The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-02-05


bottle, and good eating-prepostereus!
Now, Tom. this is not fair. | did no
question yeu about your interest in this af
fair Of old Griffin, though saw petticoa
peeping out from the whole of it, and tha
you loved the wearer Of that somewhat tC
you and me) mystical article Of feminine ap
parel better~than you ever loved anything
else, and if one poor devil Of a lawyer shou.c
have fancy for calico, why should not an
other?"
He had me son the hip there, and
could not well answer, for he had found out
my secret, and was possessed OF far more
penetration than had ever given him ere.
dit for
Now, Tom," he continued, "don't deny
it, and don't be ashamed Of it, for" and he
took long drink as if to get up what he
was wont to call dutch courage" before he
spoke, " "for-for Shakespeare says,
They do not love WHO do not show their love-
and if you don't show it when the name OF
/ Lille Grey is mentioned, then old Griffin is
honest and l arn feol''
/ "Aye, Dick, may as well make you my
father confessor at once, and own it. Bat
mind We do not argue with me on the point,
( for with Addison in his Cato | will say
g Love is no. to he reasoned DOWN or lost
In high ambition. love for greatness;
'Tis second lie it grows into the soul,
Warns every vein, and beats in every puls:'"
"WeN, Tom, no a.ore Of this, for the
( world would say when lawyers turn poets,
/ business is not safe in their hands He can
not counsel well who woos the MUSES.! So,
/ no more, but back again to our case. I ask
. sd you if you thought had heart, and for
/ sooth you must LEAD me of on a wild-gocse
chase after the y Nne.' Tom, and his rough
voice was somewhat soitened, and his man
/ ner changed TO gcnteness, Tom, | hlJe a
heart and for all the world calls me uucOuth
for all | aln generally as rough az q bear,
there is one that love with all the intensity
of my nature. She listened silently and
atten.Ive.y nov, Tor tuat the stroug, careiesS
man before u.e could love, was 4 paradox.
/ she, Tom, IL far more than worthy Of my
/ love-of the love Of any true man; and,
/ Tom, could you see tue HHdsrelrreat tIn Giy
heart that the world las never YET aud g.e.
yer, perchsnce, will know, you would see
! how all Of sy Stroug, rough nature i bowed
down in her. Bat" aud he rallied himself
from his seeming revery, "bu; you sla.. see
her and shal. love her."
/ Low. her, Dick :"
AYE, you can't help IT" ana without
waiting for reply, he continued, " Sha
shall help rs TO right Lille Grey
4 You forget Do nol know hcr-no. even
( Ler name
"True-;rue. The only passion ever
. had in ny lie carr : me h.ai'gng, like
I some long confined river that has iu.t tGrs.
its hanks, aud foamjng on g regardless .!
the gaz-r ) eye. Tom, You vii. not cal her
beautiful. Sas has not tie g.ouoIs eyes,
AMI hair, and features. Of yoGr Lille Grey ;
"a "a.
your painted butterflies Of fashion never
dreamed Of.
D." Bat her name
/ Name: 1t ;s q good, Old fashioned.
homelv uamc-oue i-a: has the ring f the
true metal, Pshaw, I'm sick (oe.riu-
your pardon for saying 50, p your .ady-iOvs
x include: in the categ5ry.J Oi tHe BABY
+. naIaes OF modern tines! Carrie, and Mn
ME, ana Hattie, and Jennie, and Ma2gie, and
, Ellie. and All the rest of them. Give r.s the
coed Old. pain. broad saxon, with Is hon
: est sound and sterling worth. before any Of
3 vonr Miss Nancy peryers,oDsi Verify, j,
! makes Inc SIck-tae thought Cs modern e!-
fr.niuativenesS, as portrayed in pct names,
when contras:ed with these of the o,dgu
times-of the times when rnen dug. and wo-
men mot ildiesJ syua, ana were not aSaanel j
to wear upon tuelr hands the marks Of no.
nest industry and oi tyi.,'
stop, D.-l,, stop. You are r'd;n; a high
horse"
"Truc. but cannot help It, and | must
own that cannot keep cool when think o:
these things. But, Tom, III pat = martin
gale upon my temper, aud strive to Keep my
thoughts upon the subject we have in hand.
The first, then, is your lady owes name.
! Something heathenish, presume:
"No, no, Tom, no jesting on that subject
,or am somewhat sensitive about It
We'll, out with it. man. Wou'l'nt it
sound well if bruted absut that Richard
Rogers. Esq, was in love. The staid, care
less out at the-eiblws lawyer, worsh:ppinS
fair, young, namelc.s damsei,'
BE serious, Tom. Her name is"
Nv nat:
"Be,sey. You, with your fashionable
IDEAS. | supsose. would call it Bessie.
But no, Betsey is her uamc--Re'scy Sn!tn
A sister, suppose, of the redOub;abla
and ubiquitous john :"
Yes, sir, sister Of ore john Smith
But truce TO this, and listen to me, # you
wish my aid in ysUr Lille Grey affair. :
Pshaw, Tom, call her Elizabeth, and | wi!
help you with ten times the good WILL =
. Betscy Smith, as near as am informed, Is
1. very distant relative OF old Griffin; re
sides with and keep house fo- hin-JUt i
she does much longer I'm a sinner. Bat
that is nothing to the purpose. She and
have often talked Of Miss Grey, and know
she will readily help me to secure her small
fortune for her. How it is to be done
however, is another thing; and must first
see her before giving any definite advice
Stay here tonight yoI shall see her, and
then after have talked with her, we will
concoct some plan that will, trust, succeed.
And here, my dear boy" he added, 81 here's
to the health of our lady-lovcs;" and taking
up the bottle, was about to drink, when
finding it empty, he threw it out of the win
dow in disgust, and changing his coat We
sauntered down the tree-shaded street tc
the hotel.
The sun was slowly sinking, and the beau
tiful shadows of twilight were beginning to
gather around, when Di0h left me. Soon,
at mis- suggestion, | followed slowly, and
had proceeded but short distance when
met him and Miss Smith. Freely introduc
ed and cordially welcomed, we were soon
perfectly at ease, and had coed opportu'
nifty to study her features. Dick had truly
said she was not beautitul and yet there
was somethIng-a lady like behavior-a
grace of carriage, play of teatuoes--an in
! deScrlbaD!e something tHat HAcu anu Tela!n
ed the attention.
Above the middle height, with hair limo
cent of single curl or wave, and black as
new fledged raven, combed smoothly from
q somewhat prominent but intellectual fore
head, with eyes of a midnight hue--a nos,
too large for symmetry, and full and rather
massive chin and cheeks-slightly STOPPING
and rounded shouiders--hands showing they
had not been idle along the pa. hway of lif,
neatly dressed, though without the slight
est effort at show, and with what might be
termed motherly' expression, intermin
glcd with an appreciation If not love OF fun
ever upon her face, Betsey Smith, the beau
ideal of all that was good and truein woman
hosd in the eyes of Dick Rogers, stood be
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