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    cfeypbeft satjly afffcct ^/ write itotrrW ^ Awiftlsjn Wheirasbe < x > n ~ skfer&l the p 098 ihi } itfh 0 f fam& ^ g& ; t < K * tem \ M he ^ rf > ra yafe sfp ^ p ^ ry , or fcbe fcdkm ^ Bcwnfrri Bftnmmttifcis ^ &w ^ tfpe ^ ta Htfcfcnted

    to take a sudden flight from the paternal mansion . At last , however , she made up her mind to put oi * h « rhte ^ frock thenexC-tday to appear with great elegance , and to await 4 he > course of events

    with resignation . . The next day , at the appointed hour , appeared old Manasseh and his worthy nephew , Mr . Tusrnann , Edmund and the goldsmith . All were struck with admiration at the sight of Albertine ; never had she looked so beautiful ; she only required the crown of myrtle to complete the bridal attire . The councillor had had the good sense and taste to provide an elegant dejeuner a la fourchette . When Manasseh was invited to take his place at the table , one might have read in his looks the answer of

    Shyiock—Yes , to smell pork , &c . ' When the repast was finished , the councillor , in a short speech , informed the three lovers that they were met to chobse oiie b ( the fchrefc caskets , and that Albertine would bless with her Wand the happy man who chose the casket containing her miniattite : ' Folding doors were then opened , and a table c 6 V&rei with * rich tapestry was discovered , upon which stood three little c&ykkts .

    One Was gold , surmounted by a ring of ducats ^ and dti'tt was wHttyHt , He who chooses me , will gratify his soul ' s desire . * , Tbe , &ecpn 4 was artistically worked in silver , and in , the midst of tjnp 4 > rnanamU » might be read , •;*•? -He Wbq chooses me , will have more than he could hope foiJ The tjiird pasket was formed of ivory , and it bore this inscriptibh , ;

    ' * He' yfUd chposes me , will gain the happiness he dreamed of . ' Albertiuo and her papa sat on a sofa behind the table , and J 4 a * # fls eh retired with the goldsmith to the other end of the * fl * ajrtme * u % ... jit $ ( $ 9 fl ^ pidgd by lot that Mr . Tusmann was to have the first choice , so the two other pretenders went into the next room .

    IVlr f Tufcjnann approached the table and carefully examined tfre c ^ etets , reading the inscriptions one after the other . At last $ ) £ yy&a attracted by the beautiful scroll-work upon the silver etsket . ,. ' Bless my heart / said he , with enthusiasm , ' what fine Arabesque flourishes . " He who chooses me , will have more than h ^ . CM Mjkl bo p ^ Cor r Well , did I ever expect that Miftft- ALUtrtine WPuUfuwMTy m * I D * 4 I not always < U ^ p ^ ir ? Was I not gping t ^ Abro ^ jfjjjyse LC mtx > th ^ ba ^ iu ? My choice is made , L \> iii Ukc i ) m 94 m **^) m * J . : . . - / . ., : fiMI

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1835, page 256, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2644/page/32/