Year: 1862

edly, and would make her kind and affec-


tionate husband as l concluded, she placed


her hand in mine, saying, as she did so:


Edwin, my heart is already yours, obtain


my parents consent, and will cheerfully be-


stow upon you this hand"


What more could any reasonable man ask +?
"Obtain my parents consent, and | will


cheecfully bestow upon you this hand" the


words kept sounding in my ears, and was


in doubt whether was dreaming or not =
gradually, however, came to my Senses


when my first act was to throw my arms
around the neck Of my beloved, and imprint
warm passionate kiss upon her ruby lips as
token of acknowledgement that l understood
and appreciated her meaning. 1t was now
determined that we should go to her father
for the purpose of obtaining his sanction to
our proposed alliance. We found him read
ing newspaper, and made known our errand
without delay; he studied for moment,
which seemed to me month, and at length
! he said:


Mr. Willet, cannot say that I have any
serious objection to receive yon as son in
law, yet as you yourself acknowledge that
you have not as yet been enabled to attain a
position such as it is in my opinion advisable
for you to attain before you undertake the
ply yourself assduously, and when you have
risen to some eminence in your profession,
and accumulated somewhat toward the main
tenance of her whom you anticipate taking
under your care, I will then, assure you,
place no further obstacle in the way of your
marriage. The welfare Of my daughter has
ever been my constant study, and would be
the last one to deny her anything that would
in the slightest degree contribute to her hap
piness. You will believe me- my dear friend,
when say I ain prompted by DO mercenery
motive, for am sure when you come to rea-
son the matter clearly and calmly in your
own mind, and look at it in the proper light,
you cannot 60 far 70 perceive the utility Of
following my advice"


bowed an acknowledgment, and with
promise to call upon them in the morning to
bid them farewell, | took my departure.


To say that did not feel some degree of
impatience consequent upon the result oc my
interview with Mr.. Mayburn, would be ab-
surd for lovers are always impetuous and un-
willing to be put of, and was by no means
an exception, but was compelled to make a
virtue Of necessity and bide my time the
next morning made an early breakfast and
repaired at once to the domiclc of my inam-
orata, whom found looking as charming as
ever. babe her good morning, and told her
| that had come to take my leave Of her for
time but that hoped the day was not far
distant when [ should be permitted to come
again and claim her as my bride. Having
now broached the, to us, by no means un-
pleasant theme of the previous evenings con-
versation, we were soon deeply engrossed in
making plans for the future. But all things
must have an end, and as the hours sped
away like minutes, it seemed to my infatuat-
ed mind as though [ had scarcely entered the
house until it was time for me to pronounce
the much dreaded good bye which was to be
the signal for our temporary separa ton and,
as like " time and tide" railroad cars swat
for no man." | was obliged to do it, but il
was done in decidedly doleful way, assure
you, and ere long was speeding forward on
my homeward way, my thoughts centered on
one object, and that object was Carrie,
prize which was fully resolved 1 would use
my utmost exertions to gain.





Nearly two years had elapsed since the
date of my engagement with Carrie Mayburn.
During that time had made many visits to
C, and always found her the same un
changed being that she was when first pre-
sented to the reader, unless it was that she |
seemed, at least to my eyes, if possible, more
beautiful than ever. We had kept up reg
ularly correspondence, her letters always
breathing spirit of love and affection coup
led with the hope that the time would soon
come when We would be united to separate |
no more in life; mine, as may be readily i'm |
aeined always re-echoed the sentiments en-
bodied in hers. As the reader has already |
been apprised, it was the desire Of Mr.. May |
burn that should rise to some eminenee in |
my profession before claiming the fulfiIment
Of his daughters promise. This had en-
deavored to the utmost of my capacity to do,
and | had reason to believe that | had in |
great measure succeeded, for by the expira-
ton of the time above mentioned, was able |
to congratulate myself upon having the pat
ronage of the most influential citizens of this |
place, who placed the most implicit conf |
dence in my professional abilities; conse-
quently, | now felt justified in once more
making application for the hand of the fair |
No. neIf baI - h.