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vaUME XVIII.
PORTLAND,
AN III‘TIDEI‘PENIID'EN'I FATHER? JCD‘U’RNAEL d)? ILIIZPERA'IURZS, NEWS. Q36.
LIE...SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1855.
NUMBERA44.
Elmo
‘ OUR CHILDHOOD ‘L
sr a. la. rassrlcs.
'T I! std-yet sweet-to listen
To the rut wind's gentle swell,
And think we hear the mush)
Our childhood know so well,
so gm out on the mo
And the boundless fields of air,
And feel again our boyhood wish
o man like angels tam:
There in many drcaml oI g‘adnssl
Thar. cling around the past -
son from on tomb or facllng L
Old thonght.‘ come through: that-r
'l'hs roI-nia we loved an hourly,
In the happy days now gnns,‘ l
' was beautiful and lovely, . -
so run to look upon.
Thou bright and lovaly malnsna, . . , ,
seemed so formed rornllaa, , , ,
foo glorious and too heavenly
For such a world as thil' ,
n hoes rors, dark cyu Deemed awlnnrlngL
In a sac! liquid light,
And whose lncks or gold nor. stmmlng ,
0’sr blows so sunny bright. ,
Whose Imllcl worn like the sunshine
In In. spring- than or tlaa yaa.r- .
lea the changcflal kleanss or April
They followed every roar;
They have passed-like Impe-
" All their lovellnua has aaa- - ‘ ’
0h! many‘l heart is Inonrniul
That they In with thl dead.
‘ Lilla ta. bright buds or summer t '
’ The, ban fallen from the min- .
. Yet oh-lt la . lovely death
To fad. me suaL-thL like them!
..I
.
aha ycb-ths thought is laddsnfng
use on such as to y-
That the on on. whom In loss, I
v . Grow tn a'nch loving 1mm . J ,,
Like tsndrlll or Ll." clinging vine. )4
Then pariah when they rat.
And can a. but think of these
In the sort and gsnlla sprlng, , . , L
‘ When the traeun wavlng o‘er or, ‘
And thI dowsn m blossoming!
‘ In: In know that wlntee’a comln:
With his cold and stormy sky-
. And the gl rlous beauty round us
Is blooming but to dis‘
it digital
Story.
W
on, seven alanur sous. nchaIlrcs.
Some people speak in great prune 'pf
matches between cousins, and think nothing
more charming than childhood' s friendship
ripening into lovwand dwell with especial
emphasis on the advantage of wedding one
with whose temper and character one must
be thoroughly acquainted-that is to say,
whom you have had the pleasure of seeing
make dirt pics in a soiled pinaforc. quarrel-
ving for a plaything with herynnnger broth-
an and sisters, and put into a corner for
having eaten the whole pot of black cur-L
rant jelly, that was meant to cure little
Tommy' a cough: lVIthout condemning or
even blaming those w ho have found collnu-
bial felicity In such marriages, I must sim-
ply observe that marrying ones cousin alr
- ways seemed to run tantamount to marrying
a sister aran aunt-and that even if a wo-
. man combined the beauty of a Venue with
the qualities of an angel, the reminiscences
above alluded to, would have so completely
' Impostizsd her ip my eyes, that I could
‘ never have been surprised into falling in
low with her, from the impossibility of lep-
- araiingthslittle miss who perhaps spitedL
‘ me when a boy, from the fult lLllolvn damsle
“ usrl‘agthonghta inten '
mNdanZuchusre my tenets when quite a
r youth. although I did not put my opinions
Into absolutsL words, still less into writing-
and the reason will be apparent, and per-
! .hapa render Ina excusable in the eyes of
‘ those who may consider I have expressed
... myself with an L'LLoLvLelweaulnLg degrLca Lof
I
warmth on the subject, when I say that I
belong to a large family. and have a number
of cousins of the feminine gender, and one
cousin in particular, whom all the world sat
down as my future wife-and that my disa
' like of the ‘clanship of cousins is to be
traced chiefly to this circumstance.
Theodosia Rivertoli, or, as as called her
more falnillarly.“Dosy." was the oldest of
her family, as I uus the eldest of urine.-
Wc were sccond couslns, and we saw each
other frequently. ‘ We were dubbed “little
husband and little wifey“ (rol'u our earliest
recollection. Wo qllarrrllad and played,
and played and quarrcllsd as most children
Ila-being sometimes very fund, and at oth-
er times almost hating each other. Dosy's
father was a merchant in one of the western
' towns of England, and had a country seat
within a mile of our house, where his wife
and children never failed to spend the sum-
iner. 'Thua thetwo families were constant-
lv thrown together. and In spite of sundry
defects of temper. which occasionally an
noyed me Ill my littlo playmate. I certainly
harbored a very brotherly sort of inaction
for Dosy.‘ But as we grew, up, our friends
seamed all bentupon maintaining our affec<
tion to be something of a very different na-
turc Dosy was a fine gill at sixteen, and
gavtiproLulise of that quenllellkn sort of beau-
ty this. Is scarcely In its full splendorL till
four or five andtvlcllty.1 admired her as
I might have admired a sister, and of course
paid'hertllose litrlo attentions, that courte-
sy demands of us in our intercourse with
the gentler sex, however near the relation
ship may be. Furtha); than this I never
wcutryet Ioaun‘oaughunnlu and talc-
‘ graphic signs exchanged between our pa-
rents and the elders of the falnily, which I
did not at the time'undorstand, but which
were meant to imply that Dosy and I’lore
no the high road to become engaged. ‘ Dm
Iy'a parents thought it impossible that I
could have cuma'within the vortex of their
daughter's charma,aud kept my heart un-
scathed, while rlly parents thought ithual-
‘ lyllnpruhablethattwo young people who
saw so much of each other should not have
‘ imbibed a mutual inclination that would ri-
pen into a serious attachment in the end.
Being intended for the bar I calm to
town to study, but I rogulnrly went down to
see my family twice a your, and was of
course thrown vary much into Dosy' a com-
pany, as all our friends made a point of la-
viting her to ovary party to w hich I was bid-
den. Everybody was expecting that I
should open my heart to the faerhcodu-ia,
and secure the promise of her hand. before
somsother suitor should intervene: but I
was a hundred miles from any such inten-
tion. My parents, without entering into
the matter, it being their maxim that young
folks should be left‘entiraly free in thcir
choice, hinted to me by way of a friendly
warning. that MI. Rivsrtnn‘ sjunior partner
a rich young man. seemed to be paying The-
odosia attentions, and warm! believe, tak-
en rather aback by my replying that I was
glad to hear Dosy was likely to' make a
good match, but they soon attributed the ra-
ply tn alovcr'a pique. My younger aister
looked up at ‘ma several times with a ro.
guish expression: intimating that she- had
learnt to make wedding-cake, and wondered
when I should give her opportunity tornaka
a show of her talents: while as oftenvaa I
called at the Rivertnns, Dosy’ a noisy broth<
on were packed offinto the garden, and
her sisters would cluster round their mothJ
er la the bay- window, seemingly Intent on
their work or their drawing, so as to leave
us two almost alonaln the room
”All these circumstances ought to have
opened my eyes to the fact that I was sat
down as Dosy's lover-and she herself cer-
tainly assumed all the queen- -lika alra ’of
one who Is nothingloth to be worshippndfL
yet strange to say I remained completcly' In
the dark. ”The elders of the family were
quite squprised at my going aw without
mlull: ,-..m.
speaking a word. My parents thought me
a moat timid lover, but concluded that
when once called to the bar, I should grow
much bolder, and hoped for my sake that
nobody would carry off Dosy bcfureI had
summoned courage to contend for the prize
they felt certain mvotad. " .
W'ell.’ in due time I was called to the
bar, but that important event had not the
ed'cctof unlocking the springs of amorous
eloquence I was supposed to be longing to
pour forth into Theodosia‘a ear. and none of
the family knew what to make of my ba-
havioru It was evident Dosy was displeas-
ed with me. She had assumed a dcgrsc of
haughty coldness, like his who resents no.
merited neglect. I became at length awak-
ened to any position by the inuendoes thrown
out by my frienda,iand I then asked myself
in alarm, whsthsr I could by any possibility
tax myself with having ever utterad I
word. even in play,that could lead Dosy to
suppose that I harbored any feelings towards
hcr but those of a more cousin’l I could
most conscientiously answer: “No l" Still
I felt very uncomfortable on discovering
thatthe whole clan of cousin: had hooked
me as Dosy’Ls husband without consulting
either of us.
Time passed on, and bus morning as I sat
in my chambers. I will not say “thinking of
nothing at all," according to the approved
fashion of witnesses, but thinking a great
deal about a client‘s case, and not, at lll
about cousin Dosy, when a note was put in-
to my hand informing me that the Rivsrtona
were in London. and wlshsd very particu-
anuoycd at their having come up to town-
what on earth could have induced the fath-
er to leave his business and be holiday-mak-
lug with his familyl unless indeed a mar-
riage were in the wind, and they had.coms
up to purchase a wedding outfit.‘ “If it
could but be for cousin Dosy .'" thought I.
“what a relief it would be to my mind! I
never shall be in love with her, poor girl!"
and really latterly I almost fancied that
she like all the rest had looked upon it u a
settled matter-Fallow! let's hope she was
not so foolish !” Business prevented my
‘ obeying Mr. Rivorton's suulmons. and solv
log the puzzle, till evening. when I looked
in at thelrlodglngs, and found the parents
sitting alone by the fireside ,
I soon found it was not a wedding outdt,
but an outEt for ludia that brought then: up
to town. The embezzlement of large sums
entrusted to the managcrof Mr. Riverton's
honssia Calcutta,hhd made it absolutely
necessary for him to‘ devote three or,four
years to setting his adults to rights in that
quarter. “But I expect I shall come back
richer than I went, my boy," said he to me
with a hopeful smile.
I now asked whether the girls one;
town, and whether their mother and they
were going to accompany Mr. Riverton. .. ‘
. “Yea," said Mrs. Riverton, aomewhatom-
phatically and slowly if to watch the ef-
fect of her words: osy is going with us,
and soars Carolina and Fanny. The boyl
will bs left at school, and myaistLar will take
charge of little Harriet. "
rIt seemed to me as though a hundred
pounds weight hadLbeen lifted off my chest.
Cousin Dosy was really going, and I should
recover my liberty! In the cbullition of
spirits caused by such a prospect. and before
leven advertsd to Ihat’I was saying.nut
cams the words:.'Well, I suppose Dosy
will marry a nsbob; for so has a glrlL will
make quite aaensatlon in India." '
In this feeling of relief .1 experienced, I
was disposed to do full Justice toIDpsyL a
beauty. , l
“0h Herbert! how can you talk so 1"
crlnd Mrs. Bivcrtnn,mistaking my playful
remark for thsjcaloua outbreak Lof.a lovsr.
? “Poor Dosy!" said the father. u if mu-
g aloud: “1 am sorry on her account." 1
“But you say nothing ofL Carolipe and
Fanny." began 1:. - - , ,
. , , ’. . ,. f
larly to see me I soon as possible. I felt
“Oh! they will be most delighted to go," ,
said both parents '
Presently the young ladies came in. We
chatted shoot “ghanta,” and “ducgcrnaut‘s
car" and so forth, and Ithought Fan'ny and
Caroline both seemed in high spirits at the
prospect of the novel scenes that awaited
them. but there was a cloud over cousin
Doay‘ s brow, and a mixture of wounded
pride and irritation in her whole demeanor,
that made me feel ill at ease
By and bye the two younger ladieslcft
ths room at a pi gjrom mamma, to look af-
ter some imaglnary preparations, papa had
a letter to write below stairs, and mamma
who “would not stand on ceremony with
Herbert." withdrew on the hackusyed plea
of having some orders to give.( Is it not
odd that in the best regulated household
there are always orders that havcbecn for-
ottcn L!
I watched her retreat with dismay. for I
felt all this was solely to give me all oppor-
tunity of speaking with Dosy. There was
something provokinglu the silent but pcrti.
nacious assumption thatl must be in love
with my cousiu,'and only required courage
to declare myself;-'so provoking, Llndeed,
that I felt tempted to Ipeal-r outright and tell
Dosy at once that I never could nor would
be anything nearer to her than a cousin, and
there would be an end of it. '
But somehow Ilacked the courage to do
so. After all it would have been rather a
novel proceeding to say to a young lady: “I
am aware you ars‘ so well disposed In my
favor as to wish ms to be in lore with you
but you really must excuse me. ” And then
Dusy was going away, perhaps for years .
and, though my drst impulse had been to re.
joico at such a prospect, now that I saw all
the tangible propal’ationl for departure. and
thought of the uncertainty of along sea my.
age, and looked upon her saddened countm
moon. I felt Ia softening about my breast
which led ma to speak more kindly to her
than I had done of late. while keeping
strictly within the limits of fllondahip.
When her mother to entered the room
Ills threw a glance at each of us in turn
butIcould guess she was unfavorably luI.
pressed by finding us exactly at the same
distance from each othsr'as a hen she left us,
and aha poked the bra with a kind of nor-
vous twitch, which seemed to say as plainly
as words could have spoken: “Why didn't
the stupid fellow Ial‘e advantage of to s op-
portunity we gave him and propose at once
-or does he mean to wait till we ale on
board 1” She then called down Caroline
and Fanny,LaslIirIg them in an abrupt tone
what they were after so long, and rang
smartly for the maid, whomLehs scolded for
not bringing up tea half-an-hour ago. Word,
too was sent to MLRivcrton to come up to
tea (whether hislctter was dnisbed or not,
I suppose.) and we were once again a fami-
ly party-only, as there wds a sort of cm“
barrasament hanging about us, one that
clogged every attempt at conversing freely.
I abridged my visit as much as politeness al.
lowed, on the pics of any professional occu-
ations .
Luckily for me the Rivesto remained' In
town but a few days. They were to sail
from Portsmouth and the father asked
whether- I would run down just to see them
off. I am afraid I told a sad lib when I
Laaid I would endeavor to do Io,hcing glad to
seize on atemporising measure that would
be productive of tha lnastilpable advantage
of waving all leavctaking. . ,I , . ,
.. So cousin Dosy sailed for India but, like
the Parthiana, she shot an arrow as aha dad,
in the shops of a creamlcolored note. pen-
nsd by her mama,exprcssing how disappoint.
'sd they all had been at my not "keeping my
promise" (they actually styled it so !) of tak-
ing a last leave-of them at Portsmouth,-
This latter was the sting ,that prevented my
feeling as relieved as I should otherwise
hays been. In tima,L hLostvLer.L I got ove
little remorse it awakened. and began to ex-
periencs a secret satisfaction at the convic-
tion that the legiop of wusinl who had con. ‘
sidered our marriage as inevitable, could
now no longer cnuplc my name with that of
Cousin Dosy. But I was not yet at the end
of ray troubles.
At the next vacation I went than to pay
a visit to my parents. who I er , l from my
mothers frequently recurring r mark, that
it was athousand pllies Dosy had gone out
to lndiajust to spoil her dnc complexion,
and still more from the ominous silence of-
all my relations on tho subject, and their
sympathizing air, iflheRivertons happened
Lobe mentioned, that I was still haunted by
Cousin Doay’ s ghost.’
One day as! strolled outto aroid an in?
lerminable morning call made by some gosv
sipiug visitors, who would fain have sounded
no on this selnpiturnal subjcct. I thought]
would go and see Jack Summerly, an old
friend of mine, who had recently collleinto
I very pretty property by the death of adio-
tant relation Everybody loved Jack,who
was the very best of fellows, and ohoio
heart remained unchanged by his change of
fortune. 0n crossing a copse that led In
the direction of his estate.u spirited pony
dashed past me bearing afuir young rider
drcsaedln a gray habit that displayed her
slim ligura to the greatest Idvanlagc, while
her headeaa gracefully adorned by one.“
those broad-brimmed hats encircled by a
single feather that remind one of the pic-
turcsquc costumes of Louis Xlll‘s lime, or
vcrlIat.’ The latter did not overshadow a
lovelicr face, than that of the bright oppar
rition that tlittcd past me, followed at a re- -
spectful distance by the groom, whose lay
pcarancs alone quld have convinced me
aha was not some unearthly visitant. bb'ho
could she her She 'did not belong to tha
neighborhoodwwofthat l was certaln-it was
a new face. How I longed for sal'cnrleagua
boots to overtake hen-ad obtain another
peep at her sweet countenance! I believe
I actually began to run. ’ At all events I
thought no more about Jack Sumulerly. and
struck into a direct contrary path to my
proposed destination but; a moment before.
which by one nfthose mysterious 'cpsualltlea
that often decide ones fate, led me by a
shortcut lntoa shady road where I once
more caught sight of my fairincognila, evi-
dently run away with by her fiery pony,
as her dishevelled hair whlch had escaped
from the bat now dying off, but too plainly
showed. She however kept her seat with
admirable presence of mind, and on my
rushing to her assistants. and happilyL soo-
ceeding ln seizing the bridle and stopping
the self-willed animal, she seemed so little
alarmed at what had taken place, that it
needed all my eloquence to convince her
that it was absolutely necessary she should
dismount, and come and rest at my mother's
while the groom would lead the pony after
s .My new acquaintance at last consented
with a sweet Lsmilc, and as I led her to my
parcut'shousc,iufornlcd his that she was
the daughtsrLof aLcLaptain quartered in a
neighboring town, alld that her namcwu
Kate Maberly What an euphonious llama
thoughtI,as1 gazed at her his locks and
bright blue eyes . , A ‘
Myanothcr received the young stranger -
with all due klndnesa, though Kate look“:
so brilliant and in such excellent spirits,
that ahsdid not appear in much want. of
any roatoratives. .At the and of a quarter
so earnestly on the expediency of her I!-
lowing her saddle to be placed on my young
sister a quiet mare, and taking has rears-ht
pony nudermy care, that she consented to
let me escorthcr home. We chatted pleu-
antly all,tha way home, and time never
seemed to me to fly on more "Did piniona.
Kate had none of Dosy? malutic 591“! I
n’l aha was slight, aha was Lsnlall. aha w L a
4 .‘Jlt Lvr
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of Ruben'l celebrated picture of the “Bear .
of an hour shs rosa to depart, but I insisted -
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