The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-11-02

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himself Els tosssd q over . thsm, tells,
them, to read the second from the ten.
While they were doing 20, he himself va
the channe. s...s.,.e GOOD Of unexpectnt
thoughts and resulutions Here WA tn,
perpetual cure Tor the unavoidable cnnui o
village-life. the longed for talisman 10 max,
the rectory house endurable, nav. even sun
ny and gladstone. A London lady, too no
iike some rich Nottinghamshire dsmseIs Ii,
had been introduced to, and who though
themselves the cynosure of.all eyes in til,
grandmothers seldom worn pinner. True
It was lottery, and among SO many he VA
! likely to lose after all. He felt disinclinec
sac rock shooting.
The Captain began Immediately to rally
him on this advertisement, saving he wa,
evidently fore appointed to fit his standard
lie spoke tho very thoughts that were in my
relatives own mind: He advised him to set
Oft for town tomorrow, and be in the field
before any hungry London curate had snap
| ped her up.
You will be fool if you dom try" said
he; lit will be but an adventure If YOU lose,
But, with military and fashionable ex-
| pletivs) he added, "you arc sure to win, old
boy.
My father appealed to his clerical friend.
Il will say nothing said he. "You
ought to remember what fine things yeu
have told me over and over again about o
certain young lady, undying love fand 30 on !"
| The Captain informed the young clergy
man, that the elder like all other school,
masters, was an ass, and spoke to men as if
they were lads.
| A controversy ensued between the priest
and the soldier, in which (my grandfather 8
| lnciinltlons being on that side and his OBJ
ponent also doggedly dumb as to reasons for
not golng,) the man Of the sword got the
best lie said he would excuse the young
Parson from the shooting, and so give him
'itne TO make ready Tor starting by to-mor-
rows coach. The elder parson said he
should fulfill promised call on the father
OF one OF his pupils, and should 20 into Bed
iordshire by odays coach, if he could get
back to Nottingham in time accordingly
the captain and my grandfather set down to
breakfast, and the tutor mounted his horse,
saying Us he rode off. "hs was sure his
friend would sleep off his Quixotic notion of
rushing after an unknown lady, of untold,
and therefore pretty advanced age
My anxious relative, however, arrived in
town, by the next coach, brought a new wig
and suit, and having left letter proclaim.
ing his hopes called at the address mention
ed IN the advertisement He was shown in
to room handsomely furnished, aud hung
with MT Hogarth new prints Of the Elec-
ton, which had only been published few
weeks Here he sat down in great trepida-
ton, and waited for about twenty minutes,
during which time he first gave cool consd-
Grafton to some of the less pleasant possibil |
ties OF his adyenture-the chance of the |
young lady being much older than himself |
or marked with smallpox, or possibly squirt
ing hideously.
At last the door handle sounded, and the
door flew open. Guess his surprise when
his friend the tutor from Nottinshamshiro.
marched lii. My grandfather at first blush
ed up to his eyes, What we were to an
pear as rivals then?'' he s.ammered out
perceiying at the same time why his friend
II he might any longer cell him 90, had dis
suaded him. and stolen march to London,
under feint of Bedfordshire In a moment
however, he consoled himself va compari
son OF his own person and age with that OF
MS treacherous brother in orders These
thoughts made him silent, and for a mo-
nent or two, also forgetfu of his awkward
position. Should they see the Young lady
llone, or together? Had they no rivals p
,ossibly, she was DESTROYS of a Nottingham
hire husband and had advertised in no 9th
r newspaper
The eldest clergyman burst out laughing
1t this my grandfather was aroused, and
aughed also-more, however. to take Off his
ervousn' IS than from spontaneous sympa-
by.
My dear Jack, said the tutor, II see /
aust give in; shall stand no chance AGAINST
brisk young fellow like You And he
prang up and abruptly left the room. Nv
randtather heard his laugh ca the stairs.
re began to see that he was being hoaxeCi. {
M ieit bewildered How the squres, can ,
ANS and parsons would laugh at him !
moment alter the tutor re.appeared
,adlng IN young lady How shall tell
~ gfandiathers surprise? Ii was that
cry same maiden whom he had watched ;
nd followed at Nauxhall and sighed after
. many times since. 70 this hapny ner
eption soon followed the second. :
armlda, my loye--my dearest friend. the |
lev John Hrahtiev." 1
Jack my lad-lny dear little niece 5
ne explanation is very short The merry c
III clergyman had perceived from Grant
y clear description at his yerv first con- !
'ssioh, that the young lady by whom he had {
cen sinitten was his own niece a native If {
'o.tihenam, at that time staying in London
I'M MS two brothers the LAWYERS. and with
lein gong the round OF town amusements i .
he bad returned to Nottingham before INV : !,
sandiather. The further he thought him )
I'll from her, the nearer he really was con +
Iteration which filled his confessor with in :
ara laughter. She had frequently seen
IN from her fathers window, had heard
lm preach in st. Peters, though hidden !
ON hlm by the Christmas bushes and the Y
eep wooden walls She had even been in
or uncle house one dav when the youny
'ctor called there, and was bent rnon see a.
e and speaking with him but her leterm
ed relative sent her home, promising to
range an Introduction before tho month
as out. She confessed she liked the look I
ID coEstancy OF her admirer. and entered a. a.
'artiiy into her uncle's merry scheme OF
9 advertisement. The Captain was taken
20 counsel as an accomplish, and agreed
urge my grandfather TO the departing
INT. HERE was 10 fear OF any clergyman
swering to the advertisement for the cir
iation was loo lamentabiy small, and the -.
ntriver knew the habits and property of :.
cry other cler cal subscriber. Chambers .
urnal.
HE LADIES OF pARIs.-Mr. Williams. one =
the editors ot the Utica Herald, who has
en- making tour OF Europe and the n