The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-07-22

and to whom the garh looks natural =
this WAS one of them. She was little
old lady, with black bright eyes, massive
bIack-gray hair, surmounteL 10y little
slate colorcl ribbon cap; long white
hands. She was wrting-royyng mu-
! sic.
The young lady went up to her and
kissed her. Mamma, here is young
gcntlemar from England; come to lodge
here. | WAS glad to see him, and [
thought you would he. lie said that he
would like to be engaged to me-
She sat down on stool at her mann
mas feet
Engaged u you What is this =
Tell me who you are, sir, and what you
have said to my daughterl She rose
astonishcd and when ladies are bewildcr.
ed they are rather hot and angry.
Saxon had n tendency TO run down
stairs. lie fe't Ike a fool, and humila
tingly confused. He had never me, such
an imposing little lady--so powerful in
the dignity Of the thorough lady.
Indeed ma'am, don't know how it
/ happened. meant no wr"ng. help
cd your daughter down from "A tree. and
She was SO frank that suppose was
ndiscrcet.'
Nv ho are you, sir p
4 am Saxon Wornton, ma'am. NY
father is Woulon, Of Wornton hall. Stat.
tordshre. have just come from Ham
burg and am going 10 Bierberg. There
are my letters, ma'am to Mr.. Blind, the
minister here
take your word sir, Of course, COR the
letters. She WAS quite molifel. In
fact, rs You are the son Mr. Wo,uton,
you ar, the grandson Of the Mr.. Worn.
ton who was my trustee, anI we are grea,
friends. Very odd to meet Won tha,
way. But, pray, explain bow YOU come
! I" propose 10 my daughter Iou can
not have known her half an hour it is
not SO long since she left this room to
/ walk III the garden. 1t is the most ex.
traorGinary thing ever heard of! How
did it happen 2
IL have no notion. don't think
I 1t Was proposal aItoce,her-I wouldu't
have been so rude, so soon merely a
compliment
The young lady now tool; her fine eyes
from the young man, looked up into her
mammas, face anI!repcated The precise
words Of what hG had SAID, ana what
/ she had answered.
! MY dear chill l-how extremely wrong
what chidishncss ! Pray, sir, how Oh
are Won :
NEARLY eighteen, ma'nm.'
'Whv, Won are younger than she is -
The old Lady smIel and was thoroughly
amused. What pair OF innocculS =
! Come, sir sit down and l"t Us talk. DO
yOn know Who we are {!
/ Haven't the honor said Saxon, seat
ing himself, and feeling more comforta.
/ be.
That's excellent! You proposed to n
/ Lady whose name you did not know
I Talk Of first love, indeed There never
WAS anything like thus
J The old lady laughed happily, Till the
tears came To her eyes. Saxon joined
with great zrst. The young lady did
/ not laugh in the least.
Tut, mamma she said, with great de
/ liberation, won have often told me that
/ fir, love is the real love. You want Ia
see me settled. II Mr.. Saxon Wanton'
she had caught the name very accu-
ra;eiv-'w;shes me to marry him, and !
would like, why do you laugh (?
( The laughers were Immediately grave.
viii YOU go into your he'd room for n
few moments. my darling 2
! YES, mamma" and she rose. lie
rose, toe, and she went over to him and of.
fered her hand, which lie took and press.
ed with confused gaIIantry. She then
| lief; the room.
Miss Dascr', tie elder, had 10 gre,t
knowledgA of the world. She was not
shocked 10y her daughters behaviour, and
saw nothing in il to shock any one else.
She had no conception Of the bewiIder
meht Of Saxon. Sweet, foolish Miss
! Ddscrt
you will Of course understand said
she to him, that cannot sanction any
coo Yersation whatever on what has pass.
ed, until YOU have made inquiries in res
pect to US. II you stay hare you will see
good deal Of US, and you will always he
"''NONbc w NuiS, u'N pow w wv "ONpV'
Young marriages (she spoke musinglv)
are generally the happiest, | think. We
shall see y
And then they gossipped about the
house and inmates, Tootnnder, England,
German students, German dishes : and
in half an hour the old lady was in u
state Of enchantment with the boy, while
he was quite happy.
When the ladies', after his departure to
his own room, couversed together, the in
discreet old genllewoman expressed her
charmed astonishment Of the interview
in the garden, her admiration Of the
young man, and her perfect faith in his
moral character aud respectability Of so
cial position. This inaamed the simple
girl, and, when she went down to the
tabie.dhote. she considered that great
change bad taken place in her life, aud
that she was 'Verlobte.' In Germany
all girs are, and sac took il rs she had
taken the most natural transitions in her
physical life.