The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-08-04
Love Strategy.

seem to bestow moro trouble and pains up |
on tho choice Of q coat. Ono or two in
stances, which have lately como to my no.
tce, will account for tho charge brought
against the lords Of crca,ion--but only
some o: them; for others, finding mono good
enough, end by remaining old bachelors;
and it is best they should for men of that
sort would have worried angels. had they
happened to marry them.
Then there's. young Balmayne. am
sure l mover thought be would have done
so well as he has, after that imprudcnt, bur.
ried marriage Of bis, and be hoir to so much.
But it's all right now,and I'll tell you how it
came to pass.
You must know Balmayne hadn't, much
to do last winter in town, when no was up
with his father, who was i'll of the gout; go
he used to spend good deal of his time
looking out OF the dining room window and,
as his father has ono of those houses in Pic.
cadilly, not far from Mr.. Beresford, of
course he saw good many people 60 by in
the course of tho day. 81.
One morning it rained very hard-quite
pelt; and as he was at his post he saw
pretty girl run across tho road from the
park, straight to the porch which was over
the front of bis fathers house. She had no
umbrella; 30 of course Bamayne's first i'm
pulse was to lend her one. lie put on his
coat and hat, just as If ho was going for
walk himself, and opened tho door.
She really was worry pretty, and very wet.
She wouldn't como in to DO dried, for she
was in hurry to be home; so. as the offered
umbrella was heavy Quo, Balmayno car
| ,ied it for herself She was girl Of good
family, but very poor--that evil worse than
sin, in the eyes OF somo people. However,, to
make a long story short, Balmayne mar.
ried her before tho season was over, and,
more than that, ho told his father tha, such
| was his intention. .- s..r.
This brought on another fit of tho gout,
and tho old gentleman vowed and declared
he would never sec her; aud so matters
were in this fix till it was time to 20 down
for the 18th; and ,as tho moors were in cap.
ilal order, and large party coming to the
o!d gontlemans Highland box, Balmayne
must como with him, and leave his beauti.
full young wife behind. This grieved him
sadly; but at last bright idea occurred to
him, which be carried out, as VIC shall sec;
| for this is Q true story. -.s
| At tho Eusion square railway station,
when Balmayno and his father arrived,
there was such q rush for seats that they
bad some difficulty in finding one; and. as
| 10 carriage to themselves, that was out of
the question; but thoy secured compart.
mont, which, as we all know contains ouly
four. Ono lady was already in this; but.
with the old gentleman's innate politeness,
! he would not hear Of ber moving, though,
as his gouty foot was obliged to be placed
on the opposite seat, there was only just
room for them. ..... .aa .s,4'
The lady sat by tho old gentleman, and
bis son opposite to her. The lady was very
pretty, aud seemed SO sorry and sympathiz
ing, whenever twinge Of the gout forced a
strong expression from tho old gentleman,
| thai he at last began to take some notice Of
her, and to talk to her. Balmayne, ab
sorbed in his newspaper, left them entirely
to themselves; and before they had reached
York, they wero quito good friends. 1t &C
happened that tho young lady. too, was 20.
ing 10 spend the night at York; and, as she
was quito alone, the old gentleman told her
she had better 60 to the same hotel that
\ they did, and his servant should look after
her things, for evidently Balmayno did not
intend to tako the smallest notice of her,
and seeing his sons want of proper polite
ness perhaps made the old gentleman oil
the moro attentive.
Next morning they again set out on their
northern journey, and all together, as be-
fore, for tho lady seemed quite to belong to
them now. Having ascortaiDed that she
was going down 10 q place within few
miles of bis own shooting box, the old gen.
teman promised he would see her safe to
the end of her journey, which was
rather long ono. as she travelled slowly,
being in delicate health, and, owing to his
gout, the old gentleman did the same; SOFAS
it turned out, they remained together the
whole way.
, When they got to the last station, befofo
leaving the railway for country roads, the
two gentlemen got out. the father desiring
tho lady to remain where she was. in the
} waiting room, till he had found carriage
obeyed with a very sweet smile, but looked
, uncommonly nervous. Balmayne also look
; ed nervous, which was odd. He followed
his father, who was looking for q fly for bis
pretty protege.
upon my word, as nice girl as ever
met" said the old gentleman. Really, I'm
. quite sorry to lose sight of her. How she
would enliven the moors, wouldn't she, Bal
mayne"
, But Balmayne was as white as q sheet
and could hardly speak. At last, however
: he did say
! "You needn't unless you like, father"
"How' now, young gentleman, what dc
you mean:' said his father, bristling up.
mean that she's my wife!' gasped the
. unfortunate Balmayne. ~.
"By Jove!' exclaimed the old man, turn.
, ing as purple as turkey. cock; 'who could
5 have thoughtful You impudent young ras
cal!' .I. -.
For some moments il seemed doubtful
whether anger at being taken in, or the rea
D pleasure at his sons wife being 30 much