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• TIME'S TnEASUME:
The 'first dear thing that ever I loved
Was a'roothcr's,gentle eye,
That smiled no 1 woke on the dreary couch
That cradled my infancy.
I shall'never forgot the joycns thrill
That Smile in my spirit stirrred,'
Nor how it could charm Me against my will,
,
laughed like . a:joyous bird.
And-tIM nen;t, fair thing thrit ever I loved, ~
Was a banal% 'of summer flowers,
With odors, and hues, and loveliness,
Frestvai,from Eden's bowers. •
I ne'er earala snail hues again,
Nor smell such sweet perfume; .
And if there be-odors ns sweet as these, '
that have lost my bloom. -
And•the - next fair 'thing I eras fond to love
Is tenderer far to tell•
'Twas tL voice, and a' and, and a gentle eye,
That dazzled me with its
And iheilayeliest,things I had loved .before_.
Were - only the landscape. now -
On the canvass bright, where I piocured her,
In the glow of my early vow.
It taut'4fßtj.
THEE I,tACIIELOWS VOW.
• •
Sure - there's a wonder in this 'kerchief—OTnrao:
A %qua baChelor's domicile was the neat-two
story dwelling, where lived Jonathan Ever
-1.00, Esq., a hale hearty bachelor, on the sha
dy side of forty. With him lived his nephew,
Walter Lincoln, and a faithful old 'African, re
joicing iu the name'of Tunis, as black and shi
ning as Day and Martin's best, and who, inlds
own individual capacity, constituted the facto=
tutu
tuiu of the ejtablishmeut—namely, cook, scul
lion, chambermaid, and waiter—for Mr. Ever-
Icigh never . employed Any of the " woman
kind" about MS stronghold- of bachelor-dom;
even his *thus were regularly forwarded to
the washerwoman by the Milkman, as he paths
ed her ,door eve'ry Monday - morning, and - as"
regularly returned on Saturday by the same.
equveynnee. Indeed,'the "oldest inhabitant"'
could not remember ever seeing a female either
ascend - the nicely-swept steps to the front doer;
or descend into the basement heloW. There
was, to be sure, one ppor'eld decrepit woman,
who ler a time spread her unseemly garments
upon the pavement in front; but even site soon
deputed a dirty .little urchin, "all tattered
‘ttud torn" to - receive her dail:Y - dole' from the
well-spread table of the bachelor.
Yet, - notwithstanding this - tuere titan - monk. l ,
ialt 7 exclusion the-softiao - s r -Mr.- Everleigh
was by no lliCallS of the //cline morose and crab
bed—a ttribtit the heel
elor class of bipeds—hut: on the amtrnrr was
of a cheerful, generous an;:tre, rej.:lk:irg in
the-happiness-and -prrsperi r{•- t iter.,rw-hich
he was ever ready to promote as far :is he was
allot. was not, however, a wealthy men,
woradly accept - lion iirthii — TEßlVtlir
had enough for all his own wants, and to spare
if need required, for the necessities of a friend ;
To his nephew Ito was fondly attached, deem
ing no expense too great for his education.—
Young Lincoln graduated with honour from
his College ; and'Mr. Everleigh, averse to his
studying a profession, bed then admitted him
as'n partner in the house of Everleigh & Co.
"Well, Walter," he would often say, "when
we have made a little more money wind
up business, and enjoy ourselves ;
the,
ye,s, my
bay, we will see a little more of the, world, and
not spend all our days cramped, within the
'Nvalls of .this modern Babel! fam . ricb enough
fur-bothof us; and thank Old, - Walter, when
we Bret forth we shall neither of IA be eft
cumbered with a woman}! 41 ;
Now, our bachelor reckmedirJittle too edn
fidentlyupon this latter point; for during all
these conversations with his uncle, Walter had
very.pleasing visions of a pair of soft blue
' — 'hycs, - which - soinchow or - other, whenever - this
journey was spoken of:seemed to be fixed upon
him with such a sweet, confiding look—nay,
ho almost felt, as, it were, the pressure of S'
gear little hend upon his shoulder, and saw, or
fancied he saw, long ringlets of the 'Meet beau
• tiful goldenlair floating around him. __ Mit he
took very good care not to reveal' these visions
to his uncle. • .
After bughloss.. hours, Mr. Evorleigh and
'elter reghlarly walked home together, whore
the skill - of Tuniii htid Meanwhile prepared tbe.
only meal in which Mr. Everleigh indulged,
save breolchist;• for at such a woman's fol-dc
rol drink as tea, the bachelor turned up his.
Dose, 'although ho greatly t elislred the cup of
excellent coffee which Tunis was wont to bring
him after dinner, when, throwing off his boots .
and donning his dimming-gown • and slippers,
be yielded himself to the indulgence of back
gammon, or a game at all fours, with his neph
ew:
-Assumitig the pritege.of an old sorVant,
Tunis usually stood by upon these . omuMions;
marking tho prOgress of "thi) ganio Milli much
apparent interest,' and displaying his shining
rows of ivory•to great advantage. Sometimes
lie.would break out , with..--" //1---Masise. trim
,: 'vigil, take caio--young Masan. ho, got — o - b'ery
ting 1": or. "Golly, Massa Walter, you not got
air disitinie—hi-Lclore go do Jack:"
SoniotiouS iVniter gcoul¢ venture to express
Lis Clurpri.l ' e,l,tltaCiie fond' of domestic life
lae..4,4l4li3APPetiec.l4 6e,....4llotild•htivc. omit- -
tat .that chaismt blesSiig4a hut sticks.
remark never, failed to draw down, notedly it,
shower of itiveCtives upon the sex, but also to
put Mr. : Everleigh'into such au exceeding.bad
LaMar, that Waiter wasnlwayg glad, to With
drnwfrom the seenti. .Fond'of Itending;• the
Centrd-table was allvityle - well imiiplied witlethe
• new puhlications atnl
They also dipped n littlr, kat') r ,politit;t4, glwnys,
le;Wever, espousing diLierent side,s,f , ,r the sok°
oC tho arguntent. , !,.,, .•
- Tinto it will bo ocou; •that fOr n SettSoll . , Our
' ftyo ftleide lived copy and Cotnfoi:tali.le ; 'but it
alto ha Senn
. that ti es could,
no lust, ; Pity, they altotild .for we sltotildliko,•
t knoor;. ' the; 11 . 1111110 . !:
lie tit) much offoCtoll.'tO' doopiio, .what
lor I comfort
Wottitr began gradttglly - tc . estrafiggildnisi,jf..
• fecni these family (etc- . o:tetig,'smtufter gllow-
L IE hlm,plf, to bo)tartdonlitoly lialiton„:by. die .
.unclalut his favorite : ganes;•wonld ploo some
trifling: orrotttl.tto. 'crtgagOor tA •
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; ARE TWO THING BATTU LORD BACON, II BICH MAKE A NATION GREAT AND 'PEOS.BmtousHi. F.lailquE SOIL AN DEBT WORKSHOPS,—TO WHICH LET .ME ADD KNOWLEDGE AND FREERMI.—.Dia4oP Hall.
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self, leaving his respected relative to While a
way the hours alone. These absences grew
more und4nore frequent;, still Mr Everleigh
contented himself with remarking—" You
were out late last night, Walter;" or t!I wait
ed until ten for you, boy!" to which Walter
would answer hurriedly and in' much confu
shM, that he. woo very sorry, but he had a
parti. ,, ;!ar engagement, or was unavoidably de
; while Tunis, chuckling and grinning
as he deScendediliM the obscure regions of-the
kitchen, would remark, for his own'special ed-'
ification— ,, Hi! young ,Lassa Walter givo'Old,
M'assa the slip one of these days—see if he
don't !"
Noting, nt length,' the increasing abstraction
id' his nephew—that lie was more given to the
perusal of poetry—that he sighed oft e n, and,
•moreover carried about him • very suspicious
missives, in the shape of delicately folded
-notos,-Mr—Everleigh grew uneasy, and resolv
ed to, question Walter upon the subject—a roe
: .olution whickwasperhaps the more speedily
carried into effect. by observing, ono evenlng,
upon the little finger of the deli:wine:Win small
gold ring! This was enough.
•
"Puppy !" lie muttered; "it is just ns
thought! Yes, yes; I'll wagerlie is, playing
tho fool !" Then working ldmielf up to the
degree of wrath required for the purpose, he•
began: "Put down your light, sir ;• you are
lull going off in this way;.put down your light,
I say, young man; we must:have a little talk
together before We eel:l:rater , _
Blushing like a girl, Walter placed the lamp
upon the table. Ile saw the hour had came,
and that the storm he so lung dreaded, was a
tnit to burst upon his head.
"Now tell, me, sir, continued Mr. Evarleigh,
"where you have been, and where you spend
your evenings—hey, Walter, tell me dial—
l'ou shan't run blind-folded into ruin, if I can
stop you—spaak sir !—I asked you where you
had been ?"
"I have Been visiting at Mrs. Nesnieth's this
evening,, uncle," answered Walter, dutifully. •
" And Who the deuce is Mrs. Nemeth," ask
ed the baelielor, - serzing the poker, and thrust
ing it into the grate. •
• "A—a particular friend of mine, whona
often call upon," said Walter.
'The deuce you - do 1 Hey—what—and ;thy
Jaw° you not told me this before, you scamp?
.IIeW old is she, I say?" cried Mr. L'Yerleigh. •
- "I should judge Irr to be nearly,forty,
nlthough it is - difficult to decide upon a la
dy's age," answered Walter.
"llitlictilt to decide upon n fiddlestick! For
ty, is she—w-h-e-w! She lias a daughter, then,
I suppose, also a particular friend of yours:"
4 .17m-sir;--u-nuutt ,ebarming,-amiable.girl;
:dr; only about seventeen," replied Walter.
With a vigorous poke bzWeen thy bars of
e grate, Mr. Everlelgh norr fixed his gaze
poi the countenance of -his nephew. "Well,
liy chin't you, speak, you young. jackanapes ?"
" Vara shall I say ?" said Walter smilitig.
" Say ? Why, that you are in love with a
girl—flint_you_metta mot e Tot
self—that you mean to marry her."
my defirlt7r firm
-Iy, "then Ido nay that I loin - Slis,s Nest - nett
Aostjewletil—that our faith stands plighted
to ono another, and that, please heaven, 1 shall
marry per ?"
"Pleas,: beacon, you shall ,narry her!" re
peated Mr. livericigh, in a tone of cutting con
tempt—. I say, please heaven, you shall do no
such thing! A pretty fool you'd make of your
self, eh! What business had you to fall in
love, without my consent, Inhould like to know?
Yotir faith stands plighted, does it?. Oh, you
puppy! Well, I'll find a: way to unplight it,
that's ! Don't speak—go to beil, - sir 7 -go to
e-w!" Then seizing a lamp,
the excited hnchelo7• bounced out of the room
When he, reached his chamber, Mr.- Ever
leigh for some moments paced the floor with ,
rapid strides,.giving full vent to the v 115510113
which agitated him—now bestowing all sorts
of invective epithets upon his nephew - 01m up
on the arts of woman-kind. At length, throW 7 .
ing himself into the chair; be gradually suf
fered his anger to abate—his features relaxed
-a-shade of melancholy stole Over them, and
finally burying his face in his hands, Ito re
mained for a long time in deep, as it vibuldap
pear, painful thought. Then - slowly rising, he
-opened a small escritoire which stood upoita
table, at thelcad of his bed, and drew forth
the miniature of a young girl, upon' -AWh he
gazed tong and sorrowftilly. A hot tear rol
led down his cheek, and fell upon his hand.-‘-
This aroused him, and, ns if angry for allow
ing himself to be thus overcome, •be thilist the
picturii back into its ease, turned the' key of
gm desk, and hurriedly brushing his hands
across his eyea, exclaimed, "F001,,f001, that 1
am!
,Well, god grant thiitpoor Walter may
not be made:the dupe I was!" -
Several days passed, and no further.allu
sion was made to the subject'So near the
IMarts'of both unhle and ncpliow 11 'alter,. it
is true, - would gladly have introduced thin
most interesting topic, and essayed at various
Ones to do so; but Mr. Evtrieigh pease*
comprehending hid object, and willing to Jmn ,
ish him,. invariably walked off, leaving the
lover to. hig own not very pleasant reflections;
for the thought of his uncle's disjileasare,lvho
had ever . been to him as alatheri' oven the
love of his charming I.;Mily , could not entirely.
overbalance.
:Now,. the truth must be 'otypcd,
Evorleigh,was quite as unlnippy at this state
of tiff:di:tilts Walter : and 'when ho noticed the
pale check and sunken eyei betokening asleep=
icss , night, and the dejected, almost "penitent
Air of his nephew, he could'hold:Ont no long-'
,or. Pity took the'phiec - of raoakitent, and;
much to this nstoullpimit of Walter, he
the firiit to introduce, the forbidaenstibjeet, and
expressed his readiness to hear iiitat the
ly boy;'' as ho torinod:hliu, had to eaSfai•Liin
Thus cuOut:aguq, 'Walter upeue4..;4fi s ' heir,
Eiorleigh listening nt'first, huietiy.
-- ,tyld'9ilOritly , =7thgn; 113 Walter •:prgceed6l,
gindually
,tribyo
his scat-ItiolteitiltO ,fonder--ntutteiloir4 '
ftnullc, iii the of 's ydost.glif)yhigtioOrfp-
tion'ot fair. Ina mersii, , _utiek. :Walter .sras
pouri.:i; forth, he bade:din .ardent younk lever
hold hie Lougee, aniL:,not.be *lucks Tool:
,‘ unolo," pershitod WOter, are sure;
if you once cow Emily,,7ou IToul4 • /pnjir.
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CA.RLISLE, itBsl.
rail at my love, but acknowledge .how - ,very iu
ferior to her real iherineare all the, descrip
tfons ,I. would fain give yen."
"I'slmw beauty is but skin deep, you silly
•.,ftinb - for the rest, she is - just like -ell—
.
her sex false and fickle . as the wind!" said •
Mr. Everleigh. "She'will jilbyou, depend up
on it."
...rtrould stake my life upon her truth!''
replied, Walter warmly. "If you ktiew her, :
you would be ashamed of such injustice to an
angel!"
! wo are in a passion, arc Re—de,
Mr. Firebrand ? Now, .Walter take my ad
viee,atid don't get married. What tile
do you want with a wife I should like to
know? Have you not got a pleasant home,
you dog, and nn old uncle that humors you
like a pet monkey? and what on earth' dO you
want to bring a woman. into_the concern. Mr?"
"Uncle," replied Walter, "so long as.l Was-
Mot - in - a - condition - tosupport a wife, marriage,
of course would have been highly injudicious;
but as, -thanks tp your--kindness, my l .dearest
uncle, I sin now_ established in a good busi
ness, with all reasonable prospect of-success,
why should I longer delay my happiness ?
No, my dear sir do not ask it—nothing but
your consent is now wanting to make me Um
happiest of man.".
" The silliest of fools you mean l" interrupt;
ed Mr. • tverleigh, impatiently. "Now, de
pend upon the -moment you put
yourself in the power of a vvoMari, you are
ruined, body and soul. - I would 'not giveno,
I would'not give a straw for yciit-amorepup,
pet, pushed hithei and thither, and the will-
Of an artful little hussyi Just look at - me-,
Walter—here I stand six feet in ,my shoes—a
happy, hearty, bachelor of live-mud-forty—
look at my head, not a gray hair in it,-My
teeth, Sound as a ,. roach ; think You I should
be what I'am,. had I saddled Myself with a'
wife and a brood of equalling faVbabies ?—no,
no!"
" But, uncle,". Said Walter, rather mischiev
ously, "if report says true, you wero once in
alai! way for such a—misfortune ; for} Lave
heardleu wore at one time engaged to be
an 7
:swered the bachelor, stooping suddenly to
pick up something from the carpet ; to be
sure, I Was a fool once, a deuced -- "fool—but I
was never caught again; ha, ha;-ha,ineter
gain ; and, Walter, it is• :precisely' because
know the deceitful scot that I so urgently warn
you against thorn."
" Then you, do admit that you' were once in
love sahl_ Walter, how_ cn n
yeti Warne the for the passion which a • loTely
a m ' sivt,lasirarirc,l7!'
• .
Mr. : Ilverleigh iii.4.6',` - end walked se - Coral' 1
times hurriedly around the-room ; then ap
proaching Walter, he regerded him seriously,
and said, "Walter your shall now hear from my
lips that of which no' other person has heard
me speak. To you I_will confess my folly.—
Les 11ir1ter .he _COUti}it~e~,,_ himself,
TirTl nervously'playingwitli — his — watch guard -
—"wllen I was of your age, I was silly enough
to fall in - love with its arrant n piece-of-coquet
ry and mischief no ever nature turned out.—
.Sho-was-a..solioolmate..und_intimato, friend of_
your poor mother, Walter, and crone home to ,
pass the holidays at the Grange. This was
our first meeting. She was then only fifteen
gay and wild as a young deer, and the
most beautiful creature I had everbeheld—nay
t hat I ever yet saw. It was my fate to be
spending the holidays ftt, the Grange also, and a
most fortunate circumstance I felicitated my
self that it was; but it proved z othcrwiZe, as
you will see. Those six happy weeks flew by
as moments—the remembrance even - now cans- •
es my blood to course more rapidly—and then
we parted. with mutual regret,, and witlinu,''
tual wishes that we might soon meet again.—
And I was such a ninny, Welter, as to think,
and dream of nothing also but—but—ah I I
cannot speak her name,- boy," said Mr. Ever-
Toler, his voice trembling with agitation. "No
matter; she was my star—my idol. All I (lid
all I hoped, was in reference to her, and I pen
ndd more "sonnetsto her praise than would fill
a folio. At length'wo met again. She Was
once more at the' Grange.' 11l3; love became
idolatry, Walter; nor had r any reason to com
plain of her-coldness. a She read with me, sang
to me, walked with me, and rode withrue—in
deod, we were scarcely for a moment separnt:
ed. Thus encouraged lat length:declared my
passion, and she—false and'Perfulious as she
.
proved—she, Walter, foil on my bosom, and
wept her love I" Mr. Everleigh paused and
wrung the hand of Walter: "Boy, boy, may
you never be deoeivedns 1 have been!. My'
happiness was "brief as—Woman's love;" Am
few weeks atter our engagement witnessed
the arrival of a gay, dashing lieutenant—her
cousin, she said—and from that moment my
happiness declined. Her attentions were no
longer' given to Me-,—her smiles were for an
other walking or riding, at home or abroad,
the pupPy . never left her side. If I remen 7.
strated, she laughed in my face, or turned an
grily away trent me. He milled her by the
most endearing names ; aud one day—yes, boy,
one day'-'I found her in his arms—her bead
resting dove-like upon hiti glitterMg epaulette,
and her little. soft hand clasped in his. I saw
—yes, I who. had never yet dared to press my
lips upon her snowy brow—l saw it 'un(l.l sur
vived. could have: shot the fellow Toad up-__
on the spot; but, to save . my soul from the sin
of another's blood, there was provider:4l4mo
weapon at hand. That evening I. siMglit an -
interview with the Jaise one.. I- acceded her.
of her perfidy, and bade her explain, :if: she
could, her conduct: This' she positively 're:,
fulled to de: ~Angry and bitter - Words :euOuect
between us, until With consurtimate boldness
she bado' ins mind my:ewit coneerns,: *pig' not;
trouble Myrial t any ;..further about her move
inents..:, 1 then aoketl,hor if, she 'loved young
.Marchinput... I,:forgc(tlielOokshe7.
cast upon' "Love'_ him," the ; eialsimed
love !liar=yesj With . my' Whole lidart"do I love(
leiril" - "It is'eneugb,"..faeintared ;:, and;
though- MY, brain Was -en fire, 'and nrery Voliv .
mielledWitn . joalouir rage, I coldlibmved,'aird‘ ;
turningpn:My . heel; Walltcauelotiroly",nWa .
6M:eine the of
.then:mainitod iuy'heitio, , end, ovee the:
, • , .
house' of scene JelF,'' , 4ir;:o4,4,inueii:•
dia,11,T,4; }dole I,romu4nOrl;fopnoar.aiseck,`rilok
edi it ic;pieilte : orihe
Mier: miens,. • `:::iyhett , I returned to, the Grange
4"IESCLUT,
Mil
(Ehttrafitin, ,Agritnitttrt,',ll.3in - finego unh4 1 1511trtil. i trust:
she had gone—yes, gono with the lieutena4t.
I never saw bernfter.'. Now, Walter, I ask
you, have I not reason to heap maledictions
upon the'faithless scx.r "
- " No,. uncle,-" answered Walter all
defereilhe to you, and with all the sympathy:l
feel for :you, paidori me for saying tlidt; if what
yeti hiLvo just told me is all-you have to allele
against them, - your argument is a poor ones"
"Hey—what what - the deuce would
you have 'mei° esehduied Everleigh.
" I would hair) , calmness and deliberation,
uncle," returned Walter. "Allow me' to say,
that judging from your own words, I oonsidei
you were too hasty,in condemning the_ Younk
lady.. There may have been reasons—strong
palliative reasons—why—",
"Pshaw, Walter! stuff--ettiffif_'ipterupted
the bachelor; "reasons! there were no - rea..
sons but those to be traces to,,,the , fickle na-
tore . of woman. And of this I will oonvitMe
pin—for my folly, - Walter, - did - not - end here.
Time cooled my resentment, and caused mo to
doubt my proceedings ;_and the more Ireascin
ed upon the subject, the more I blamed my ,
Mishima. •At last I reselvCd to write to her:-
to acknowledge raj error—entrent her forgive
ness, and once ,more offer her my loin. Yes,
fool_dolt,thatl was, .I penned one of .your_ptr
ling, sighing, lark a claisical love letters, and
sent it ttrfferaddress. Well, the answer conic,.
and it was such as My egregious folly deserved, I
saney,.. spirited, insulting and unfeeling!
few days previous I lied been pffered a sibitt-.,
tion•in a West Indian house, and I now-gladly
and without the least hesitation accepted
I embarked for Porte-Rico: Yes, Walter, that
bad, heartless girl,' - drove me an exile from my
friends and country! - 1 - was 4hsent tithe
. n .
years. __When I returned, I cisititili learn'ed
she was marriett;„lmtllever' made any far- ,
ther inquiries about 'her. Your,: poor mother,
too, dear Walter, had paid the debt of nature,
lensing yotifterrtere child; and soon after my
'return, your - father died also. I vowed to, be
both father and mother to the child of my on
ly, treasured sister;. and, althpugh but a rough
nurse, boy, I kept my 'yowl" -
Deafest uncle," interrupted Walter, seizing
Mr. Everleigh's hand, and kissing it, while
irateful•tearif filled his eyes,. "'dearest 'Male,
T6'we'yotheverything„. How can I over repay
such-kindness andlOVel" • - -.
, c'-Eh! -eery grateful you Fe to be sure, you
deg—going to bring a woman heio to bienk zip
our happiness !" est:llll%ser' Mr. Everieigh.
-:." No so, uncle," said Walter; "believe me;
it will only render it more secure. Alt ! when
you once know Emily, for her sake you will
renounce all your prejudices against wenten.'l_
1" Nonsense!" returued Mr. Everleigb..,
Ifow*r, if.yon wlllbesue'll a fool as to }Get
mart
be doing you a much yfV.
a halter to hang yoursOdf riitb, the s e to
consent to such folly as'youProPose. lint you
never will ace your mistake _until it is too late;
so there's no sic wasting anymore breath upon
you ; get married, then, in heaven's aurae !
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"TlMnk you, thank you, my dear uncle !",,
cried Walter, his . countenance expressiug_all
the joy he felt. •
"And, Walter," continued Mr. Everleigh,
spealing sTowly and — as if lialrashoraed-at
the concession he was Malting in favor of a
woman, "I can't spore you altogether; tho'
I suppose, at the- best I shall have but little
of your company; therefore bring your wife
home: My house Shall •be yours=there is
room enough for all of us ; and for your sake,
puppy; I will try to, like your—wife—pshme!"
Walter smiled, and shook his uncle warmly
by. the hand: "And nAii7uncle, pit; will give
me the happiness of introducing my beloved
Emily'to my more than Father. You will go
with me and see her, pole?"
"Eh! what—l - go to sco.lter? No, tin, that
is asking too much," replied. Mr. E'verleigh,
" I will do no such thing! I will neither •go
to see her, nor will I go to your wedding; so
don't ask me: - I will 7 nevor---sanotiomby-mi
presence, the sacrifico of a' fine handsoine
young fellow, like yourself, to a woman—not
. Draw as much money as you please.:—•to
and come as you pleaseget married when
you please—nbd leave Mo to do as I Please!"
Thus saying, Mr. Everloigh was aboutyto
ionic the room; already his hand was upon,
the knob of door, when suddenly turning
ho walked up to Walter, seized his hind, and
pressing it .fervently, cried,,"God bless you,
my dear Walter, and mako'you a hippy Mani"
- From this nighttliero seemed isbo ct." - tacit
understanding betweennnolo - and nephew that
each should do as ho pleased, without question
or remark.
Although professing ' grosC indifference, it
was easy enough to, see that :Mr. Everleigh
was more interested in Wiltees nterements
than he would like to make knoWn;- and, 'es
the time approached when 'the' sacrifice of
this fine, handsome yOunifellew t 6 a'women "
was to be completed, it,rieemed to be his chief
desire and studyto prometo the future comfort
and•happiness - of the young ; couple.
A suite of, rooms were handsomly furnished,
and the bachelor even endured,,: -uncomplain
ingly, the flitting and.rustling: ni), stairs and
down stairs of women's garments; the scrub.
bing brushes, white : Waslt .brushos,", and win
dow bitt;hon, wielded by soiersl respected fe
'males and old Tunis,.who,hy 9.toyay, iitiucitc
led greatly olrer.this invasion,of the_baebbler's
In looking over" tho morning papers;
Evcrleigh.oll6 day, noticed that a. very line col
lection mf plants . vars.to-be disposed of by.
Ruction, in a' certain part of the city;:and
thinking choico little conservatory would be
just the thing for Walter's Young bride, 'ho
jumped into_the omnibus for the purpose: of
attondifig
When be first took his iiat, , there.iverc pcv. 7
oral passengers. 'Thetio;.;•,hdivever, , gradually
alighted; ,oncty "eventually' 'there
besides
himself ^ Tills ,itras la ! young utanSe. dashing
air, most frifittiopabii ttt.ired, : isdtbl l air - SPOSO
on his:. faun ' ; reilored the clippings
quitislan'Objeat of . ,SfMenlat, , len';ec upholsterer.
For ,n sheft:di s tiince rode , djt alone;.
then r ho Ilripbx PµcjclenTy , keii}ing hp
tO"the carbiihne,.nyoung girl .. , apiting , ; iightir
iVitliin,'Aita.:4,9ls her eat'lis tltS fart.llSsiTsSrs
.titagS; On:tlio shine . : side •us •.the
plan evidently , 'Very, 4(e . ung ? . .
and, the,slight gleans . Olitaiuod Of her' counto-
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nance, as , she brushed past him, Ontimed Mr.
Everleigh that she was uncommonly betiutiful..
Yet this dangerous fact did not "in the least
disturb his bachelor stoicism; 'and he" would,
,
probably, have left the omnibus without be
stowing another thought• upon her, had not
his attention been stuide . nly drawn to the
movements of the fashionable fop, who chang
ing his seat ,to the opposite side of the vehicle,
seemed intent upon' annoying the young girl,
with his bold rude glances. By degrees he
had edged himself into .the corner directly fa
cing her, and ih such close proximity, , that the
blushing girl could not raise her eyes without
encountering his, libertine gaze.
No:sooner did Mr. Everleigh note the bear
ing of this polished blackguard towards the
'young, unprotected girl, than, with all that
kindness that marked his character, he resolv
ed ho would not leave the omnibus -without
her; or, at-any rate ho wmildretain his place
until tho presence of , other - passengers should
prove her safeguard from the fellow's bold
ness.. Ife'hatipreviously_told the driver where
he wished to be set down, and accordingly the
stage drew up at the given place. lie saw the
'exulting look of the young man, supposing
himself about to 'be rid of his presence,— and
mot at the samo,time the appealing- look of
a pair of soft blue eyes which tho young girl
bent upon hiM, as, half rising, the seemed
prepared to follow his movements. '
"pshrill , iide-further,7- .said Mr. Everleigh
to the 'conductor; drive on, and I will tell
you When to stop." - •
. The explieite Muttered a curse, while as if
divining the motives of Mr. Everloigh, the
young girl heStowed such a sweet,grateful
lookupon him, as would have talon captive
the.heart of any but a voluntary. bachdor.
The driver *hipped his horses, and the con
veyance rattled on furiously through the
streets. - •
street?" timedly aslcail the
young girl of Mr. Everleigh. •
His reply was cut short by her tormentor,
with "It ie beautiful creature. Allow are the
happiness.of_assisting_yon_ to alight, and of
seeing you safe home!"
"Puppy," mcolaimeclfr. Everleigh, lean
ing os-er and shaking his good-sized fiat in the
fee.° of the officious scoundrel, " dare to rise
from that seat, or intrude your insults fuilhee
upon this young girl, and I'll pitch you'under
the horses' hoofs. Do you hear me ?" 'and
with another flourish, in the very teeth of the
dircomfitted Lothario, he pulled the check
rein, and taking - the hand of the trembling
girl handed her safely out of the vehicle.
sir;. thank you," said the
ydung Oil with a sweet walla. "This is my
reBidenee, will not trouble you further."
fdliittOttanina !tad boil; sue- trip
ped up the ? ..steps two:at'ory houvi
and rang the . bell. •
Our gallant bachelor waited, hat in band,
until be sale hie • fair charge . safely 'within
doors, and then intended to hail •a returning
omnibus, for his benevolenco had led him a
tconsittertiWdistanco froin — lnti origtrittlitaitz
nation. •
Now, dear reader, do not think that 'gr. Ever
leigh I ad put himself to all this trouble mere
ly because the object of 'fig kindness was
young and pretty. Ile would done the 'sonic
for any unprotected female in like circumstan
ces, no matter her ago or `condition, whether
she wore a robe of velvet or the homely garb
of a. washerwomp.
Turning, therefore, as I have said, to pur
sue his original purpose, the boot of _Mr. Ey
erleigh suddenly came in contact with a deli , -
date cambric handkerchief.. Lifting it up from
the pavement, a small steel purse dropped from
it, which he had remembered to have seen in
the hand of his fair charge; and immediate
ly ascending the steps, in order to restore the
prize to its rightful owner;-lie ring the boll.
While nwaiting the answer to his summons,
he mechanically turned over the handkerchief.
It was one of the finest linen cambric, appa
rently quite old, for it was much worn, and in
several places bore the marks of skilful darn
ing. It was certainly a pardonable curiosity
in inrelachelortncast his eye , upon . the lefe
hand corner of his delicate mouchoir. There
was a name, although nearly effaced. Why
mounts the blood so swiftly to his countenance?
and why does an, almost ghastly pallor as sud
denly succeed? Why do his hands tremble,
and his bands almost refuse to do their office?
It is becauso7in those pale time worn charac
ters, be traces: tho name ofltlyra, Grey —of Mira Grey, his false, perfidiOns "first 1(70Y-
Ah,los thoughts which swept through Lis
brain, like a rapid rolling river! the years
that were revived in that one brief moment!
,That name—how came it there? To - whom
belonged the fatal handkerchief, which thus,
like Othello's had fimagio in the Web of itl"
"Didion ring tho bell, sire' , asked the lit
tle servantmaid, who bad stood for some
nionts,holding open the door, yet, until she
ePolco f wholly unnoticed by Mr. Everleigh in
the deep absorption of his
_feelings.
' Recovering himself by , a violent effort; lie
bade the girl ask , her young mistress to come
to tho door.; and the next moment; from a
back room, with a light stop and a smile Of
pleasure, theyounglady came tripping through
the hall. Mr. Everleigh bowed; he could not
trust himself to speak, and tendered the purse
and handkerchief. • . .
"Oh I, thank'you, thank you she exclaini
ad; "I had just missed them, nnd Was fearful
I had dropped them in 'the omnibus, and of
cOursobad little expectation of seeing 'them
again. Indeed. I ittn scry much obliged to
you,"
. nhe coiatinued.- artlessly; "for I would
not lOot thebandkoraltief for . the World;
It is mamma's and one whicOlte highly values
as the gift of a friend, since dead."' .
'pall , Mr. EV orleigh spoke not a word; and
the young girl,"now.for the. first titne noticing
his agitation and,
.the,'pallor. of his eOnntew
" iron incl . .'nOt sir; .46' yalk
in, pray (MP!' And,: hindlijcnOWing he
IT" doing , Mr.'Everleigli follaWed her , through
(ho mall kti
4, 1 .4 1 'g1.0/4 1 ,0/ 9r ; 'o :a
little elde,tablo,Jiat:OPy:9:llgage4, 2ll *ltliig.
kpie:roighi;ilFiA'paiidd b4;fotiath year, but
ohio eirilliehtly".'heaffeinq and;itishe
reSe'to reiturnflie'SidntO.Of; the' stranger, her
form and bearing Were' alike graceful
" Mamma," exclaitoad tlie youpg girl, !lads
is tho gezAloikan,Vrho was so kind to 44 . 0 in the
4,A0. 1 r 4 1iy
•
omnibus; and here, too; are tho purse and
handkerchief which r carelessly dropped."
"My daughter in under great obligations to
ou, sir," said the lady, bowing, yet evident
ly a little surprised at the intrusion.
..,„Mr. Everleigh advanced—those still beauti
ful eyes were upon him ;" he saw before him
the only woman he had ever loved; he extend
ed his hand. "Myra—Myra—don't you know
?"..he exclaimed.
That voice! It was now the lady's turbo to
be agitated. She started,• and a marble hue
overspread her features.
"Ah, heaven!" she said, "can it be Ever
leigh And then, forgetting all, save their
early love, and their long qtrangement, Mr.
Everleigh caught her to hi q bosom, and im
printed a long and fervent kiss upon her lips.
"It is long, very long, since we met!" said
Mr. Everleigh, at length, striving togain some
composure:
It is kndeed,,marly_loug'years," she repli-
"Yes, more than twenty, Myra," continued
Mr. Evorleigh in a saddened tone ; "and this
is your daughter?" turning to - the fair girl,
who had been a surprised spectator. ,
__ "'MY 'ply child and comfort!" answered
Mrs. Nesmeth, extending hor arms to her
daughter. ." Emily, nig love, this gentleman
is one 'of. my earliest friends, and tim brother
of that,bcloved Emily Everleigh whose name
you bear."
"Is it possible?" eiclaimed Mr. Everleigh,
a glow of pleasure mantling his countenance ;
- "then let that dear name secure my pardon."
kissing, as he spoke, Emily's blushing cheek.
"And your %husband I" he said, 'turning
. ,
once more Mllrs. Nesmeth.
": am &Widow," sho replied; "my husband'
died the second ydar of our marriage."
- This announcement caused a very strange
feeling.about the heart of our bachelor—such
in fact, as had stirred- his boo, in' simmer,
twilighta "long sync," when strolling through- r
the haunts of childhood with the lovely Myra
Grey! The silence which ensued wee some
what -ettibarrasing; and then_the. conversation
touched' upon topics less - dangerou4 and - in
which the' fair Emily joined., Indeed, they
were all'very rational; and so rapidly. passed,
the moments, that ere' Mr. Everleigh' thought
of the necessity of. saying adieu.
SomehoW - his resentment against the sex,
and against the widow in pariicular had van
lobed. The jilt trick alie had played. on him
no longer affected him. lie even forget 'there
ever existed a dashing lieutenant,-with the
"front of Jaye himself;", and "an eye like
Mars." True, she was an unprotected widow;;
while from her conversation, and what 116 saw,
he could plainly discover; not in very good c,ir-,
cumaianees. - 7:Tilleit censi4r this Apt, . 4 11icit
mdet of cotirse4i 4 d4i7 that • it
would aoti'Lave'-
been Jam tifirollier than
the mast kingly feelings toward one finis attar
tunatelY situated: - Tit short, when atlength Mr.
Everleigh rose to depart, he carried the hand
of the widow to his lips, promising ho would
It would be difficult to define the feelings of
our doughty bachelor,- as he bent his 'steps
homeward. Such was his abstraction, that,
although late, ho forgot to hail a return omni
bus ; ce forgot the business. upon
4isaPtliat morning left his dwelling; ho forgot
all about poor Walter's young bride, although
he passed directly in front of the place whore
those same beautiful plants, whose possession
he had so lately -coveted for her 'sake, still
embalmed the air with, their fragrance; ~he.
forgot everything—e Vere to dry, "Pshaw
al*: boy!" as . Walter exhibited a beautiful
work-box, 'which he had just ptumhased for his
be'frothed.
Never had }Salter known his unelo eQ nom
lilaisaut upon the theme of woman ; and at
length he.veitturedonee'moim to request the
presence of hio uncle:it the wedding.
"Pooh, pooh nonsanse boy, nansensol"
was Mr. Everleigh's reply. "And yet if yOur
- fair - one did but resemble the charming — girl—
Bali this morning, then, indeed,. I might per
haps to see you putmftho fetters of .matrimo.
ny," •
"Aid .who Wtl3. this young lady, unolo?"
asked Walter. 4
She arcs the daughthr of—pshass—none
of your business. Don't bo' asking about o
ther pretty girls.. : 4 pretty husband you'll
make, to bo sure!' ; ' said 11Sr. Everleigh.. "kill
your glass, boy bore's to the - health of my
Emily!" . ~
• The next evening saw Mr. Evorloigh again
in the littlylitting room of Mrs. Nesmothrz.-
Ho found tho widow alone, Emily having ao
companiedn friend to the Art-Union Exhibi
tion. A more confidential and interesting tete
a-tete now ensued, in the course of which Mrs.
Nesmith informed him that her daughter was
on the eve of marriage with a fine young mer
chant, with whom she hoped Mr. Evorleigh
would soon become acquainted.
"She is very young, to be, sure—scarcely
eighteen;', ndded Mrs. liesmotli; “ . but it will
be a great relief to know that, should any ac
cident befall me, I shall not -leave my dear
•
child unprotected."
Tide iirrll3 a moving theme undoubtedly, and
imperceptibly,the conversation revoked book
to olden times ; and to the brief season o't their
lovO and hapPiness.,'„Plist, injuries, ,or sup
pollt d injuries,• ; were . .all eiplained, and the.
"wrong made
. right;” all that., had' appeared
to the young loier so heartlessand inoxousabie
in Myra (irey, TOM mndo,olear; 'flow, I cannot
Say t but as it was perfootlysatiefactory to the .
person most interested,. it is usalcssfor us to
trouble ourselves about it.. •
. • •
. , .
It was indeed a lantentable foot, whiclustruck
ileivily.tipon the heart of Air. Eyerleigb, that
through his ownlinshaess.be had cheated him
'eolt;out,of a charming wife fora period, pnr
114s' of twenty yearn: ,- Just think of .it ! No
'Wonder. to 'repair the etil 'and
therefore ho once`Mere offered. his hand 'and
heart : to tho iteneptanao of-the widow.
At thii.oritical BO interesting moment they
iniqrrupted by, the 'entrance of •Endly
and her lover.. , , ' ' • ,
_ rho; iloos.,this, moon, tny:, lear
elor' oioloilUod BuroBe4 }Palter.,
• 44 1Youi truclo Oh; Wultorl is title gentle
man that :ileitis; kind whomYeu•hr"
eo oftoit . spo6n?"
"And is , :this Ithti,alsoet girl tlit4* ia tO•ho
your, Rltt V' asked - Mr. .4toduigh. , nen
~,',i.e:i,k.':::",:;;4;i.,'.:,, ,' :, , ,•,1., . 1.,, ,' . ; •:„,T- : *,•':.'E. , .:i4,v, , .,'.,,',;',..1", , ''',4. i ';...
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Cial bless you 'both, my dear . he
cried, folding their hands within his
Then, leading Walter to Mrs‘.'•Nestnoth, ha
, said, " Myra, look at this boy; he is the
child of our dear lost Emily. And now Wid
_tor," he continued, turning to his agitated ne
phew, "in the mother.L . lrf your-bride' behold
that Myra Grey—the first an'a . only love my
heart has ever known 1"
Ahappier circle than was gathered in that
small parlor the limits of the dity did not en
close. fleeing with half au eye how matters
were likely to end,Walter fully revenged him
self upon his, untie! And, sure Of toleration,
detailed, with great glee, the estimate of "wo
man-kind" which his uncle had endeavored to
instil into his mind from childhood.
• ".Yeii yos, boy," said Mr. Everleigh, laugh
ing, take .your revenge; I deserve it. Hero
I stand, the inveterate enemy of woman, about
to assume the tics of , wedded life."
- "Uncle, uncle!" exclaimed Walter graTely, •
"you had much hater procurtryOurself a - hal
ter! I would not give a stranr - for you after
you are - married—a' mere puppet, to be push::
ed hither and thither by —." A little white
hand smothered 'the" rest of the sentence,
while a hearty 'laugh burst from the 'discern
fitted bachelor, in which - the trio merrily join
ed.
Having thus „brought our bachelor to- that
stale of subjection to woman-kind, in ,which
(with all due deference to the fraternity) they
ffilistall, sooner or liter vrill now -
briefly state that more extensive improve
month rapidly took place in the baChelor's
domicil. Other apartments than those intend------
ed for Walter Lincoln's young bride vreic pre
pared ;-- and, - while . tho - neighbors were - a yet --
puzzling themselves to discover the meaning
of such strange proceedings, an' evening pa
'
per announced as follows:
"Married, this morning at Church, by
the Rev. —, JONATHAN EVENLIIIO/1, Esq. of
this city, to Mrs. 'Atlas. NESSIETII; and, at
-the-same time and" place, WALTER LINCOLN, -
nephew of Jonathan Everleigh, Esq. to Miss
EMILY IIEBBIETH."
WHICH AND WHAT.
The, adage of 'making a man swear' is of .
long duration.' The Amndon braid gives, the
following case as having recently come off in
the City Court of Ttequests, and the Reporter •
says that it was enough to make a Commission
er sw,er. Our readers mint judge for them-
Bel-vest—Mr. Irate was the defendant, and Mr.
'nigh the plaintiff. Whych was . tailor, and
. ..Watt - a general debtor, - without any particiday '
trade whatever. The sum - claimed ccaca bal- •
anee of £l-19s. ad. Commissioner, holding
up the bill—Mr. Watt do yott-!:!wa this amount
to Mr. WhYell? "Mr. -Watt•:•,•r 1171yelt,-sir?—
cominissiiinerthe bill I hold in my • hand for
l 198. Gil.:' Mr. Watt—Not that . I know of
.sit:.' ',Dot Ldare say I know 'What's
[Laughter.] Cominissioner—l perceive your
name, sir, is 'Which? Plaintiff,.who was sorm
•
what'deaf--,What, sir? Commissioner angri
ly—No, sir; L say Whych, sir. [Laughter.]
Xlaintiff—lf-you'lLbe l ind enaugh_to-ha,ndane___
Ole paper, I'll tell you what. [Leughter.]—
Mr.•Watt—Fitct is, somebody oweS him money,
t and he doesn't know which. , Plaintiff-to de -4.
; fendant—l ask you, didn't I make you a nets
!.frock•coat,. 'Watt' _Defendant-103,_but _
:2v/zicii ' I can't tell, among so many, at what
I you aro driving. [Laughter.] Cominissioner
—Will you atfond to me; sir ? Defendant—
What? [Laughter.] ebnimissioner—:No, sir,
'not Watt. ‘I mean. Mr: Why'eb, or I shall dis
miss the case immediately, I beg to bo listened
to either, :by the plaintiff or the defendant, •
whych? Mr. Whych—Sir, I'm not the defen
dant; , I'm the:plaintiff, and the defendant is
Watt, Comtnissioner-,Well, , sir! , what
(Roars of laughter, 'maid which the Commis
sioner gre* exceedingly angry.] : New Mr. •
Whych and Mr;:s. Watt, yen had. bettor settle
this case among yourselves. Call on the next
case. Deaf Crier of the Court-11 1 / 4 st,
Commissioner—No sir; the next clue. Crier .
_Which, sir? __[Roars of Laughter.]
WHO IS OLD 'I
A wise man will never rust out. As long as
ho can move and breathe, he Will - be _doing_
something for himself, his neighbor, or for his
posterity. Almost to the last hour of his life,
'Washington was at work. So were Franklin,
awl Young,' and Iloward,,and Newton. The
vigor of ear lives never decayed. No rust
marred their. spirits. It is a foolish idea . to
suppose that we 'must lie down and die, be
cause; IST aro old. 'Who is old? Not the min
;of energy ; nor the day-laborer in science,' art,
or benevolence; but he only who. suffers his
energies to waste away, and the springs of life
to become motionless ; 'CU "whose hands • the
hours drag heavily, arid to, 'whom 4 411 things
o wearlho garb of gloom:, li , he old? should
not be asked ; but, is he inflict? San he breathe
frCely, and move with, - TLere are
'scores of gray-headed men whom wo should
,prefer, in any, important 'enterprise, to those
young gentleinen,, who,fear, and tremble - at
approaching slytdowg, ankturn palo'nfa; 'lion,
their patl),--rit nintrith word or frown.
klnarhert or Tun imposhigie tho • •
inuje`s4 •of tho law f.hoW"oalm' her digFdt.Yl
bow vast herpowerl low 'firm and tranquil is
her'reign •' It is not by fleets'. 'and,' arms,,by •
devOstation end wrong, oPppression andblood;
she maintains, her, swar and .'epNuipii. her de- •..
°roes: flusfained by, justieo, - reason; and the
great interests of man, shelnit speaks, and is' ,
obeyed. yon fhosewhe d 9 not IPprove; hes- -
ito,te not 'te• support; her; and tbd individUal
upon whoni , the' judgment fulls; knows that
submission is not . 0111. y, ft duty that he mnsipsr
form, but that'the.SeOUrity' and enjoyment of
all that is deai toldm depends upon it.
CAN'T Slllyelt dons.-4t,, the - conclusion of
'the last n onoert of Jenny Lind in St. Louis, tt
worthy 'farmer •of Jackson countyilssouri,.
thus orpreshed lilros'elf to aurtoiluatntaitce:
"Well, she's .an almighty screamer, and a.
tdarned' pretty gal. at that. She'ithe . tiry
ittt
ago of Sally Jones, !ParsOr-Jenes' daughter,
3yho is °minted the best' singer all dualism,
But C'atrliesthor shUeltingoolll.-
i'nnt you:You never see; Sallyshuck?"
• 11040 T did."
'Veil, you ort'er,!''
The last mystery--tho roviyal of affect,/
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