Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1857-04-16

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want old compliments and, 70 Be frank
with you,I don't want compliments at
lall.'
Why not r. said Mr.. Kimball,
mourniulIy.
Il You know aswell as I do but ali
/ i may impress the reason more power
4 fully on you, / win recapitnfate them. /"
h" Now for a lecture. = murmered Kim
lball, halfreproachfully, and sinking back
Into his easy chair.
First, you we're brought here BY
certain high and mighty powers in order
that you may marry Miss Aurelia Ira
peze, your amiable cousin.
~ dom. like red hair" exclaimed
Kimball peevishly. 81 should have to
lput an extinguisher on her head every
night. =
Mr.. Kimball, am ashamed of you.
Miss Trapeze deserves 70 Be spoken Of
more respectfully
/ Kinball groaned.
Secondly continued Dora, dog
matically, It would be very good
match for you. You are not very rich
Aurelia will have a hundred thousand
4 dollars.
!" have enough for my wants"
So every one thinks. But if you
we're married, you would be perfectly
miserable if you could not keep your
carriage and 60 to the opera. Don't
saysn 20, for I won't believe you. 4.
/" Have you ended =
- No. | am now going 10 be selfish
You know my history, that | am found
ling that ! was adopted by poor sex
ton and his wife, who died last year,
shortly after | came here, and whose
deaths left me without friend in the
world "
u" Don't weep, Dora !; don't weep !!
You have friend, one who will die for
you"
/" Well, !" continued Dora, suppress
ing her sobs, 8 you know on what foot
ing live here. It my only home. ~
Your attentions to me have already
drawn on me the suspicious, and ! fear
dislike, of Mrs. Trapeze and her daugh-
ter. Heaven only knows the little per-
!. secutions have to suffer and | really
do not know the moment shall be told
to quit the house. Now for my sake, If
not your own, cease the pursuit Of an
object that IS not worthy of you. The
Trapezes are worldly people. They
long for the family connexions which a
marriage with you win give Aurelia ];
for, 5of course, they know that Mrs Tra-
peze's marriage with Mr.. Trapeze was
. rassalliancs, Do give over these ro-
mantle notions Of yours settle down
Into respectable member Of society,
and let the poor ladies' companion shift
for herself
Never, by Heaven = cried Kimball
bursting suddenly into passion, all the
more violent for the efforts he had been
making to suppress it. !" Dora, here in
the face Of Heaven ! ask you to be my
wife will never wed Aurelia Trapeze !;
let her buy . husband, if she chooses,
with her hundred thousand dollars
Halbert Kimball IS no: for sale. But you
dear girl, sweet orphan, my heart yearns
| to you, am not poor, believe me. I
am not poor, and with such an incentive
~ YOU BY ny side. ! would conquer
every difficulty Dora DoraI love
lyou. Give me your heart implore
II Y "
The twilight deepsned snddenly il ne.
day window in which Dosa an Kimball
were sitting. Both looked pp sssssIsd,