The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-31

portunity to throw IN his declaration,
as the lawyers call it, if he chose, and
by at once letting him know his case
was hopeless, put an end to the tedious
fornaities of such suitor.'
"I have the utmost confidence, Mary,
in your mauogoments,' | replied, but
| have formed very wrong opinion ol
George, if he is a person, who when
his pride and will, if nothing more are
interested, will quietly take NO. for
an answer, and tamely surrender such
an object OF pursuit
You are perfectly correct ans
wcred Mary: "from all fools. good
Lord deliver me! but especially from
a salf.conceitcd, obstinate one. George
looked at me with an air of some sur
prise, when | cody and plainly rejected
him: it was but moment, however
Il know" said be, that you cau have
no possible objection to me, but per.
haps you are already preposscssed in
favor Of some ono else {; perhaps, that
beggarly sprcuator from the north has
been tamporiug with your heart, and
insinuating himself into your good
graces, but whoever he may be, be will
ere long repent his interference. ." " Mr..
Hanson, | answered, you are much
mistaken If you suppose that such
threats or dctation can produce any
effect on the MUD of Mary Morntou,
excep. it is coutcmp; for their author
my heart is as yet my own, but when l
sec fit to bestow that, with my affection,
on any individual, shall do so without
considering myself accountable to ycu
or any other person, my dear parents
excepted. - You appear so well when
angry answered GcOrao. that | am
sorry to leave you, Jet before | go |
must assure you, that shall bear no
rival in my lo7e to you So snying,
he lcl; tic room, and | feel confident,
continued Mary, hat evil awaits you if
you remain III this place remember,
you are undcr my directions and | COM
mand you to depart for the north imme
dlatcly-yes, to-day if possible that
fellow ould not hesitate to sacrifice
you to his passions
"And is it you, Mary that commands
me to leave you? Is it you that would
bid me forsake the society of the only
person that can make life toierable !?
Is it you that would intcrposc a dis
tauce between us, that might forever
prevent our union? and all bec,use a
clustering braggadOcia threatens: No,
let me perish frst--I fear him not"
You talk like boy" said Mary,
smiling, Il am not so willing TO part
with you rs you seem to suppose, aud
it is to prevent IA separation, which OF
all others, should most dread, that |
have laid my commands upon you; and
you will obcy-I know you will, and
live for happiness and-Mary"
Bewitching GIRL" replied, "you
shall be obcycd, however painful your
rcqucst--but think not that can alb
sent myself long from you; | shall soon
return, be the consequence what they
may
When you receive my Ic.vo,' said
the lovely creature, "whcn | have
family disposed of George before
remember not i'll you have my leave
III you do, it is at your peril.
At that moment servant arrived
with request for me to return to the
house, as a gentleman wished to speak
with me. | accompanied him, and al
the door was met by Nr. Mornton, who
informed me that MIR. Hanson had
called to see me, and was then at ny
lodging room, where | repaired imme
diatcly, and found George in waiting
! The cold and silent manner with which
he received my sautation, the change
ableness Of his coun'enance, and th'
snake. like glance of his eyes, intimateC
plainly the gale of the passions within
I" concluded, after you left US las
evening"" said he, &" to pay my compli
ments to you in person, this m orniug
| presume We shall remain uninterrup
ted"
"Certainly, Sir, if you wish"
81 do" he replied, and l stepped t
the door aud turned the key.
"Now," said be, " | demand, with
out circumlocution or equivocation, th
reasons of your attempt to ingratiat
yourself into the affections of Mis-
Mornton, when you must have know
her engagements to me, and especiall,
after you had pledged yourself to m
sister
+" Your language | replied, I" is s
extraordinary aud unbecoming gentle
man, that unless you state on wha
authority you make the demand, yol
will excuse me if | take no furthe
notice of it or you, by producing a re
turn of your rcasoD."
Z" will let you know" said he, hi
countenance pale with rage, Z, before
leave you, that | am not to be triAe,
With demand the satisfaction of
gentleman, for the imposition you bav
practised on my sister, aud are now try
ing to react on Miss Moruton "
If your sister has given you infor