Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-10-29

It will give me pleasure to have yot do So
that atis-sir-I-have-so omething-to-say.
You will excuse me-but | know you are
generous, and can appreciate my position
fla profound sigh, and Della, staggering
to the piano, placed her head in her hands
and wept.
"Madam," said Jenkins, ''I trust can ape
preciate what you wish to say; and if can
be of service to you in any way, you have
only to show me how"
She restrained her tears, and proceeded:
"f will be frank with you, sir that is
Tsighs and tears1- will try to tell yor-will
you forgive me if it ia wrong"
"Certainly-=it cannot be wrong" Jenkins
answered, considerably excited by the un~
expected scene. "TeIl me frsnklyj assure
you it will give me pleasure to serve you."
"Yes-but--oh, dearl--[auother fit of
weeping gl-but-it is so-strange!"
'.What is it, DelLa?" said jenkins, for the
first time calling her by her Christian name.
"You will be frank as | am, will you
motifs
ayes
"Well, then-whe.her you come again or
not depends upon yourself"
"Then | shall certainly come"
81 fear not.''
"Pray explain"
| Sighs and tears.
"Be calm.''
"Well, then, will try to be calm enough.
| I-like--you--yery feel to-
wards-you as-I never did towards another.
THAT isl am sure shall, if you continue
to come here-LoUe you. If you don't feel
so towards me, must ask you not to come
again.
This last speech was interlarded with an
infinite number of signs, and appearances of
| faintine; and no sooner was it concluded,
than she fell fainting towards the bewildere6
Jenkins. OF course there was no alterna-
tive, and he caught her in his arms, and made
various frantic attempts to restore her; and
az he thus performed his kindly Offices, in
came the uncle, of a sudden, followed by
young man he had not before seen.
Those who have read the adventures of
the renowned M.. Piekwic will never forget
| lbe memorable occasion on which his friends
entered his lodgings and fonnd Mrs. Bardell
faiuting and screaming in his arms; and
they have only to adert to that picture to
have an exact portrait of the case of Mr..
Jenkins. The uncle summoned the servant
girl, who, for some unaccountable reason
came rushing TO the spot, and she, too, saw
Della in the arms of the petri6ed Jen-
kins.
| In due time their united efforts restored
her, and the uncle demanded of her an ex-
PLANTATION. But she could not or would not
make any, and he, of course, turned upon
/ t., k4ll
that his niece was seized with fainting fit
as he stood by the door about to depart, and
that he of course caught her to prevent her
| falling at the moment he came in. He
seemed dissatified and suspicious. Jenkins
told him his niece would explain all when
sufficiently restored, and bade him good
night.
1t chanced that Mr.. Jenkins had an init
mate acquaintance living in the hotel where
he stopped; and, as he rushed out of the
house, in condition bordering on frenzy, he
encountered this identical friend. 1t was a
moonlight evening, and the lawyer instantly
recognized him as he descended to the street.
As he did so, he very deliberately walked up
the steps, and examined the number, more
carefully than Mr.. Farrell did Il Bond street,
down to tie shoe string, and, returning to
the walk, said to Jenkins:
"What the deuce brought you here!''
"Idon't know!-fate, suPpose-or being
cursed fool!" was the excited reply.
The lawyer took Jenkins's arm, and de-
mahded confidential communication. He,
with some hesitation, gave history of the
case from first to last.
You gave her fictitious name and resi-
dence!" inquired the lawyer, eagerly, when
Jenkins had finished.
sYes.S'
"An6 did you tell the fair enchantress
where yoa were stoppingI'
"No. told her that was stopping at
!, the Metropolitan
ssLucky. lucky!'' said he.
s.Let me tell you. know thing or two
r of that precious Uncle and his virtuous niece
Did she faint weil!" said he, laughing.
eyes"
.. "Admirably, will wager. She sighed
well, blushed well, wept well, tainted wellP
ayes"
"Of course she did. She ,eas once an ac
tress. She might have been good one--i
famous one, think-but that she had 81
many lovers. She an off with Southern
: actor, lived with him year or SO, went TO
. watering place, met the man of the hous
:, there, ran away from the actor with hin
and called him her uncle. He is as mucl
her uncle as ammo more.
"WeH3"
"Well; there are 4 great many thing
done in New York which don't square wit
At hat n
is know something of US here, but you kno,
little of the wicked ways of this wicke
RI city. The house you have just left is
le trap, and but for your precaution in conceal
I'd ing your name and hotel, you would hav
a been caught. You would have been, as
a is, probably, had l not found this out, fc
as they would search every hotel in the cit!
D. but they would find you."
/ "Your safety is in flight. You must re
m treat in the morning, or, my word for it, yc
ne will be sued for breach of promise of ma
i'll rioge in less than three days. That sce'
soas all arranged. They will make out
o. case against you. In the first place. the
ur is the matrimonial office; the keeper W
to swear to the facts of the acquaintance.
H. was formed avowedly in view of matrimon
ut there is your writing in the register; all
which will show the animus. In the Sc
in ond place, the repeated calls. They CT
ID. prove two and insinuate more. The mat
Did monial agent will not remember the date
lg- your entry on her books; the people W
tly not remeber the date of you first visits. T'h
tn will say it might haze been four weeks ii
ut, you were in the habit of calling, thou
wo they cannot swear positively. In the tn
place there were three eye-witnesses to