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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
D.-D. WALKER Acrto..
. 4 ,, R NAn, produce and Commission Nloiihauta. fourth Ware
f.. 1 of the Puhlic Hedge, %fie 7.1
in Coal. Salt. Plaster. Stuee , Fixh. Lime and Lime
. .e. I i , N !a. Sieves. Castings. lee.. ace.. with unflurpa.s
-r, nes for ' , hipping either by Swain boa*. Propenerd.
y Rail !load.
nclantme..
CARSON tiRAHASII.
T \ CGI7 4 .6ELLOK LAW, George A .
.1.14. of the park, Cam.
JAMES ROSS SNO W DEN. A .
ivrT as Cot.Nst:..lolt A T 'Law, ;So. I:i4, Third StieCi
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~JU~IN W. ItiUIIELL,
r.:T AT Lim.--COilee. Fifth Street', between Sinltbfiirld
Streets. Pitt/burgh. Pa. •
VINCENT 111b1ROD & CO.
,t - r•r - rtaraii of Stoves , . Hollow Ware, Engines, Machinery,
,Road Sot l'ors. etc-. State et.. Lrie Pa.
TtiONIAS M. AVSTIN.
(Late of the o..Loasis ¢ c 0.,)
oae in Clocks. Vtiatches, Jvweiry. Silver Spoons. Musitral
••:r uunen ta. Loot.itql Claimer, Lan," and Farley Gam, whok•-
■ran.lretail.
— JOHN GOALDING.
;I'3A VT TAILot, and Habit l'ilaker—Sbopon the east _id .of
tot-street. two doors north or Eight, and adjoining J. U.
Cal I Ile( Ware-Hoorn. Erie. Penna.
CLARK & METCALF.
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i• F. << C and mall dealers in Dry Goods, Carpttn, cad Dry
.-c•,r* No. 1 Reed Noun.
- • WILLIAMS dr: WRI
crweetars and Dealers in Gold and silver ccin. uneur-
V., r,, Laud Warrants and certificate: , of Deruute.
t on the principal titles ul' the Union. L.:lda - putts
TA , fUr aale. Llffiee, W Bloc:c.c./mu of
:w.l euthie Square.
e. a. winan.
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.3. G. et W. I. NIILIA.
Wholesale Dealers in Groceries.
—.k o, itoreo;u Fruit. Nutts. Tickles and Pickled
Preserved, and Hermetricatly Sealed artitlcs of
, c.r•,,,• ; 0n always on imud. No. 3. William's Bieck,
tr. Brown's New Dote. Erie, Pa.
Is, Nen York. . Wu. I. Mat,. tlnfralo. '
zecr c,; iniheir seitron..oysn•rs id shelf. hum J. 41. Sills
, 1"s r!. which will be sold Wh'slci.ale at low prices
A. C. I %claw", Agent, Eric. Prs.
DUALIN & A s
:rs ( tr.%gical. - tzetsool and Mrseellanrous Books. Blank
and Printer's Cards, Nu. J . Brown's - new
i r,: 1 . 2.
B. T. SLOAN.
T. W. bIOORE, •
•-2 • (yr•erir.. Previsions. Wines. Liqitoro.Candits. trOit.
iTelw laeleitheik. Co's State street, Er;r,
JOHN B . COOK.
a Fancy Dry' Duds. and the Greatest variety
N , I:I the City. Cheap Side, Erie. Fa.
STE:RRETT & GRAY.
Jo"lers and retati Deatersin Wet and Dry Groceries
P - Prod , :er. Foreign. and IJoiuc 1 c Fruit. Woo.len.
11 ~t 7 a d stone Ware. Flour. Fitt'. Sail. tans. Nails, Pow.
; S V Fuse. lee., Ate. French Street., oppo
• ! Erie. Pa.
. canal Boats. Vessels.. Hotels. and Private
• d att) theabove arttcies with tirouipt
..l‘. r. o•;.rzip. _
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1V M. S. LANE.
Attoraoy and Conasellor at Law.
cr Jac ii , on's store, at North-East corner - Of the rut,-
but. I uktS BELL% & I'EW AK l'.
1 . 51, inn) . aSH: Surgeon,. Office 213 d
?k. E.1...1..t rig Streclß.
•t frcITI 7 so 1.1 A. M; 1 to t, and 6 to 7, P. M.
D. 1. t. sTii.WART, 9. TI.
JOHN HEARS & CO.
atisl Cat/mission Merchants, dealer. in Coal.
new. Cut a daily line of upper lake ElLeapnerf,
• 6,c. Pa.
LIDIA:LL - ek Co.
Tr' , ) 11n .:facturcrs of Iron Fence, Earth*, Etenralioat
k.e slate. between h and Bth. etteeln. Erie.
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY.
pc,:.c.e.i to No. 5 Reed Block; Staid Pcreet.
a tri , f..prcar 60,44 at 11i o'ePiek, A. M.
3io'clbak. P. M.
n. n. ar.titioan,- Agent.
GEORGE J, MORTON.
Le(( the jinn of 17 Hearn 4, C. 4. )
arno and colaint-Mon Slercharn. Pybhe Pock, Grid, Pa.
Fu.b. Flour and Planter.
111 EM
W. fi7mqb w Ll'ON
at.fl Repairer. Dealerda Watener.
Clocks. Jewelry,
I ., trumei.L... Waring Glance and °the erauey Gool
we st of the Reed House. 17
7 ARBUCKLE & KEPLER.
•S. 11 I)r3 600110. Grocerie.. hardware, Crockery. Le. No
err. 13: , ck "tt 1•C mum. Erie.- Pa.
BRANDES.
stit..:oN-01fice at his residence ea Eighth
French ant nand. Erie. Fa.
M. gANFORD & CO..
cokr s it% et. Bank Node. Prang, Certibages of De
' .&-,'• s'.. ht Pactian..c on the principal .clties constantly
• e Oftce in Beauy 7 s Block. Public Square. Erie.
T. HERON STUART.
•sa Prtr•u e uw-01Bee. corner of French and Fiftb
"I.Lrer Mows Kocles store. Residence ou Fourth Wed,
610 f P 25 tat.leold Apntbecary
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RUFUS REED.
4 zia'n zl;.ll.Genuan and Ainesiehn Hardware" nd reileryt
AB3, Nails, View, Imo and, Reed No. 3 Reed House,
CADWELL & BENNETT,
" 711, rp,lobLers, and Retail Dealers in Dry Goods. Groceries.
t.i a.nare, Carpeting. Hardware, Iron, Steel, Watt.,
&C. Empire Stores Site Street, bur doors. below
ws limp% Erie. Pa.
V leep, Bellows, Azle Anus; Springs,andi general
.c.. , r4c.rilt of Saddle and Carriage Trimmings.
S. !SERVES SMITH.
wzvcr At I.Aw and Jtumee of the Peace. and Apia for
lel stone Mutual Lafe Insurance Company—Office 3 doors
wrights store. Erie. Pa.
. GEORGE H. CUTLER..
.t.ET AT Law, Girard, Ene County, Pa. Coitettioas and
businesa attended to watt promptnees and dispatch,
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JOSIAH KELLOGG.
ra,n:`B, commission Merchant, on the Public Dock. east of
44 meet.
eau. Plaster and Whirr Fish. constantly for male.
1. ROSENZWEIG, & Co. ,
k LtilLl Alfa Rirestc Dsickcs in Foreign and Domestic Dry
rrady mule gothic; Boots and-Shoes. &c.. No. I
"Ngber Block. State meet. Brie.
ItSHALL" dr. VINCENT,
turn .T LAw—Otlllee up wain in nousluny null building
tarlof the Prothonotary'/ (*bee. Ezio• •
MURRAY WHALLON.
- virraNn Cot NSlLLiiit AT LAw—OiSeeover C. H. Wright's
S " . ". etuance one door west of Stale street, opt Diamond.
TIBBALS. t HAYES.
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Brown Dry
G ood,
HDotel ry Otoeeriet,.Croetexy. flardwate.
'New .
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JCKSON,
o Dry Goods,SMITH.
Groceries Hardware, Queens Ware. Litre.
cbeapside. Erie. Pa- •
WILLIAM RIBLET, -
'Minister, and Undertaker. earner or State and
Erie.
ARI'ER & BRQ HEN,
tetaii MOM hi Drui'll. Median? i railata;Cllll4
Ice • No. 11. teed Howe. Erie.
JAMES LYTLE.
:ham Talior.oe the matte .are. • fit;w Joon
cet, Erie..
(.)HN H. BURTON. dr. CO.
sTAti. dealers Drugs. Medicines, Dye 'SWIMS.
0. :P . , Steed House. Erse.
CHApor. RESIDENT DENTHIT—OtIiee en
be south ode of the Diamond are doors east (4
:e F:rie Bank. Prices re:wettable. and all work
I wanted Erie June 19 1831.
DR. 0. L. ELLIOTT. ' - •
emdent Dentist: Olney and dwelling on Up
t.outh side of the Public Square, lit door East
Of Übe Erie Book Sodding. Teeth_ inserted on
Gold Plate, from oue to an eatlreaett. Can
;Ith lure told, and restored to health Modem
'h'aned- with instrunienia and Dentidee so as to
cl.araeer. All work trammed.
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MR. WHITEHEAVS WILL.
%Whoa the wealthy mtddle-aged bachelor, Samu-
el Scope, espoused the pentri:ess young widow
Eardly, who had one child of hrr first marriage litr
-4 inn; little boy ef three yeava o!d, - 'lolks, as usual,
expressed various epinions,o)) the suhject; while, of
cqurile, the happy couple,: knowing nothing and
caring less of what was said about them . , in process
of time shared the common Ifate, and, *ben gossip
ing had exhausted keel, were alloWed t 9 glide down
the btrezm of time unheeded. Mrs. crop pre•
fronted hei second husband likewise .with a son,
I the nurse declaring that the child and his father
were as like as two peas. Thie f perhaps,' was oat
tattering to the baby, though the declaration might
be based on truth-4lr. Scrope bring a faf, white,
flabby-looking personage,
i with half-closed eyes and
al.eau-shaven face, whereon stray haly was never
Ipermitted to rest, presenting, in short, , ' the re.cm
b'ance of a huge overgrown "flabby -dabby hubby."
The likeness between father ands°, continued to
increase, as the latter grew up, and lung after Mrs- -
Scrape was left a widsw for the second time'
continued to bu poiated out by those who had
known the deceased. And this likenese was cot
cut:fit/ethic: outward appearance; fur in disposition
and character young Samuel greatly resembled his
father—in exces,-iv-e timidity ; approach ingen ner
vousness.; in sky and- embarrassed manner; in all
sorts of old-.::..omanish propensities—such as putting
hls feet in hot water, cud talt:nt basins of scalding
gruel to core colds, which, so nehu.v, ha wasalways
catching; in fl.;etti nee - theca, and detestation of fire
tirtris and all otTensive or defensive weapons—in
these particulars he was indeed, as friends' remark
ed, his father'. own sun. From his mother he in
heilled a love of m mey, of parsiminious saving and
hoarding, a tolerable share - of en.spiciousnese, end
a l a r g e ameunt of prudence: a cold and perfectly un.:
impassioned temperament, calculating even his in
duigenceseand rather obtuse brain, were singular
ly eintbined; and What he wanted in set*, he - made
up in'tieliberation and %term:less.. Such was Sam
uel Scrape the younger, the heir of his father's
large fortune, the idol of his doting mother, and the
pampered, spoiled boy ;the household.- She nev
er could part with himlfor the purposes of educe
tints; he nips too delicate fat any school—it would
kill Sam to be buffeted and rudely treated! So Sam
had a tutor at home, whose situatian wasa real sine
cure, so far as teaching went—the young gentle
man• hating it much his own ray when and how his
less6ns were to be acquired and repeated.
Scrope, 1;:e many weak naothere, cared not no:Olt
fur her son's requirements, except those which bare
ly sudiced as a passport through society in general.
,Vjea dil it matter, she saidjur Samuel to toiland
moil over itoi l d:s, whenhe had a large fortune ready
made to enj.,')? It was all right and - proper -that
her elievt born, Francis Eardliy, should strtve to
win prizes an& be a great scholar, because he had
only his own exertions to depend epon; besides,
Frank w.ls high-spirited and b ,iaterottk, had fine
health and energies, and was altogether of X differ
ent s nature froth Sam. Of a different-nature:indeed'.
—brave, generon , , s elf-denyin g , affectionate and
warm-hearted. francia as little rezenibled his
younger brother in disposition as in person, for that ,
was pre eminently graceful and agreeable. Sam'.,
cowardice and sluggish intellect presented sech a'
contrast to the bold, daring and splendid abilities of
Frank, that even Mrs. Scrape could not fail to see
it, de-pite her partiality for the former; though why
that partiality existed, it were hard to fathom,' un
less it arose from Sam's more closely resembling
herself. •
Frank was sent to a public school, and`wasst fa
forite with every one, making friends everywhere he
went; but at home, the home where his younger
brother reigned paramount, there gravel faces al
ways met him, there he was chided and rebuked by
his mother, and avoided by the fat, pampered Sam,
who looked askance on the fine youth, whose noble
and msnly bearing roused feelings of envy and dis
like. What right had Frank to laugh and joke and.
ride and sing and - conduct himself in• so off-hand a
way. when he never had a farthing in his pocket?—
for Mrs. Scrape kept poor Frank very low 03 pock
et money, though she had a . moderate life4sinture,
and Sam, whose hands were always in his',pockOts;
turning over his gold, which he seldom 'changed,
skulked about, with nothing to dui and. nothing to
sae, and feeling quite ill at case before his gay,
handsome brother.
Among the visitors at Scrope Hall was a Mr,
Whitehead, an elderly bachelor of grave and taci
turn demeanor, reputed to be' tooratously wealthy,
and of privileged eccentricity. A miser in the lit
eral *sense of the term; sly, observant and 'prying
noiseleselyjnto the camerae of everybody and ev
erything. Mr. Whitehead visited about. from one
house to another, living in clover at them all. It
•was rumored that he was nut quite 'mind in his
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mita, and that an early love disappointment had
turned his brain; however, them who pow contem
plated his , dirty fazes wig, and tall, lank form, ar
rayed uniformly in threadbare black,.foand it diffi
cult to realize the idea of aromautic Osage is such
elite and in such a being! Mammon !was the God
of his worship sow, at all events. Mt. Whitehead
had been a crony of the deceased Mr. Scrope, and
it was apparent that be transferred to the younger
Samuel much of the approval and liking he had be
stowd on the el.ler. At Scrope Hall, Mr. White
head wastalways it welcome and favored Guest; his
ways were ikunison with their ways; and Samuel
was so great a favorite with the sour•visaged old
man, that Mrs. Scrope indulged pleasant drimms of
an accession to her darling's fortune. Asto Frank,
be had become Mr. Whitehead's - abomination, fur
be would neither bead, or fawn, or flatter or learn.
There was another dwelling to which 4r. White
head had access, and whose inmates were of a dif
ferent charaiter, front thole of ficrope lii I I; and yet,
strange to say, these two domicils were the old
bachelor's favorite• resting-illacev, and be restored
from one to the other with infinite satisfaction.—
Many miles of bill ankiale, rivers and woodlands,
divided the hostile houses, and Miss Pamela Gor
don bad not seen ?drd. Scrape face to fags since
the widowhood of the latter; but unspoken 'alums
itt existed between the ladies; and Mrs; Scrope
called Miss Pamela "a massulin• 'pickier!" Calle
bpse Pamela deeominated Mrs. ser a pe Na "crew."'
hifri Whitehead beard what each said of Ow ether,
sogbod in his slow, end enjoyed the pod things
at both !patties, Perhaps, uncut/reseed by himself,
the c'ilitilees and lonely man found •an attraction - et
&Liss •plearant 11 , 411 P, which he vainly
sought f.ar elten here; for Miss risme* had a pang
niece resident with. her, whose laughing slark eyes .
brpsigi4 memories to the'elti man's heart.he vainly
*stayed to dispel; and Elepeth Gordon became in
Mt% Whitehead a sort of loadstone, %those; at
traction it was not posiible t.i resist. Yes, who
played - such pranks with the cross old wiser ast lit
tle-Ellie? Who coped him Out of a slicer crotch
ad easily for the purpres of. charity? Who 'aid
and dill such impudent, and such lender and charm
ing things as &lie G.ndon, thiorphan niece of the
strong-minded iiirs Pamela?
Miss Pamela Gordon .weir the half-sister of El
speth's father, who had married the only slater of
Mr. Serape, to that gentleman's lasting and.inex
°ruble displeasure. Captain Gordon died soon af
ter his ill-fated, marriage, leaving his brokeollieatt
ed wife and infant 'daughter ill provided fur. Mrs.
Gordon at length, in deep diatrese, appealed to her
brother's widowafor easistance, but Mrs. Scrape
turned a deaf ettrto her request; she had Samuel to
mice care of, and Frar.ois to educate and provide for.
The dying wronan then turned towards her sister
in law, Miss Pamela, as a last resource, fur help iu
her extremity. Miss Pan.cla was conitred per
son not, to ba imposed upon,. and by no Leans soft
hearted. She lived_ on a handsome life-enataity,• a
fact which she took tare to reader public; "as it
was better folks should ail know," she said, "that
she had nothing to bequeath in her sill, end. lived
vire her ireo ne." Miss Psmela and
_her half
brutholla.l.neter been very g0.,,c1 friends; they had
sqUabbled and differed on every possible and impos
sible topic; moreover, Miss; Pamela had strongly
set her fate against his alliadce with Mary Scrope,
ani she was in the secret of Mr. Whltehead's ro
tnant.c devatiOtt to that lady, who, however, prefei
rJd theinsinoini:iz captain. Notwithstanding all
a tio•• II
don meekly eistreuted a small sum to extricate her
from pressing difficulty, the good spinster, burying
all the fast in obliviim, set herself earnestly to the
task of comforting st:d supporting the widow and
fatherless; and at length received Ellie as her own
child, into her own home, When Mrs. Gordon sunk
to re s t in the grave. Mr. Whitehead, in 'etinversa
tion with Miss Pamela, had recently began to
.hint very strongly about the valuable qqa!ities of
Mr. Simuel, and the 'good fur-nothing character of
his half brother—a proceeding whiclt always set ,
Miss Pamela in a blast of indignation, whitelree
appals to. Ellie brought a corresponding color
into that young lady's cheeka.
,wonclor what thit old mice: hos taken in his
head now r thmght !bias l'amols, os on one ace:-
ition of the kind Cie watched h:s retreatinz kittre ;
tlite looks wonierfolly bent and withered of ta•c;'he
iletrat fast much lonzer. I hop hail leave!‘
cy to poor Ellie, fur hei mother's fa%O. Ah, lip
as very rand of Mary Serape / Who ever, would
elitive such a being as he appears onw, could ever
are plsycl the foil, tai rive I wilco oh:, marrie I
•r .Neti! Ellie i; very like her mother, tall of life
nJ animation. Bies4 her, she's a goad dear Eirl.
dais know what I atioulJ da-wiihout her. She's
cle r-spirited-pose, ton, ani after my own heart!
1 Same nanntiti stabserrient to Ithis period, Hrs.
Icrope and her younger roe sat 'sipping their break
ert entree, and munching hot rolls, Sam's head being
Swaddled in flannel fur the rLeumatbm ; when the
former, after a pause, pursued the tenor of their con-
Vermilion, by saying in a half hesitating tune; "Af
ter all, Sam, my dear, it's as nici a letter se one
co ald expect (rum Miss Pamela Gordon; she has al
ways been considered; most extraordinary person,
out-of ihe-way thing, and not sticking at trifles.—
' conies", I dtrit q u ite understand the calm'sweet
tenor of her politeorpistle ; and I feel almost as if I
stood on'the brink of some powder magazine with„a
lighted candle in my hand.' But that most be all
my °stream nervousness ; because -you ice,' Sam,
there is nothing to occasion miniving, and all is
fair and eh re ground. We %are asked your cou
sinii Etspet here, as in duty bound—shi, is coming
as
mailer of course; and as a molter of course you
will ret.' ye her. Let me see—counting with her
fingers..." Elspeth GurJ n is just twenty—. 4 year
younger than you, Sam, my dear, and some live
months; and Mary Serape that was, has been dead
about twelve yeas's. Mary was a handsome, spirit
ed girl:" .
"Oil Whitehead mtt / t have been eery fold of het
to make such a will," broke i• Sam, with his month
full and tis face very red; "I'm care, mother, I'd
Mach rather remain single than be carried—.tbat I
Would; J know a wife will - only loilpir me, and I
shall be taking these eternal colds dancing after her
—girls are so tiresome."
"How do you know girls are tiresome, Sam 7 0
asked his mother sharply.
"Why, mother," responded Sam, looking rather
sheepish, "I've heard you say so scores of times."
" Well, well, my dear, never mind," responded
Mrs. Scrope soothingly. "1 tarn say Elspetb Gor
don is a discreet maiden, though Mr. Whitehead
spoke of her as being a gay, laughing lass ; sod, to .
do her justice, Miss Pamela is a clever woman, and
has brought up the young miss well, no doubt, and
trained her to obedience and respect of her elders.
I'll be bound she'll come here all blushes and tre
mors atr own rare good lick !" and Mrs. Scrope
paused, a kind of jealous pang shot through her
maternal heart. Sam remained silent ; his white
flabby face and half closed eyes affording no index
as to the nature of his ruminations. Unaccustomed
to the society of strangers, it may be supposed that .
Mrs. Serape and Sam felt a little nervous at thee:-
petted visit of a well-bred young lady, placed in such
extremely delicate and peculiar circumstances to
wards themselves, as Eloped' Gordon was. Mr.
Whitehead bad departed to another world, after only
a few days illness, soon after his last visit to Miss
Pamela Gordon; bequeathing the whole of hit large
fortune, without any deduction whatever, to Sam
uel Scrope, of Strop* Hall, on condition of said Sam
uel Sertipe marrying Eloped' Gordon, daughter of
the late Captain Gordon, and Mary his wife ; the
said marriage to take place within twelve months
after the testator's decease, In the event of the said
Samuel Serope refusing to ratify the raid condition,
and rejecting the lady, he 'forfeited the fortune
which thee became Eiapeth Gordon's. Bet if the
lady rejected the rimless() ) why thee of atone
vice PO**. ileffinefpMr‘ Whitehead bed preri.
tirONWAILDI
SATURDAY AIORNENG, MARCH 19, 1853.
did for every 'contingency. if the couple, by elutu •
a! consent, refused to fulfil the stipulated conditions,
iLe many pc .rem of thooza,!,(ls went to enrich various
alinast.uniteard of even by the must phi -
lant4ropic— As to Etspe.b Gordon refusios Sam,
that wad a thing Mr..‘Vbitelsead never demised of;
a penniless girl like the daughter vi lost. Mary to
cast fortune a way—sasy, two fi.sounett—..wait unheard
of in tbs annals of romantic fully: Su he secured
her, am he considered, as euelleut husband and a
luxurious home. Then the idea of:Sanieel - Bcrope,
prudent sad money-loeineas he was known to be,
refusing a pretty girl and a stiltprettier doirewr,
fur tey whim short of insanity, wait farina wild and
improbsh!e a conjecture to gain 'footing in Mr.
Whiiehead's calculations. Sam, unimpassinneci and
cold u he was,. Would hardly reject a mne, lively,
good4etapered yroang creature, by marrying - o hum
he wend insure to himself the possession of nearly
440400.
Elopeth Gordon had received an imitation to
Scrape Dill, for the ptirpose of being introduced to
her cousin ; and Miss Pamela. to Mrs. Scrope7slll ,
tonivhsnent, had herself written to accept it in Elliu's
name, at the same time wishing goxl-speed to the
worsitsg!
The eventful, day arrived ; Sam had thrown aside
his nnel wraps, and arrayed in a bright new coat,
with rell-oiled hair, was surveyed by his admiriag
mother, with hooks of unmitigsted admiration.,
"0 mother," he said, " I . airmall in a fluster ; I
don't know 'what to say to her.",
‘' I ' dare to say she is more in a Mister than you,
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Sato k pty deaf ;so let that co furl you. the wou't
meet O. ur eye.; depend up 6 it ; girls an saliva
shy qp such trying occasions 89 111098." . ' -
hhiendinivoring to rally her eon's spirits, and to
support his drooping cuurege, hire. &rope remark
ed that she every moment expected to heir the sound
of carriage-wheels approaching, al it was ra therbe
yr:nit the hour fixed for the arrival of their guest.
Tiro Win* ttirTher
the door of the apartment weed:log-open, and a lady
attired ins riding costume, rapidly entered, exclaim -
log ; '•down, Juno! down Pete as two-huge dogs
leaped abut her, creating canto ion and dismay in
ill 'the beholders, for if Mrs. Serope and Sim hated
one thing more Limo another, it was a dog.
With dismay and surprise painted on her totinte
naXce,'lldrs. Scrape, turning tut • `domeslicheaid
in a holy tome "Turn then out I 'turn but those
Irotiblerwielit creatures immediately I" But Miss
Elapetb Gotdon—for it was she--perempthrily ex
claimed t "I should strongly advise nobody to med.
d:e with My dogs ; they are savage, and bite
strangi;s, unless left alqueond never ANY any one
except me and Tom." Shrinking from contact with
the unruly animals, and in the utmost consternation,
Scrope surveyed her young visitor. ' A tall,
filety-furrned, though slender figtnie, was set off by
s tightff-fittlng habit-rothile a pair of green spec.-
see:, of antiquated make, aided by a elouching - hat.
concealed the upper portion of, the stranger's face.
The mouth. however, .displayed a set of dazzling
white teeth, although the voice proceeding hum that
mouth uttered wonderful things fora timid young
lady, but with a remarkably soft and musical mod
ulation. Turning suddenly around-towards Sam,
wbu had retreated to the further sad of the rooms
tJut owner of the pees specs, regarding hinefixedly
for I,- few moments, advanced with extended hand,
saying: "We won't wait fur a formal introduction,
Cousin Samuel, will tee t . Come, don't b 3 shy ;
shake hands and be friends. Now Juno, nowPeto
—here, let me introduce you to your new master."
Bot poor Sena was desperately afraid of large dogs
and he looked so seared and miserable, that the gay
lady indulged loan immoderate 61 of laughter, w hide
she vainly endeavored to control. Recovering her
self with di66culty, she laid with much suavity and
gentleness t "You'll get need to them in time ) Con
sin Sam.; I cannot live without them !"
"And bow did you came, my deer r said Mn.i
Sculpt., witting to fist sway from the sotiket."--
4.Sani and ["were listening tnr the sound of carriage
wbeehp, on the avenue, but we haaril tome."
Carriage wheels, indeed !" cried Nile Gordon
contemptuously, and tburishing her whip ; "self I
should come to see my intended in so stupid a fash
ion. Nut 1, indeed. I rode over on Vixen, my
beautiful mare, with Tam at my heels,.andJuno and
Peta for company!" With aplifted hands and eyes,
Mrs. Scrape repeated the words 44 Rode over• no
Vixen ! Why, it is a good eighty mile from hence
to Miss Pamela's and you rode ever on hen/dwelt I' ,
'•''ells sure! what of that! Puny miles a day;
and slept last night at the I3Jb end
James Ellison rode .part of the way with me to-day,
but I didn't wont them, even through Hanging
Wood; for look here, ma; am, never I travel without
these: yon and I will have a practice, Sam;" and so
saying, the young lady drew forth from a concealed
pocket a pair 01 small elegantly finished pistols,
pointing one in Sam's face. He recoiled, saying
in a scarcely audible voice: "I hope, miss, they're
not loaded!" •
.61Why, Sao, what would be the use of pistols if
they were not leadedr replied she, 'milling; and
adding in an under-tans "cm* to frighten fools
with."
"1 think, my. deer," said Mn.i &trope, coming
between the pair, and gently turning aside the hand
which grasped the dffirosilre weapon, "that yoe had
better lay them aside now, with your travelling
dress: there are no robbers or ruffians here to mo.
lest you."
"Thank you, ma'am—thank you," quickly repli
ed - Ellie: "1 prefer wearing my habit ; and if you've
no objection, return these pretty dears to my
pocket"—replacing the pietole--" it's all use, you
know--alt use." .
Mrs. Scrope roused to something like self-pos.
session, now replied with dignity: "It is unusual
fur a young lade to carry fire-arms, and to wear a
riding-dress in a drawing-room. Hia Miss Paine
li countenanced such proceedingi'—.
"L 3, my dear old soul!" interrupted Ellie, laugh
ing good-humoredly, "Miss Pamela and I think a
like in all respects. You don't think Pd disobey
her, do youl Sbe told me to come here, and hero I
am. She told ate to rids over oa Vixen, and so I
did. Sbs-told me to take the dogs for company,—
and they followed me. She told mu to pet the pis
tols in my pocket far mitotic°. mod kers they ere.
She told me that I mustn't refuse to marry Coons
See, and I doe% seas to. And is irCoosin Boa,
will take we *fox better fee worst, here I
meekness and Obedience: Ls: hire. scrope, you
don't know shot a girl 1 am, rad how l'Ne been
brought up: I !nom to turn Scrope' flail . out f
win lows tv hen tve ore married. DA you ever ful
low -the hounds, S.stal it's such-four Sam faintly.
said ''Nu t " retreating farther and farther, pursued
by the young lady, her dogs haring quietly stretch
ed thetaselves on the rng. At ieugth :natters read).-
ed"their climax; for AI ss Eloped] G ittl.sa, pulling
OfF her I:uvel.. placed one lily hand Via Sita's shoul
der, and with the other began petting his fat whi:c
cheeks, saylagin a coaxing tone; "Micky mustn't
be frightened. Dicky will.leara to leap a fleeter.
rol, welsh behind to ride s pi/chase, 'woo% he, to
plesse'Sr. ler'
Blushing scarlet, Sup eluded er, gage* tot*
and rugted fr.,nt the room * while Mrs. Serope, k
wildered sad miaow:4lo, peraivaded her singular goett
to stlj 'urn to the chamber prepared for her reception.
Sha re-lssused thence in the fame attire, mere;y
having cast aside her slouched bat, and stabstitated
a velvet cap of conical form in its tead r beneath
which her lair wai not visible, while the greenrspec
iaclesiiested ant her nose as berate. After the re-
Rest was over (a repast mast uncomfortable to Mrs.
Scrape sad Sam, whu scarcely tested- food or utter
ed a syllable, the young lady-talking incessantly all
the tithe about horses, dogs, fire-arms, her-own won
derful,feats, and what she would do when
. she !A
cme her awn mistress,) E lie took out a segar,caso
saki heeded it to Sam,inquiring indifferent ly F Oa you
smoker Too much astonished and embarrassed to
reply, the young man look d at his mother, who
with grave looks answered I'm her son; "No, miss,
Sun dpesn't smoke; and allow •me to say, it is re
mark:thleto see a lady carrying and offering, such
tlaings'as those."
ina'amr' Auut Pamela said to me; "Don't
forget your cigar-cams, Ellie,' replied the guest with
simpliaity; "and so you.see I didn't forget it."
"1 dna% allow smoking on •my premises, Mies,"
istd hira..Beropi authoritatively.
"Well, we J, ma'am, don't put yourself in a li:s
-alon," rrj tined Palle sweetly; "ill alit till they are
mine, end then see if I don't sindhe you cwt.!'
ha, tat Bit perhaps cousin Sam is a 'null-miter,"
handina the wretched Sant a unique golf buarrull of
"Prince's mixture." .
.INti, Miss, my son does nothing of the kind;' re•
plied hire. Scrope, she shine being the speaker..-
Sam's Imam was too full few .speech—"and allow
me to , remark, that snuff-taking is another singular
habit for a prong lady:"
"La) Ma'am," responded Ellie, smiling iropertur
bably.t.4‘.lliss Pamela said tome; t13.1u . t rusgst your
snuff box, Ellie;' and an you ace Z didn't forget it
I'll wee!) Sam to lariir famously when lie's my hus
band. j Won't we .antiirapd smoke, Simi Are you.
fund of home-brewed, Saml You shOuld:iee our
groom iTotn drink it ."
"Yols*re,* water•drluker, I u3segro,l; tufts," raid
lalra..SFrnpe say, by way of saying soinethin.
kllsPetis looked very lily, and smacking her pretty
lip•. replied; "A , i, 1 sine. thirsty to day' you should
see and Posse-times!"
"And this is the young 1n lr of Nils Pante:a Cor
don's, briogiag up!" said Serupe, when she re
tired for the Oen, tears of vexation ready to start
from Itbr eyes; "this is a wits for mipoitt
She 1~ tarry him per fJrce; I see she Will, ahe's,so
desperately in love with him already. They -say
opposites often fancy each other in
-this way; but if
s'ic 1141 a million, instead of only forty thousand
poundi, she'd newer do for Sam. / I see her eyes
sparkle through those grean•gfasse; s tell srattke
me outL--tt to be sure!" -
Mn,. Scrape, in the habit of thinking aloud, did
o 4 rentark that her maid Martha loitered in the
room, es if derirouanftpeakingout something which
hardenitd.her • tni.,d; and.unaYe to keel; it, any lon
ger, the hand to sid broke in, :Oh; "0 missis,'xeuss
lee, but. Tom, Miss Gordo 's'. room, is come with
her, sZy•—setleast he hints, which is much the
aame-.that Mr4s - E , lie won't never do fur Mister
Samuel: Sho'r a regular lass !). spirit. he says, and
he inelna more than bossy,. And be says, outright,
with siseh a broad grin on his rod face, that if Misi
Ellie ever marries Mister Sam, shell horsewhip him
to a dead certainty, and turn tho'old one out of
'loop. I Yes,. ma'am, she calls you 'the old nue!' "
"Al ,r. thought Mrs. Scrape, ha she laid her
- head hat night on a restless pillaw, "what is to
beds*? Ture is our forty thousand potands at
stelte.l What could Mr. Whitehead mean by ma
king snelia will ?and knowing this odious miss too!"
Par lone whole week did Mrs. E:epeth Gordon
torraexope Hall completely topsy-turvy; never was
such a'din and racket heard; th.t. servants grinned,
and rain hither and thither, and Mrs. Scrape was
nearly pat of her mind with fright and vexation. —...
M issß , dspeth Ilse made such desperate love to Sam,
that Sim flattered and bewildered, was inveigled
out on ;a wet day to walk with the Amazon through
the wcinds; and followingher steps through brake
and briar, fairly stock in a dismal swamp, got soak
ed to the skin, and took to hii bed at once, putting his
nose oi t it of the blankets only to ark "if that Jezebel
had gage."
"No my dear," said his anxious mother, "your
CousidElspeth is not gone yet; she wants to see you.'
wro! see me!" cried Sam. "What! would she
follow me even into my sick chamber, impudent hus
sy, never see her spin, mother; you may tell
her so4-ehe'll kill me: tell her to begone. Oh—oh—
whit *twinge! I wish she had it, the 'Jezebel! Aud
she lattghed at me too. never forgive that."
"But the forty thousand, Sans," said Mrs. &rope,
sighing deeply; "think of that Sam."
"I* think of that, mother," said the miserable
Sam, 'Nand it almost breaks my heart, it does, to give
it up. , I wish she'd give me up; I wish wish all
my behrt that she had taken a dislike to me..!
"Ah, 'my • darling," said the fond mother, "you
cannot! wonder that she does not do that. The mor
tification will be severe enough when she has to re
turn to that precious bliss Pamela with the tidings
_that you have refused her. B it, after all, she may
im?rom, Sam, dear, and perhtps It is worth while
to try; for though you possess forty thousand pounds
of you• own, it would be very convenient to have as
much more."
"Mtither s " replied SAM alleMilly. '•if you wish
to see me is m grave, you'll marry lac to this
d o ma licks, Miss Pamela's groom,
a reepeeta Is mash has lived with Miss NW -
Aso twenty years, sad whose wife is vault there.
Niche laid me that if ever Miss Mist Maui'
50 ♦ T=All,:
1 rtes my u - ife,,he'd not give abrass farthibg fur fur
lifo. •Ir,ha marrieslyou,. Sir,. C:e'll worry you to
,
, death in e year; if yuo - inarr7 hcrotir, you'd get
I,'—,. 13.0. Tun IlickJ, dld ,'t Eoy Waal, thotigh,
I gomnshe meant a Tartar! Na. mother, my mind's
' made o r; rti have nothing to do with hbr, and Yo '
mayiell her in at once. She laughs so - wildly.; too
1
• I declare I'm over rkeerie like whenl hear it.— Itc:1
h-r go! let fi.:r go!--301 well rid of her at any cost."
‘.1.), yoo really mean to tell me; ma'am, that lir,
Samuel Scrope, of Scrope Hail, absolutely refuses
to merry, me?" cried Miss Elrpeth Gord,,n, in a voica
of high indignation: "I'll cot give him up so east
i ty—no, that I won't," and the voice rose to a ts ...
r terlcal sob and laugh. . - •
"Cahn yourself, pray, m'ss," replied Lira. Serape
with severity, she did not Care infant keeping on
fermi nliir the eine, had' gone—"calm yourself,
,pray. ?Sy sous mind is it.iite made up; nod allow
me to say that the sooner you return. to the protec
.tian Of Miiis Pam.lla GordoP, the better, as we desire
a epic house, now , my plot son is so ill—an illncie,
!miss, entirely b. aught on liy your extremely inn- .
proper andltidelicate proceedings."
E "I'll tell Aunt Pam!" whimpered the young lady
eking out her cambric hambecchief. i'l'm badly
sel by cousin Sam—that am. You ask me here
o marry me to him; anl ti. re I've come, you . send
lime ofr a,giffli, jest b:caute iCousin Sam don't like
inky green sr.ece."
i "NO, miss; you weli kno.s that is not the reason
why my sun Sam rercts tae honor of your alit
' auce," responded Mrs.' Se rope, bridling up and get
. Ling very red in the face; ' and if yob had ten thou
, sand tunes forty thousand pounds in your hand to
' 0T...e. him FJr marrying yo , he'd refuse the bribe,
tilis:..' Mrs Scrape spok very loud. "lily sob,
. Samuel Scrope, wiil nev r marry, for the sake of
A I live o.ily, a scaking, ..titling, horse-whipping,
dog 7 6aiting"—
"Go on, ma'cru—:o
sobbed the young lady, w
her Lice. ' " I'm very bad
cannat fare Aunt Pamela
She'il never bei.eve it, on!
her a letter all in fcrm, to
I.c arm; le!! hers:ltself,
andltiis Ellie trein to D
• "Well, I'm sure if you'!
my son write tlac i le
ncote,, in farm) terms, gi
intorro•ei Mrs. S crop?. o
po:iie on any term.. •
"I'a go when you give
[ 3.3.1 let cm sea Sam?" gs
damsel, in wheedling to
tSerope, with her coniea!
'inward' emotion: '•Give
:l and if ;I may oat ago him,
[l . ll hat sister-to him in tr
wre,"
I, Gralee] 111 tell him no such thing, miss," said
IMrs. Scrope with asperity'; "he'd rather not •hate
!you in either character. You half killed him;
iand the mischief your two dogs have done is incal
culoble. Yoti shall hare the letter in half ati hour;
lao please to ba in re;:diness for departure, miss, if
quite suits yoUr convenience. Excuse my asst
"of ceremony; but a sick house, miss, must plead for
1
m.lther's want GI time; so 1 bid you a very good
.111 ()ruing, an] wish yati a very p:easant journey,
P mts..; an], pray, present m compliments and Sam's
icimpliments to :\liss Parnell Grrdm." Ai the in
'caused lady hurrie.l out of the ro . p.ri, and upstairs to
her sort's apartmeut, what a will clGu laugh rape
iin ker ears! Won could it ha? It. was doubtless
the Jezebel in hysteric.; an] 111%.f. Scrape hastened
her •
steps iu a fright.
Mounteil,on Vixen, prancing and cnrvetin: down
I the avenue, and attended by Tam, with Jena and
{Peto b3unling and fAsking f,r j Miss Espeth
16,,rden, proiidel with the hater, turned her head
land waved . an adieu to Scrope Hall; and as the lit- I
-It!e cavalcade receded in the dist...nitt,7, ags!n- the,
seine dear Mid '.ll:'t id I vett 03 L:l3. tulrnis:
hreez.".
It was not very lon after thz33 ere:lts, when
Scrope—who had nzver cased to anent the'
loss of Mr. Whiteheafs f.irturre,:even going the.
great lea , th of udbrailing Sam (*.allaying been too
premature in rejecting the young lady—was inform
ed by, her elder son in person, of his approaching
inarriage with miss Eispeth 'Clardop. Mrs. ScroFe
was of caorse clligllted to hear that thp in ney, af_
ter all,.was not g sing; oat of the family: . but eon.
eluded her remarks by ssayinzr. "Well, Frank, nit
sure I wish you jay of your bargaio; forty thousand
pounds is out to be sneezed at, as I told 'Sam.— t
llrrwever, you have fine health and spirits, end may
be able to manag3 h3.r: j b.rt min3,l shoo% lie in the
least astonished to liNsr that your brida has Iroise-
Whipped you before the r. oneyrn ran 'is overt!"
siNevar min I,i mother," •erisdFrank, gaily laag, k
ing; "if she hi:see/hips me, I'll fl ): her-soundly
prtrnis2 yo , l. I h1,7f3 C,IIIC:111,1 See as
and bring Sun with yol. Fit pr. nise that Eilis
Shall behave herself." - .
"To Mrs. Scrope's dying day, sho never could
Comprehend by what mans her son Frank Earlley
itad wrought so wonderful a clangs in hi* wife;
and even Sam, who always remained a bachelor,
was beard to declare, that if ha could meet with an
exact counterpart of , Frank's' wife, he too would
marry.
"But who cou!d esp," said Sam, "that maul =
'army would transform a mai 'woman in odious
green spectactes and a sugar-loaf cap, into a
pretty, kind creature, who never laughs at a fellow
hecaus be's got a cold or a face 'Leber
(/?' Remember, ye who ridiuu:a a young man for
his parsimony, and.stigmatise him asi4mall, 4 that
ity end by he can afford to be generous when you
hive nothing to give.
Q2 O 'Abe word piety occurs but once In the &We;
Alamo/hi the thing is enjoined or - understood on al
most.eveir page p the name is not mentioned. •lis.
veesely us, &prisms is more frequent than the
thing..—titisfion Inuit. r.
07 0 A priest of a Roman Catholic Church called
64 the office of. the National htelligencer Wash- .
ington, on Saturday last. and handed in thirty dol.
tors in gold, which he states had been delOersd by
tt person in the canfessioasi to be disposed of at
"bore mentioned. The editor of the Intelligence,
can remember - no transaction which ranted the
unknown sender of the money to this am of C4lk.
Science.'
lil
11
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MOM
II
in Advance.
AIBER
ivith your reroration,' ,
.1i her handkerchief at
wed--that I 'am; find I
and tell her all this.—
ss Cousin Sim writes
'say he won't marry at
a'am—indeed I cannot,"
Vier vielently.
go away.:in peace, mist,
ter at once, and cornam
;
rejection of your hand."-
'y too ghl to clear her
tza a letter-4):t'wo - n't
•id the green-spectaeled
e, idlin: up to Mrs.
I .p vibrving horn some
i love to Cousin thee;
l el the dear fellow that.
Am, if he refuses ine flor
el