East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-06-14
NUMBER 46.

standing opposite to him and behind her
| the stranger.
They had entered separately, during
the conversation between mother and son,
and Susan was still unconscious of the
strangers presence. She stood in great
agitation, pressing Mary's hand, from
whom she had heard the story) and i'm
mediately began questioning Mrs. Kent
as to the extent Of the calamity. She
had twenty pounds of her own, that her
grandmother had left her;--But hun,
dredl Did they want whole hundred!
And would they send Mrs Kent to PRISON.
and sell all her goods? and turn Mary out
of doors? and Robert Oh, how i'll Robert
looked!-It would kill Robert!--Oh,' con-
tinued Susan, wringing her hands, i
would sell myself for bonds-woman,-l
would be like negro slave for one hun.
dred pounds p would your said the
stranger advancing, suddenly, from the
door, and producing two bank bills; would
your well! we will strike bargain. l
will give you two hundred pounds, for
this little hand, only this little handl'--
w uhl uO you Wuat Sah yVu
mean, exclaimed Mrs Kent earnestly.
Nothing but what is fair and honor
able said her lodger: 'let Susan promiss
to meet me at Church tomorrow, and
here are two hundred pounds to dispose Of
at her pleasure, to night
Susan! my dear Susann----'Let her
alone motherp interrupted Robert 'she
must chose for herself'--and, for q few
moments, there was dead silence
Robert stood leaning against the wall,
as pale as marble, his eyes cast down and
his lips compressed in state Of forced
composure, and Susan, her color varying,
and her lips quivcring--sate,u unconscious
ly twisting aud untwisting the bank notes
in her hand.
"Well, Susan" said the artist, shave
you determined ?"
The color rose to her temples, and she
answered firmly, "Yes sirl be pleased to
take back the notes. ! love nobody but
Robert, and Robert loves me dearly
They never can be so cruel as to put you
in prison, you who were always so kind.
And he will work for you, and will work
for you'll Never mind being poorl better
anything than falsebearted to Robert"
"God forever bless you, my SusanP--
"God bless you, my dear child" burst,
at once, from Robert and his mother, M
they, ali ernately, folded her in their arms.
"Pray take the notes sir!' repeated
Susan, after short interval. "No, that
/ will not do, replied the stranger, snil-
ing. "Thc notes shall be yours, and
what is more, on my own conditions!---
Meet me at church tomorrow morning
and l shall have the pleasure of bestow-
ing this pretty hand, as | always intend.
cd, on my good friend Robert here. /
have q wife of my own at home, my
dear whom I would not exchange for
you; and am quite rich enough TO at.
ford myself the luxury of making you
happy. Besides, you have claim to the
money. These very notes were gained
by that sweet face! Your friend Mr.
Lescombe, Robert, has purchased the
Hay-carryingl We have had good
deal Of talk about you; and ] am quite
certain that he will provide for you all"
"No," continued he, interrnpting some
thing Robert was going to say, "No
thanks! no apologies l won't hear q
word Meet me at church to morrow
But, remember, young man, no more
jealousy!n-and followed by q glance
from Susan Of which Robert might have
been jealous, the artist left the shop.