The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-01-24


done honor to a far higher station.
He was, in o word, one Of natures
gentlemen, and in nothing did he
more thoroughly chow his own taste
and good breeding, than by entering
entirely into the homcly ways and
old fashioned habits of his country
cousins. He was delighted with the
simplicity, irugality and industry,
which blended well with tho sterling
goodness and genuine prudence of
the great English farm house. The
women especially pleased him much.
They formed strong contras, with
any b. had met with beiore. No
tinery, no coquetry, no French, no
piano. IL is impossible to describe
the sensation OF relief and comfort
with which Charles Foster, aick OF
muacal misses, ascertaned that the
whole dwelling did not contain
single instrument, except The bas-
soon on which George Evans was
wont, every Sabbath, ut church, to
excrucate the ears Of the whole con-
grogation. lie liked both sisters
James softness and consdcrateness
engaged his inll est1em; Patty's in
nocent playfulness sorted best with
his own high spirits and animated
conversation. He had known them
apart from tho first; and, indeed.
Inr;al ,l,at ti,. l;l,apa.aao ,r., 40 III
puZzling. or more than is usual
among sisters; and secretly thought
Patty as much prettier than Ler sis
ter as she was avowedly IN rrier -
Indoors and OUT, he was constantly
at her side; aud be'te he had been
a month iD the house all the inmates
had given Charles Foster rs lover
Of his young cousin ; and she, when
rallied on the suhje cried 'ie! and
'pish! and 'pshaw y and wondered
how people could talk such nonsense,
and liked to have such nonsense
talked to her better than anything IN
the world.
Affairs were in this state. when
one night Jane appear, d even graver
and more thoughtful than usual, and
far, lar sadder. She sighed deeply;
. and pa,ty-Ior the two sisters occu,
pied the same room--inqnired what
allied her.
She burst into tears. whilst Patty
! hung over and soothed her. AT
length she reused herself by IA strong
: effort, ard turning away from her
, aiftctiuna.c comforter, said in u low
, tone:
, 81 have hal Il great vey ition to.
. night, Patty; Charles ostrr has ask
! ed me to marry him
. Charles Foster? dill you say
Charles Foster" asked poor Patty,
trembling. unwilling even To turn
her own senses against the evidence
q OF her heart; "Chsrles Fos'er!'
, "Ye onr cousin Charles Foster!
"Anl Won have accepted him!"
t impaired Patty in a hoarsl voice.
"Oh, no--no--no! Dill lyon think
II h d forgotten poor Arch.ball!--
l i}esiies, am not the person wbou
= he ought 10 have asked to marry
4 him, falls, and hcsr.less as he is
aou,d not be his wife, cruel, unfecl
j. ing, unmaniy as his conduct ha
been. No! nor if he would maiC
e me Queen Of EnSlandW
e "You refused him, then"
{ mo; my father met us suddenly
y just as was recovering from tn
> surprise and Indignation that at frs
struck mo dumb. But shall reIus
/, him-the false, deccitiul ungratefu
" viilai, ~
"Poor father. he will be disap
pointed. So will mother"
!, J. They will be disappointed, an
, both angry; but not at my refusal
: Oh |! how they will despiss him,
= added Jane.
r. Poor Patty, melted by her sister
,e sympathy and touched by an indig
= nation most unusual in that mil
"a and gentle girl, could no longer con-
n mand her feelings, but threw herse
q on the bed in that agony OF passio
II and grief which the first great sol
4 row seldom tails to excite in th
a. young heart. Alter while sh
n. again resumed the conversation.
/. ave must not blame him too g,
er verely. Perhaps my vanity mad
" me think his attentions meant MOI
ds than he really did, and you had a
so taken up the notion. But you mu,
ed not speak OF him 80 unkindly. II
" has doue nothing but what is natu
no al. You are so much better al
of wiser than | am, my own dear Jan
Sc lie laughed and talked with me; b,
III, he felt your goodness, and he wi
as right. | was never worthy OF hin
n. and you are and il it were not f
e's Archibald, should rejoice from ii
as bottom OF my heart" continued Ps
81. ty, sobbing, "if you would acce
ny -" but unable to speak her ge
nj, erous wish, she burst into fre
No flow OF tears; and the sisters, nut
10 ally and strongly affected, wept
ii. each others arms, and we're comic
Tvs ed.
er, That night Patty cried herself
la. sleep, but such sleep is not OF To-