The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-07-17
met one who understood him.

met one who understood him.
! One morning the footman came up
to the little pannelled boudoir, where
Nelly and her friend were sitting, say
ing that Mr.. Mowbray was In the
parlor and solicited private interview
with the former. Nelly rose at once,
for she forboded what. was coming,
and was only too glad to have this
early opportunity Of stopping atten-
tions which had become uncomfortable
to her.
Mr.. Mowbray was evidently en-
barrassed, an unusual thing for him.
But be rallied and came directly to
the purpose of his visit, which was, as
Nelly had expected, to tender her his
heart and hand He was proceeding
in strain of compliment, when Nelly
said, with an impatient wave of the
hand,
"Spare me sir. You did not al
ways talk So"
He looked his establishment.
Many years ago answered you
the same question which you now
ask
He colored up to the temples. 81
surely do not deserve" he said, "to
be made jest Of
Neither do | make jest of yon Do
you not know me Yn
I never saw you till this sum-
mer."
You saw me eight years ago You
and friend were on pedestrian tour.
You met little barefooted girl, whom
your friend made sketch of, whom
you jeered at and nicknamed." And
rising she made mock cnrtesy, for
she saw she was now recognized 81
am Cobwebs, at your service, sir.o
The discounted sutton never forgot
the look of disdain with which Nelly
curtisied to him. His modification
was not lessened when, on leaving the
house, he met Clarence on the door,
steps. He tried, in vain to assume
an Indifferent aspect, but he felt that
he had failed, and that his rival sus.
pected his rejection.
Nelly could not help laughing at the
crest-fallen countenance of her old en-
nemy. Her whole manner changed,
however, when Clarence entered. tn
stead of the triumphant saucy tormen-
tor, she became the cons .ious, trem-
bling woman. Clarence, who had
longed for, yet dreaded, this inter-
view, took courage at once, and in a
few, manly words, eloquent with emo
ton, laid lis fortunes at Nelly's
feet,
Poor Nelly felt more like crying
with Joy than anything else. But q
little of the old saucy spirit was still
left in her she thought she owed it
to her sex not to surrender too easily;
and SO shs said, glancing archly up at
Clarence
"Do you know, Mr.. Harvard,
whom you are proposing to? / am
no heiress, no high born city belle, but
only-let me see-what is it 2--only a
common country rusticn And she
rose and curtesied to him.
"For Heavens sake, don't bring
that foolish speech up against me I"
he cried passionately, trying to take
her hand II have repeated it a
thousand times daily, since the I'M
lucky moment ] was betrayed into
saying it. never meant it to be
PERSONAL.
well then ! will say nothing more
of the matter. But this is only a
whim of yours How is it, that, hav-
ing known me so long, you only now
discover my merits ?n
Known you SO long 70
Eyes sir" she said demurely.
known you I"
{" For eight years"
Good Heavens |" he cried, his
whole face suddenly lighting, How
blind / have been Why did l not
see it before 7 Yon arer---
Cobwebs, I" said Nelly, taking the
words out of bis mouth, her whole
face sparkling with glee; and she
drew off and gave another sweeping
curtesy
Before she recovered herself, how
ever, pair os strong arms were ar
ound her, for Clarence OWNED now
| that be was loved Nelly, all along,
had had half-secret fear, that, when
her sutton knew the past. he might
not be so willing to marry the bare
footed girl as the brilliant belle, but
| all this was now gone.
Two months later there was a gay
wedding at st Marks. A month af-
ter that, the bridal pair, returning
from the wedding tour, drove up to q
| hansome house in one of the most
fashionable streets in Philadelphia.