Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-11-26

- n character much to arrest the attention.
need scarcely say, too, that soon gave VI
those habits of dissipation in which most tyoung
men indulge, for Mt least short time, when
they are first thrown upon the world. ap-
piled myself steadily to my profession, and do
not suppose that, except when engaged in con-
sutations, / ever was out of bed later than
eleven o'clock. tavern never entered a
theatre, only when something great or remark
able was to be pcrformed and need not re-
mind the reader how little opportunity has OF
late been given for any indulgence of that sort.
In short, | was one of the most regular and
ploddng men in profession where steadiness
and application conduce more certainly to sue
cess than in any other
As II necessary consequence of these habits,
wanted TO get married. When man has
experienced the advantage of practising the
smaller virtues, he begins to long for that
which is the greatest ofal. If one is seriously
bent on the delightful venture, Fortune is
usually kind enough to throw lottery ticket
in the way for never listen to these men VINO
saw, al would marry directly, but can't get
wife y
Nv ticket turned out prize. do honestly
and sincerely feel that was utterly unworthy
of the preference shown in my favor, and my
whole subsequent life has been devoted to strl-
wing to render myself worthy of her. was on
n visit TO Mr.. Faber when was first introduced
to the family with which now have at once
the honor and the happiness to be allied it's
enough for the purposes of my tale to say, that
there were two sisters, Mary (mne) and Eliza.
don't know which was the most beautiful
think Mary had the strongest mind, hut, per-
hans, il was my vanity that suggested the idea.
Eliza was extremely beautiful, but little
headsrong. After some difficulty became
the accepted suitor of Mary and OF course, a
constant visitor Mt the house.
now speak of what happened about six
years ago.
became conscious, after short time had
elapsed, that there was something going on OF
which was not aware. AT last discovered
that there was some secret between the sisters.
frequently asked Mary, but was as often put
off with an arch laugh. Once l asked Eliza,
but she plusheuso.so''ie' ""u 'o
ened, that forbore to repeat my question AT
lehsth 'he scoro' '""e " g.. ~.
lover Mary told me the important fact one
evening in the twilight, during positively IN
toxcating excess of tenderness. Well, as soon
ns the ice was broken, Eliza could talk of moth
ihg eisc' 0he e''u0'i"s ,'..,,.s,a sa nanr
eN'eS'N'.y ., n leo,' ho oonld sine SO woll and
'co"s' 80 "e",''', ,',, a,te.,. ,,,,i,. =,
rue 50 "e'i :" '"o 49,. i;,,Io
tr'ctioh uhue' Wv ~ ,,,an
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"'''ei '"' S's ''''- '.:,.a,1,, i, ad,oncc Of
man WIZ w''s my 'ol' :. a, - 40 ,,,o,
~. ~ - f''''' ,..o. ,,oro than that
Eliza was Pr00a vi "oi 'o''' ,.,.o aud
she ioN'u nun 40 re -. a,.;ao,.1,,
uoes ioNe' wen '"e ~ ah,o;nod q,
'''"o" '''' I'll 7 onobt IN add
'''". i''~' Ma9 " '""N',' 80 ,,o,o,, ,I,ot
-ho' '"'9 ~ ,,...a ,.;do,
wary "''s W nave '''' H., e,,,,,o1,,,
"pie sun" ,r'"i s'""u'
ihiuo ~ n'. - , Tho,n
al ieng'n 'he '"'Po'''"' u, ,,.,,a..a.,
known wu' ~ ,."' ,,s.s - ,,n, M wos tho chief
Va . s.,.. TT, 7 ,vitrossod in tho
cause o' nue. ~, = ~ - ,how eonco;ycd an
''''o''' 49,, , ,,on,, ,or,o,s |
OPINION u, NY jug ","1 Ill ,,rodnco
rs 10 'he impression nv, - -, an,a.;an
Mary, on the ol''e' ""'''' ~ ,.'
trembled lest anu my iu'u''
should not ike esch o'ne'
On the evenliui u''s' s'i"''0' '.n
parsonage lhe'e "e'o '"' wv So. ,.:s
good Old mamma III 'ie 'oi"'' '"i'e
nant Satisfaction ""fy ""' ga
Eliza, eNpecteu every iho'"o". ~ %
crchief ily oil, her iit'ie hear' 'n""'peu ~ '"'
rate ,.,
At length there was y lou" rug w Wv
gate, then the souhu OF y "o'se hoo's, '"s.
domestic hustle IN 'he paSs"se' ""u '"'" Wv
lover was ushered IN.
1t was --l
The monster turned paie "s ue"'" wy" ~
saw me. With all MS assu'"hoe anu ''uu'e'''
he was taken on MS guaru' o"' NV '"'"'s' '
distantly, in the manner " o"e VIZ ''.' "'e"
onlyintroduced' Ihesislcrs 'N'n",seu s'''S''
" You Know Mr. " sa'u '1''""'
"Yes," SAID gra'elyi mr. ""u
have met before