Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-05-22

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and he lo,gratify her in her desires, of
fered TO goto the crib and gether some;
after he had started for that purpose,
she slipped out after him, and when
she saw him fairly housed among the
corn, closed the door and made it Sc
cure against his escape, leaving poor
Zeoidee TO "sleep his senses IN forget
lulness" in the "smoky crib, and nush-
ed with buzzing nigh; flies to his SUM
Der" Next morning be was discover
ed by some oflhe inmates OF the house,
and hue aud cry of thief in the corn
crib was raised against him, but they
were sorely puzzled when they dis
covered that he was imprisoned in the
very place they mistook for the scene
of his depreciation The joke however,
soon leaked out, and the poor fellow
sneaked off rather chagrined than dis
appointed, but in the course OF few
days his love had increased TO so insup
portable degree, that be determined
upon renewing the siege His relGrn
almost drove her to despair, Tor oil her
manifestations OF dislike only seemed
to make him The more assldnous IN his
devoirs; like the spaniel, the mere you
beat him the more he lawns upon you.
A strategem entered her head one day
which she thought would have the de
sired effect. and she resolved the very
first opportunity to pat 1t INTO execution.
1t was to be sure not very agreeable
thing, but desperate diseases require
desperate remedies
Not long after, Our hero having ar
rayed himself in his best, paid her
visit, when, Ito his perfect astonish
ment!) she greeted him with one OF
the most bewitchng smiles that ever
captlvated a losrsick swain. She
talked and she laughed, she giggled
and he smiled, and was SO remarka-
bly, cheerful and agreeable, that Zebl.
dee could scarcely contain himself for
delight. Embodened by her famlll
| arity, he took hold of her fair hand,
| and instead of meeting with repulse,
she returned the squeeze with twofold
ardosr Having as certain writer
says, 'thus established alodgment upon
| her hand, he soon set out 0pon his
| travels, ana made the grand toar OF
her waist and finally to such pitch
| Of presumption was he raised by her
| passive obedience and non resistance,
that he drew her (apparentIy) nothing
10th, upon his lap Ills happiness was
now complete, for he held all that he
esteemed most precious upon earth
within his grasp, aud he lnwardiy con
gratuIated himself, that ne had totally
,urmounted all her prejudices against
him, that there was time when a la
| dy could be effectualiy courted and that
he had eventually found that iavorte
era. He enjoyed 10 prospec, all her
vast domains, aud rolled his eyes about
The room with a secret satisfaction up
on its well filed furniture These ideal
Joys prevailed for some time with all
the delight of castle building, bat after
a while he began to evlnce some un
easiness, as though he thought her
weight somewhat greater than com
ported with comfort; being seated upon
one of those old fashioned rash bottom
ed chairs which are found 10 the dwell
lings of our yeomanry, whose SCAT had
| yielded to the frequent pressure made
upon it, until it somewhat resemoled "a
soup dish, he found that the edge OF
the chair, by reason of her weight
pressed upon the lower part of his
legs, in such manner as to cause a
total sragnation Of blood, and created
such prickling sensation as he never
remembered TO have felt before, to
use common expression, his legs
were asleep; not SO his feelings, for
never were they SO awake TO the pain
iul sensations which prevailed in his
neither limbs--had he been sitting on
his 0wn needle case the pain could
not have been more sensible than that
which he then realized. 10 have
asked her to rise would have been a
most dangerous as well as insulting
request; lnasmuch as being seated there
was the very height of condescention.
Such an entreaty might, therefore be
resented by her in such a signal man
ner as TO exclude all hopes; he was