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Finella sat in her room as if turned to stone; at last she heard the stable clock strike midnight, and mechanically she proceeded to undress without summoning her maid.

This morning she was with him--her lover, her affianced husband--her own--and he was hers--all to each other in the world--and now!

'He hates me, most probably,' she murmured.

A few days stole away, and she tried to act a part, for watchful eyes were upon her. Hammersley was gone! Doubly gone! How she missed his presence was known only to herself. He was ever so sweetly but not obtrusively tender; so quick of wit, ready in attention and speech, though the envious Shafto phrased it, 'he would coax a bird off a tree.' He was so gentlemanly and gallant--every way such irreproachably good style, that she loved him with all the strength of her loving and passionate nature. The memory of the past--of her lost happiness--lost more than she might ever know, through the deliberate villainy of Shafto, rose ever before her with vivid distinctness; the evening on which their love was avowed in the drawing-room--the evening in the Howe of Craigengowan, when he gave her the two rings, and many other chance or concerted meetings, were before her now, and she could but clasp her hands tightly, while a heavy sob rose in her throat.

The wedding ring, he had given her to keep, was often drawn forth fondly, and slipped on her wedding finger in secret--a temptation of Fate, as any old Scotchwoman would have told her. She would have written a letter of explanation to Hammersley, but knew not where to address him; and ere long the announcement in a public print that he had sailed from Plymouth with a strong detachment of the 2nd Warwickshire, for the seat of war in South Africa, put it out of her power to do so, and she had but to bear her misery helplessly.

More than ever were they now separated!

AN UNWELCOME VISITOR.

Lady Fettercairn was in the drawing-room at Craigengowan, and talking with Shafto seriously and affectionately on the subject of Finella and the wishes of herself and Lord Fettercairn; and Shafto was making himself most agreeable to his 'grandmother,' for he was still in high glee and elfish good humour at the mode in which he had 'choked off that interloper, 89 McIntire, Samuel 88, 89 McIntire, Samuel F. 89 McKeen, Donald 104 McLane, Miss 47 Millot 98 Milton, John 38 Minns, Chloe 10 Mirabeau 120 Montgomery, Robert 102 Moore, Larkin 12 Moore, Thomas 124 Morse, Rev. Jedediah 68, 110 Murray, W. 51

NELSON, MR. 106 Nicholas, J.H. 44 Noah, M.M. 10

OGLETHORPE, GEN. 103 Oliphant, Rev. Mr. 12 Osgood, Aaron 38 Otway, John 72 Oulton, Mrs. 29

PAINE, THOMAS 96 Parker, Elizabeth 7 Parnell, Paul 11 Parre, Thomas 102 Payne, Mr. 105 Pearson, Joseph 64 Pickman, Benjamin 30 Pittengill, Abigail 5 Plum, Lewis 12 Pork, Robert 8

QUEEN ANNE 16

RANDOLPH, EDWARD 20 Reeder, John 68 Richards, Giles 8 Richter, J.P.F. 83 Rimbault, E.F. 32 Robinson, Miss 8 Rose, Aquila 16 Rousby, Matthew 10 Rowe, Mr. 104 Russell, Benjamin 97 Russell, E. 94

SACK, SIMON 103 Sagar, F. 102 Scaredevil, Mary 117 Scott, Sir Walter 47, 48 Selsbry, Polly 7 Sewall, Samuel 51, 52 Seymore, Bridget 5 Silsbee, Miss 46 Silsbee, Nathaniel 46 Simes, Mark 39 Slock, Mrs. 105 Smallpeace, Robert 122, 123 Smith, Major 9 Smith, Mr. 104 Smith, Samuel 5 Spalding, Hezekiah 5 Sparks, Jared 46 Sprague, Charles 44 Stewart, Duncan 6 Stiles, Rev. Dr. 113 Stillman, Rev. Dr. 7 Swift, Jonathan 71, 72 Symonds, John 119

TARRING, WILLIAM 12 Taylor, Ann 10 Thatcher, B.B. 125 Torrey, Rev. Mr. 52 Trollope, Mrs. 56 Tuck, Rev. Mr. 53 Tully, John 20 Turner, John 30 Turner, Rev. R. 109

WAGNER, ELIZABETH 12 Walker, Thomas 90 Walter, John 7 Wardwell, Ester 38 Wharton, Eliza 89, 94 Watkins, Dr. 82 Webster, Noah 88 Welby, Adlard 40, 41, 42, 43 Weld, Mr. 111 Wendell, Oliver 5 West, Benjamin 95 Whipple, Plato 13 Whitman, Elizabeth 91, 93 Whitney, John 5 Willard, Joseph 98 Williams, Judith 6 Williams, Mary 5 Willis, N.P. 44, 45 Winsloe, Thomas 103 Woodwrod, Ebenezer 8

YATES, MARY 103 Young, William 6

LITERARY CURIOSITIES.

THE following humorous lines well describe the difficulty that editors find in pleasing the public. They are expected to know everything, and to be able to satisfy all tastes and capacities. No imperfections can be excused in conductors of newspapers; they are not even allowed to be unfortunate.

THE EDITOR.

That editor who wills to please, Must humbly crawl upon his knees, And kiss the hand that beats him; Or, if he dare attempt to walk, Must toe the mark that others chalk, And cringe to all that meet him.

Says one, Your subjects are too grave, Too much morality you have,-- Too much about religion; Give me some witch and wizard tales Of slip-shod ghosts with fins and scales, Of feathers like a pigeon.

I love to read, another cries, Those monstrous, fashionable lies,-- In other words, those novels, Composed of kings and queens and lords, Of border wars, and gothic hordes That used to live in hovels.

No, no, cries one, we've had enough Of such confounded love-sick stuff, To craze the fair creation; Give us some recent foreign news Of Russians, Turks, the Greeks, or Jews, Or any other nation.

The man of dull scholastic lore Would like to see a little more In scraps of Greek or Latin; The merchants rather have the price Of southern indigo and rice, Of India silks, or satin.

Another cries, I want more fun, A witty anecdote or pun, A rebus or a riddle; Some long for missionary news, And some, of worldly, carnal views, Would rather hear a fiddle.

The critic, too, of classic skill, Must dip in gall his gander quill, And scrall against the paper: Of all the literary fools Bred in our colleges and schools, He cuts the greatest caper.

Another cries, I want to see A jumbled-up variety, Variety in all things,-- A miscellaneous, hodge-pod print, Composed Of multifarious small things.

I want some marriage news, says miss: It constitutes my highest bliss To hear of weddings plenty; For in a time of general rain None suffer from a drought, 'tis plain,-- At least, not one in twenty.

Some signify a secret wish For now and then a favorite dish Of politics to suit them. But here we rest at perfect ease, For should they swear the moon was cheese, We never should dispute them.

Or grave or humorous, wild or tame, Lofty or low, 'tis all the same, Too haughty or too humble; And every editorial wight Has nought to do but what is right, And let the grumblers grumble.

From a Salem paper of 1828; author not stated.

"All are needed by each one, Nothing is fair and good alone." EMERSON.

In "old times" almost all the young ladies upon their marriage were "amiable" and "agreeable"; at least they are so represented in most of the announcements. The "maiden aunt" could not speak plainer in writing for the "Boston Sunday Gazette." We copy some specimens from Boston and Salem papers.

On Thursday last, in the Forenoon, was married Mr. BENJAMIN DAVIS of this Town, Merchant, to Mrs. ANSTESS GREENLEAF, second Daughter of STEPHEN GREENLEAF Esq; High Sheriff of the County of Suffolk.

The same Evening Mr. OLIVER WENDELL, of this Town, Merchant, was also Married to Mrs. MARY JACKSON, only Daughter of the late Mr. EDWARD JACKSON; both young Ladies of great Merit.

Sept. 13, 1762.

Dec. 19, 1763.

Dec. 22, 1790.

Thursday evening last, JOHN WHITNEY, Esq. merchant, of the state of Georgia, to the amiable Mrs. BRIDGET SEYMORE, of Wesport.

June 2, 1792.

--At Plainfield, Mr. Hezekiah Spalding, a batchelor of large fortune, aged 68, to the amiable Miss Mary Williams, aged 22!

Aug. 31, 1790.

--At Newbury-Port, Mr. WILLIAM YOUNG, of Boston, to the amiable Miss JUDITH WILLIAMS, of that town.

June 7, 1788.

NEWPORT, Nov. 24.

The 16th Instant, Mr. WILLIAM CHECKLEY, Son of the Rev. Mr. SAMUEL CHECKLEY of Boston, was married to Miss POLLY CRANSTON, a young Lady of genteel Acquirements, and of a most amiable Disposition.

Dec. 19, 1766.

BOSTON, January 12 .

Last Thursday Evening DUNCAN STEWART, Esq; Collector of His Majesty's Customs for the Port of New-London, was married to Miss NANCY ERVING, youngest Daughter of the Hon. JOHN ERVING, Esq; of this Town; a most amiable and agreeable young Lady.

Thursday last was married, at Newport, JOHN COFFIN JONES, Esq. of Boston, merchant, to the truly amiable and accomplished Miss ABIGAIL GRANT, daughter of the late ALEXANDER GRANT, Esq. a Lady of real merit, and highly qualified to render the connubial state desirable and supremely happy.

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