The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-07-31
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CHAPTER XII.

Hov II WENT orr.
Cerintha, my darlns ms almost the hour
Don't trsmble, sweetest; Tn glad 10 see you So
composed. Rave you your handkerchief and
praysr book? It's heart-bieaking to see you |
my child, compelled to be married ia q plain
blue silk. know Of nothing that cut me down
like that--to have 10 give up the idea Of The
bsauiful display. It's one Of those dis
appointments to which we are subjected in this
LIE Of trouble and vexaiiCn It would be well
fr you to reflect upon t.as q rsligiously brought
up young lady ought. in this solemn time, when
you are about TO enter on new responsibilities
ieel it my duty to warn yea that life is not al
sunshine. You will meet with a great many
trials in your married life. Wealthy as your
husband and your pa viii be. their purses will
not be inexhaus;ihle. You viii be SPIT 10 want
things you cart have.
0 myths only twenty minutes now to the
hour. Is that bornous wrapper all ready to
throw around you? you will need !; III the car
risge. I've sent Felicia to Mrs. Fitz Simmons
TO spend the evening; she thinks we are going
to the opera. I'd like to have had her stand
with you, but know she'd ne so afraid OF foffend.
ing her father that she wouldn't consent. Well
get our pay ont OF him for this, Cerintha, SEQ il
we don't! We've been cheated out OF grard
wedding by his FOOLISH opposition; but we'll
have the money i. would have cost, and more
to dash out with afterwards. Never you fear
but what I'll get it out Of him after the affair is
safely over IA told Mr.. Flummery, you
must 90 off somewhere. spend a few days in
travelling, and bring up at Newport; will have
cosxsd your pa into forgiveness BY that time,
and will forward handsome check by letter II
am not able to meet you there the first few
days. Your father's doing we'll lately; he's had
two or three immense contracts; he's got mon
ey. and you shall have it, as told Flu,nmery.
Your pas obstinate and mulish, but it aim in
him to hold out long after he sees the matter
can't be helped; he's naturally generous, and
he'll see that you have al the more when he
begins to feel ashamed of the way he has fairly
drove you, rs it were. to a secret marriage
Flummery knows him SO we'll, he says he
doesn't doubt but thatll all turn out right.
La, my DEAR how calm you are You don''
seem 10 be any m,re agitatei than as II you
were going to party. When was within halt
an hour of getting married, | was ell in fus-
ter. But you've been superiority brought up;
you've had advantages which wore denied to
your mother in her younger days. I'm sure
Felix will commend your seltcortrol for Of
all things, he hates fussiness. wonder il an
very fussy before him; I've tried hard to be
more composed in my manners, and think I've
succeeded. It's your pa, Cerinths, who is and
always will be SO lrightfully fussy.
think it was very condescending OF Fium
mery to consent to this runaway match. ex.
pected he'd be so mad at your father's refusing
him and ordering him never to come any more
that he'd give you up; but it's eviden, he was
too deeply attached to you. darling, to re ign
you because your pa insulted him. When
sent for him to call on Us in MIR. Rasher's ab-
gence, and proposed to him to marry you Sc
cretly, without his knowing anything atout it,
he said at once that he was willing if you
was; that is, ifI was sure your pa wouldn',
stay angry very long. He frankly confessed
that, owing TO very Unexpected embarrassment
among his creditors, they had asked him to
wait couple of months for the money due him,
ard that he should not be able to bring you out !,
IS he wished to, with the splendor your beau.
~ deserved, unless you could furnish part
of the funds yourself told him emphat,cally
there was no doubt about it.
It's perfectly harborous. sweet, TO cheat you
cut Of the bridesmaids, and the presents, and
the reports of the dresses in the papers; to
sneak you off in this way to be married in The
clergyman's own house, with nobody in partc.
ular to admire you. feel for you my darling;
I could cry with vezation when I think OF it;
but you can make up for it by dashing out Of
terwards. You shall have all the finery in good
time. Only make sure OF an aristocratic hus-
band, and all is we'll. There isn't girl in your
set but will envy you. There isn't person
will care the snap Of their fingers tor what Mr..
Rasher says and thinks; they know he's not
fitted To pick out husband for his own girls;
they'll look upon it as one Of his odd whims-
everybody knows he's odd. The fact that
countenance the MATCH and went with you to
the minister's, will make every thing proper !
suppose Mrs. Yellow Dock will say angied for
Mr.. Flummery, and was only too glad TO catch
him on any terms. Very well; let her say it;
everybody knows that she's angled for i'm
with golden bait bigger than mine, bat he
wouldn't bite Let them laugh that wins
We've triumphed, and we intend to enjoy our
victory, don't We, darling?
Thsrel bless me. my hearts come right up in
my mouth! Is that you, Thomas? The car
riage IS waiting, and the gentleman in it sends
up bis card. Ny love, the hour has come!--
Mr.. Flummery is fifteen minutes before the
time; it shows the ardor Of his impatience. -
Well, we're ready too. Come, Cerintha. hur-
~; I'm anxious to get away and be sure that
nothing has gone wrong. 1t was so kind of Mr..
Rasher to take it into his head to go to Albany
to-day.
It's raining little; draw your cloak around
you, Cerintha. How dark it Is! That stupid
lamp 10 front OF the house is broken; should
think ths aushorities would get it fixed; here's
the carriage. and here's Mr.. Flummsry yaiioG
10 the rain to lead us in. Is that you, Flum
merry? All right. Your darling is here, wei;
and happy, hope, though, Of course have had