The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-04-18
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belle Of ihr village. I think have very good
reason. or calling n'j sell hand ,Ome for not ,ss
than score oi ,Oung men Of my acquaintance
have assured ~, that such i she fact ! have no
reason for doubling the words Il ihesc vrry sti-
mablr young men, for think should have been
convinced ~ my beauty even 1t they htd not
| whispered ~ my hlnshng esIs
/ My fathers hoLby hss teen tot syeInl cars
iu make q good match iur me Perhaps you know
Wbai good match Is. Il is -imp, To- marry u
! man you positively hs'r--a min Nho ~ Ngcssivr.
/ ~ ugit aud disagtccsble-iu short. luoi, Just
btcauSe hc Is wealthy II he hus money II makes
no difference what his character is--it Is what
! the world calls a good match. My father thought
! just as the rect Of the world did and often !
have heard him say that his Hrairice should ride
| in her own carriage some DAY. That was his
highest idea of happiness Perhaps II IL needless
10 say that ini father nni differed very much On
! his point.
! think had imhitcd hat ihr genet aliiy ~
1 people viii rRil rather romantic notions. Can
! you tecvc II, that the hsc of fizzleion, at the
/ age oiiweniy-tvo, imagined that there was such
! = passion NJ love? lungrd FOR something mort
than pooal" dog To- lavish my affections upon
! know IL il vetv unfn ideally for me 20 sav this
tut u is true had plenty o, lovers TO h. sure,
hut ngh preferred the poodle to them. Ny
hero had not yet arrived. ! knew be would come
some time. Perhaps he would come in a ragged
coat hni The coat decent make the man you
know-ihough 1t does make great many things
that Call themselves mrn
Meanwhile M; father brought lover 10 me--a
Mr. Cattle from Boston. lie was doing q large
business there aud was considered very wealthy.
There's a lover worthy of you. Beatrice, - said
my father after Mr. Cattle had made his frs, call
"ilis wealth can hardly be estimated
~ am sure his age cannot, Irerlied. lie is
certainly twice as old as am
"Weli 2"
/ shtrt ,h., st.;.
! Ny father opened his eyes With asionishment.
''Do you mean 10 say that you would not
inarr, him II you had the chance -
I "Yrs, 'iir's what man
BIZ ", soui - cried father. Are you
.tr,
-l'erGcily."
Father looked inrrtduluus.
You read too much poetry, child. You are
woman now and IL is high time for you TO
. 'anish those sentimental ideas from your silly
I head. Such an opportunity as this docsni come
I 10 = wouaa but oucc in LIFETIME
! i should hope not
Father stamped his feet with rage and looked
unu'ierable things. took up Laila flookh, aud
hrgan reading the Fire Worshippcrs.
Beatrice, do you wish TO bring my gray hairs
down IN sorrow TO the grave ?"
No hut ~ have TO live with my husband
through lie ! would much rather have one OF my
choosing
Yes, yes, my child But | have lived longer
than !ou, and think my judgment Is better.
wish 10 see you happily married. ! don't want
| you 10 marry some scOundrel without q cent in
his pocket, and have you wear yout life out as
his drudge. As the wife OF Mr.. Cattle you will
lead liNe of luxury and ease
"a life of misery
Ny father looked grieved, hut said no more,
aAd soon after es, the room.
Such 10 the pcrvcrsity OF female human nature
| has swtfh tr
HE pocket. had rropos'd just At that moment, !
should have accepted him at once. brlieye wo-
/ men are ks the lIishman's pig. lie wished 10
( drive ihc PTS iu Dublin but he made him think
that hV wished him 10 90 ia an opposite direction
, Consequently the y was bound TO 20 TO Dublin
and TO Dublin he went
Mr.. Cattle never called again. think father
put flea in his ear, for he saw plainly that !
was no, TO be driven into a union with a man
| did not like.
About this time father hired q new clerk lie
was rather good looking, and all my young lady
friends voted him proper, nice young man.
presume he was what father would call scoun.
drel without cent In his pocket. To be sure he
dressed elegantly hut haven't the slightest idea
that the coat upon his back was paid for, but
what OF that2 Wasn't he Agreeable Couldn I
| be whisper soft nonsense for an entire evening
Hadn't he all the poetry OF the affections by
heart Then he wrote about love and noon
shine in splendid rhymes, upon scented paper,
aud be gave thess ei!usions 10 me. almost
thought loved him and ! am sure he loved me,
for he told me 50. had Il all written out In black
and white, In the mos; elegant verse think
ever read.
Father tried TO keep cool through all this but
twas terrible hard work for him to do 90. Once
! heard him tell mother, that IL was bound TO
so 10 the deuce be didn't know as he could help il.
''lt's only Irritation, mother said.
I atFliftatiOn indeed I I Tell vOn she' hou
altar him, my father said And then he added
We'll, lie not so bad as II might be. TorseldOrf
isn't bad young man Of course he has not
got u cent, but II they are bound 10 marry. I'll
DO what can for him, and possibly he may make
something yet
si,ion enough TO feed the fame aud consequent
ly my love died out. That evening Mr.. Torsel-
dorf called. received him very eooliy. lie no.
iiecd H. and sIeried himself TO be agreeable, but
Il vas a signal failure. never smiled once while
he remained When he arose 10 depart followed
him 10 the door, and informed him, as gently as
! could, lha, his company could be dispensed
with.
"wha, has happened, Beatrice ? he inquired.
Nothing"
You do not lore me"
You are exceedingly good at guessing, Mr..
Torseldorf.' answered, smiling for the frat
time that evening.
"Heartless," be mnttered.
'Oh no ! But should be " had given my
heart TO you"
Mr.. Torseldorf iammed his hat over his eyes,
and departed. ] never saw him alter.
noticed change In my fathers manner i'm
mediaiely aher that. ] saw that his hopes had
revived. iiS treated me In the most afieciionate
manner, and for sometime all vent well. But
when everything SCENE 10 be going well with
ron you may be sure that something is going 10
happen. have always found II 60.
Il was At Mrs Tremoin's soiFec that ! met
Aminidab Fagge. Mr.. Fagge was very ordi-
nary looking mortal lie had red hair, grey
eyes, FIRE red moustache, broken nose aud a
variega,ed skin. lie wac six Zee, In length and
three inches In thickness. When he walked you
expected him 10 fall 10 pieces every miaule.
don't think he was properly pu, together he
squinted drcadhlly, and his voice squeaked.
! presume no one would call Amlnidab Fagge
. handsome man. knew as soon as my eyes fell
on him that he, al least had never been spoiled
By natiery.
For reasons that sou will doubtless understand
none Of the young ladies at Mrs TremoIns took
tbs slightest notice Of Mr. Fages. For that very
reason entered into conversation with him,
and found that be wasn't fool sud that Is say
Ing considerable. even danced with him oncs
was not anxious 10 try Il again ! never dan
ccd with pair ofbars, but I think can now.
Mr. Fagge asked permission TO call upon me
and ! replied That should be haPpy to sec him
any time.
Hext day he made his appearance. Falhel
looked Al him In astonishment. ! proceeded Il
make the two gentlcmcn acquainted
"DeaF father, this NJ. Aminidab Faggc Mr.
Fagee, my falhsf.'
Father bowed, Inaiseftd something that soun.
ded like Fagge-Fag-shag. and lefl the room.
explained to Mr. Paggc that my father wal
very erccntric, and then We fell into oconvrFsaion
believe ! remarked heforr that Mr fagge W..
no fool. On the contrary he had the largest ~
sortment u general information Ia his head o
any person ever met iIs had fresh origina
way OF expressing himself too, that Was quit
charming 70 me. found myself becomng quit