Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-08-26

cooks and the bakers n's,--instead of the
more natural and proper one of the postman
alone. AS for making Julia forget me-
talk of making the Garages remount to itsI
source, or Mount Blanc dwindling to an ant
hill, and you would be about as reasonable
as in supposing that anything could shake
the constancy Of that angelic girl.
And why is she to forget me? What have
done to deserve such sentences The very
head and front of my offending is that have
but two hundred and twenty pounds year,
private fortune, and don't belong to any pro-
fession. Mr.. Sniggles declares that it is
monstrous to think of marrying on such a
sum, and quite agree with him; but when
suggest the very obvious remedy of his
doubling the income, he flies into passion,
and says that his daughter shall only marry
a man who can support her, which means that
he wants to make as cheap bargain with
her as he does with the hides and skins he
Imports for he is leather merchant-at
least, l think so, though Julia won't allow
it. 03 mIta, 9i ~ .,9 a -
Julia is an only daughter, and has no moth
er; and although very sour faced old maid
en- Cher fathers sister, lives with her to watch
and protect, and bore her to death, We manage
sometimes to meet in Kensing gardens, and
alas we were found out. That wicked old
sour-faced aunt pretended one day to be going
into the city to receive her dividends, (for she
has capital income,) and Julia naturally
took the opportunity Of dispatching me a
note per the ladys maid, to meet her at our
old trysting- place. We met-we must sit on
our tavorite seat-it is very private and
known only to few. We taked-we-
"Ahem!'' went a sharp voice.
"Ahw shrieked Julia. sr
"The devilp' cried l.
"Indeed" said the intruder, and the sour
faced aunt stood before us.
"My dear madam" said I, swallowing my
rage, and determined to try and propitiate
her ia"
"Don't talk to me, sir; you're base, de-
ceitful man. AS for you, miss, here she
turned to Julia,-"come home directly; we
shall see whether you ever play me this trick
again" .'"
"May I fetch you cab?" said I, wishing
to find any excuse to be near Julia, and for
getting that we were in the middle of Ken
sing gardens, where cabs are not exactly to
be found.
"Certainly," said the aunt, with hideous
grin of irony on her countenance. "Go and
fetch the cab, sir; we shall wait till you bring
it here"
From that day we have never met; we are
obliged to be more cautious about our cores
pondence, and the bakers mans fees have
risen in consequence. Things are getting un-
endurable. have been trying to devise
thousand plans for winning Julia, and can't
succeed in framing one that looks feasible.
know no one who could9aid memo one whom
| could sufficiently trust in such a matter
Within the last half hour a strange fancy has
seized me-to consult "the man over the way"
about it. What can have put such an idea
into my head, | do not know. 1t is not at
all unlikely that the man will regard me as
lunatic, and hand me over to the policeman,
if call on him. | feel the absurdty of the
whole thing, and yet cannot conquer the in
tense longing feel. must 90 to him, let
the consequences be what they may.
Il X
I have been to him. What strange in
terview! Let me describe it. I1. ,.,I ha.
knocked at the door, and asked to see the
gentleman on the first floor. The servant
stared, took my card, and returned directly,
desiring me to walk up. Ientered the mans
room, aud stood face to face with him.
"What do you want?" he asked, with the
utmost abruptness.
never felt so awkward in my life. /
fully expected polite bow, and an inquiry
ito what am to attribute the honor Of
this vist?" and | had prepared neat little
apology in reply; but the sudden and gruf,
"what do you want?" completely upset me.
,'"I want-I wish--to consult you," | at
last began. 80 2a4
"Consult me! I'm not doctor, nor law
yer, nor an astrologer, nor any other internal
humbug," said the man. a74al T
81 am aware of that" replied 1. 1s i,
"Then what the deuce do you mean by in
truding on my privacy9" he asked "go away,
directly" ao u 5.a .s.a5 yoI.
The last words were uttered very much in
the style and tone in which people commonly
address dog who has misconducted himself
was very angry--though began to suspect
now, that had no right to be 80. aa
81 shall do nothing of the kind, said /, in