Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-02
CHAPTER THE COUSINS.
By L. STEPHENSON.

is no knowing WIZ CepSnutiCe Can Ie
placed upon them"
"Wetl. ] suppose must allow yoa to
know lest, as you have bad more expert
cnce with them than have.
There you are wrong; did not mean
TO intimate that my own dear husband was
deceitful. He was not"
..IIow can you Judge OF others. then, o.
whom you know less? How do you know
for instance. tia, Francis Wellington Is
not all lie pretends TO be?'
81 do not know, indeed; but you mus;
acknowledge that it is the most natural
thing in tie world, that young man
should be Influenced in his addresses 10 a
young lady, in proportion to the weight of
her purse, Julia
at may be so; but cannot think it of
Wellington
Il am afraid to trust him
Now tell me, candidly, Louisa do you
love him."
/ THAT is rather home question; but as
! | make yen my confident and adviser IN
other things. l suppose | ought 10 be
! frank in this.
II think you ought to be frank; that is,
Mrs. Frank Wellington" replied Julia.
with merry laugh. "hut what say you to
the love 7-guiity, or not guilty2"
/ Gully, l am afraid" replied Mrs.
Brunette, with slight blush. hut can
never consent to marry him ill am sure
it is not my money he is after
i "WeIl don't see how you will find out.
I suppose you would not like TO ask HIM
II i. were my case. l should say yes to him
at once. and make The, dear fellow happy
How beseeehingly he always looks at
you"
Il should be very willing to make him
happy. but not at the expense OF making
myself unhappy. l have plan which
will get at the truth"
DO you think anything Of the ma
jor q
NO; ne will do very well to flirt with,
just to keep the othersin order, you know;
but I've no fancy for a soldier, who may
be brought home with only one arm or
one leg, 10 live on pension. even if he
does now wear bright buttons and plum
ed hat. Major Greenfield will not get
Yes from me: so you may res, easy on
that score Julia"
There is another, however. on whom
you of course look more favorably."
"Who2'
That's good one. Have You SC
many admirers that you cannot guess
whom / mean2'
Il am miserable at guess"
"Well 1 mean Edward Webster. the
rich Alabama planter. Did you ever see
such gentleman"
Il should think / had And one thing
| feel pretty certain OF, that is, bis great
wealth forbids the idea of his seeking my
money"
There's no knowing; These men. you
say. are deceitful," replied she with u sly
look
20 dear. il is hard to tell what to DO.
Perhaps had better discharge the whole
of them; then shall not get taken in By
money seekers
mo, don't discharge the whole, remem-
Der Wellington has place in your heart :
HAS he employed you as his advocate,
Julias Or do you wish me 10 take up
with Kim, tha, you may secure Web ter
TO yourselfa know you refused the
Major"
"My only object is your happiness. you
may be assured. dear Louisa. But since
you are so suspicious, Twill bid you good
morning for little while at least" And
away she ran out OF the room.
/ The above conversation occurred be-
tween two ladies, at Saratoga. in Isl =
Il was gay season, and all the world
was there which included. among others,
Col. James Sanford. rich merchant OF
Philadelphia; his daughter Julia.-a
beautiful and accomplished yonng lady OF
twenty summers, and niece of Col. San
ford. Mrs. BruneIle, young and hand
some widow, who was to have been left
very wealthy by the death of her husband,
which occurred one year before.
Mrs. Brunelle was really the belle ol
the season, and around her gathered ad-
mirers. and suffers. like bees around some