Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-03-28
smarting with fage.a : q ahalli leave,

lmadam-I shall; leave you lss ri 6..,,, :
u" II hope you will, !" spbbed Helen;
|, Mrs. Littleton was SO stuck, up that sht
did not know what to say, or to whom
she would say it, whether the 7enraged
bachelor, or the wilful l,daughterssi;a, sJi
/ :" / shall4leave5 madam, I~shal leave
have been thesfriend Of the family long
enoughfif- this,is my happiness ifon goul
sakes. and new, you permit. me to be- in
=" Mr.. Di1lenb5utirYg. am ruined, unless,,
you can assist me exclaimed Mr.. Lit
Teton, rushing, into the rooms without
needing the storm that had just burst
there. will you help me, out again p
Z" No. sir r. replied Mr.. Dillenburg. as
he suddenly turned on his heel and left
the roo1n.sf ssT 3saol - TF5 '>Est s6
"There, Helen, ~yousee hat you have
done IL said Mrs. Littleton. 3 ..t:-asss.
The state Of the case. was explained ttec te
her father. " 80 =
2" gu have ruined me, my child p
exclaimed Mr.. LittIeton, bitterly. 81
"I could not endure, his insults.'
"a !" Insults l''.e... .a,;,.
-" He did otinsult you, Helen he was
only fooling with you, added Mrs. Little
You have ruined yourself and me.
child" -I
Nay. father, do not say So" sobbed
Helen.
"He is a bachelor, and without near
heirs. Don't youfsee he would have left
his money with us ?'e - p
~ cannot .help it, father; he would
not leave me alone" ,-..,.,s q,
The conversation was here interrupted
by the arrival Of Charles Brooks. a young
gentleman, whOse mission will be undef-
stood when we say that Helen blushed
deeply she entered. He was now TWEEN
ty-one, and had just come in possession Of
n princely fortune, and the Littetons would
have considered il desirable connection,
only t:hey entirely disturbed his mo-
tives. He stopped but half an hour-had
only dropped in to invite Helen to q con,
cert in the evening.
Mr.. Dillenburg appeared againin the
siLting-room soon alter the departure OF
Helen's beau. By the. way. that same
beau was one Of the causes of her dislike
to the friend of the family. When Charles
Brooks had commenced paying marked
attentions to her, Mr.. Dillen5urg deemed
it his duty tointerfere. He objected very
strongly, and from him had come that
distrust OF the lovers motives which the
parents both harbored. a @'''
Whether thetold bachelor intended; to
marry her himself, or whether he was
afraid he should not be permitted to firt
with her, if she had lover, we cannot
pretend to say; but no sooner had he in
terferrcd inTthe affair, than the latter was
fully realized. Hs had from her child
hood made her his pet, and as she grew
older, his famiiiarities became repulsive to
her. But she endured them till he ex-
pressed doubt of Charles Brooks hons
esty, and then lie was perserveringIy re-
pulsed. ia ~. ~
Mr.. Dillenburg entered the room. He
Hooked as cold and reserved as an iceberg,
aud as ntractable rs a grizzly bear.
Z" I ou owe me some live hundred dol
lars, Mr.. Littleton. The time has expi-
red l want the money" -
The debtor stood aghast. a,l
=" L shall expect the money in three
days. he continued.
q You know it is impossible for me tc
pay you, ''sreplied Littleton. 1gloomily.
:" know nothing about it. The mon
ey. or L shall take possession of youl
goods.'a , .l,-,,t ~. = i97f-s
!. :" j. You would no. take 4 the furniture 0u
OF my house ~
ii win. if you don't pay me in three
days. 7Ap ni Is1=tf ssaes
Is -" Consider, ----''. H.
I,will consider nothing; Ihlve beer
insulted. Mr.. Littlcton. grossly insuIted /!
and the excited bachelor rushed furiously
up and do8n1tf1e room.
{" Helen is "a nero child, and you ,
{" She is old enough to know better
sir. After alltI have done for you and
your family sir, | had right to expec
better treatment Yes, sir after all
have done, and what l proposed to do
-sir-mind thar, sir-what proposed t.
do. sir !" ~ ts
81 am very sorry for what has hap,
pened.'" !" answered Mr.. Littleton.
:'What proposed to do, sir ~ repea.
ted Mr.. Dillenburg. "BY my will, sir,
given five hundred dollars to that vixer
daughter of yours-dve hundred dollars
sir y I-...ll..
Mr.. Littlelon was coufounded, and hi
face exhibited that expression in regula
and due form, thong h Mr. DillenbarE
slightly mistook the occasion of his as
toniShment.---
Five hundreddollars Tbe-family hac
ielt sure ofinheriting all his wealth. HI
has often spoken pompousiy of doing
. something handsome" for Helen. NJ
wonder he was astoaished. Five hun.
dred dollars I! She was their only child
the, reader has guessed as muchl and ii
was morally certain that Eve hundred
dollars was az he had left them. Littls-
ton was disgusted.
a III have beer The friend of yoErfamily