Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-09

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SAP an esi'y sosslgsa 10 you, my dear
sir, and VIII inform my niece Of your
kindness. 49, as ze3
Matters being thus arranged, Col. San
ford returned and advised Mrs. Brunette
TO enclose note from herself in Rhodes
communication, adding playfuIEv:
'.You know. Louisa. you promised to
send him note when you were ready 10
give him an answer; and as the former
misearried, you should redeem your prom
ise at ence.'' - g
"Weli, then, uncle. will send him his
own note which was left in the carria ge,"
attached to which viii say. "Come now,
and you viii find the white rosebud in my
hair" % s So - Ia4aia
s'Tha. will do" replied her uncle.
"And do you think, dear Louisa, that
he will come" archly asked Julia. i9a
"Of course he will" said the Colonel
He was fool enough to run away, but he
would be greater one to stay when the
coast is clear
81 hope not" replied Julia, .'but l sup
pose cousin Louisa don't care much abou,
it. Do you coz2" -
Mrs. Brunelle blushed, and went to
prepare her note.
Mr. Rhodes wrote all the particulars to
his young friend, Wellington, adding. in
in conclusion,
''Now, my dear fellow. come home and
be happy. The field is all your own
Mr.. Webster has gone South, or in some
other direction, so that he will hot be heard
from again very soon. I'll warrant you
And the formidable Major Greenfield, af-
ter fighting duel with the editor who
! published the loss OF Mrs. Brunelle's prop
erty. has eloped with his Landlords daught-
| er; the castle which you considered SO
| impregnabIe, now surrenders at discretio. /.
Our business will not need. you any Ion,
ger in Europe, SO you had better come
Immediately. We shall lock for you by
the first steamer after you receive this
AT Mrs. BruneIle's request, no infor-
ma, on was conveyed to Wellington coz
corning her property. He was, therefore,
even after Mr. Rhodes letter, under the
| impression that she had lost all.
| Week after week fled away. made up
| of hopes, fears, and the ordinary incidents
of life, until three months had passed, and
no news had been received from Yelling
ton. Why it was SO, no one could conjec-
! ture.
One day. when Mrs. Brunelle was sit
ting in deep thought, with white rosebud
in her hair, which she was never willing
TO be without, Julia said to her,
Cousin Louisa. begin to fear lh1i
Wellington will never return. Perhaps the
letters have miscarried again. There
seems to be some fatality in your love-"
Don't say so. Julia; though was
thinking the same this very moment"
A. this instant the door bell rang, anc
the servant introduced two gentlemen, wht
inquired for Col. Sanford. On being con
Quoted to the parlor where the Col. sa
reading. he raised his eyes from his pa
per and jumping up, he extended his hane
land exclaimed,
"Ah. good morning, Mr. Rhodes
And ifhere isn't our friend, Mr.. yelling
ton, TOO. Welcome home, welcome home
sir. Take seats, gentlemen, We must lie
the ladies know who has come"
I He then rang, I'D sent for Julia. Sh'
was overjoyed to .see Wellington. and il
sisted on conducting him 10 Mrs. Brunette
There she left him, and what was said il
his absence was never told. The reade
must imagine. AT any rate, enough tran
spred to cause the following announce
ment TO appear in one of the city papers,
few days after:
l.. "MARRIEp.-Last evening. by Rev
Mr.. Clark. at the residence OF Col San
ford. Francis Wellington, Esq, of the frn
of Rhodes & Wellington, 10 the beautiful
and wealthy Mrs. Louisa Brunelle, nice
of the Colonel"
! After the marriage ceremony was owe
while Wellington was gazing with pleas
ure on a sweet, white rosebud in the hal
of his bride. she placed in his hands secu
rites for two hundred and fifty thousan
dollars. and looking roguishly in his fac
remarked,
THE lost is found and you richly de
serve it.
No, uncle, we saw him yesterday
We could not be mistaken
You were not mistaken. He was the
on his way to the ship, which sailed at 70,
o'clock
Has be. has he gonel Oh, cruel fate
exclaimed Mrs. Rrunelle, and sank dow
: in her seat, burying her face in her hand