Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-06-12

| myself aloof from my countrymen, who flock
here to make their few years residence or
their few weeks sojourn. l am too poor to
compete with some Of their ostentatous
| purses, and too proud to risk familiarity with
doubtful characters-as many of them are.
Therefore your family and have never met.
l wish / could say that you had never met
my son. You have played your beauty OF
upon him, firted with him, courted him-yes
you have, Hiss Sberrington !-and drawn him
! on to love you. When that love had reached
q height that could no longer be repressed
within the bounds Of prudence, and he told it
to you. you rejected him. 1t may be, with
scorn, because he was poor and you were
rich; l know not from him | have learnt
nothing he has kept his own counsel and
your secret but have watched closely, and
know the day that brought to him this des-
pair In bliGhting his happiness you have
bligbted mine"
Elizabeth Sberrington's glowing features
had turned to paleness, and they were now
glowing again. She appeared too confused
to answer, and Mrs. Janson continued:
"He came over here to pass few months
with me before he should settle in bis pro-
fession in bis own country. Those months
have been passed with you more than with
me and now he is going out with the wretch
ed cod. fishers, and may never return. When
he came home. two days ago. and told me his
intention, thought my heart would have
broken, and in my haste l wished you had
been dead--dead, young lady-before you had
lured my boy on to love you, and then treated
him so that he must 60 on this hard voyage
to forget you and strive for peace. / have
pity for misfortune" added Mrs Janson, "but
l have none for wilful fault-for the sinful
indulgence of vanity. do not wish you i'll,
Elizabeth Sherrington-I trust / have too
much Christian charity deliberately to wish it
to any one but l cannot help feeling that
should your existence become as bitter TO
you as you have made his, it will only be a
just retribrtion."
Without another word, she turned away,
leaving Miss Sherring.on transGxed to the
spot and mserably conscious All that Mrs.
Janson reproached her with was just. She
had f!irted with and encouraged Edward Jan
son-at first for flirtings sake, in which she
was an adept; then she grew vain Of his
homage rendered to her, vain oil his personal
attractions, vain of his popularity in the
Anglo. French town-for if bis mother held
herself aloof from its society, he did not and
at length she learned to love him. She loved
him even when she rejected him-even now
with q passion little calmer than his own
but she buried it within her own breast, and
meant it to be.buried there, and stfled, and
extinguished for Edward Janson, with small
means, an uncertain profession, and his own
fortune to carve in the world, in the face o
difficulty. was no match for the gay and ex
pensvey reared Miss Sherrington.
~ was obliged to hold up five franc piece
to bribe him to come out" cried Mrs. Y orke
emerging from the chapel, hot and red, the
+ truant fast prisoner in her grasp. "Ant
glad enough to get him out on terms so easy
he had got close up to that lighted altar al
the other end"
Miss Sberrington took hold Of the boy:
, othe. hand and away they went. Harry de
, lighted in his five franc piece, and kicking W
clouds of dust as be walked between them.
The morning rose bright and clear The
; tide served at eight o'clock, but long before
, that hour the port was taken possession Of
, Half the town was there to witness the depar
ture, thronging :he piers and the heights
1t was stirring sight. Vessel after vessel
hosting its sails, came smoothly down thu
; harbor, each receiving an animated, heart!
, cheer ofbope from hundreds of voices. Wives
mothers, sisters and little children leaned owe
! the nearly unprotected sides of the piers t
, wish good luck to the several crews, and utte
the last farewell in their familiar patois.
One vessel in particular came gayly down
r a trin.bui!t little c.aft ofmiddie size. a sun
burnt boy, in fishing cap and red fame
shirt, wac in the bow, grinnng.
, "Ilere comes the Rushing Water" cried
spectator. $50 ! she is taking out young
Paul !" he added as he caught sight Of th,
boys face The crew of the Fleur de Mari,
: would not take him."
"Why not?" inquired those around
"lie has been in three different vessels
, three years running, has that young monkey
, and they all had enough Of him. A wors,
boy never sailed than that young Paul be i;
made up Of lled nature and mischief TIL,
Rushing Water must have been hard up fol
hands to take him."
or too short chimed in an old fish wife. -
Some gentleman took a whim to 60 out il
her. and he wouldn't be crowded he said.--
They took this young shaver aboard last nigh
he can be put anywhere"
Z Leaning over the side Of the pier, will
, Henry Yorke, and attended by maid foot
man, was Miss Sberrington. The Rushing
Water, came gliding past and her cheeks ex
, pressed plainly her consciousness oft. Stand
ing upright in the boat, in jaunty sailors
costume. was Mr., Janson, a fine looking
young man. He looked at her with face
schooled TO impassiveness, and gravely rails
ed his hat in token Of adieu. She forgot hei
. resolution for a moments her eyes were
, strained yearningly on him, and the tear:
shone in them as she waived her handkerchie
; in answer. Another grave bow, ere hs re.
sumed his glazed hat, and the Rushing Water
glided down the harbor.
gentleman stood at Miss Sherrington's
side, he had seen the signs of her emotion
and his lips parted with defiant expression
lie was powerfully built man of thirty not
tall, with remarkably white teeth, which he
showed too much. Without perceiving him
Miss. Sherrngton turned to pursue her way
to the top Of the crowded pier. 1t was a
work of difficulty, and Henry Yorke exercised
his feet and elbows.
Harry, if you behave so rudely, if you
push the people unnecessarily, l will send
John home with you"
That you won't j would jump over the
pier first and go home ducked, on purpose tC
get into row with mamma. You know yoG
are not 10 dictate to me.
Hush Be good boy"
81 say, Elizabeth, don't you wish you were
going out with Mr.. Janson.'
1t was telling question, innocently put
And he with the white teeth. following clos,
behind, saw that her very neck was in q glow
81 do" continued Harry. ut is so nice Il
sail over the sea. III be sailor when
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