The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-10-21
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eeiviy hope YOU are not absolutely de-
tcI.iiined TO DE an o.d bachelor.
-tl9d Fred Lacy pisi.lleti the stump OF
!. t.iear from between his teeth. aiid
ioo!>cd at me half repfolcllfii:iy iis'.I
il 1uiliagiy.
!.eii, my dear hoy. it Is my pain
tili duty TO i:.for.n you that YOU nave
hoped i'll vain. | reto:ted, almost
taitis.
AID tur4ed TO tie witdoW OF the
railway carriage. Ill winch we were
tl.iNv:ilig. to cc4fet.al what iny face
wGli.d hav.. otherwise betrayed.
Nc were f:I.oN stule,.ts. fired and
l. i'll: freed from he confinement we
'.,1l ,.,i,r,d 80 long; s4.d /, ;iI hls 'lr-
gel 'e-.;,i,-t. was accompanying isi!al
noins. to spend the holidays III the
beautiful little village where his pa
rents lived. Ii was the day before
>hristlia.. That evening squire Lacy
w.3s 10 give Il grand bali, or soifee. Ill
Eo..or Of lis sons return and /, tho
i;:r more willing to ~llua than to court
the society of iadies, had, after nls4c,,
tirsis.@, consented to MAKE. Ole OF the
hrllii;li.t throag that was expected to
crowd the ROOMS OF the wealthy oil
) tlile.
i.eeides. t'r.d was to he married oil
New 1e,trs day, aud as | WAS his Old
N.i'. ~ -,
chief 1fool.i lilai.
II was ms coatehaiated niai1ii'"e
t-;it iiau t;ln@eti the r. al;ttl>S Witii Wiicil
have chosen 10 conlinence my story.
He haI ask 1 inc if ilaG not yet
thought of taking 10 myself a wife,
;i!isi had very e.nlhatieaiiy In1of!attl
iia that II was nay tlieiltuii oadiaefe
i et,.ii';iey through me entire course
q ny cAt>fr'iee. si!oi1!d live iitii-
,t=*o. years. ,A,.u really meant II II
tiie til.ie StHs IT,
) on iEix> never ioved, PM. s;iiu
: t:e. laying iiis hata os my silou:dtf-
:, "ilaFe Lot. sroW.ed, shil loak
!. lnG cut through the Wi:.doN at tlie
:, st.oN-t.;ssi hills a!d ieii.ess trees.
! sfhats 10 yea mean to sly, ,1il'l
i: -aorttf-i, tii"f YOU VINO have aiM ! :,
! ~::1Se tile u1ie 1'.Niaiise u :it'ii.ts''
I With Sou' aii;5Safsd 70 nave az aver
b @.".i f.!tiitf sitth :: ttlcii'i.t f'f tie 80
i vicfy or the other >eS--sio SoU mean to
say t..at Eoii-
:. haven't said any such thing
inter. .sossd.
:. II s'z:e "otid iiieE-
i.l.sf anything eHeiaihncd'
Stlilii ilis my ittl ''i:l1alcisti!. roi
heavens s;tht, tred. iet Us drop TN
subject, a:d talk OF something mort
sI9Iitlze.
= :. i, bat is more sensible than mar
riage
bo-h. on are ioSe-sick, Oil lei
low.
: II you mean ,y that, Iiiii. lilitt
Y nave eNiberIef!ceu the power OF 9tipid
you are rlSnt ara III one sioft Weei
hope to make the lovely object OF III.
affections the Wife OF my bosom
J. But, even before that mischieyous ul
= chin had done tie work, | never flld
lc Thought OF trimping the stage OF lit
in single blessedness. You may cal
lne nonsensical, Morton, or what yo'
like. but, hoaestly. [ never hear a MAJ
say he has no intention OF ever marry
iag but | think him either liar o
+. very foolish.
Thank you for the compliment,
replied dirty.
ID Now don't talk in that way, Phi
ak AZ for you know [ would not ruinple tina
temper of yours for anything.
= think | fully understand what al
Z. taking about; and, ii you please, Sil
| viii wager IL fine new hat that yo
are married man before you are thirt
wears DID,
~ Il will accept the wager, just
- please you,'' | said. and we struck on
~ palms together to make it good. :.
ar Il single man on my thirtiet
birthday, you are to give NE fiji
; new hat. Ii previous To that time
:. fiid myself III the meshes OF matr
nony-.,tce ee,so.'
Correct returned Fred, with
j.. touch of enthusiasm.
And turned again to the windo
vE with Il suppressed sigh, thinking
IT, quite evident that Fred had no susp
for Nioii VI e1iI. 90 N"sI.S VI ns
never to link my life to that OF ;.i
woman. lie did not suppose tn:
. ,Ha,.4 ,vas ;, tia,. uia,, | xy.,s :. : a.4le,
= assiie i'll my admiration OF female low