Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-06-28

bcr running all night about Islington in the
vain hope of obtaining change for sove-
reign in order to pay the cahman who had
driven Mrs. Lippcsley home from an enter
tainment at the house OF dear friend of
hers residing in Pcckham. For one serious
drawback on the pleasure Of accompanying
the Lippeslcys in their pursuit of pleasure
/ was that l had invariably to pay the cab
fares and it was this found that made my
friend Flukewood so much less solicitous
for the society of his aunt than had formerly
been the case. "She's let me in awful, she
has, taking her to evening parties it's your
turn now, old boy ~ 50 he addressed me
Take her to Turnham Green next week;
all right go in, and win ~ But the fact
was it was going in, and losing and that
was what | complained of. For my allow
ance, in the way OF pocket-money, was not
very liberal, and OF course l was bound to
make my Louisa triiliDg offering now and
then-a silver thimble, a work-box, Moorc's
Melodies bound in whole calf, Scotch
pebble brooch, bog and Irish. diamond
bracelets, &c and really could not afford
to maintain this ruinous expenditure in
respect Of cab hire without leaving myself
positively pcnniless. 1t was all very well
for my friends in the country to say that
they could not understand my expenses
being so enormous, and to decline sending
any farther remittanccs until the next
quarter-day, Mchaemas- day. What was |
to do in the meanwhile How was Mrs.
Lppesley's cab hire to be paid and here
she was proposing that we should all go to
Ramsgate for Il month, and would doubtless
leave me to pay the steamboat fare for the
whole party there and back, to say nothing
of disbursements for donkcys on the sands,
hackney coaches, bathing machines, &c.
How was all this to end ! ! am afraid |
must confess that my visit to Mrs. Lippca.
lcy's house became at last less frequent per
haps | was haunted by the fear of liabilities
for cab hire | should unable to meet per
hGps also it must be said by strengthening
conviction that my love affair had been
mistake. \ sham sentiment had been pass
ing current for real it was time to detect
and nail it to the counter Like one of those
puppies which look so pretty and thorough
bred in their extreme infancy, and eventually
grow up into very decidedly ugly mongr,l
ours, the loves of my Louisa and mysclf,
deemed to be so genuine in the beginning,
were found in the end to be simply most un-
real and mistaken The charm OF our pas
sion was in its youthiulness that gone, only
absurdity remained.
My Louisa went out of town; she was to
spend month with some relations at Ports
mouth. We made some show OF keeping up
correspondence. Poor creatures We
deemed that we were bound 10 interchange
hollow, fiackcid, feeble letters; but these
dwindled and dawdled. A month passed -
two months three months, and for q long
time | had heard nothing OF Louisa, and ]
had not even hecn to call upon Mrs. Lippcs-
ley: certainly my passion had very much
evaporated. Suddenly met Mrs. Lippcs-
ley, with Amelia; they had been at a morn
| ing concert at the Hanover Square Rooms.
Its not been my doing-indeed it has
not" Mrs. LippCsley declaimcd violently.
what is the matter 2" l asked.
you've not heard, then All, must
break it to YOU. My poor Louisa-shc en-
gagged to be married-Major--, of the
Bombay Artillery-a dreadful man promise
me you will not seek to iniurc him"
! Fcrvently | gave my word ! would AT
tempt nothing of the kind.
"Sho's Il coquctte-I say it though am her
mother. Ny poor boy, pity you from my
| heart-Indecd DO. can imagine your
feelings but time will elevate them. All,
the tears will come, my blessed boy ~
bcsought her not to distress herself.
"You forgive her then? generous heart,
see yOn do. Blest You Chen after pausc)
"Will you see NE into cabl Thank YOU -
Have you any silver = &c.
parted with LoUi-a's mother: my en-
| gagcmcnt was broken off. | don't think
Louisa ever regretted it; l am sure l never
did.
Is it necessary 10 say that did no; Chal
! longe the Major
1t was all an imprudcnt business and it
was very fortunate that We discovered in
! good time how much We had changed our
| minds.