"Tm afraid of offending the old gentleman,
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"I'm afraid of offending the old gentleman,
her father.'' I.


"Oh! the old gentleman, her father Never
mind him, if you can get the girl herself"


Sand would you really advise me to run
away with her! would not like to take so
important step without your approval"


aWoud advise you! / do advise you, and
let it be done directly, sir. Why, sir, you
have no pluck or spirit about you, or you would
have done it before now Thunder and light
ming old as am, sir. would do it myself
You do it at once"


"Iwas anxious to consult you on SO delicate
matter"


"Wel, sir, you now khew my opinion and
have got my advice. Don't be faint-hearted,
sir, get up early and eope with the lady to-
morrow morning; and take my horse and gig
for the purpose. They are quite at your SER
vice, very much at your service"


"Iam really under infinite obligations to you
for the deep interest you have taken in the
matter. I'll adopt your advice, and avail myself
Of your kind offer Of your horse and gig to en-
able me to carry her off


"Do, sir, do; and mind you do it effectually.
Let there be no mistake, no failure in the mat
ter. Success to you in your enterprise. Let
me know when you have made the young lady
your wife"


II will, with the greatest possible pleasure y


On the following morning, the old gentle
man summoned his daughter, as was his Gus
tom, down TO breakfast, he stationing himself
on the occasion, at the foot of the stairs. No
response was made to his first summons.


"What do you mean, you lazy, indolent
huzzy, that you don't come when you're call.
ed 2" bawled the old and eccentric parsonage,
in the way of continuing his first call. Still
there was no answer. A


"You are sound asleep, suppose. Why don't
you get up and come down directly! Do you
hear!" #"~M


Il say, you indolent, good-for- nothing piece
Of goods, why don't you -


"Please sir, interposed an outdoor man-ser-
want, who had just entered the hall, "splease
sir, saw Miss and the tutor driving away this
morning at five o'clock, in your gig. And more
than that, phase yer honor, they (horse, gig, and
all,) seemed as if they were in dreadful hurry
They were, indeed, sir"


The old man audibly groaned, and sank dowr
on the stairs. The truth flashed into his mind
1t was his own daughter who had eloped will
the tutor, in obedience to his own advice, ten
dered to the latter SO emphatically on the pre-
vious day. &