Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-03
saved by Emotion.

were lately attracted by the rare beauty
of young lady, whose presence was
remarked at every representation.
Her eyes were superb, her form ex-
quisite, her complexion rivaled the lily.
and her tresses, dark as night, fell on
her shoulders 10 large waving masses.
This beautiful girl was always accom-
panied by diminutive, strengthening
man, with a complexion the color OF
saffron, and who resembled aresuscitated
mummy, SO closely did his skin stick to
his sharp bones. How old was he? No
one could tell; he might be thirty-five,
or he might be ninety. 1t was soon
known that they were East Indians
that they came from Calcutta, and were
father and daughter.
The father carried about on his per-
son the signs of his opulence; five or
six enormous diamonds glittering on
his skeleton fingers, and on the en-
broidered bosom. of his shirt. The ex-
travagant splendor of his ornaments
contrasted strangely with the simplicity
of his daughters costume. A dress of
white muslin, confined at the waist with
a green ribbon, was all she wore
nothing more, not the smallest article
of jewelry-nO necklace, bracelet, nor
earrings. The most refined coquetery
could not have struck out better
style. The poor man was a
nabob. immensely rich, and dying with
Asiatic spleen. He was gradually sink
ing away with languor, and his Indian
doctors had sent him to Europe i'm the
hope of saving his life. But his chance
was poor one; for Europe is dull, and
her civilization monotOnOus, to a man
sated with the splendOrs and eccentrici-
ties of India. In truth, nothing aston
ished him, nothing moved him, at
Paris; an astonishment would have re-
freshed him, an emotion might have
saved him-he would have paid for an
astOnishment, hundred thousand
crowns; for an emotion, half OF his
fortune. Alter Paris, the nabOb and his
daughter were going to London. At
first, the young and beautiful East
Indian had manifested desire not to
remain long in Paris, but to depart i'm
mediately for London. But soon this
eagerness to depart wsxed faint, and
finally disappeared altogether.
''This is a charming city, said she,
"and am told that London is far from
so many and so great attrac-
TONS" . ... .I..-
What she did not mention among the
Of Paris, was certain young
who had found the road to
her heart; for the young girl was not
as insensible as the father; kind look,
a tender speech, had sufficed to awaken
emotion in her BOSOM. Nevertheless,
the nabob, more and more ennuied, re-
solved to try change of country, and
issued his orders to prepare for their
departure for London. -
The day before the departure, a young
man presented himself TO the opulent
East Indian, and said without further
preamble:
"I come to ask the hand of your
The nabob scarcely raised his eye
brows, but fixing on the suitor a dull
and inaDimate look, asked:
"What is your fortune?"
81 have none," replied the young
man.
"Well, that is not of much import
ance," said the nabOb; ''my daughter
has thousands. What is your position
your rank in life?"
81 am nothing yet, but hope to dis
tinguish myself hereafter"
"what is your name, your title? ?"
the impossible naboh.
81 have no aristoeratic title ne said,
giving his name-a common place one.
''So," said the Indian, "vou have
neither rank, fortune, nor title; and
you demand the hand of my daughter?"
"Yes, sir, l do" was the prompt re-
ply. ' fE .. - % - ~ =
The nabob had no idea of such un-
paralleled impudence, and for the first
time in an immemorial period, he felt
not excited. After en-
joying his astonishment for a few mo-
ments, he said to the young man, with
all his habitual sang fr0id:.
''Sir, if we were i'm India, l should
have you thrown out of the
at Paris, have only the right to turn
you out of doors, and l request you to
go out"
81 comprehend. My presence irritates
you" .,-.-.... -..-..
"No, sir; it annoys me-"
The young man left the room, but
scarcely had he passed the door-sill
when a white hand elapsed his and a
sweet voice said:
'Well done! You have repeated the
lesson exactly. Now you must write
the letter | am about to dictate"
The astonishment had happy effect
on the nabOb's health, and that day he
was much better than usual. The next
day, at breakfast time, his daughter not
having appeared, he gave orders to the
servants to go and call her. At the
same moment letter was handed to
him, which he opened with indolent
fingers. and cast upon il look, which,
at first absent, became riveted as soon
as he read the first words of the missive.
1t was very laconic, and ran thus:
.'Monsieur-I love your daughter, and
she loves me. You would not give her
to mel have carried her off,"
These lines were signed with the
common place name which had been
pronounced so humbly the day before.
The domestic who had been directed to
inform his daughter that the nabOb was
her, returned with the in
formation that mademoiselle was not
in her apartment, that she had left that
in carriage, as if for a jour
ney, for she had taken her trunks and
band boxes. The nabob remained for
an instant moriOnless; then, all at once
he uttered sort of terrible roar, and
springing from his easy chair, with one
kick of his foot he overturned the break.
fast table. The domestics rushing in at
the noise, he threw himself upon them,
beating and striking them right and
left; then, left alone, he smashed all
the furniture i'm the apartment, and
never stopped until, exhausted with
rage and fatigue, he fell senseless upon
the carpet OF the devastated room. -
When he came to himself a healthy
reaction had taken place in his system;
the crisis had produced ali instantaneous
and immense result. 1t was the emotion
emotion so long prayed for, which
had come at last to save him!
A messenger had now arrived from
his daughter, to open negotiations for
'.Let her come-let her GOMEZ" ex-
claimed the nabob, sand I'll marry her
to the man she loves"
The couple were'not far of, and soon
made their appearance.
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