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buy a woman was purchase of style
never dreamed of before. To own wo-
man A Turkish American The bar
gain was soon made, for the chcapness
warented him in doing so, and tho follow
ing bill Of sale was drawn:
"sold to Mn, the girl. Anne
Cleveland, for the sum of twenty-five dol
lars, five pounds English money! to be
delivered, TO said Mr.--wlen called
"T. b. c., Master Bark Guy"
"The clerk inquired what time it was
necessary to call for his purchase, and
was Informed that any time during tho
day would answer. You can imagine with
what patience the clerk conducted himself
upon landing upon tho work Why, he
thought that every one knew his secret
that he owned woman by pnrchase--not
black, but n white one but the walk
from the warf 10 the store sobcred down
his thoughts, for ho knew not what to do
with her. She was sick, and of necessity
must be provided for ; and ten thousand
ideas flew through his volatile brain in re-
gard to the responsibility ho had assumed {;
and what 10 do in this emergency he did
not know, until he bethought himself of his
employers amiablc wife, when away he
flew to her residence; but, upou his cross
ing the treshold, and the plain facts of the
case came to his mind, and he began to tell !,
the tale fancy came TO his aid, and he dis
closed the sufferings ofthc girl, her amiablity
and her beauty, and furthermore, that he
had solemnly promised to befriend her !;
in fact, his story was SO touchingly told
that he almost believed it himself and it
SO won on the wonfanly feeling Of the lady,
that she was willing to receive the girl be-
meath her roof, through spure philanthropy
"a feeling which she believed caused the
clerk all this anxious solicitude but theta
was, he was truly dcsirousto get rid Of
what lc supposed would be an incum-
brance. .
"Tle girl was conveyed to the hospita.
bic domieil by the clerk, the bill Of sale
was thrown into trunk among his old
letters, and a month slipped round and the
girl was almost forgotten. .a.
zone afternoon he was dispatched t6tlle
house after important papers, and then for
the first time, the forgotten purchase fash
ed upon his mind, and you can imagine
that it was with some trepidation that he
rang the bell. On the door being opened,
the loveliest visionrin the form ofa-oh
pshaw you cannot understand what I
mean-there was young woman who sssins
quired tho object of his visit, which lie
blushingly stammered out, for the words
fairly struck in his throat, and as he was
leaving the steps lie heard shout oflaugh-
ter within the open easement, and could
distinguish words that sounded something
llke-"What BOBBY! Than lie did not
! know you Why, Anne the. follow is
at rather bewildered his ideas : for the
balance Of that day, as the many wrong
entries and ink blots of his books, and the
misdelisery of goods could attest. But, to
cut the story short. ono day lie folded her
in a willing embrace, and they, had q joy
ful wedding in his employers house short
" after, when Anne Cleveland became his
wife, and then sl,e whispered, II am yonrs,r =
just MS if 4 did mot. know she was"
Pray .lowadid you know. all this nea.
gerly inquired my bachelor. friend j, s 4
"a replied that u had .sstBougbt her tfai
her love wasnot in the bill Of sale, but ]
wonsthat to wear 3as. a bright jewel 10 Sthe
dark night $of adversity, to light mo on the
fway sof life, orto add lnstre to a happy
home the tide Of MONDAY success lE
q he.recitai had interested .:us, and we
were not conscious of the intrusion Of q fe-
male. -. =
@Good evening"" she said, in saluting US
and as we turned to reply, noticed she had
picked up the. advertisement a,ad JUS
written. Upon itspesuai, she broke oul
in merry laugh, tlfst sounded like music
iutlle room, and vowed that she woule
marry tlRtisolated individual, IL he came
well recommended, and would have her
and tsie saucy little puss sshook back the
curls that clustered over her brow, and add
ed tliatsit was aleap year, and she 'wasafiriy
ilegcd.n r.t5.s. -, sS
4 Tbetface of my bachelor friend rbecam.
crimson; but before lie left the hduse
there seemed,to be q familiar. intimacy
staftea up between NY niece and paerchan
Eneghbor.:: 3: and now, il they are adt shgppy
Fthera4 noV virtue iH dling rings, fol. Z
4 fews4 days isince they wetg marie. !. AT
/ tern sfgs years, corTespo dence Will
4 .|;sn sse Rutish nfIicer, !" whom my wife 81
.Epects daily froal the colonies to clasp ehe
Gin his arms Mat t.slle may cali him dea,
4 unsls and; he twenty tl,onsand pouuds sli.
fkas allen heir 70, which her brother talk
ESQ mnclioi sinoe his rstarn from llani
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