Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-09-02

He recounted the story to his crest
fallen mother, and when he had finished,
she exclaimed,
'How wonderful are tie ways of Pro-
violence, what an awful providence il
was that you did not hurt her more! you
might have shot her eyes out! Who
would have thought, when was urging
you TO go, and thinking was doing my
best, that it should turn out so,-Dear
mel she continued, as she took out her
snuff. box, and sat rocking backwards
and forwards, tapping the cover, what
lsifsTt- sighted mortals we all arep
Miss yelling would have been one,
|if | had shot her eyes out, you SO de-
|ightflliy inagined.'
Il declare, julius, you shock me-you
haven't \ particle OF feeling Left
yes, indeed, my dear mother, have
Il am as sorry for the accident as you
can be, but it is triaing wound, and
will soon be we'll; so don't moralize any
more about it, for it cant be helped now
but send Phyl to get me something to
eat, for | am pretty sharp set, | can tell
YOU
why, Julius, what puts you in such
great spirits9 You do not show any sor-
row for what you have done, and, in
stead of being cast down, you really
stride about and talk and joke, as if you
had performed great feat
And it was realis so-!ulius had been
quite shocked at first by the accident,
but finding the wound was of little con-
sequence, and seeing his friend, and
anticipating so much pleasure with him,
and tie society at Mr.. Welling's, had not
only shaken off all his listlessness, but
had SO buoyed him up that he was, as
MS mother said, completely on his ''high
horse
That afternoon he again wandered to
The scene of his morning adventure;
and found his gun, which he remember
ed he had dropt, and near il an elegant
ly bound little volume, with the name of
Henrietta Yelling in the front, which,
no doubt, in the real spirit of girl Of
seventeen, just from the city, she had
taken out in the woods to read.
He called next day with it, but did not
see Miss Yelling, as she could not dress
herself; bds he learned that the wound
was very slight. The shot had torn the
flesh a great deal, but that would soon
heal.
And she begs,' said Mis-. Kitty, who
was giving him the above statement, that
you will not distress yourself. or give
yourself the least uneasiness about it, as
it will soon be cured.'
What an amiable creature she must
be- thought Julius-'Ah, how l long to
see her again.
He soon had that happiness, for few
days after his mother sat out to make n
call on Miss Kitty, and he accompanied
her. When they arrived, they found
Mr.. yelling and the young Englishman
sitting in the hall, who, on their en-
trance, rose and welcomed them. On
their inquiries after the ladies, Mr.. We'll
ling said,
oh, have turned them all out into
the garden, madam. We drink a great
deal of current wine here, and I have
sent all hands out to gather in the cur
rants, but l will send for them
Thank you, SIR said Mrs. Marston,
but with your leave we will walk out
there; / have heard great deal of
your garden, and should like to look at
it,
Accordingly they all proceeded to-
gether. The wide gravel-walk, which
ran through the middle of the garden,
was lined on both sides with currant-
bushes, which seemed alive with people.
There were black and white; little and
big, in several parties, picking. Mr..
yelling was az very benevolent man, and
independent of the wine and jelly he
made for his own table, he always had
a great deal put up for the sick in his
neighborhood. AT the upper end Of the
garden they found Edward Easton and
a very pretty girl whom they introduced
as Miss Tanning, friend who had ac-
companied Henrietta from the city, TO
spend some time with her. as her uncle
had charged her to bring some one, tell
ing she would else find it too lonesome
in such an old bachelors hall as Locust
Grove was. While they stood talking,
Henrietta herself stepped out from a
bush and came towards them.
'Ah, you do well, cousin Henrietta
cried Easton, to come out of the BUSH
es, when you see certain knight ap-
proach.'
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