Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-05-05

young fellow to go back to collepe avs -.
make fool of'hmself 10 vain, when hs in' ~
formed me that my CONSENT only was re.
quircd. since he and Charlotte had been n
plighied couple for the space of three whole
days ! -sr....fs. rt..tf ff,-r..fr ...-.-f ...
have always held certain crotclets on
paramount rights of lovers, and the wrong
of interfering with any apparently sincere
vows; SO | sent for Lofty. talked with her
found she WAS just as foolish as he. Tha,
because he was the best walter. the sweet
est tenor singer, and had the handsomest
moustache she knew, our lively Charlotte
/ was quite contented to dance through life
with Mr.. Cuthbert, and decidedly proud OF
having his diamond ring on her third finger,
and being considered "engaged'-as. in
! deed, they were like to remain il their
minds changed NOT, for the next ten years.
| So, what would du9 Nothing, but deal
with the Young simpletons, if such they
were, according to their folly If true, their
love would have time to prove itself such; if
| false, they would hest find out that fact by
| its not being thwarted. | kissed away
! Lotty's tears, silly cmld. and next Sugday
I had the honor of carving for brother in law
No. 2. ...'..'. ...-..I..
| 1t never rains hut it pours. Whether An
| gelne was reused at once to indignation
and condesccnsion by Charlottc's engage.
ment, or whether, as was afterwards report
ed to me. she was influenced by n certain
statistical newspaper paragraph. malicious
ly read aloud by Mr.. Cuthbert for general
etlitcation, that woman's chances of matri-
mony were proved 10y the late census to di-
minish greatly between the ages of thirty
and thirty-tive; but most assuredly Ange-
lines elemeanor changed. She stopped to
he agreeable as well as beautiful. To more
than one suitor whom she had of old swept
haughtily by, did she now graciously in
cline; and the result 'was-par.ly owing to
the gaities OF this autumna election that
Miss Angeline Heathcote, the beauty of the
county held general election on her own
private account. H'
Alas for me In one week l had no less
thnn four hopeful candidates requesting the
"honor of an interview" IN my study.
Angelines decision was rather diatory,
they were all such excellent matches; and,
poor girl, with her beauty for her chief gift,
and with all the tinsei alteration it brought
her. she had never been used To think of
Tarria2e as anything more than a mere
worldly arrangement. She was ready to
choose Il husband as she would wedding
wn-dispassicnately, carefully, as the
best out of IL large selection of articles. each
rich and good in its way and warranted to
wear. She had plenty of common sense an
acute Judgment, AS for heart
You see, Nigel" she said to me, when
weighing the respective claims and merits of
Mr. Archer and Sir Rowland Griffith Jones
You see, never was sentimentally inclined.
want to he married. think should be
heiter married than single OF course. my
husband must lie a good man; alst, hp should
ne n hprnnSn-- we'll
rather like show anC. splendor; they suit
me- ..I. ..
And she glanced into the mirror at some
thing which. certainly, ifany woman has aQy
excuse for tho yanitics of life, might have
pleaded Angelinrs. ...
But" argued, halt sorrowfully. as when
you see an ignorant child throwing gold
away, and Choosing sham jewels for their
pitiul glistening, "ynu surely would think
it necessary to love your husband p
80. yes and like Sir Rowland extremely
perhaps even better than Mr.. Archer
though he has been fond "f me so long. pror
fellow! But he will get over it--ail men
do"
The Welsh cause triumphed. Mr.. Archer
quilted the field. He had been an old ac
quaintance Int what WAS that 20 Sir Row
and and e10.000 n year d.. -......I ...f
came a lul in the family epidemic. possibly
because the head of the family grew savage
rs bear. and for "A full month his spirit
hugged itself into fierce misanthropy. or
rather misngvnv. Conforming the whole fe-
male sex, especially such as contemplated in
the unholy stnte of matrimony.
No wonder could not find peace in my
own house; / had not my avn sisters So
ciety; not single family tiresiae evening
could got from weeks end to weeks end !;
| not a room could / enter without breaking
in on some tcte.a-tete not corner could
creep into without stumbling upon "a pair of
lnvers. / ilrd the freSide took refuge in
my study. W"e beti,e the next lover who
should assail me there
1t occurred to me that in the interval of
the weddings would send for an old friend,
n bachelor like myself an honest, manly
fellow, who worked hard from circuit and
got barely one brief year Yes, Will
Launceston would keep me company; and
we would spend our days in the woods and
our evenings in my study safe out of the
way of lovers. weddings and womankind
had Just written to him, when my sister
Martha came in witha very serious face, and
told me she "wished for little conversation
with me-"
Omnous beginning But she was not n
| Young man, and could not well attack me
concerning any more of my sisters. At least,
so congratulated myself-alas, too soon
My sister settled herself by the ire with q
serious countenance. .-.. H
My dear Nigel" f ...r. ..a
MY dear Martha" ....... ..........
~ wish to consult you on a matter which
has recently come to my knowledge, and has
given me much pain, and some anxiety"
"Indeed," and am afraid my tone was
less sympnthizing than eager, since from
her troubled, nervous manner, ! Thought
| hoped the matter in question Indicated the
secession of Mr.. Green. "Go on Is IL
about stopped and corrected myself
hypocriticaly y-"about the girls Z" u
She assented. ..-l,., :.
I "Whew I" disappointed whistle, faint
and low. "Still. 20 on. III listen TO any
thing except another proposal"
! Martha shook her head. "Alas, fear 1t
will never come to that Brother. have you
bnoticed 2--but men never do-stll myself
have observed great change in Constautia
lately" ' -t'i ~ fl
Now, Constants always was different from
other girls, liked solitude and books, talked