Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-08-26
TEE HEIRESS IN JEOPARDY,

1t was one day when | was about seven
years old, after the unusual hustle in the
family mansion, and my being arrayed in a
black trOck, much TO my Inconvenience in
the hot month of August. that | was told
NY enthusiastic old uncle had gone like
lamb, and that was the heiress to ten
thousand per anuum. This information
gwen with an air of infinite importance,
made no very great impression on NE at
that time, and, in spite of the circumstan-
ees being regularly dwelt on, by my French
s0vaTHcss, at Camden House every heinous
ml-demearor, | had thought little or moth
lus On the subject, TILL at the age of eigh-
,1sr l wa eulizyi ,.PUl sv, - .Iiss. L.,
III and pIrOquettes, aud hear NY uncle
WI. lead 10y my guardian.
Il furnished me. indeed. with ample ma
teriais for thinking DIR. Marroafat ; lace.
neither human or divine, appeared positive
ly frighrfdi as he recited its mOnS,Tous con
tents. 1t appeared that my father and un
Gle, though brothers, had wrangled and
jang!ed through life, and that the only sub
jecJ Oh which they ever agreed was, support
lug the dignity of the Eava$our family
That, IN moment unprecedented unison,
they had determined that, aS the title fell 10
ny cousin Ed-ar, aud the estates t. me, to
Keep both united III the family. we should
marry. And it seemed which ever party vi
OaIed these precious conditions was actually
dependent on the other for bread and butter.
When first heard of this arrangement
blessed myself aud Sir Edgar cursed him
self. \ passionate, oven bearing and disso-
luxe Young man thought |, for husband,
iyr The husband Of an orphan-of girl who
has Hota nearer relation than himself in the
To-ld-who has no father to advise her, no
mother 10 support her, Il profesSed rake, too,
who will merely view me as an incumbrance
oH bis estate; who viii think 10 lgve, no
confidence no respect due u me-; who will
msrI' 10y feelings. dsridc my sentiments,
and "lthsr With unkininess the best afee-
nons of my nature. No! | concluded, as
NY constitutional levity rcturued-I have
Tie greatest possible respect for guardians
revere JLeir ofice, aud tremble al their au-
tharty, hut to make myself wretched mere
TO please them-no! no. | positively
cannot think Of it.
Well. tjme-who is no resreeter of per
~sn,-wenr Oh. The gentleman was within
lew months OF being twenty-cne, and, on
the tag Of his attaining age, he was to say
whether 1t Vas his pleasure to fulfill bis cu
sasemeLt. Ny opinion, l found, was moi
10 be asAeL \ titled husband was procured
i"T NE, and was TO take him and be thank
Il- was musiug on my singular situation
When a thought struck me. Can not see
ann aud Judge of his character unsuspecteC
~ hlmselft This Is the season when h
rays an annual visit to my god mother; VII!
l'i persuade her to let me visit her i,cog
I1e idea strange as it was, was Instant.
acted On, and a week saw me at Eale-royal
without carriage, without horses, withou
servants, to all appearance a girl of no pre-
''IsilnS OF expectations. and avowedly de
Penaeni On distant relation.
10 this hour | remember my heart beat
ing aadI5ly, Is | descended to the dinini
room, where | was to see, for the first time
'le future arbiter of my fate, and | neye
ma" forget my surprise, when pale, gen
.'slanly and rather reserved young man, wa
introduced to me for my noisy, distractin
ahl distracted Baronet Previously have
Deen hoaxed thought 1. as after long an
Ia.her Interesting conversation with s
Edgar, |, with the other ladies, left ii
room Days rolled on in succession thanC
continually brought us together and PR
'enee began to whisper, You had bett'
return home Still | Engered-till OF
evening towards the close of long tete-t
'ete conversation, on my saying that | new
considered money and happiness as synon
nous terms, and thought it very possible
live on five hundred a year, he said, '-OI