Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-26

\ IL M 80 ,Eat $685. .sssl SiNltflf-E3 :
and patient ntGdemeanorsneithsriisurpfised
at my merrimeftino apparently thinking
that therelwasianything at all lasingular In
her position. sui'qObs 10 'e0q1Sq ea' ~ ysb
y7esY ou say that you'play chess. . Issaid .
a. last. checking my merfiment BY great
effort. ont efirsspsc q foI lhe fair, face and
beautiful eyes that 1 saw, before Tme!
Would you like 70 play agsme:;
r. 'ohg Yes. 90 sns@srsd stheo deposit, u
should 3hke'it7 very much. j Yono can't
thinko-,i - hes sa1 !aeleb tslaIins
saWe set doxn, 20 play, chess, I dc, not
know how long We were at i; but this \
know. that if the entrance Of Mr.. Levi
had not disturbed us,S it'would have con-
tinued probably tonlthe.o present day.
There was q, first Then a. long
conversation, during which the blue eyes
Seemed 70 be intently studying The Blue
eyes! Then another move Then more
conversation. until at; iast staheriyald forces
oncthe 1Rajah's ivory battlefield got into
such such. q 9 state Of n confhnsion ~ sion that that believe
Herr Harwitz would have become luna
tic at the first glance he cast upon them
- AS forsme,9 II thought Of nothing but
the yeimple. beautiful young creature who
sat opposite to me-, and, in spite of my>
self. visions of such being moving about
my lonely chambers. making the gloom
gay. ana Hcatsingn 4hs bachelors barren
lite to bloom like the dry rod Of the high
priest. ra aag4 ,a,,t 7,4,s, emos M
In the midst Of all this in came Mr., LIE.
Vi with my Eve dollars and the duplicate
for the chess board. He seemed rather
astonished at the quiet intimacy which
had been so suddenly established be.
tween myself and his, deposit. No. sa,
Mr.. Levi said to him, i had no
idea that you lent money on this species
of personal security. IT'havesa rich old
uncle, who won't die and'leave me my
share Of his property. thatI would be
very glad to raise something on. How
much will you give me on him? He's in
an excellent state Of preservation, and has
served in the last WARP e1ets }5
'Oh!' he replied. laughing. without
paying any attention to my proposed
avuncular exchange, Nellie Lee is cap
ital gill, and it's sometimes as vel! that
she should be away from her father.
He - and here he made an expressive
pantomime suggestive Of rum. j looked
at Nellie. Her large eyes were filing
with tears.
Don't be angry with me. Nellic,' con-
tinued the pawnbroker. kindly. You
know that he has very bad habits or you
would not be here My wife is very fond
of Mr., Papillote, and for that matter her
father adores her. and as he never will
finish any Of his pictures without the
spur of some terrible necessity. we con.
trive to get him TO put Nellie in what he
calls pawn, and, then he is sure 10 work to
ge!!, The meEnsyo e Esyyo ,t9, redeem her Nellie,
q wen. up TO the'poor child. and took
her hand gently in my own. gair4 sG
Nellie Lee said. you love your fa-
.her very much .e,a,,,, ,cs ;sst
She nodded her head, and shook of a
tear or two that fell upoai my hand. "a
1T is but right you should do SO. But
you are in strange position here. our
father is not fit to be your guardian. and
you will not always NEE. with ,pawnbro
kers as kind as Mr.. Levi. Now what you
ought TO do is to intrust yourself TO the
care of some young man who is young
and strong. and who, with your fair face
asd good influence to stimulate him. will
work for you day and night. and love you
as dearly as ever your father did.
She shook her head gently. and still
the tears fell.
You think such one cannot be found
You are wrong. II you could bring your
sell to accept his protection; ii you could
persuade yourself that a love suddenly
born can be as vigorous, and lasting as
one that takes years to mature, you nev.
er would repent OF it; swear it, ?
i'And where is there such q one? de-
manded Levi, with mingled incred ailty
aud curiosity twinkling in his black Jew.
ish eyes. - c .u,a y7s;
Here! | answered. 1 want but such
an object as this 10 become industrious.
have sbiIities. il turn them TO account.
of that am convinced ;iandi after ALL il
the worst sbouId come, snothing under
heaven can keep me from inheritingd .
portion Of my .upcle's estate. II Nellie
Lee will take me for her husband. l call
God to witness that / will cherish and
love her until death. aai 5rs's77l
10 The little head shook no longer, and /
felt q slight pressure from the small hand
in mine. II may have been a lremor.
however.
Her father would never consent said
Levi. rehectively. gya
Never echoed Nellie. in a low mur-
muir; he loves me so.'o,g aoT5sCxaJ
1 could have said, What love is this
that puts its idol into Pawnbrober'a
shop?' but dared not insult the pure
heart beside me. and Iremained silent
There was a long pause. N.Sone seemed
TO know what TO cay. and. Nellie's hand