HASZAR.D'S GAZETTE. JULY 4.

‘OPT AND STEP IOTHEB. asrrn viii.

Slit Enwnn was reading when his son entered the dining-room. He was not a man who lni- hitnall wasted much of his conversation on his eh ldren; and he hardly looked up on I'rank's entrance, iaerely aliowing his consci- ousness of his presence, and his satisfaction thereat by a commonplace question about the weather. Havin replied to this. and taken a seat on the o pos to side of the tire, Frank be-

n to cast a cut in his mind how to introduce G e reat sub‘ ct which engrossed hie thou his. He id not oubt that his father would ear him with iiidul nce and interest; but it was with considerab e diﬁiculty, that he at length stammered out a request that he would give him his serious attention for a few minutes. _

*~ What. s in, Frank!” said Sir Edward, laying down Iris book, with it. look of amaze- ment. “ You seem very impatient. Not that I blame you. I think travel does a young man g-iod, provided he travels with a purpose, and not inerelly for the sake of wasting time and money. was speaking to your mother about your plan just now. She thinks Iought to

ave taken time to consider it, before I consent- ed to your undertaking a 'ourney so long and pprilous; but. as I prove to her, it‘s nothing

the Al"I_{-lf|i||lIlC8Xp'.‘(lIIIUll. Notwithstanding the daiiger of the adventure, I confess I am not sorry you have ﬁxed on the Rock Mountains as your Ultima ’I‘hule; for I shaIl be glad to have some geological specimens from them; and an authentic account of Mormonism,—onc of the most rmnnrkishle phenomena of the age. The accounts we - ave, must be, to a certain ex- tent, partinl. Now, you will take a clear head and yopng cy»-it with you. All I would warn you agaiinu is too strong a leaning to the old- world ‘pI't‘J-ll'Ilt't.‘l, with which our good friend Birkhy, li.-is tot.-n such sins to fortify you."

‘- I havcjnst parted rom Kitt , sir,” said Frank, breaking in, at last, with desperate resolution.

" W4-y tibia"! you bring her up here? The little pu-us, I 1ll'l.I. wonder she's ashamed to show ii-r fsic--. Your mother is by no means pi--need, l c.ii full you. She never was ver

ond of poor Kitty. Very strange. though don't know—- p"I'll:||>8 it‘e natural, after all. dare say, I’-irtii would have tbouglit Iniogen rither milk.tii«l-watcrisli. I really begin to apprehend that my little friend is putting on h -r woui:inlm.nl. Kitty, the sweetest piece o N i ur..-'s iniii-liwork that ever glnddened human hc.irt.—it is t-o had for her to be having her wliimslcs mill capi-i_ces."

ll.-re was it good opening for Frank. These worui expressions of tenderness and affection loosened the powers of speech. lie defended Catlieriiie from the charge of c.-iprice. He then, with more diliiculty, cztplaiiied the motive which had led her to refuse Lady Irwin's invi- tation, and concluded with an earliest avowal of his ow'nJ1ussiiin, and an cntrcaty that his father woul aid him with his countenance.

*- So I am to remain in my present bcnight- ed ignorance oftlic rcnl state ofthe Mormon colon ,” said Sir l‘i'Id'lll'II, when his son at Iengti ended; “xinil I shall not be able to enrich my collection with specimens from the Rock Mountains! Dujvou think. that Kitty

-ooul be persuaded to rnaltc it her bridal tour! But seriously, Master Frank, this is a grave matter. You and Kitty are over young to be running your heads into the yoke matrimonial. Kitty is a wife for an emperor; and you'll be a lucky fellow, if you got her. StilI,Iyou know it is a matter to be carefully considercd for both our sakes "

“ Certainly. sir, if you will only give us your countenance, we shall be willing to wait,"

“ Oh, es! I dare say! As willing as the Iioar-frost when the sun is shining. I wasn't many months older than you, when Imarricd your mother. I was very happy ‘lmine sub Cynaru: regno.’ Kitty is not unlike her in many things. But I'll tell you what, Frank, we must talk to Lady Irwin ; she does not like

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consent; she knew that, though generally 0_0mPll*i38M. he was occasionally cs ble of ﬁrmness; that his affection for his el eat son was stron , his sense of justice strict, and that he had a ways regarded Kitty herself with peculiar tenderness. But none of these consi-

erationa shook her resolution to prevent the meme , co_st what it might; on the contrary, the di cnlties that lay in her way rather strengthened her determination, and sharpen- ed her ingenuity.

The s in thetic indignation of Agnese, to whom a _e, isclosed the sub'ect of her uneasi- ness during her evenin toi ette, conﬁrmed her in the idea, that Cat erine had abused her hospitality, and under the guise of innocence had successfully carried out her wily designs upon the heir. She determined to meet craft with craft, and, by using her great inﬂuence with her husband, to retard the union of the lovers, and, while seeming to be only anxious for their welfare, to counteract, and ﬁnally to subvert their desi ns.

'l‘he‘youth of the lovers naturally formed the burden of her objections: she touched sli htly on Catherine's want of fortune. and in erior rank; she urged the curtailmcntofsir Edward's expenses which would become necessary if two families were to be supported on an income, handsome indeed, but every sixpence of .which was annually spent; she dwelt on the injury it would be to Edward, if he were deprived of the advantages of such an education as his brother had enjoyed,—advantages more necessary to him, since his position must de end on his own exertions. She frankly acknow edged she could not comprehend Frank’s attachment, and insin- uated a doubt ofits continuance, urging how often the pretty face and sweet temper, which were sufficient for the youth, palled u n the mature taste of the man. To this Sir dward replied, that it was not robable that an attachment founded on sue intimate know- ledge, and so fortiﬁed by esteem, would be ofa transitory character; he said that for his part he was quite satisﬁed with little Kitty for a daughter-in-law, but be acknowledged that he had notcontemplated the necessity of a sepa- rate establishment, and ended by expressing his belief, that the young eople were in no hurry, and would make no rliliiculty of waiting it your or two.

When Frank found that Catherine's appre- hensions were. in a measure at least, rpa ized, and that Lady Irwin seemed deierinined to retard, if not openly to oppose their union, the nntagonisiii of his nature was roused, and he could not altogether control his im nticnce in replying to her representations. lo rejected with indignation the idea, that his feelings might change , he thought the house was large enough for him and Kitty, but if his father and niothcr thought otherwise, his father had inte- _ rest to get IIIIII some appointment which would fciinhle him to take the burden ofhis own timin- ltcnance, and that of his wife, upon himself; 1 he had no idea of an immediate marriage. but he could see no reason to justify him in sub- uiitting Catherine to the anxieties of an en- go einent of uncertain duration.

n Catlierinc lierseIfLady Irwin found the most pliant listener; she was so prepared for anger in the dreaded Lady of the B anor, in the event of her assion becoming known, that when she ussai ed her with arguments, persua- sion, and entreatics, coupled even with caress- es, she yielded only too readil , and, grateful for permission to love, assentc to any terms, thinking delay scarcely an evil in the greatness of her unhoped-for happiness.

'l‘liey were betrothed, and it was an acknow- lcdgcd fact in the neighbourhood, that Miss Birkliy was engaged to Mr. Irwin. One or two sour spinsters and intriguing niammas were highly indignaiit, but by the community at large, it was regarded as a very natural and desirable arrangement.

Mr. Ilirkhy, when asked for his consent, gave it hcurtily,telling Frank, with tears of pleasure, that he was glad to show the love be bore him, by giving into his keeping his dearest earthly

to have things done without her. Iwisli Kitty hadn't had her pretty ﬁt of rudcry just now. Helen does not like to have Eer invitations rc- fused, especially when she fancies she is con- ferring a favour in givin them."

When the matter was broached to Lady Irwin,

she liste_ned with mingled astonishment and‘

indignation. Ilcr countenance sallicicntly ex-9 pressed her displeasure, though she controlled er utterance, and replied, only in a few cold words of disapprobation, to her husband's’ kindly representations of the wishes of the lovers. Strange as it ins seem, she had never contemplated the robsbility ofFran'x'sm.1rrisge or onl as s possi le distant evil, to be proven- ted w en it arose. That he would form an attachment to Catherine Birkb , had never once occurred to her. Indeed, she held Kitty’s beauty and accomplishments in verylow esteem, and hardly thought of her, except as a useful plsyfellow for E wsrd—an agreeable domestic snimal, whom it was convenient to have about house. To discover in this softvoiced tend- er girl the enemy whom she should most sedu- Ieualy have guarded against, was a bitter aggra- vation of her nniioyaneo. Turn the llll|j(‘c( which way s'ie would, she

treasure; he wasa little displeased at Lady lrwin‘s desire for the postponement of the marriage, for his affection took alarm at the idea that his child's excellence was not dnl appreciated, buta few words from Catherine trniiquilliscd his doubts, and lie could not be long angry at what gave him longer possession of her who was so dear, so neccssar to him.

As to Miss Birkb , the intelligence threw her into a tlutter of elight. She had a ho py knack of never seeing what was goin on be 'ore here es,ofcourae she knew that {itty and I"‘i-an liked each other very much, but as to anything more than friendship, the idea had never suggested itself to her. She wished them happy with all her heart, and could see no reason why they should not be ha py, since they had always been dear good chil ren, both of them.

And re the matter rested. Lady Irwin, satis- fied with having averted the evil for the present, revolved her plans at her leisure, and was content to hide tier time. he was not, however, per- tained to enjoy much repose, for she was haras- sro hy the tnuie solu-iistioiis of Frank's anxious looks, and by the open remonstrsnces of her own

could discover no reasonable hope oi‘ averting the evil: Sir Edward hid alruuiy given a yuan‘

mlddwsrd heard the news at ﬁrst with displeasure,

and was inclined to feel himself at-grieved because Catherine loved any one better than himself; but when the tint emotions of dissatisfaction were ever. be entered with spirit into the interests of the lovers. and, having espoused their cause, he supported it with s warmth CIIIIIOIOIIIIIO of his temperament, and which increased with oppsition. Proud of the victory he had gsinedover himself, and irritated by a suspicion, tlist his mother was actuated by love to him, he was never weary of urging his broiher’e claims, till his gs ling solicitations gnaded her to madness, and confirmed her in her resolution.

‘ “inconsiderate and thankless boy l" she ex_- claimed one day. thrown oti‘ her guard by his importunity; " blind to your own interest, as you are careless of the sfeciiuns of your moIher."

" My interest ! " retorted Edward, “ how can it affect my interest; except that it must be my interest to see Frank and Kitty hsppy.”

“ And yourself a beggar, and your mother s pensioner on the boom of I country person's daughter! Foolish child, how will it be with you when you are but an inmate on suifersnce in the house beneath whose roof you were born! "

-‘ Mother, thai’ll never be! You don’t know of what true stall" Kitty's heart is made; if I ever wants home, and she has one, never fear that slie’ll grudge me share of her’s. Besides. havel not hands, arms and wits; can’t I hire myse font for so much a day to be shot at, or get a handsome income for wearing a ﬁne coat, and a award at senie foreign court, and writing lying letters about nothing! Frank and Mr. Bitkby, both say I’vs capital abilities, and I’m sure ifI take after you, I must be a long-headed fellow with a first-rate genius for politics. Only think new, mother, would it not be more gratify- ing to be pointed out as the mother ofihe eminent diplomstist Mr. Edward Irwin, in time Sir Ed- tlisn to look handsome in your black velvet and diamonds as the maternal relative of Sir Francis!”

“ It is because I long to see you crowned with self-won honours, that I am impatient of this preposterous scheme of your brother's. Hsmpered with him, his wife.snd perliapsa host of children -—women who bring their husbands no fortune, always have large fsmilies—how is your father to give youihe necessary start? How is he to put you properly forward in the world f On the next ten years the fortunes of your life must depend.”

“ 'l'eii years! then Frank and Kitty are to wait ten years? Come, mother, lhat’s too bad—why she'll be quite elderly by that time; just think, you are only five-and-iliirty now, and you’ve been married these sixteen years. Depend npon it,l shall never get on the better for Kitty’s fretting herself to ﬁddle-strings. No, no, mother, it won’t do; there's no Romance in a bride over twenty. III were Frank, I'd carry her off in s chaise and four and bring her home a married wife—-I de- clare it would be splendid—I’d he pcstilion, and I don't think, you'd have much chance of overta- king us. unless you swept after us in a wliirlwind."

The iilea of an elopement, and the exciting ad. ventures by which it. could not fail to be accom- pttnird. was so agreeable to Edward that, tbuuuli it lisd occurred to him as in jest, he did not fail to suggest it seriously to his brother.

“ You may look as grave as you please, Frank,” he said, impatiently; “I tell you my father would be delighted to have it se||Ied—the dear old fellow is as fond of Kitty as she deserves —you‘d be gone just a couple of days. and I'd undertake to draw mother off, while you begged pardon, lic’d forgive you almost before you could i1Fl\' llllll. Moilier is splendid for holidays, but you ltnoiv, we sadly want :1 little liouselinld deity to noise us when we are ill, and put us in good- liumour when we are cross. Mother couldn't say anything, when it was done, or if she did, it wouldn’t so much matter."

‘* She would never forgive us. Edward.” re turned Frank, with ti grave smile; "and we should feel that we had given her reason for her displeasure. KiiIy'e heart would break under the weight of such a resentment as my mother can feel, and all my love and yours would not support her under it. It is hard, but we must be

alient.

"Then I'll tell you what it is, Frank, you’ll have plenty of exercise for your patience; you may wait and wait till you are both old and cross. Mother will not give her consent, slie’ll mock you with vain hope, like that scoundrel P ginalion and his poor sister Dido in Virgil. She has made up her mind—she says you are too young now, she’Il ﬁnd reasons just as good to kee you asunder, till she can say you are loo ol , and ought to be thinking of the other world."

" Kitty would never consent," said Frank. not unimpressed by the boy’s representations. The thought was not new to him. the shadow of such a fear had been darkening on his mind for some time.

'‘ Don’t ask her !" cried Edward, with anima- tion ; " of course, I ltnow as well as you that alie won't. if she can help it; but you know she loves you with all her lissrt—-you know that though

ward and soon my lord viacount, or what not, A

would protest and be very miserable; you are liq; natural guardian now, and it is your business 1. to take cars at her health. Now, if you can her off, andanarty her against her will, she can t blame any one but you and me, and I don't think she can be long sunny with either of as.”

Frank smiled. and loved hisbrolhsr very dearly for his vehetnence. And when be detailed to Catherine his proposal in all its extravagant wild. ness, there was a touch of sadness in the smile with which be related it, and in that which she |istened—.i sadness perhaps inseparable from love so deep as theirs, yet showing that s foreboding ofevil was in the heart ofesch.

Latest News! _ stenr nus I.A'l‘E§ raoir Ituifora

ew ork, June 28. The Steamer Baltic arrived at 1 o'clock yesterday morning. There were 200 passengers 0 board.

The failures of Iiiilsford ch Co., Navy Agents, and Hall & Co , Brokers, London, is reported. This arrival brings details of the French capture of the Manielon and White Towers, after sanguinary ﬁghting. in which 5000 were killed and wounded. 'I‘he gnlliint French took 62 guns and about 500 prisoners, and their

osition enables them to shell the shipping in the harbor of Sebaetopol. Simultiini-ously the English stormed and took Ilitie Works in the Quarries, but lost 500 killed and wounded; Since then ﬁring has been slack.

The ﬂeet has achieved new successes in the Sea of Asolf, and has burned stores at 'I‘ag-inro , Maripol and (ilenitclii, and a boat expedition is ﬁtting out against Perekop.

Nothing from Tchernayu or the Baltic. The Russians are reported to have evacuated

napa. The Emperor of Austria arrived at Cracow yesterda .

The weather was excessively hot at the Crimea.

The Vulcan arrived at Dantzie with des- patches. The Russians ﬁred on a boat bearing a Ila of truce, and 16 English sailors were killed.

No alteration in trade. an abundnntcro .

The British ship Shamrock foundered at sea with a valuable cargo. The crew escaped in the boats. Cargo valued at 20,000 dollars.

‘en.Saunna has died of Cholera at Bals-

Corn promises to be

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ava.

Jl!arI'eIs . — 1.i't'rrpooI Cotton .-—'l‘lic Leading Cir- cular rcports markets quiet. Brcndstnﬁs dull. —-Wheat, Flour and Corn are somewhat cheap-

.London Money Markel.—!lIoncy is plenty. Bank rate discount reduced to 3 1-2. Console 91 ‘

I-‘ROM CALIFORNIA.

The steamer Star of the West, from San nan, arrived at New York on Sunday last, with $625,000 in specie, and 500 passengers. Iler dates are to the let inst. ' The mining news from the State is of the most encouraging kind, and it is thought that at no previous time in the history of the State has the yield of gold been as great as at pre-

en . The entire block of buildings, bounded by iivis, Front, Commercial, an ‘ cramento

streets. San Francisco, was destroyed by ﬁre.

Loss estimated at 5575,00

40,327 ounces of gold were deposited in the

branch oftlie mint at San Francisco, during

eight days, from the eighth of May.

’l‘lic tlt,-llclis of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Banking House ninoiint to $179,000.

The papers contain accounts of an unusual nuniher of big strikes among the miners, and the usual record of crime in diﬁerent parts of the State. _

l.ir'sii.--The steamer George Law arrived at New York on Monday, with California dates to the 2d inst. She brings $1,052,000 in tres- sure, and 714 pissengers.

The difﬁculties between the American Consul at San Juan del Sud and the Government, had been settled, without the interference of the U. S. Sloop-of-war St. Mary's.

'I‘Iie reat nugget ofgold which has been on exhibition at the banking institution of James King, has been melted down, and nets the owner $8ts‘2'.l,28.

EUROPEAN News IN six Divs.-—We learn from the Nero York Evening Post that the New York and Newfoundland Telegraph Company have contracted for the removal of the Merlin rock, lying at the entrance of the harbor of St. John's, Newfoundland. There are now eighteen feet of water! lying upon the rock at low tide, and as the Collins steamers draw twenty-three feet when loaded, they cannot enter. When the

alie tries to be gay, and decsives her poor old aunt and her father, who is always dreaming

about some old Greek lovers instead of mindingv

his own dear little girl; you knew met when she thinks so one sees her, the tears some walling up into her eyes. and she is grown so thin Ihltl could almost span her waist. which used to be of a proper natural sise. I do not doubt that she

rock isgremoved tothe depth of twenty-seven feet, as is proposed, St. Jobn’s will probab- y be made a stopping place for European steamers, and the news which they conyey be transmitted to Boston by telegraph with- in six days from the date of the departure of the steamers from Liverpool.