hi
face. ali p oitaSp ~tjr- r
.'atsPshay!r exclaimed the young law
yer, smiling, "you oyershoot The mark
Nelson9 Because this fashionable cit
belle, Miss Archer. loves wealth and th
luxunes It will bring her too well to shar
the'lot Of apoor professional man VIII
has vet his name and fortune 10 win,
does not follow that all her sex are sway
<-ed by such mgOenary motives. ! hay
more faith in woman than 10 believe thai!
and his eye grew tender, and his yoic
took a sudden thrill, for in that hour hi
heart cried out for one who had bee