Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-11-02
vi that love Is fetnrnedt VIII VI

Consent to our marriage
Rs The old gentleman sank back 1 ~ 4
tb his chair, as il stunned BY what |
LIE heard. For a few moments Ne |
looked with q bewildered an ID The |
facelof his clerk, and then As his com
posure returned, q frown setfea upon
Ills features. Eat
Did / hear yon arightla he ext
claimed sternly, did you say you had |
Won my daughters affections !
& did, so state, and such Is. the |
truth. III
Rs Sir, you have acted wrongly mn
fairly, dislonorably.l
No, no I yon accuse I'D uniustlyI
Il Ton should have gained my CON
sent. sir, before proceeding as yen
have B t HI4
HNs I could not ask your consent, BIZ
fore knowing that ] might hope for.
the consent of your daughter. Icoula
npt help loving her AS III 10, and II
cpnld not keep that love a.secret. y "
What was my JOY on discovering that
.rny love was reciproc ated!'
Edward Brart's courage entirely
returned when the disclosure was
once made, and the frown Of his EN-
|ployyer did not awe him III The least.
Ns This passion. said The merchant
Eslnust be checked. You arb Hot calcul
lated for each other, and such a uniom,
| does not siit nv views, E1f i:
~ Not calculated for one another N
repeated the young lover. 1--WE love.
and is not that enough? Our love ID
no trivial passion, that can he checked
Fat VIII but deep, earnest, enduring A
ST. every lover asserts \ But, al
| all events this must not 90 oil / shall
consent to nothing Of the kind. And
| Won are somewhat presenting to at-
tempt to gain my daughterIfor 4 wife.
4A hush arose to Tie Hide Of the
young clerk. Il
MN education, he replied is such,
lItAink; as to I'll ne for Tho society in
which you novel
Very true, but
/ 4 have never forfeited that / am
aware, the title of gentleman .'
'|lBut yon are poor, and : she whom
Eyou would wed g the hciress ofmuch
\ wealth. .Af#
i True, am poor, but ann young,
Il have health and 1, ambition ~ and shall
mot always remafn az ! am.
Il ..11 y Nevertheless, exclaimed Mr.
II Giraanburn, angrily, It does not suit
my purpose that she should Y wed witt Ut
IEyou, ! have long had other views fs'a
regard ling my daughter, and Tid4i | 90 N no
1 shall see her no more. What yor
call lo Az y passion wilica1 VIII sool
lPass away way When yon npllonger se'
one another = our hearts, ! dart
| say will remain as /. ever though hi .y' ol
never meet again At TIP most \ y
can put cost. you g lew sieePiess
nights and her q lew tears.
1 Sir, do you not know OF what yoI
lspehk. Though years pass away
without my beholdins EmnitEy still my
AFFECTIONS for her can but deepen AM
/ grpw stronger day By day i
The merchant sat for a few mo
meents IN silende. YAH
Ny daughter, at least he though
III within himself, 'conld be induced e
IkgiYe up this wild passion, III he 'wer'
II away. And if he remains N in TN
Il city, what security can ! feel tina
\ the will not meets He, ile must M leave
II ma, and at once. IS purpose IN re
II garl to- her must not-shifall mott
II fail 8;;,l,, s7
II aAt tins moment Edward Bran aln
u arose to take his departure !.
Then yotl fetnsev he said, I
consent to our union! $500
DO. And y hope yen VII &c
81 tles impropriety Of further i IN
,1Wlth Emily, and promise that 20
w 's1 see her 70 y more bFhF5l..l
viii make no such promise. VI
,loye her too sincerely e rail the rs, IT'S
Yet \ w \ her happiness as well !. 9
> my own aud, until she assures ~ q
GthaIt | am no / longer dear "a VI 4her, u