The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-02-16

fbat he intended giving a moob fbl
hall on the gf4gs before % door. VI.
Thmnbil fetched two young ladies n
ftshi0n from town. neilhb0f Flamhr.
ough's f0sy daughters we're brought 10.
Aaunting with red t0p knots. and We bad
q very gay time " u, winding aP with
prayer
Ny eirts som began ~ pitch their
thoughts very high, and their pride was
not lowered by v fJftune.tciling gypsy
who promised Iivy a s1Hire and Sophy a
lordl-all for q shilling apiecel Then
the two fine ladies from town paid ~ n
gisit-Lady Barney and Mis- Carolina
WilhclmIna Skeggs-and though Mr..
Burchell turned his back, and cried
" Fudget' al the end Of each sentence,
we were vastly pleased with their high
life conversation, and my wife struck up
a plan of sending our two daughters to
town "a their companions, at stipends Of
thirty pounds and twenty five guineas a
year. This they very condescendingly
approved, only requiring, as a mere form,
Mr.. ThornhilPs recommendation. This
he readily gave, and the expedition 70
town was speedily resolved upon, though
Mr.. BuTchell very presumptuOusly sought
TO dissuade us from it.
As we were now rising in the world we
determined to sell our old colt, which
had no tail, and buy a better one. lily
son Moses went to the fair with him, in
a waistcoat of gosling green, fell into the
hands of a prOwling sharper, and brought
back only a gross of green s%pectacles!
Then | took our other horse, old Black
berry, and sold him myself to a most
venerable appearing gentleman, who
gave me an order on neighbor Flambor-
ough for five pounds. But when my
honest neighbor saw thename-''Ephraim
Jenkinson'-he exclaimed:
The greatest rascal under heaven!
This is the very same rogue that sold the
spectacles"
! went heme detected, but found my
wife and girls in tears over a greater dis
appointment, for the two fine ladies,
having heard reports of us from some
malicious person, had set out for London,
leaving us to wonder who could nave
aspersed our characters thus basely. By
chance, however, Mr.. Burchell was de-
tected in the v~illainy of having sent a
warning letter to the ladies of Ihornhlll
castle, and, when reproached, he showed
such effrontery that | could scarcely
govern my passion.
"Ungrateful wretch p / cried, "begone
and no longer pollute my dwelling with
thy baseness ?"
He smiled and departed with the ut
most composure, leaving us astonished
and enraged at his assurance.
esquire ThOrnhill continued his at
tentions, but all my wife's art could not
bring him to a proposal. At last it was
resolved that Olivia should marry, at
the end OF a month, farmer Williams
(who was in easy circumstances prudent,
sincere and openly devoted to herr, pro-
vided the squire did not meantime de-
clare his intentions. Instead, however,
he discontinued his visits and Olivia
seemed contented with the change in her
fate. Four days before the nuptials,
little Dick came running in, crying
ooh, papa, she is gone--sister Livy
is gone from us foreverY'
"Gone, child"
eyes, with two gentlemen in a post
~chaise-and one kissed her-and she
cried-but he persuaded her-and she
said "Oh, what will my poor papa do
when he knows that | am undone!'
"Now then" cried |, my children, go
and be miserable, for we shall never en-
ioy one hour more. And, oh, may
Heavens everlasting fury light upon
him and his! Thus to rob me of my
child !" ,
"She's an ungrateful creature" said
my wife, weeping, "to use us thus"
"Do not talk hardly" said /; "she
shall be welcome to this heart, though
stained with vices, if find but repent
ance."
Nv suspicious fell entirely upon our
Young landlord, but, when | insisted on
seeing him, he met ME with an open face
and seemed amazed at the elopement,
protesting on his honor that he was quite
a stranger to it. This denial and some
other circumstances soon convinced me
that the real culprit was no other than
Mr.. Burchell ?" / followed some clews
to his fight with my poor daughter, but
in vain. Returning sadly homeward, |
fell in with a very well dressed gentle
: man who invited me to sup with him
l and talked politics at a great rate but
? he proved to be only the butler, and the
l sudden arrival of his master and mistress
put me in great confusion. just then
, who should enter but Miss Arabella Viii
. mot. who was formerly engaged to be
! married tony son George. She recog
{ nized me with joy, and, on hearing my
name the old gentleman and lady, hel
uncle and aunt insisted on my staying
for some days.
The next evening we went to see som'
z strolling players act in a barn. Wher
the chief performer appeared and per
: ceived Miss Wilmot and me, he stood
speeches.. 1t was my fortunate George
q He burst into tears and retired. ! con
Quoted Miss Wilmot home, and we sooI
. had my son with us; all his travels hat
d brought him no more fortune than
r stick and a wallet but ] fancied that
h could discern that Miss Wilmot still
n looked on him with a favorable eye. No
was this preference abate by the arriva
h af Mr.. Thornhill, who, / learned had a
ready made her some overtures. ii
10 seemed surprised at seeing me, but wa
e yery friendly, and procured for Georg
an ensign's commission in one OF the res
II imeuts going to the West Indies.
Giving my son all l had my blessin
st i took leave of the good family ths
IL had entertained me so long; and set on
to for home. Putting up for the night at
little public house, | CHANGED to hear ii
st lsndlady beratipg some one in the roo
no above.
rs out / saw she cried what, 20
er trumpery, TO come and take up an hol
at est house without cross or coin to pie
| Yourself with Come along, | say"
Dr. "Oh, madam" cried the strange
a "pity me for one night, and death WI