The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-02-20

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I go to Mrs. Maidmont, and tell her
how she was deceived in her daugh-
ter's lover? That would have been
the best way adapted to spare the
feelings of the Maidmonts; butwould
it bring back the $4,000? l thought
not.
Miss Maidmont," I sol1oquized,
"will find some way to warn her
lover. Even robbing Il bank may
not embitter a girl against her sweet
heart, and no doubt She's over head
and ears i'll love with Charlie" N5;
I determined on different plan.
I rose early next morning, dressed
myself with care, put on pair of
pale primrose gloves, donned M
newest beaver, and took cab to St.
SpikenTd's, Noting Hill. aH
The bells were jingling merrily as
| alighted at the church door; q
small crowd had already gathered on
the pavement, drawn together by
that keen foresight of coming eX-
citement characteristic Of the human
species. "Friend Of the bridegroom, "
I whispered to the yerger. and was
forthwith shown into the yestry.
The clergyman was there already,
and shook hands with me in a vague
kind Of way. ~
"Not the bridegroom" he said in
mild interrogatiye manner. l told
him that l was only one of Lis
friends, and we stood looking at
each other in q comatose kind Of
way, till little confusion at the YES
try-door broke the spell. "Here he
comes!" whispered some one; and
the next moment there appeared in
the vestry, looking pale and agitated,
but very handsome, Mr.. Charles
Thrapstow. r.rr0.,..a...
I caught him by the arm and led
him into a corner, before he recog-
nized who l was. When he saw me,
1 thought he would have tainted,
"Don't betray me-" he whispered
Give thousand" 1 whispered in
his ear.
"You shall have it in five minutes. z
"Your minutes are long ones. Mas
ter Charles, 1 said.
With trembling fingers he took
out pocket-book and handed me a
roll.
81 meant it for yop, Tom," he said.
Perhaps he did, but W., know the f6te
Of good intentions. ssSSs
1t didn't take me long to count
over those notes; there were exactly
five thousand pounds. f-"' Do.
"Now," said I, "Master Charlie,
take yourself Off" s.o
You promised he urged, "not
to betray me"
"No more 1 will, if you 60"
"She's got ten Thousand of her
own," he whispered. r.f. .u.s
"Bo off OF else
"No I won't, +" said Charlie, max
ing up his mind with desperate eff
fort; "I'll not. I'll make cloan
breast of it, .m t.'t.
AT that moment there was o bit OF
a stir, and general call for the
bridegroom. The bride had just an
rived, people said. He pushed his
way out to the carriage, and whis-
perod a few words to Isabel, whofell
back in q faint. There was a great
fuss and hustle, and then some one
came and said that there was an infor-
mality in the license, and that the
wedding couldn't come off that day.
l didn't wait to see anything fur
ther, but posted off to the bank, and
got there Just as the Board was as
sembling. 1 suppose some of the
Directors had got wind of Thrap-
slows failure, for the first thing /
heard when ! got into the board
room was old Venables grumbling
out: elbow about those Damascus
bonds, Mr.. Manager?" Irode rough
shod over old Venables, and tyran-
nized considerably over the Board in
genera that day, but 1 couldn't help
thinking how close q thing it was,
and how very near shipwrock 1 had
been, l sIt r hr tDF ".aIl
As for Mr.. Thrapstow, / presently
heard that, after all, lie had arranged
with his creditors, and made it up
with Miss Maidmont. He had a
tongue that would wind around any
thing, ii YOU only gave him time,
and | wasn't much surprised at hear
ing that his wedding day was fixed.
He hasn't sent me All invitation, and
L don't suppose he will, and I ccr-
tainly shall not thrust myself forward
a second time as an uninvited guest.
--ChaDs6erS' JouyWal.
An ANXIOUS MOTHER. --"Eph, ahom,
come to yer mudder, boy; whar you
bin?" . ... h
Playln via the white folk s
chillun. D
"You is, eh? See hyar, chile, you
broke your ole mudder's heart, and
brung her gray hairs in sorrow TO dc
grave wild yer recklumness an carry
ings on wild ebil assoayshuns. Hadn't
I raised you up in dc way you should
ought to go2"
"Yessum." .lM..
"Habnt L bin kline an tender wild
you, an treated you Like my own
chile, which you Isl"
"Ycssum."
"Habnt | reezcned wild yon, and
prayed wild you, and deplored the
good lord to wrap you up in his
buzzumY
"Yessuni."
"And isn't / ger material detcctor
an garden fo' de law?'
"Yessum."
"Well, den, do you spose Use
gwine to hab yer morals ruptiltod by
dc white trash? No, sahl You get
in dc house dis instep; an if j ober
cotch you mundcatip' wild dc wliite