The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-11-12

heard him coldly, and as coldly answered that
he haa known man lose his life for the same
thing, THAT is nothing" continued the Major.
but unfortunately he deserved to lose it."
At this the blood mounted to the Younger
msh's temples, and his senior added, {" 1 mean
to say ae 's thirty-fve; you, presume, are
adsistd by me?"
II you will advise me.'
Speak to no one of this, and send White
bet",. VIZ
pa is hard, when won it.''
y Do it for all that, sr.r
,.et the disbelievers in human perfectibiity
knpw that this dragoon, capable of blush, did
thu rSuous action, albeit with violent reluc
tar cei and this was his first dampsr. A week
alter hese events, he was at a bali He was in
thst Fate OF Fictitious dis Content which belongs
to US amiabe English. He was looking in
vain or lady equal in personal attractions
10 the idea he had formed of George Dolignan
as isn, when suddenly there glided past him
mo delightful vision I lady whose beauty
anu simmetry took him by the eyes-auothef
LOOK :" 1t can't bel " Yes it isl" Miss Hay
morn mot that he knew her name J but what
an ap ,theosis
Tn duck had become pea.hen-radiant.
daazl ng, she looked twice as beautiful. and al
most vice as large, as before He lost sight of
hef lie found her again. She was 80 lovely.
she 'ade him i'll, and he alone must not
daoct swith her, speak to her. If he had been
coate It to begin her acquaintance the usual
way, might have ended in kissing; but hav
ing gun with kissing, it must end in nothing
AZ 81 danced, sparks of beauty fell from her
Cd al around, but him. She did not see him ::
1t wa clear she never would see him. One
geotFman was particularly assiduous; she
smile on his assiduity; he was ugly. but she
snllie on him. Dolgnan was surprised at his
succe s, his ill taste, his ugliness, his impe ii.
nenc! Dolignan at last found himself injured:
Hb was this man? and what right had he
to GO on SOP" He had never kissed her.
SUI bose" said Dolly. Dolignan could not
prove 1t, but he felt somehow that the rights of
propf tty We're invaded. He went home ard
drear ,ed of Miss Haythorn, and hated all the
uely uccessful. He spent fortnight IRVING
tohn out who this beauty was-he never could
eEco inter- her again. At last he heard of her
IN tn way lawyers clerk paid him little
VISIT, and commenced a little action against
him, n the name of Miss Haythorn, for insult
ing .r In q railway train.
lib young gentleman was shocked endeav-
ored 0 soften the lawyers clerk; that machine
did OF thoroughly comprehend the meaning
OF th term. The lady's name, however. was
a! lei st revealed by this untoward accident;
from 0er name to her address was but short
step e and the same day our crest fallen hero
lay IL wait at her door-and many succeeding
day, .ithout effect. But one fine afternoon she
issue' forth quite naturally, as if she did il
every day, and walked briskly on the nearest
= he L. I
passe = her many times on the parade, and
scare ied for pity in her eyes, but found neither
look, nor recognition, nor any other sentiment.
For Il this, she walked aud walked, till all the
2tafeS RbFqRFeHhasEs %sFe tired and gone Then
of hi hat with voice tremulous, for the first
time oesought permission to address her.
Sh, stopped, blusbed, and neither acknowl.
edge nor disowned his acquaintance. He
blush ed, stammered out how ashamed he was,
bow he deserved to be punished, how he aoas
punt he'd. how little she knew how unhappy he
was; apd concluded by begging her not to let
all u e world know the disgrace of a man who
pas lslready mortified enough by the loss of her
scqu ,intauce. She asked au explanation. He
told yer of the action that had been commenc-
ed i her name. She gently shrugged her
shou ders, and said, How stupid they are Z"
EmE)ldeued by this, he begged TO know wheth
er OF not life of distant unpretending devo
ton would, after lapse Of years, erase the
men; Dry of his madness-his crime?
g he did not know!"
" ihe must now bid him adieu, as she had
som preparations to make for a ball in the
Cree cent, where everybody acas to be-" They
part d, and Dolignan determined to be at the
pail where everybody was to be. He was there,
and after some time he obtained an introduc-
sion 70 Miss Haythorn, and he danced with her.
der manner was gracious. With the wonder
sul yet of her sex, she seemed to have COM
meu Led the acquaintance that evening. That
higf !, for the first time, Dolgnan was in love.
[ W Il spare the reader all a lovers arts, by
viii. he succeeded in dining where she dined,
IN dincing where she danced, in overtaking her
by lcident when she rode. His devotion fol-
low' her even to church, where our dragon
was rewarded by learning there is a world
whe e they neither polk nor smoke-the two
cap al denominations of this one.
Es made acquaintance with her uncle, who
like him, and he saw at last with Joy, that her
eye owed to dwell upon him when she thought
he ID not observe her.
+ l was three months after the Box Tunnel,
tina Captain Dolignan called one day upon
Cal ain Haythorn, R. n, whom he had met
twi, in his life, and slightly propitiated by
viol 'ntly listening to a cuttingout expedition /;
he allied, and, in the usual way, asked permits
sioi to pay his addresses to his daughter. The
iwol ny Captain straightway began doing Qaar-
ter Deck, when suddenly he was summoned
fros., the apartment by a mysterious message.
On his return he announced, with a total
chs lge Of voice, 1t was all right, and his vis-
itel might run alongside as soon as he chose
| J y reader has OWNED the truth; this nauti-
cal commander, terrible to the foe, was in com.
pie and happy subjugation to his daughter,
kouj heroine.
/ div hity glide into the drawing room. He fol.
Low ID her, observed sweet consciousness that
ent outraged him that consciousness deepeued
! int confusion; she tried to laugh; she cried
/ ins cad, and then she smiled again and when
he sissed her hand at the door, it was George"
an, " Marian" instead of Captain this and Miss
TIE other.
! reasonable time after this, flor my tale is
mt 'ciful, and skips formalities and torturing
delys,) these two we're very happy; they were
on more upon the railroad, going to enjoy their
| ho' eymoon all by themselves. Marian Dolig-
ma was dressed just as before, duck like and
! del cious, all bright except her clothes; but
! George sat beside her this time, instead of op
pos tie, aud she drank him in gently from under
hei long eye-lashes.
sht uld tell each other ALL Will you ever for.
give me if own to you-no-"
Yes yes"
We'll, them you remember the Box Tun
ne 2" This was the first alluson he had ven
tui I'd to it, I" am ashamed to say had be,
e. to tlO, with White, 1 would kiss one of you
tw' ladies;" and George, pathetic externally
j CHI .ckled within.
/ 81 know that, George; overheard you," was
the demure reply.