Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-09
GH0ICg LITERATURE.
NY ESTON.
AN OUTLINE IN THREE SHORT CHAPTER

BY JAMES HUNGERFoRD.
CHAPTER 7.
Dear John, cannot consent to be yours
without tire appreciation Of your father, your
only surviving relative
He does not know you, dear Jenny, or he
would not oppose our wishes. Let me read
to you part of his last letter: So, master
John. it seems that, notwithstanding all my
warnings, you are caught, as | anticipated,
by one of those crafty, city bred young pie
ces, all outside excellence, with no heart for
anything but your money. You see he does
not know you, Jenny; you must not be Of
Tended with him he will speak very differ
emily when he becomes acquainted with your
true and noble character
We must not take that for granted. You
verrate my good qualities, dear John. He
will not see with your eyes"
Let me read to you little farther AS
to what you say Hbont her tota, unselfshness
of disposition, and about her not being citv.
bred, you are blinded young man by he,
mere outward beauty, and can he made tt
believe anything she pleases. Marriage ii
a more serious affair than you seem to thinl
it is, and should not he entered into will
haste. Do as | would have you to do, and
Come home when you have obtained you
diploma, and marry Sarah johnson. He
fathers property adjoins mine and am cor
vinced that she will have YOU The fact il
old johnson will not let her refuse and n
doubt the girl herself will have an eye t
her own INTEREST,"
The old gentleman falls into his own ira
there, john said Jenny archly; after al
he acknowledges that country girls may
as self interested as city ones
But you must not think that he is as il
terested about money as he seems to be-
l am sure that when he once learns to kno
you we'll, he will not only not oppose hin
selfto our wishes, but will highly appro,
my choice
There is more reason then for waiting p
tiently. will promise, dear John, to merl
none hut you hui cannot marry you wit
out your fathers appreciation. feel that
am right in this determination
| John Hudson was student in one of tt
! medical colleges in northern metropolis
and during his soiourn there, had hecon
acquainted with, addressed, and won the &
| tpctions Of Jenny Weston, the young lac
with whom the conversation was held. IL
latter had accompanied her widowed mothe
who had visited the city for the purpose
/ settling some business in connection vii
her husbands estate, The father of the 10
i or was wealthy country gentleman; t
mother Of the maiden was resident Of
! inland village and in moderate circumsta
ces. Both the maiden and the youth we
: right-minded and pure hearted; the on
perceptible flaw in the character of the Ii
ter being that it was rather difficult to &C
vince him against his inclination, in 9th
; words, he liked to have his own way I
much-a very common fault indeed VIII
! the former in addition to that gentleness
manner and sweetness Of disposition, withc
5 which woman is in truth,
: "a lighter thing than vanity
: possessed, where questions of principle W,
D concerned, a frmness scarcely indicated
: her quiet yet cheerful department..
t Affairs remained in the position shown
the above conversatian when the maiden
!. turned to her home in the country.