A TRUE STORY.
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The following story of Love and Pru- dence,' which we accidentally met with as revived in late Hagerstown paper, is an OCT true tale.' It first appeared, some time since, in the New York (Pa.) Record CT, and the fact which il records, occurred in neighboring county, beyond the Sus- quehanna. The way this beautiful and sprightly heiress treated her fortune hunt ing lover, should be a caution to the whole order.

 Love and Prudcnce.-A young gentle- man who was desirous of entering the holy state of matrimony, and who had turned his attention to the 'gilded' beauties of the day-selected at length, for his particular addresses, young lady who was reported rich, as we'll in the matter of lucre' as in mental and personal accomplishments He felt the charm of his fair one stealing over his senses witching spell' upon his faculties. But he wanted to make assu- rance doubly sure-and to leave no loop whereon to hang a doubt touching the worldiy possessions of his beloved. Fame, it is true had spoken her wealthy, but Fame had cruel fashion of cxaggera- ting in these matters. In word, if the truth must be told, our lover was not so madly' in love, bu, he was able to pre- serve some mcthod' in it. And before the glorious passion had reached its crisis, he had singular prudence 10 examine the recOrds-and to obtain an exact knowledge ofthe wealth of his charmer! How happy was he to find that her estate was clear and for once even more valuable than rumor had proclaimed it.

 Flying, then, on the wings oflove to the dwelling of his fair one-in good set phrase he declared his affection for her-made a tender ofhis heart and hand-and besough, her to smile upon his passion, and make him happy. But the Aat,ering tsle' of hope was not to be realized. The star of our lovers happy fortune, had alas not vet cast it's silver above the horizon! By some means, it happened the young lady had been apprized of the extent of her lov- er's curiosity-and, in the midst of his des- cant upon flames, and darts, and Cupid she very composedly threw from her reti- cuIe small piece of money, and approach ing him made lhis reply-' Although l may prof, by your very favorable sentiment to- wards me, still I cannot think ofyour being loser on my account. As you have been at the expense of 'search,' must insist upon being allowed to replace the amount so cxpended.' So saying, she put all eight penny piece in her lovers hand, and he went his way.