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Fanny's Elopement.
tfcTAJStfY," said Judge Clifton to bis
JL daughter, one morning, laying
down the paper, over the top of which he
had been for somo time regarding her,
"oome hither, my child."
Fanny very dutifully did as ehe -was
bidden. And as she stood by his side, the
Judge took both of ber small bands iu one
of his, and smoothing caressingly with
the other her soft Bhinlng hair, looked
tenderly Into her face.
"You mo a woman now, Fanny," be
said.
" Eighteen 'hmt Christmas, papa," re
turned Fanr.y, demurely, trying to assume
the dignity and gravity which belong to
that matnro ago. Though to tell the truth,
they looked strangely out of keoping with
her slight 'farm, and girlish face, and in
spite of all her efforts, her rosy mouth
would dimpU with smiles, and her eyes
wear the arch, saucy expression that was
natural te them.
"Can it be possiblo?" exclaimed the
old gentleman, heaving a deep sigh.
" IIow time does go, to be sure I You are
a year oldor than .your mother was, when
I married her. Well, well, he resumed,
after a pause, taking oft' his spectacles,
and wiping them 'carefully, be re-adjusted
them upon his -nose, "I suppose I must
come to it -some time, and it may m well
be first as hint. AH fathers bave to lose
tbeir daughters, and I suppose I shall bave
to make tip roy mind to lose you."
"Lose me, papal" exclaimed Fanny,
opening lior cyesin astonishment. " Why,
what do you mean ? I hope I am not going
to die yot awuilo." .
"You know well enough what I mean,
you jade. I mean, that like all the rest
of the KiVty young girls, who never know
when tlwsy are wdll off, you will be getting
married."
"For shame, papa," aid Fanny, blush'
ing and laughing. " I -shall do no such
thing."
"Of course not," returned the judge,
dryly. "Kever had such an Idea during
the whole .course of your life. I dare say.
Couldn't be persuaded to do anything so
highly improper." ! '
' " But what put that idea into your head
this morning ? " persisted Fanny, ' whose
' curiosity was aroused.
"The visHof a certain young gentleman,
who has requested permission to pay his
addresses to you;" ' 1
" That itomdly and disagreeable Major
(Sinclair, I 'suppose," said Fanny, scorn
fully. ! : :..- ..
"No, my lear, ' It is not. It was that
handsome and (very agreeable Mr. Charles
Ray. i What do you think of that?"
To her father's -surprise, iFanny's coun
tenance fell; ber rose-bud lips showed t
very perceptive pout, and a frown actual
ly gathered oa feer smooth, open brow. ,
i "Think ?" ' te Repeated, with a disdain.
ful toss of the bead, " I think he Mine on
a fool's errand ; that is what T think."
"Hoity, toityl" exclaimed the old gen
tleman, with fraeeled atr. , "What has
come over you nw 9 It teems that you
have changed yew opinion very sudden
ly:" , a i:
u As Mr. Ray sever took the trouble to
ask my opinion, it an -matter very little
to In in if I have," iieterted Fanny.
"S)h, bo 1 there is where the shoe pinch
es, sa it ? said Jodge Clifton, laughing.
"W4l! never' mind, ny dear, he is coming
here ome time V-day to 'talk with me
about 'it. I bave gtan liira full permis
sion." : ': !. . :' ' ...
" VTifthout which tie would have stayed
away, t suppose,"- tmii Fanuy, in an un
dertone. ' ' . " . ..-
" What is that, my dear 7" inquired the
old Jadgd, who was a titUe deaf.
"I mm! that it will set be convenient
for me teiete Mr.: Ray," eaid Fanny, in a
louder voice ; " lie may eoruo if be choos
es, but I cawuot be at home,"
"Fanny,? said Judge Cliftwi -sternly,
"what is tine meaning of this folly ? Of
course you mdl 'reoeive him. Mr. Ray is
a worthy and Jionoroble man, aud I shall
tinsist that he fcall be treated civilly.
" I suppose - next thing you will be
insisting on ruj- haviug. bim for a bus-
bund," .she retuired, ber eye filling with
tears at this unaudited harshness in her
nulgent father. ,-,
, " My dear child,' ald the Judge-kiudly,
touuhed by the evidetit grief of his daugh
ter, though ynabW r to understand tie
cause, " I shall insit on no such ttilof .
I rcar.y supposed you had a partiality for
the young .man, and I v4 glad of it, for I en
tertained a very high opinion of him.
Only re&ncipber that I doaire you to Me
blm thiscveniug, and telt hira so .your
self." ; . '. ,
But it sv happened that business of a
very pressing jiture ; called Fanny over to
her , sinter's hat eteulng, much, to ber
lover's dhispiioiotmen and ber father's
chagrin, who j ,nitite mystified at bis
daughter's condwt, , , ,',',. i '
" Only to think,' Mary," said Fanny, as
she drew a' chair up to, the table where
ber sinter was sewing, "that Charles Ray
has asked papa's permibtion to vWt me.
" Well, it's. Just what I exiected," re.
plied Msry quioOy, . , ( ,
" What ! without a noid to me about
Jt."
" I suppose be was pretty well informed
of your sentiments in regard to him," said
ber sister, smiling.
" Well, be will find himself mistaken if
he thinks be is going to marry me," said
the little lady, with dignity. ' I have no
idea of being bargained for like merchan
dize?"
"Why, Fanny! I really thought that
you liked Charley. I am sure it was very
proper and honorable in him to ask papa a
permission before speaking to you." v .
'Vory proper, I dare say," said Fanny,
scornfully. "But I can't abide these
proper people that always do everything
by rule. I suppose if papa bad refused,
he would bave walked away as meek as a
whipped spaniel and never come near
me."
" IIow ridiculous, Fanny. Papa thinks
a great deal of Mr. Ray. I beard him say
only the other day, that be would rather
have him for a son-in-law than any one he
knew." '
"He thinks a . great deal more of him
than I do then," was Fanny's scornful re
joinder. "I bave no ddea of having a
husband picked out for mo. I can make
my own selection. And I would rather
never marry, than to bave for my husband
such a tame, spiritless man as Charles
Kay." , '
Fanny was as good as ber word. Slio
took every opportunity of avoiding her
suitor, for whom she had hitherto exhibi
ted a preference, which would no doubt
in time have ripened into a warmer feel
ing ; never gave bim a chance of seeing or
speaking with bor alone.
This obvious change iu ber deportment
quite disheartened poor Charles, who was
sincerely attached to bor, and was a source
of much annoyance to Judge Clifton, who
had set bis heart on the match.
"My child," said the Judge to Fanny,
one morning a fow days after, " I quite
agree with you in your opiuion of Mr.
Ray ; he is an insufferable puppy 1"
" Who, Charles Ray?" said Fanny, in
astonishment.
" Yes, Charles Ray, I repeat it, is an in
sufferable puppy 1" saidtbe old gentleman,
in a still more excited txme and manner,
bringing bis cane down on the floor with
emphasis. " To keep hanging round here,
when he knows be is not wanted.! I shall
take the first opportunity I havo of request
ing him to discontinue hie -visits."
" Why, how you talk, papa," exolaimod
Fanny, her color rising, t "1 see nothing
at all out of the way in the young man ;
be has always behaved himself remarka
bly well, I'm sure."
"Perhaps you may not," replied the
Judgo sternly, " but I do ; which is of some
consequence, whatever you think to the
contrary. And I , shall make it a point
with you that you abstain from all inter
course with bim." . ,
, And so the old gentleman went-put of
the room, banging the door after him in a
manner that quite frightened poor Fanny,
wbo had never known her father so exci-
ed before.
It so happened that Charles called that
vory afternoon. -
" I can't imagine what papa can see .out
of the way in bim,", thought , Fanny, as
she looked upon bis handsome, animated
countenance. " He baa a beautiful smile,
and is so very gentlemanly in bis manner,
besides."
Perhaps eoraotbing of this sort was visi
ble in Fanny's countenance. At any rate,
there was something in its . expression
which emboldened .him to take a eat by
ber side, which be bad not ventured to do
for some time, .... .., ,
He bad . hardly done so, however, wheu
the door opened, and Judgo Clifton walked
in. His brow grew dark as bis eye fell on
Mr. Ray.
" flow is this, Fanny?" be said, stonily ;
" I thought that I had previously instruct
ed you in regard to your intercourse with
this gentleman. And as for you," he ad
ded, turning to Charles, " I beg leave to
inform you, that you are coming bore for
what you won't got with my consent. I
bave other views for my daughter apd de
eire that you will in tlie future keep away
from the bouse." . ' '
This tirade so shocked and astonished
Fanny, . that she t burst iato tears. Upon
wkicb her father desired iier to leave the
iroom, which she lost no time in obeying,
After indulging in a long, hearty cry,
Fanny , wiped bor eyes and went over to
ber sister's to pour all her grievances into
ber sympathizing bosom. , . '
. Mary consoled ber as well as she could,
but ended in advising her to soften ber
father's toolings by avoiding lit. Ray as
much as possible. To which the young
lady responded, that she would die first.
That she would show papa that she was
not a child to be controlled in that way.
Not she. . .. . , j i, -. ,.. ,
, Fanny stayed to tea i and in the vetcg
wbo should come in but Charles Ray.
The meeting was j rather embarrassing to
both, bu Fapny anxious to atone for her
father' rudeness to him, was more than
usually gracious and conciliating, and this
soon wore away, i Charles remained all the
evening, and at its. close, accompanied
Fanny to ber father's door, though be did
not consider it advisable to go farther.
1 "How well Mr. Ray looked to-night,"
aid FanDy to herself, as she entered ber
room. 't' I never saw him so agreeable."
After this Fanny met him frequently at
her sister's and every succeeding interview
deepened the favorable impression she re
ceived that evening. At last the lady's
heart' was fairly caught, was brought to
terms, and obliged to surrender, and to
that tamo, spiritless mau, Charles Ray.
When Fanny began to realize the state
of ber feelings, the strong aversion that
her father had so suddenly conceived for
ber lover began to troublo ber. But in
spite of all she could say, she was unable
to persuade bim to renew his former prop
osition to the . Judge, or to make the least
attempt to conciliate bim.
Weeks passed, and as there appeared to
be no hope of obtaining Judge Clifton's
consent Charles at last proposed a clan
destine marriage, and after a severe strug
gle in Fanny's heart between her affection
for her father, and her love for him, the
latter triumphed.
It was nearly eleven o'clock at night,
and Fanny Clifton sat at the open window
of her room, anxiously awaiting the ap
proach of her lover. An elopement does
not appear to be such a funny affair, after
all ; her cheeks were palo, and tears filled
her eyes, as she thought of the indulgent
father that she was about to leave forever.
Suddenly a low whiBtle fell upon her ears.
Fanny seized ber bonnet and shawl and
glided noiselessly down the stairs and was
soon in her lover's arms.
"Dear Charles," she sobbed, "I'm
afraid I'm doing wrong. . It seems un
grateful to leave poor papa, who has been
so kind to mo.
" I have not the least doubt of, it dar
ling," he replied, a quiet smilo playing
around his lips.
Soothed by bis assurauce, sho allowed
bim to lift her into the carriage.
" I hopo you are not going to stop here,
Charles' said Fancy, in alarm, shrinking
back into the carriage, as, after riding
nearly a milo they drew up in front of a
large white bouse. " Why, this is Elder
Kinglcy's 1 I know him very well."
"Ul tnat will make no amerence," re
plied Charles, gaily jumping out, aud then
holding out bis bands for ber to alight.
" I've told bim all about it. He is expect
ing us."
It seemed so ! for the venerable man
bad not yet retired,' and manifesting no
surprise at their appearance, or the errand
on which they came. They stood up, and
Elder Kingsley, in ' a few solemn words,
united them for life. The ceremony was
so brief that Fanny could hardly realize
that she was a wife, and looked np be
wildered into ber husband's faco, 'who was
looking down upon her with a ,' proud and
bappy smile.
They were too much absorbed in their
own bappiuess to observe the approach of
a gentleman who. hod entered onperceived,
until he stood directly opposite them.
Fancy ' turned, and uttered a cry of ter
ror and surprise, for it was Judge Clifton,
whose eyes were fixed upon ber with a
look of severe displeasure ; though an at
tentive observer would have noticed t
slight twitching around the mouth, evi
dently prompted by an inclination to
laugh.
" Forgive me, papa 1" exclaimed the
new-made bride bursting into tears.
'.' I la, ha, ba 1" laughed the Judge ; un
able longer to contain himself. " Forgive
you, of course I won't. I'll cut you off
without a shilling banish you from my
bouse forever, you deceitful baggage you I
Do you know what you have done, you
ungrateful minx! You have married the
very man I bave selected for you done
the very thing you declared over and over
again, that you never would do. Ha, ba,
ba ! it is the most capital joke I ever read
of."
When Fanny comprehended the suc
cessful ruse that bad been practised upon
ber sho made a strong effort to assume a
a displeased and indignant look, but it was
a complete failure.
Ehe was in reality too happy at the un
expected turn that affairs bad taken, to
look otherwise than pleased, and received
the congratulations of her numorous
friends, who now peurcd in from an ad
joining room, with all the smiles and blush
es usual oa such occasions.
" Are you offended, dearest?", inquired
Charles, as soon as they were free from
observation, . Fanny might have been, but
there certainly was no trace of anger in the
soft blue eyes that were raised to his, over
flowing with love and happiness. .
tlf It is much better to use plain words,
rather than try to show superior knowledge
by using obscure ones. This fact is show
by the following anecdote :
' "Is that an esculent?" Inquired Pro
fessor Hotcbklsa, the other day, of a huck
ster who displayed in the : market a mam
moth and very odd-looking Vegetable.
The man's face assumed a scornful smile,
and after he bad studied the professor's
form contemptuously for a moment, be
answered, " Esculent ! thunder and light
ning, no I that's a blue-nose potato." '
Testing Oregon Wool, i .
Mr. Wilkins, of Lane county, Oregon, is
about to send forty iloeots of bis new Ox
fordshire woo) to a delaine manufacturer at
Philadelphia, with instructions .to make
returns respecting the quality, length,
stength of flbie, and1 desiiablecess of the
wool for use in that marfcet. -
Scottish Anecdotes.
IN a very entertaining work, entitled
" Reminiscences of Scottish Life and
Character," from the pen of Doan Ramsey,
we find the following humorous illustra
tions :
" Some years ago, when it was not an un
common thing, even in Scotland, for chal
lenges to be given and accepted for insults,
or supposed insults, an English gontleman
was entertaining a party at Inverness with
an account of the wocdors he had seen and
the deeds be had performed in India, from
whence he had lately arrived, Ho enlarged
particularly upon the size of the tigers he
had met with at different times in his trav
els, and by way of corroborating his state
ments, assured the company that he had
Bhot one himself considerably above forty
feet long. A Scottish gentleman present,
who thought these narratives rather exceed
ed a traveler's allowed privileges, coolly
said that no doubt those were vory remark
ablo tigers ; but that he could assuro the
gontleman that were in that northern part
of the country some wonderful animals,
and as an example be cited the exlstance of
a skato-flsh captured off Thurso, exceeding
hnlf-an-acre in extent. The Englishman
saw this was intended as a sarcasm against
his own story ; so he loft the room iu iu.
dignation, and sent his friend to demand
satisfaction or an apology from the gentle.
man who had, he thought, insulted bim.
The narrator of the skate story coolly re
plied, " Weel, sir, gin yer freend will take
a fow feet aff the length o' his tigor, we'll
see what can be dune about the breadth o'
tho skate."
"The pariishiouers of a clergyman in Scot
land, in expressing to him their aversion to
the use of manuscript sermons, urged :
" What gars ye tak up your bit papers to
the pulpit?" Ho replied that it was best,
for really he could not remember his Ber-
mon, and must bave his paper. " Weel,
weel, minister, then dinua expect that we
can remember them."
"A late Duke of Athole had invited a
well-known character, a writer of Perth,
to come up and meet him at Dunkeld for
the transaction of some business. Tho
Duke mentioned the day and hour when
ho should reoeive tho man of law, wbo
accordingly came punctually at the ap
pointed time and place. ' But the Duke
had forgotten the appointment, and gone
to tho hill, from which he could not roturn
for some hours. A Highlander present
described the ; Perth writer's indignation,
and his modo of showing it by a most elab
orate course of swearing. - " But whom did
he swear at?" was the inquiry made of the
narrator, who replied, ' " Ob, be dldna
sweecat any thing particular, but juist
stude in ta middle of ta road and swoor at
lairgo." :
Found her Mutch.
I'UIE cars were very crowded. An ele
. gantly dressed woman occupied an
entire seat. Her bundles, band-box, and
bag were piled up artistically. She was
oblivious to the fact that, passengers were
rushing back and forth to obtain sittings,
More than one gentleman drew himself up
before the imperious dame, and silently
plead for the vacant spot. She fanned herself
leisurely, lolled in the seat, and evidently
thought that things were very comfortable
as they were.
" Is this seat occupied, madam ?'.' said a
well dressed man politely. , " Yes it is,'
was the snapping reply. The man walked
on. In half an hour the door opened, and
in walked a tall, rough fellow, coarse as a
polar bear. His huge board was uncombed
and stained with tobacco juice. Hi
clothes were illy put on, and smolled of the
stable. He was ungloved and brawny, and
weighed full 200. He ran bis eye along
tbe car, and caught the seut on which our
lady was sitting. . He made, for it. With
great deliberation he seized bundle, band
box aud bag, put tbera plump iu the lap of
the lady, aud sat down in the vacant spot
like one who intended to stay. If looks
could bave annihilated a man, there would
havo been a corpse iu that car about that
time. The man seemed to be very much
at home. He whistled ; be spit ; be strok
ed his beard ; he threw around his arms
chuckled inwardly at tbe evident rage of
the woman.. She left the cars at New
Haven, aud. bad hardly gone, before the
gentloman who was refused the seat re
appeared. To some gentlemen who seemed
to take great interest in tho proceedings,
he said :
" Did you see bow that woman treated
me?" '
"Yes."
" Did you see how she was come up
with?"
" Yes."
: " Well, that mau Is a horse doctor that
sat down beside her. He belongs to Bull's
Head. I gave him a dollar to ride with
that woman as far as she went." The car
roared.' 1
Her Three Reasons.
" I would marry, you, Jacob," said a
lady to an importunate lover, " were it not
for three reasons." . ,
"Oh, tell me," he said, imploringly,
"what Uiey are, that I may remove
them ?" : .
"Tbe first is," said she, "I don't love
you ; tbe second is, I don't want to love
you ; and tbe third is, I couldn't love you
if I wan ted to!"
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