Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-01-01

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have no scandalum magnatum. He has a
: indubitable position, though not from US o
a with us; but what is the cause of you
a trouble, Harry"
/. why, uncle. was dining to-day at ou
3 cousins, General 0Brien's You know
! you always wished me to cultivate tina
: family; they are so accomplished, so piOus
. and so charming"
! "Humph," said /, 'no doubt they are
but can guess what is coming"
Z ''And so, uncle, after having been ac
! quainted with them for the last six weeks
! led on by the irresistible ardOr of an at
|, tachment founded on rational esteem, y
here l smiled, "cemented by long inter.
! course T''six weeks, to wit, thought |,
"and developing golden future of domestic
happiness" more gold, l fear, in the
brain than in the bank l mentally ejac-
ulated, Il proposed and was accepted TO-
night by Mary O'Bricn and We have
agreed to be married Immediately after my
ordination. Now, uncle, are you angry
with your poor nephew, your sisters son,
for taking this step without your express
knowledge and sanction?"
"Well, confess L have right to be an
CRY. You know am your guardian, and
stand to you IN loco parents, and you
ought to have consulted me before you took
the plunge, and not to have come to me
now, all dripping ard drowned, and in this
thorough Irish fashion, after the deed was
done, under the pretense of asking advice,
but really seeking for appreciation. am.
however, less angry than ought to be, for
two reasons: first, because, from the Hi
bernian impetuosity of your temperament,
always felt that you GOould achieve an
exploit of this kind sooner or later; and
secondly, do think most highly of your
choice, if she had few more years nOtched
in her life's young calendar, and little of
added experience to suit her for clergy
mans wife
30! dear uncle, Mary is full eighteen
years Of age, and l assure youis as wise
.'As Minerva, no doubt" | said. land,
as experienced in menage matters as He
cuba Well, we will grant all this for ar
gunlent' sake; but how are you to live,
Harry" Whence are you to have the
suppliesg Love is poor to a proyerb;
Love is pauper, and makes more paupcrs
than he has pence to fill their pockets
with. Love cannot furnish your house
or feed your children, for l presume you
intend having children. Love cannot buy
you loin of veal, or CANNON of bacon,
nor worsted hose, or Welch flannel, in case
you or Mary should become rheumatic,
which you probably will be when you come
to my years" /
80, uncle, uncle, how can you conjure
up such ideas?" said Harry, half laughing
1.-The truth is, that We have quite enough
to marry on for there is a hundred pounds
a year which Mary's aunt and gOdmother,
Lady l., settled on her; and then my Gu
racy will bring in hundred pounds more
annually; then something will come to US
at the Generals death but this Mary will
not suffer me to speak Of And then
and then''- /
Proceed" said |, well knowing what
the young fellow was going to say.
"Why, uncle" said he, taking my hand,
and locking so wonderfully like my dear
sister, with his fair complexion, wistful,
earnest eyes-"we though ht and reekoncd
yOur goodness; that as you have been ever
like father to your orphan nephew, and
as you seem to admire Mary most of all the
Generals other eight daughters, and as
you are always as generous as prince,
assure you, gentlemen, the young fellow
was quite wrong here, and knew nothing
about me, $50 We were sanguine on having
a little settlement from yOu also, until such
time as l have obtained living, and done
my duties in such a manner as to deserve it ="
"Well, Harry" said /, 81 am sure you
viii be an active and earnest minister
You cannot help it. Harry; you have it
from nature; you are physically and con-
fdgety and mercurial, as is
your country's fashion; you have kindly
nature, too, my boy, and no doubt, will
make an exemplary married man, your do
mestic organs having a most amiable de-
velopment. And so, as for the settlement
you speak Of it shall be forthcoming in due
time, [ promise you; but now that the
shock of your sudden appearance has sub
sided, confess l feel rather sleepy and
you viii forgive me if l say, inclined to
yaWn. I am not in love, and must there
fore go to bed, and advise you by all !
means to 60 home quietly and do the same
So, good night, my dear lad; we will meet
at 10 o'clock, breakfast" 1
l offered him my hand, but he clasped
his arms round Inc like child and though
[ felt ashamed at the action, l could not
but return the pressure; and so we parted,
lust as the clock on the mantle-piece struck (
he hour of twelve. !
Henry Font was my sist RS only child.
His father was an Irislman, and a captain
# dragons, and was shot in the saddle
Turing cavalry charge in India. They
allied it brilliant affair." but it killed
ny poor sister, and made Harry an orphan
'efore he was six years old. Old Mr..
Fent, his grandfather, now took him up,
nd had him in his castle in the wilds of
jonnaugh, schooling him in Galway town, 9
md afterwards entering him into the Col
ege of Dublin, where he had not been many I
months when the old gentleman died, and s
took immediate possession of Harry, and /
lad him to Cambridge-to old Trinity o
ny own college, where he gained many P
Ionors; for the lad inherited diligence and t
taste for learning from my side of the v
IouSe. and was naturally smart enough. t
'esides possessing wonderful talent for a
making friends, from his enthusiasm. his P
implicitly, and the purity of his life l t
ertainly was charmed at having rescued =
he poor fellow from the University of Dub
N; for, though acknowledge that the 7
ourses of the sciences are well looked af- !,
er there, must ever denounce their i'm j.
erfect manner of composition, and making L
ATTN verses; here the Deans manner be- \
anne slightly accidulatcd, yet piquant as i