White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-31

was innocent of any such intention, a,
Billy imputed to her. Billy was no les
astonished the next day, at hearing of tn,
marriage of his friend, early next morn
ing, with the identical Emma B., and
whose personal charms were all natural
maugre BilPs suspicious. His friend
found in Emma lovely, devoted wife
while he, still wrapped in his heavy ar.
NOR, remained bachelor.
But at length, as we have already told
you, our hero was married. How any
daughterof Eve managed to fool him into
q union, is now, and ever must remain,
to us, profound mystery. We are GER
tain, however, that he was married, fol
we find him at fifty widower, with an
only daughter, beautiful girl of eighteen
Our worthy friend was proud of his
daughter Mary, and we'll indeed he mis- hi
be; for she had sweet, lovely face, and
faultless form, and there was a world Of
mirthfulness and mischief in her spark
ling black eyes. Nor was it strange that
Others should love her, besides her suspi-
ciOus old father. who couldn't he fooled.
There was avillage rumor, and we cannot
deny that Madame Rumor, for once, told
the truth, of warm attachment between
Mary and Edward Seymour, a young
merchant of the neighbOrhood, of whom
everybody spoke in the highest terms Of
praise. All commended his good nature,
frankness and ability; but as Billy always
stemmed the current of public opinion.
he had the penetration to perceive that
these landed virtues were all moonshine ;
that in their estimation of Seymour, the
world were all wrong, and so he obsti-
nately opposed the contemplated union.
He was memorable, and finally Mary, out
of respect to him, yielded an apparent
compliance to his wishes, and Seymour's
visits and communications with her were
discontinued and though she tried to
appear as mirthful and happy as ever,
yet her heart was i'll at ease, and her i'm
prisOned love would betray itself in every
look and action.
At length. Edward. whose hope never
died, 1aid plan for possessing himself
of Mary's hand-4in fact, the desperate,
and almost hopeless project of fooling
old Billy keene. did succeed Have pa
thence, reader, and you shall hear all.
One sultry July afternoon. pale faced
young gentleman, whom Billy remember
ed to have seen in the street, but with
whom he had no acquaintance, called at
his house, and requested to see him i'm
mediately ION important business He
was shown by Mary into the parlor, and
our hero soon entered.
The pale-fa young gentleman intro
duced himself, and then stated the object
of his visit. Il have an unpleasant dis
closure to make. Mr.. Keene. which is Of
the greatest importance to you, and to
the happiness of your daughter. You are
of course aware that Edward Seymour
has succeeded in making his friends be-
lieve that lie has given up all hopes Of
marrying yeur daughter this is merely
to lnll your suspicious, but l am confident
you have too much discernment to believe
it.
Certainly said Billy, highly gratifed,
go on he can't fool me-
We'll, as / was going on to remark,
my room at the Eagle is next to Sey-
mour's, and this morning 1 overheard him
relating, in high glee, to some one in his
room, plan for over-reaching you and
clipping with Hiss Mary! l dotest caves
dropping. but ne was talking in a loud
tone and his door was little way open
so it was forced upon me.
'Ha hap roared Billy, thinks he
can fool me the poor idiot ! should
like to see him try it /; how is he going
to do it?
His plan, said the pale-face, is deeply
laid. but he is a fool to imagine he can
deceive you by any contriVance Of his
brain. He has employed little black
boy, who brushes boots and does odd jobs
at the Eagle. to call at the house. just
after dark this evening, with directions to
tell you your sister Jemima had been ia
ken with dangerous attack of her old
complaint, and wishes you to come to
Pineville, and see her Immediately; and
while you are gone, he intends to take
your daughter in a carriage, to Jones's
tavern, on the river road. Squire Curtiss
is to go with them to perform the cere-
mony, which will make them man and
wife,
a dutiful daughter, Mary is, indeed ;
the jade ] to consent to such deception
on her poor old father; I'll lock the
huzzy up till she comes to her senses, and
I'll horse-whip the niger, and pull Sey-
mour's nose-I'n teach 'em to try to fool
me-
Calm yourself. 1 entreat you, my dear
sir said the pale-faced young man 're-
feet that such a course of proceeding
would not only make the affair public,
but it might seriously affect your daugh-
ter's reputation and happiness; to be sure,
she has been guilty of disrespect to you,
but then she has undoubtedly been drawn
into it by that vagabond Seymour. i
know, sir, that you could not have been
duped by two such green ones. even if l
had not discovered their plan to you, but
at the same time, (if l may presume to
offer yon my poor advice, think you
had better pretend to believe the yarn
about your sisters illness, and under COW
err of going to Pinevills, proceed to
Jones's Tavern, wait for the run-a-ways,
break up their plan, cover them with
confusion. and bring your daughter home.