The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-03-05

He replied, coldly, 81 know not WhR
you can have to say 10 me in other Ian
g,Rge than of the kind in which 1 hav'
just spoken to you"
"But / have, repeated, something
of infinite importance to myself to com
municate. wish to ask great favol
of you"
The bystanders looked amazed.
General Upon" cried impetuous
ly, "I love your daughter l implor,
your consent to address her"
The old officers surprise was so great
that his pistol dropped from his hand,
As soon as he recovered power to speak
he said: "Do you wish, sir, TO add @
fresh insult to those we are here to set
tie, or" (his look finished the sentence)
''are you mad"
/ begged permission to explain my
unaccountablo behavior told him
how had loved his daughter from our
first meeting; how my passion had in
creased till it engrossed my whole being;
how had overheard at the ball words
that caused me to look on Colonel Bell
as my successful rival; how maddened
by despair, [ had rushed into quarrel
with him; and how too late, had dis
covered my mistake.
"You will appreciate, sir, con
cluded, ''the situation in which I found
myself. ] had behaved like fool and
ruffian, but could not confess it and
ask your pardon without incurring the
suspicion of oowardioe. You would
not have given your daughter to a COW
ard. Now General you have had salts
faction for the affront so wantonly of
fered you. acknowledge my folly and
throw myself on your generosity"
Turning to Colonel Bell, / repeated
my apology to him.
The cloud of resentment gradually
cleared away from the Generals noble
countenance. AT last he said with a
smile, that since the world began, it
had been necessary 10 pardon some
thing to tho impetuosity of lovers. Yet
he censured the folly that had prevented
me from dealing frankly with him in
stead of standing to receive the fire.
He added that if succeeded in winning
his daughters consent l should meet
with no opposition from him.
1 could not extend my hand to thank
my generous adversary, for my sleeve
was full of clotted blood. Luckily Col. !
Bell had brought doctor, who drew off
my coat and examined my arm. He
bound up the wound and put my arm in
q sling. The General then invited me
home to breakfast
Agnes Upton was much surprised to
see me. When she saw me pale and
trembling. with my arm in sling, the
ovely girl grew pale herself, and then
The blood rushed back into her trans
parent cheeks.
Her father told her had met with
slight accident, adding that we would
all breakfast with him.
Then he went out with the other
gentlemen to show them some new i'm
provements in his garden. was left
alone with my charmer, who came close
me, and asked me to tell her the truth,
81 have fought duel with your
father" replied, ''and have been
in the arm"
The fair girl was pale as lily. Her
arge violet eyes were strangely fixed up
IN me. At length she asked in quiver
ing voice what and her father had
fought about.
81 had insulted him. was my !,
answer.
With some impotence she bade me
speak inteligibly.
Then bade her sit down, drew my
chair near her and told her everything.
As 1 described my jealous fears, despair
md madness, her changing color show
ID her emotion; and whom l repeated
ny petition to her father l saw two
1early tears slide down her cheeks while
Ter eyes were fixed on the ground.
When expressed the wild worship
hat filed my heart, and implored her
lot to despise it, she gave me such
lance from her suddenly lifted eyes
hat sank at once at her feet. The
Dgels that rejoice in true love witnessed
he plight of our troth.
"You will hurt your arm" she said
Tith blushing embarrassment, and she
emoved it from round her waist.
At the same moment the gentlemen
anne in from the garden.
"Well, you seemed to have arranged
matters Satisfactorily" observed the
ienera. 81 suppose, Agnes, 1 must ask
'ou to forgive me for having shot your
on the day of your betrothal"
She was too bashful to answer Col.
Sell said to her, ''Dear Miss Upton,
our father has made me happy this
norning, and l shall be your cousin.
rust our weddings may take place on