Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-15

pew. He was a tall mililary-ookng man
with dark hair and moustacbc.- .-yhich marked
him of different stamp to the usual frequent
crs Of chapel, for who can associate the ideas
OF unworldlincSs and mOustnches! \ beard
is more patriarchnl and even Scriptural. The
stranger bowed to us, and then composed him
self into nm attitude Of profound attention.
lie presented himself again at the evening
service, and my husband remarked to me, aS
we walked home Il Imagine he is Polish
or Hungarian refugee, and tomorrow he will
call with petition
But the next morning early there came
note, inviting my husband to dine with Mr.
Williams Mt siX that evening, at the principal
hotel in our town. Tie threw the note TO ne
with comical mixture Of CONSERVATION and
fun.
""This is really getting to he serious aC.
talr, he said, will go out and see if can
meet this stranger somewhere, and take my
measure Of him.
al remained home on thorns OF curiosity
and suspense till my husband returned; he
was already delighted " ith Mr.. Williams in
tcligcncc, information. &C.. and said so much
about them, that thought they had forgotten
Mary.
"'By no means, he said, I have invited
Mr.. Williams to meet her h;rc tomorrow eve.
ming, and We must invite few friends, who
are not in the secret, to take of the awkward
ness
I'd" With the first dawn Of morning was up,
and before Mary had left her bedroom, was
there, announcing to her and her mother the
actual -iHre'tdihS- Interview witf- their tIu.
known correspondent. Mary's agitation was
extreme, quito hysterical in fact,, hut Mrs
Wiglcy most judicionsly entered into dis
cuSson upon her dress, and left her tolcra
bly, composed.
ut was q busy and anxious morning to US
all my husband passed it with his new friend,
and, at the appointed hour, when had enga
gcd to be ready to receive him, and wonder
Gul not to say before, he brought him, and in
troduced him to me. Nothing could surpasS
the sauvity and easy politcncss Of his man
ncr, and in a few minutes felt as if had
known him all my life. ! watched him when
he heard Mary'S step in the passage, and his
eyes lighted up with n pleasant smile she
looked really beautiful after the first awkward
ness Of meeting him her dress was the most
elegant and becoming her mothers taste could
devise, while her heightened color. and eyes
cast down ill the long lashcS rested on her
glowing cheeks, sufficiently betrayed her ng.
itation. The evening passed pleasantly in so.
cial unconStraincd conversation, in which the
stranger took mn animated part, and when We
separated he asked permission to escort Mary
and her mother home. ran up stairs and
watched them with intense interest till they
turned the corner Of the street.
Not to lengthcn my story, I will tell you
at once that he soon proposed and was ac-
ccptcd.
MARY and Mr.. Williams were very happy
far :.I
came necessary for him to return to ManchCs.
ter when this necessity was forced upon him
he came to us to big that would aid him in
persuatling Mary to accompany her mother
and me on a visit to his house, where, hc said,
We might find some alteration to propose; he
had wanted to obtain our sanction and accept
ance Of his invitation before he had named il
to Mary. My husband was highly pleased
with the plan, and we had little difficulty in
inducing Mnry to acquiesce in il. t.--
Mr.. Williams preceded MS by few days,
and then he met us at the Bank Top Station
To our astOnishmcnt our humble luggage
and how humble it did look | cannot describe
was consigned to the care of two livery SER
wants, while he conducted US, with great chi
presSment to an elegant carriage which was
waiting in the station-yard. In silence and
aStonlshment we were conveyed rapidly thro'
the thrOngcd streets to one of the pleasant
suburbs about four miles from town, where
we alghted at IL magnificent residence sur.
rounded with surc-grOundS and numerous
tokens of wealth. Within, everything was on
a lifting scale, and who had noticed Mary's
increasing palcncSS, us she had leaned back in
the carriage silent and wondering, was not
surprised to see her burst into flood of tears
when Mr.. Williams welcomed her to her fi-
ture home. How he soOthed her aud mani.
tested lover-lke concern and attention, of
course ! need not describe; but, at last, she
grew calm enough to bear with cquanmity,
the sight Of charming lttlc room fitted up
expressly for herself =
zone sOOn accustomed One's.self to pleas.
ant things; in few hours the ceganccs sur.
rounding us, instead of expressing, elevated
our spirits. Mrs. Wigley and enjoyed them
thoroughly; the stately house.kcepcr, the OBJ
scqniouS servants, the cOnScrvatorc$, the Il.
egant cquipageS belonged to Ills, and were part
OF our pomp and state: while Mary was so en-.
crossed with Mr.. Williams rs TO be almost OBJ
livious Of her grandeur. like to see lovers,
and those two were lover-like enough to sat
iS(y me.
ave had been three or four davS in Man.
chester, when Mr.. Williams proposed to drive
us to Dunham Park; Mrs. Wisley cared little
for rural pleasures, and preferred the enjoy
ment Of the consequence about her; so Mary
and | went alone with Mr.. Williams. If ever
mortal enjoyed perfect worldly happiness, it
was Mrs. Wiglcy when she watched her
daughter driving out in the carriage of the
man she was going to marry. She rc.cntercd
the house with full blown delight In great
bcngnity Of spirit she entered into converSa-
tim with the stately house, keeper, and natu-
rally introduced Mr.. Williams name.
"'l do not know any Mr.. Williams, said
the hOuSc-kccpcr.
"'Goodncss gracious = cried Mrs. Wiglcy,
who then is the owner Of these doInainS--o of
this mansion, these carriages, this grandeury
Who il the gentleman who is driving out my
daughter and her fricnd!'
"'That is Mr. Gordon replied the house.
keeper, the servants have noticed, ma'am,
that you all called him by another name, and
some said it was Mr.. Williams hut did not
think so; his name is Frederic William Gordon,
and if hc is deceivng you ma'am, think it is
only just to put you on your guard. 10 be
sure he is the owner of this property, but
there is never any good in hiding ones prop
er name
'In this Mrs. Wigley so heartily agreed,
that she Immediately wrote to my husband in
much perplcxity and tribulatiOn; and after q
long delibcrntion. she decided upon not dis.
tHrbing us with the discovery till she received
his answer
1--WE had a delightful dNv at Dunhnu.