The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-06-18


now come to claim my bride"
She is beautiful creature, indeed T.
Iinterposed Augusta, the hostess's daugh-
ter, but somewhat proud as her father. +"
Not so, indeed. gentle Augusta; il
she has pride. it is nothing but natural,
maidenly pride, which every lass should
have. And you say, Miss Augusta, she
is quite well well, l will let this pleas
ing intelligence restrain me tonight, and
to. morrow will give the fair enchantress,
trust, an agreeable surprise"
As early next morning as etiquette
would permit, the young man set out
with buoyant heart and high hopes to the
mansion.
But we will precede Eim and look in
on his fair betrotheI.
In magnificent parlor of the mansion,
sat Emma White and her mother, the
one humping piano, and the other in
terrogating a servant.
And you say, Sambo, he lodged last
evening at the Inn? "Well, you can
retire-and so, Ma, it is even as l expect
ed | thought it was him as he rode past
last evening""
"Well, Emma, how do you intend to
bluff him off? I'm thinking it will be a
shameful and delicate business"
Shameful, indeed When attorney
Logan introduced him to me at the
Springs, he brought him forward as one
of his law students, and not as poor
printer as he is-Pll never forgive Mr..
Logan +"
He is not to blame, my dear, he is
his pupil. Didn't the letter say he was a
iourneSman printer at A., but in
consideration of his promising abilities,
Mr.. Logan undertook, gratuitously, to
bring him TO the bar -
Well, for all that, I'll never marry
poor printer. ] did have very tender
regard for him once, and when gas e
him my hand deemed him somebody,
so | acted from the promptlngs OF the
heart, but now I'll be ruled by my better
judgment.
"Well. please yourself in this matter,
my dear I'm disposed to think honera-
bly, of --; but la me, if he ism t
at the door now {"
Scarcely had she ceased speaking
when our hero entered, and with heart
overAowing with gratitude and love,
sprang forward to greet the objecrof his
idolatry but imagine his surprise and
dismay when he received only in return
cold, distant courtesy, which froze his
blood and rooted him to the spot. Be
wildered and astonished at such greet
ing from his betrothed, he turned for ex-
animation to the mother. who, perceiving
the general embarrassment, stepped for.
ward and offered him seat, explained te
him that since her daughters return
from the Springs, she had, after mature
reflection and examination, thought i
best to dissolve the engagement made be
tween them.
The rosy cheeks of the suitor hecam,
! of ashy paleness. and his bloodless lip
quivered like an aspen leaf, as he falter
ingly exclaimed, +" And wherein is MY
offence Have I merited this? Gooc
heaven ! and is this the gentle, the ten
der, the eonfding Emma White %
g Sir, this is not the stage of a theate
to enact scenes,' now spoke up th'
daughter, 'slet it suffice to know that WI
are henceforth to be as strangers to eacl
other. You attempted to deceive me
and pass yourself off for a gentleman
when it turns out that you are of til
working class. only printer, a portion
less journeyman, fortune seeker. ]
you had an honorable profession, sir, AM
was of good family, as l once fondl
thought, we would be united, but, as
lis, / can not and will not descend S
low :" and as the young lady thus spoke
she tossed her head, and with look {
ineffable scorn and contempt, proud
sailed out of the room.
Overwhelmed with dismay, and stun
to the quick, the young man sat paralyze
many moments. but recovering some
/ what from the shock, rose aad staggere
out of the room
} Alas how crushed were his hope
now Deceived, slighled, wrongee
confidence betrayed, laughed at an
treated with scorn and contempt by or
whom he adored and loved too we'll an
all for being s'lowbred base mechal
; ic." And rushing madly to the inn,
f sought his room, and threw himself d.
: spairingiv upon his humble cot, fro
a which he did not rise for two long. wear
months; for the unwonted excitemel
e and disappointment Of the morning hs
o brought on burning fever. From morl
ling till night and night till morning, IL
r patient raved, calling and conluring En-
: ma to come back to him, and with his in
+ patience and quarrelsomeness wearied /;
), about him, save one. The physician d
!. SPARED ofrestoring him and resigned hi
It to the care of Augusta, who watched
e his bedside night and day with unremi
e ting assiduity, bore with his imbecilit
r administered to bis wants with kindnes
o and soothed his irritated spirits by t
d gentlest words and treatment.
le Finally, after the lapse of sever
a weeks, be began slowly to recover, a
!, reason returned once more. When ha
d ing entirely recovered, he thanked t
of kind hostess and daughter with tearl
l. eyes and heart oyerfiowing with gra
le tude for their kindness in watching ov
Of him in bis weakness and infrmities.
Ie called Augusta his preserver, his guart
D. an angel, and told her he owed to her
life, and that be would ever hold her
d grateful remembrance, and though
l. was about to depart, and would not s
d her again for years, yet when fortu
, smiled on him again, she should he