Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-06-06

ceed at once TO the She-kinah of the story
Frederick L., the husband of the fair wri.
ter, like some other people had grandfather
a good old English gentlemen who flew in-
to passi1Hi-with his pretty daughter for mar
rying an American officer, and cnt her off with
shilling. He lived to considerable size
and age without finding the comfort lie ex-
pected in his roast beef and ale-all the time
signing for the rosy checked girl whom he had
driven from his door, and swearing, with sun.
dry stamps of his substantial foot, never TO
forgive her offence But the time came when
he could no longer stamp and swear and then
he relented and made change in his will,
bequeathing five hundred pounds and his
blessing to his daughter, and an estate in
Surrey to her only son, Fred, on condition he
should have u male heir and reside in England
The blessing came too late, for his child has
long been sleeping under the daisies of the
village church-yard at +. but estates are al
ways available, und Fred, who was now pas
sed midshipman in the navy, over head and
ears in debt and in love, too, drank glorious
bumper TO the memory of his departed rela-
tive, and wished him bon royage upward or
downward, rs the case might be; then spring
ing into coach, made the best of his way TO
La Ruche to communicate his good fortune
TO ourselves and the fair lady Of his love-
| then guest at our house.
Madeleine was gay little beauty who had
| snapped the heart strings Of whole legion of
lovers before she wound those of Fred round
her white fingers. She used to laugh about
it right merrily, and tell me how many she had
driven into the church, how many had sought
! refuge in California, and how many had sighed
out their despair in poetry. She thought up
Z nm t,a phfl. hat oh, h.,l q hn a
excellent service and pulled the brown ring
let's over her laughing eyes, as she declared
that it was fine fun, and she meant to keep it
up just as long as she could.
But all was over when Fred came along
! saw, from the first, how it would end. She
| fluttered about like restless heart, blushed
at the mention of his name, and ran when she
knew we'll enough that he'd follow her! And
he did follow with an ardor that left no doubt
| of his earnestness; and she led him through
thickets and bramblcs, and every disagreeable
! place she could think of, till, one day took
her TO task about it, saying it was plain TO me
that she wished him to follow her through
! life. She scorned the idea. Pooh what did
she care for him? She was only flirting, and
he knew it-but it WdS funny to see him
scratch himself to death to pull wild roses for
her; wasn't it ? And he had perfect mus
tache; hadn't he Then she sighed and said
she never meant to marry-never; she'd have
all the pleasure within her reach, and after
that, turn into Florence Nightingale; hus-
bands were such horribly stupid things-so
different from lovers; didn't think so
shook my finger at her, and was not at all
surprised when Fred told me next day, in
an ecstacy of delight. that be had kissed, be
couldn't say how many, of the sweetest con-
sents in the world, from her beautiful rosy
lips
All! Miss Madeleine How her tune chan.
ged She began to think wives the happest
creatures in the universe, when they had hus
bands like Fred-which, TO be sure, was moi
once in thousand times. She began to den
tify herself with them Immediately. One was
so TRANQUILITY happy, she said-so settled anc
then ones morning robes were so becoming
and those charming little loves of Frencl
caps for the breakfast-tabe The converse.
ton, too-hone of your gruif, Madeleine, the
toast W--(no offence to dear papa but, M
dear, the toast, if you please" Oh! she'd b,
just as happy as queen when she should be
come Mrs. -; she couldn't say the rest
But papa" was inexorable-not to b'
propitiated at all, as Madeleine said will
tears, parents were such trouble to thei
children nowadays. He said Fred was poo
too poor to marry they must wait till b,
should wear leutenant's epaulette-as i
they cared for that But there was no hell
for it, and they had to submit though Made
eine told me with a smile Of triumph, hoy
Fred had sworn to run away with her, if the
opaulstte didn't come soon, "just as if I'd d.
such tbipgw she said. Just as il yo
mi /