The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-11-24

pocket tlofeuCo ana Ohdrles ulu nOt Iueotuu~
ring the succeeding day. chiefly in pursuance o.
the elan they bad agreed t0 nq in order to avoid old
Suspicion. .,-,s,.r,g IN stpsr,l- 5s,al 4
Squire Markham acted in an exceedingly
strange manner, TO his sons thinking. 0eea-
sionalIy he would burst into hearty laugh
whice he would endeavor to suppress and pace
up and down the room as il TO work oft some Of
his superabundant hilarity., ~, ...,t ,t,..tl -
Whats in the windl' thought Charley tc
himself II can'tb' that the governor is 60
ing crazy! q,,o
Something was theamatter sbsyond doubt
butiwhat it really was he had not the iaintesi
conjecture. "a. eaEi2o oli1 10 .3a5qs sndi, i,af9,lor
Attho hour specified the Squire had his car
riago drawn up at the appointed rendszvods.--
He began to peer anxiousty in the dark /, for
Florence. Atlength, female iortn well inuf
fed up uade its appearance. Tlnnking herin
q very low whisper, lest it might be suspected
that he was the wrong person, he helped her in.
to the carriage and drove Of, Their destination
was house Ola Justicoiofthe Peace, at dis
tance Of eight miles, ss--------
During the fifst part Of their journey nothing
was said. Both parties were dcsirous of con
cealing their Identity. At length Squire Mark
ham considering thataGter all, he could not mar,
Try the lady without her consent and that the
discovery must be made before the marriage de.
cided to reveal himself and then urgs his own
suit as well as he might go ra4.., lad r5,d
Ny dear Florence, he continued in his nat
.ural voice % 81 flssmd iElal Hg'aa HEf %
{ Why, shriekod the lady, I thought it was
Charles.' 3l,.', ~ 5- a. .,...,.
81 What mystery twas, we will leave the rea-
der to infer from his very noxt movement -
Ringing the bell he inquired Of the servant ~
'Is Charles at homeH r.,..l., ....a a@, s'..
NO sir, he went out this morning and will be
gone all day. l..g' 1as7. szgY474- gs'. an. 81
+ 'Humph, that viii do So much the. better
for my purposes thought he when alone. t,..
Now shall have the ground left to myself
Let me see; the rascal intends rum ing away
next Thursday evening, and to day is Monday,
Nothing is like striking while the iron is hot
I'll write to her in his name, telling her that /
have altered my mind and will go just at dark
Tomorrow night. She won't suspect anything
until the knot is tied, and then what laugh we
shall have -, -, -, b..
Slnr, Markham did not consider that it
might make little difference with the bride ex
pectant. He considerable capital joke on his
son but looked no further. He accordingly drew
his writing material toward him, AMI indicted
the following epistle:--is S8r .glea mffo
=" DEAREST FLonENcE--T find tho day fixed for
our clopement on some accounts Objectionable
and would like withIyo permission, TO sub.
stitut9 to morrow evening, 1fsI hear nothing
from you, shall infer that you assent to tins
arrangement. 4 shall have acarriage in reddi-
ness under the old oak trees atihalf past o.
clock. You can walk there ithout attracting
suspicion, and as theve will be no moon, we
shall be able to carry out our plan without fear
ofdiscoyery. Lam happy to say that the Gov
crnordont suspcctin the least that adaughter
in-law is in store OR him. Won't he be amaz.
ed? Your devoted "a - 70 @'SsHu cab . o. i
3 has les idgiq .i5 aa..i aaa CHARLEY, )
Egad!' said squire Markham, laughing hear
tily, that isn't so bad, especially about hum
busging me. Charley couldn't have done any
better himself g& De- xisell,d ..r. a&I9ass5 +
: ,Sosaying, he sealed it up and sent it over by
little Irish by in his employ, having first mari
ed private on the corner. g ,,.d sg, ia, ..'r1
! BE careful Mike to give it to Miss Benson,
and don't let any one else see,' was the parting
injunction. '"" =. a =
Mrs. Pspson was setting. in her die EpaH Hor,
casting her>eyes over late number of Harp pers
Magazine. Florence being absent on shop
ping excursion, she was left alone. The ring
ing Of the bell brought her to the door, With
surprise, she saw that the person, who rang,the
ball was Mike, Squire Markham's boy of all
work. F9jja an@ 3aa. a5 ,lp]HtGg aa&
Please ma Fam, said he holding out the mis-
siyo, "a letter. for Miss Benson, and it's very
particular that no one else should see it, b
The air ofnystery conveyed in this charac.
teristic address aroused Mrs. Benson's curosi-
ty, especially, when she observed that it was as
she supposed She had returned to the parlor
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