The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-11-21

may Deneilt me tor liictlme, repied Charles
Fudge" said Ludlow. But the very manner
he uttered it showed that he did ,pot eKaetl,
mcap it.
A month had passed away and IL was Sat
urdpy morning.
%.Chagley," s;tid Ludlow, ''we don't work to-
day Now, what say you to Joining apart,
on The pond? We have ,bQnis engaged and arr
going 10 have capital time ] am going te
carry Sophia, and YOU must take Mary and &c
with Us"
j am. scRl3. that must disappoint you Lud
but the o!d professor at ,tle Gcpdaipy, this very
atiqrpoon, has,promiscd TO give me some assis-
tpace,lp my stutlieslin menspralion, and il would
be q disappointment both to hip and myself tu
lmiss the opportunity.
so, bother on your mensuration! Come a.
long, Mary Water will really ,iIIink you are
mean, for Sophia Gross will ha.sure ,tp tal her
what fine time she had wit
'.No Mary won't" returnedGhasles After
| / have finishcdrmy lessons am going to take q
lorse and claisc, aud carry her ont to visit her
sick aunt, where we shall spend the Sabbath
However, hope you will hayeag good time,
sapl | btileve you will, too.
Mary Water and Sophia Cross were both OF
them good girls, aud they were really loved by
the youths, whpse attentions they were ,respec-
lively receiving. CHARLES and Ludlow had al
ieany talked OF marriage and looked forward
to that important event with much promise ai
joy, and all who knew them had reason to be-
cve thoy would mike gootlh,yshanhs.
/ Thus time gded away. Both Of the young
men laid up some money, and they were both
very steafly at their work, but Charles pursued
his stu,lics with uMemittcl diligence. wlile14u,i-
low could never see ,ilny ,ise,in IL mere cafpeil-
tcf's bnthering his brain with geometrical prop
ositi0ns, areas OF figures, ,yliuHes Of sols,
mathematics, trlgonometiy, and Il thensanl
other things that his companion spent time over.
+ Two years were soon swallowed up in the
sorteN Of time, and, Gha4les AMI Lullpw were
free. They bpthweIe hirell hytheir OLD lna$ter,
and for several months they worked onn, the
town where Mr.. White resided. Ludlow Wes-
ton was married to Sophia Gross, and boarded
With her niotilsg.
! ''Ain't you ever going to gct-snarficsF9" sssk-
,ed Ludlow, as he and Charles were at work to-
getheF.
'.As soon as ! can getnl lhsisSe to put a wife
into, quietly returned Charles.
.''Why yon ,eaaa hire one sat,any stipo.
.'IAnowttAat; ,hntI Nislrto own one,''
Then poor Mary Watqr will have!to waits
long time for husband, Tin thinking"
'"Perhaps So" Charles said with smile
Then Ludlow w!is,le1 u tune us he. .c0ntnued
/ his work.
':Boys," said Mr. White, as he eaaeiinto his
shop one morning where Chs,Yles. and Lurllow
were at work, ''wc are soon likely TO have
job lii s.. 'fIise iitey State House isc2aEe
hAp as soon as the committee, can procure a suit
able plan, andiI shall have an opportunity to
contract for a good share of the carpenters
work."
."t,ootl we .slsair have q change OF dir" 4satl
l. IIndlow,iin a merry mood
That evening Charles took bis paper from the
post office, ard
ealing Tor an architectural plan for the new
State House. He went home, locked himself
iAp, in his loosn and devoted half the night to
iinteaso thsR9ht i,asi-staitly. The next st.y be
,pioclfal a. lNgessAoet Of fi,e drawing paper,
and after sagpper he again bctook himself to bis
ErooH>, ,wherc he drew out his. table, ,spread his
paper, and then taking kis case of malheanali-
eali Instruments he set himself about bissiask.
For a whole week he ,wGrkal every hight ;iilt
y. O'clock and, ,at fhe,eae Of that tple bis job
was. finished :Heroilal 4issAectef papercare1
fully ppiinarsabstahtEil wrapper, s;il hasing
directed it tot the ceoMmiitee, he entrusted it to
thc care of the+thsse driver, to be dekyercdat
It's desiiaationin. the tity,Gf S..
Nearly tsree weeks; rolled tsNay ); ;antf Charles
;an 10 tear his la!,ors had been ,useess. lit
was just, after $inher,. Mr. Whitesand; his, nen
hat, cQass>sncGlt their work, when fosr gentle
men eateredithe shop, whose appearapeeut 2nce
bespQke tliemt TO be men oil standing in society.
as thereya Mr.. ,Challes Bracket here y en-
tnpned, one of them. 4 .--e, - -,,~..s
."lhatis the person, sir,S 'rietamed AIr.'f bite,
pointing 'towhere, Charles, in bis checked apron
,aadi paper eap,mas engaged. ;
The, stranger seemed surprised AS be- termed
his, eyes ppontthe,youth, ;lsat shade Of daubt
dwelt upon his features is lecll vs
.iIs,y younasae. Bracket, SIR" .ho,asllGd ssashe
approasshed,whelcit the yeangMan stask.
'':1tif sir," replied, Charles, .With~sawettrep
dalton. at I.t3 eg II
'''Are 'yau rI.he aarehiteet ,6f, Ihis Nr@tang?"
coenti&ued tbessnapger, ,qpeaang the. Lof pa
lperi in hshaltd. hrc
fL,sm,- sr, 'asrswepetl Ghailss, ,aas Ae,at eaoe
pcoegAiaddi bis,oNORk .bain
''sDid,youoiiginate is2" $50 r s1aai
'kEyery part&fiit y sir.'' a ~
The stranger eyad the, yeapg eaappenter,siith
,e,wonderMg look,4as did Tho egepileu,emwho ae
c0mpahied him. NIr.tNhite.andi JuudlemoWes
ton wondered what itlalLmeant.
Swell, sir,'' at ;lepghh, saidFhe,@boFbssd' the
!fan 81 am, not a little sEarprised thatoue like
yo,issbould have desisnedisptd drasnn Ibis hbut
nevertheless, o,p.asessaiau autekymap,, iYourman
has beena adopted, ,@bif". y re
The effect of this ;,sssnoencement ,eapon the
.anodsst y9ttpg architect, was etting,akimto TO
ah eletiife shook t.2ol.1 -l7.iD..s'. 1,
- ,~Cenlemeh, said ny White, ardq' sotah.