The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-01-05
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A SUBTLE SCHEME.

4" hear you are going to marry my
cousin, Emily Seymour, Mr. Flrmstonc
\ Men are very tickle. Scarcely two
months ago you W re languishing at
NY feet utterlng vows OF constancy; and
when ! broke off our engagement, you
4 talked about hiding your sorrows in an
early grave, and nonsense of that sort
Emily is skillful angler; she has cau.ht
her fish cleverly. fear the barbcd
hook, matrimony, will hurt the poor
creature nevertheless, said Maud Mon
tague, addressing handsome young
gentleman who had lounged into pic
ture gallery.
Her pretty upper lip curlcd as she
spoke, her dark eyes flashed, aud the
tone OF her voice was harshly ly unpleasant
+" A man has to steel his heart occa
sionally Miss Montague. Some disap
pointments are hard to contend against.
but sensible man battles them bravely
down. You compelled me to resign all
claim to your hand; aiterward, | with.
"y wv " "9 o"" i'e' m"' nan
E; ''""o "'I 'o' 81 uo'nS reP,ieu
nifty,
No; | could pity You now, it you
se.'ou . 'p'" m "paSS''h @ nou 10 not un
u.; us'""r i'"ny Se'' nc" the sun
~ ."'ne VI % ne. s"''e' gives pace to the
.o"peo' -, u he' anger 80 huch the worse
.o' you answered 'iauu' sherFlnGly'
Us WIN seofn'u' action she swept from
'n' sa,',y
"auu montague was 'he only dlush-
t1r Vi wealthy merchant III New York
ie' mother mother was cI spanish extraction;
""u u se.'i'eu Us '.ic merry onst'Ilah
.p''r c "au oee" 'u'et''eu '. oy "er u"uSh
:e', 'o' sue was passionate ana jealous
:" M ,"e eH'fe'ie' U', T.
'. oe.' II ''s,'"' was a S'ocAoro'
~ S"o ~ s"'eNa'oS', ',', ,'"u a'l'aSSeu
oou':ue'ao.e 'o,'une' anu py ia'r dealing
ama lu'esr''y' nau won the esteem OF
ah ''osc WIN "nohi he associated A.
,ao'eu oy .hc peerless oeauty oi Miss
'iou'asue' ne hau "oeu her lor ms wife,
snu she 'au consented 10 marry hun;
pu' soon her passionate ana dlctatorlal
temperament caused quarrel between
.om' ono gave MN ms dlsm'ssal; and
ne oe'rotna' was ahnulied
"aaa iittle thought that she would
o'e "'"' forever, OF her action would
.'e oeen less nasty, She Imagined
ms love lot her would be invigorated by
temporary estrangement; aud that ere
,ons he would suppilcate forgiveness for
n's Inromm."ed iauit' and be still more
\ uoc'ie IN .he lu'nre, therefore she
aS "pau'y incenseu "hen sne heard he
as engaeea 10 her cousin EMILY and
er "nI'c'i'e sPlr't prompted her to
cTensc herse'i ior what she was pleased
rohs'uer MS mu'ao,'l'y'
huly DC" "oul, a''housn coe'aI with
per cousin' was oi very dIflercut na-
sure' one was an orphan dependent
1Pon her unc'e 'iau1 iather,) er
ony '"ner.t'nep .t oe'"s her 'eauty' aud
swec' een''o temper one h"d much
oonpunc''on' u. n,S,, III accepting the
suareSses oi Iec'' Fir,hS'one' Tearing
I ' .od''n n n''S". S 1onSi'er ~; S'e 1nd sup
Aateu he', out oec'' assured her ."
e'Ne'y '"at MS o'u 'o'o hau u'ea
~ anu tna' 'nere was 10 po'slp'l''y OF
~ D.e.o" .: Jew" po'"1ea -, nauu anu n'!l''e''
ever being closed, that she Was taln to
goey the dictates oil her pure, warm
tlle hear,' ana Oethrothed herself to
tse mah she hau long regarded with
fomlra''on'
ne @ shail not ll'e 10 %ed her
ave 'Tveu nun, Ou' now nate and de
pise nun, murmured Maud, as she
L. snhsaanon, ~ hO, @ ;n,ornia'n p'u' Ell sa
- ouoSeiu u'"' ~ "'' '"'o''''" WIN
. In no very euviable frame of mind,