Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-12-04

stow upon you this hand"
What mere could any reasonable man ask?
Obtain my parents consent, aud will cheer.
fully bts'ow upon you this baud" The words
Kept sounding in my ears, and ] was in doubt
whether was dreaming or not gradually,
however, L came to my senses, when my first
act was to throw my arms around the neck
OF my beloved, and imprint a warm, passion
! ate kiss upon her ruby lips as token of ac-
acknowledgement that l understood and appre-
clated her meaning. 1t was determined that
we should go to her father for the purpose of
obtaining his sanction to our p' opposed alliance.
We found him reading q newspaper and made
known our errand without delay he studied
for moment, which seemed to me month
and at length he said
MIR. Willet, | cannot say that | have any
serious objection TO receive you as my son.in-
law, yet as yoa yourself acknowledge that you
have not as yet been enabled to attain posi-
ton snch as it is my opinion advisable for you
to attain before undertaking the support of a
wife, must request you TO apply yourself as
sl0uously, and when you have risen to some
eminence i'll your profession, and accumulated
somewhat towards the maintenance of her
, whom you anticipate taking under your care
l will then, l assure you, place no further ob
stacle III the way of your marriage. The wei.
fare OF my daughter has ever been my cou
Stant study, aud | would be the lust one to
deny her anything that would in the slightest
degree contribute to her happiness You will
believe me, my dear friend, when say am
prompted by no mercenary motive, for | am
sure when you come TO reason the matter
clearly and calmly in your own mind, and look
1T it III the proper light, you cannot fail to
preceve the utility OF following my advice
| bowed an acknowledgment, and with a
promise to call upon them in the morning 10
bid them farewell, | took my departure.
To say that did not feel some degree of
i'm patieuce consequent upon the result of my
interview with Mr.. Mayburn would he absurd,
for lovers are always !mpe,uous and unwilling
to be put off, and was 10y no means ex-
cept lou, tut was compelled TO make virtue
OF necessity aud bide my time. The next
morulng / made al eary breakfast, aud re
paired once to the dom.cl of my lnan,orata,
whom i found looking as charmlug as ever.-
| ba'ie her good morning, aud told her that
| had come 10 take my leave of her for
short time, but that hoped The day was not
ia" .--ast when | should he permitted 10 come
agau and clalm her as my bride, Havrg
pleasant theme of the previous evenings cou
versatlUn, We were SOon deeply engroSSed In
making plans for the future. But all things
must have All end, aud as the hours sped
| away like minutes, IL seemed To my Infatuated
lnInd as though | had scare, y entered the
house until 1t Was time. Tor me To pronounce
the much dreaded good-by, which was TO be the
| slgna. tor our temporary separation and, as
| 4, .,,d Vail far
30 man. | was obliged TO do 1t, but it was
done III Il decidedly doleluI way, L assure
you. aud ere long 1 was speeding forward ou
my homcward way, my thoughts ctntered on
QUE OBJECT, and tnat oqj ct was Carrie, a
prize which | was fully resolved | would use
my utmost exertlous 10 gain.
|
Nearly two years had elapsed since the
date OF my engagement with Carrie Mayburn;
during that time had made many visits to
c., aud always found her the same un
changed being that she was when first pre-
sented to the reader, unless it was that she
seemed, at least to my eyes, if possible, more
beautiful than ever We had kept up rrgu
lar correspondence, her letters always breath
| ing "A spirit OF love and affection coupled with
the hope that the time would soon come when
|
life mine, as may be readily imagined, al
ways -e-echoed the sentiments embodied in
hers. AS the reader has always been ap
prised, it was the desire Of Mr.. Mayburn that
| should rise to some emineuce in my profess
sion before claiming the fulhllment of his
daughters promise, This | had deavored
| to the utmost of my capacity to do, aud had
reason to believe that had in great me as
| nf fho
time above mentioned, | as able to con-
gratuate myself upon having the patronage
/ OF the most influential citizens of this place
who placed the most implicit confidence 10 ny
professional abilities ; consequently, L now
felt justified in once more making application
for the hand of the fair Carrie, aud as | was
so situated, a; the time | came TO the concu'
sion, that it would be impossible for me to
visit c. for several weeks, | resolved TO
write to Mr. NJ 10 reference to tho matter,
and ascertain bis yiews of the case Accord
iDgly having composed my mind as well as
circumstances would admit, sat down with
a new pen and a qnire of extra quality note
paper, and summouDg all my eIoquence, tact
aud chirographioal skill. | transcribed a
most Laboratory worded epistle, wherein
portrayed my present circumstances, position,
still dissatisfied aspirations, until after Yearly
exhauslng the vocabulary of Webser's latest
edition, l was at length constrained to wind
up by the assurance that but one thing was
lackps to render me suprenely happy, and
that was, as you have already conjectured,
the legal right to be the protector and posses
sor of his lovely daughter, and that hoped
be would have now no further objection to
our union.
Now it happened that / had in G. a
cousin named Bob Tracy, who was the owner
Of beautiful bay mare on whome for some
| time past had cast numerous wistfu glances.
and considering that refusal of my request