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Article ELIBANK; OR, THE NOBLE BASKET-MAKER. ← Page 6 of 8 →
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Elibank; Or, The Noble Basket-Maker.
finished a basket of novel design , and exquisite workmanship , hurried to the presence of his mistress , bearing in triumph the price of her hand , being the product of his own ingenuity and manual labour . The wonder and surprise of the fair maiden may well be conceived , as she narrowl y examined the intricate construction aud perfect finish of what , she had no doubt , would prove a talisman to her father ' s heart , favourand affectionand the
, ; placing basket on the table before her , she for the first time offered her cheek to the salutation of Elibank . It was finally agreed between them that the token of his advancement in the operative arts should b y Mary be presented to her father , and that they should await with patience the result of his judgment and consequent determination . The project was speedilcarried into effectthe old the
y ; man taking basket into his hands , examined it very minutely , and muttering to himself , ' It is indeed a goodly thing , and fair to look upon , " restored it with a smile back to the hands of his blushing daughter . She hesitated to leave the room , in the expectation of gathering from tne lips of her father what she had to expect from the proficiency of her lover ; but after waiting for a few moments , she perceived that her father was too deeply involved in thoughts of his own to communicate audit
to her , either of a pleasing or disconsolate nature , and softly gliding frorn the room , she sought in the solitude of her own apartment that relief which is most congenial to a wounded spirit . Early next morning a messenger was dispatched to the residence of Lord Elibank , leaving a card from Mr . Moleskin , with an invitation to ( fine with him on the same evening . It also contained an apology for the informality of so hurried a request , and expressed a hope , that on the present occasionhis
, lordship would waive all ceremony . A suitable answer was returned ; and although Elibank could not exactly comprehend the true meaning of the note , still he felt it must he on matters of moment to himself and his dear Mary . Surely she might have given him a hint , yet it was possible that she herself was wholly ignorant of her father s meaning and movements ; and he consoled himself with the thought that a few hours at most would solthe whole affairand set
ve , Jus mind at rest , and his heart , he trusted , at ease . Elibank was received b y Mr . Moleskin with a degree of politeness ceremony , and ostentation , quite foreign to the usual custom and deportment of the merchant ; and which but ill accorded with the rude manners of the times in which he lived . He was pleased , however , on entering the room , to perceive that , with the exception of himself , there was no appearance or likelihood of anv other visitor beintr present : and
thus he promised himself an agreeable tete-a-tete with his fair favourite Moleskin , with all his peculiarities , was nevertheless an open-hearted Englishman of the good olden time , and extended his hand to Elibank with a frankness which at once convinced him that he was indeed a welcome guest . Dinner , which consisted of the good old English fare , being announcedthe interesting trioat least of themset to work in ri
, , one , ght good earnest ; the old man repeatedly pressing the young lord to make himself at home , do ample justice to his viands , and on no account allow his modesty to do injustice to his stomach ; but he knew not that Elibank and his daughter were too full of their own thoughts to have any desire beyond . The first goblet of wine , however , was a relief ; and another , and another , which followed in quick succession , so far braced
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Elibank; Or, The Noble Basket-Maker.
finished a basket of novel design , and exquisite workmanship , hurried to the presence of his mistress , bearing in triumph the price of her hand , being the product of his own ingenuity and manual labour . The wonder and surprise of the fair maiden may well be conceived , as she narrowl y examined the intricate construction aud perfect finish of what , she had no doubt , would prove a talisman to her father ' s heart , favourand affectionand the
, ; placing basket on the table before her , she for the first time offered her cheek to the salutation of Elibank . It was finally agreed between them that the token of his advancement in the operative arts should b y Mary be presented to her father , and that they should await with patience the result of his judgment and consequent determination . The project was speedilcarried into effectthe old the
y ; man taking basket into his hands , examined it very minutely , and muttering to himself , ' It is indeed a goodly thing , and fair to look upon , " restored it with a smile back to the hands of his blushing daughter . She hesitated to leave the room , in the expectation of gathering from tne lips of her father what she had to expect from the proficiency of her lover ; but after waiting for a few moments , she perceived that her father was too deeply involved in thoughts of his own to communicate audit
to her , either of a pleasing or disconsolate nature , and softly gliding frorn the room , she sought in the solitude of her own apartment that relief which is most congenial to a wounded spirit . Early next morning a messenger was dispatched to the residence of Lord Elibank , leaving a card from Mr . Moleskin , with an invitation to ( fine with him on the same evening . It also contained an apology for the informality of so hurried a request , and expressed a hope , that on the present occasionhis
, lordship would waive all ceremony . A suitable answer was returned ; and although Elibank could not exactly comprehend the true meaning of the note , still he felt it must he on matters of moment to himself and his dear Mary . Surely she might have given him a hint , yet it was possible that she herself was wholly ignorant of her father s meaning and movements ; and he consoled himself with the thought that a few hours at most would solthe whole affairand set
ve , Jus mind at rest , and his heart , he trusted , at ease . Elibank was received b y Mr . Moleskin with a degree of politeness ceremony , and ostentation , quite foreign to the usual custom and deportment of the merchant ; and which but ill accorded with the rude manners of the times in which he lived . He was pleased , however , on entering the room , to perceive that , with the exception of himself , there was no appearance or likelihood of anv other visitor beintr present : and
thus he promised himself an agreeable tete-a-tete with his fair favourite Moleskin , with all his peculiarities , was nevertheless an open-hearted Englishman of the good olden time , and extended his hand to Elibank with a frankness which at once convinced him that he was indeed a welcome guest . Dinner , which consisted of the good old English fare , being announcedthe interesting trioat least of themset to work in ri
, , one , ght good earnest ; the old man repeatedly pressing the young lord to make himself at home , do ample justice to his viands , and on no account allow his modesty to do injustice to his stomach ; but he knew not that Elibank and his daughter were too full of their own thoughts to have any desire beyond . The first goblet of wine , however , was a relief ; and another , and another , which followed in quick succession , so far braced