Litchfield enquirer., 1833-01-24
TWO YARDS OF yAcoNET, OR A HUSBAND.
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complete this dress for the next birthday
at Richmond. want, besides, a pretty
large length Of pea-green ribbon. WANT
feather. white feather, TO my last bOn-
net. I want
Well, my Gear, said Louisa, her COM
panion, well, my dear, it seems you have
wants enough. Pray how many more
things do you want besides 2
more = returned Mary Ann, why a
hundred more, to be sure, said she, laugh
ing sbut I'll name them all in one-L
want husband--a real; sdownright, hus-
band
sIndeed = said Louisa, this is the first
time ever heard youstalk of such an arti-
Gle. Can't you selectout one among your
many admirers 2
sAfg for my admirers! I'm tired-I'm
sick-I'm disguised with my admirers
| One comes and makes silly compliments |;
says, Miss B, how pretty you look
to-day; another sickens me with his silly
looks; another is so desperately in love
with me, that he can't talk another, So
desperately in love with himself, that he
talks forever. Oh! / wish / we're marri-
ed; wish had a husband ; or, at least,
two yards ofjaconet, to finish this for the
Richmond campaign
Mary Ann B was a gay, young, rat-
Ting creature, who had lost her father and
part of her heart at fourteen. She was
now seventeen; possessed fine figure,
rather em-bon-point not tall, but very
gracefully rounded Oh. Her profnse au-
burn ringlets clustered negligently round a
pair Of cheeks, in which the pure rcd and
white mingled so delicately, that where
the one began, or thAfother ended, no one
\ could tell. Her eyes were dark blue, but
possessing a lustre when lighted up with
I feeling or enthusiasm, which defied any
one to distinguish them from burning black.
Her motions were light, airy, and graceful.
Her foot and ankle we're most elegantly
formed and her two small white hands,
with soft, tapering fingers, were as aristo-
cratic as could be imagined by Byron or
an Ali Pacha, Since the death of her ia
| ther, :S;ilich was period ofabont two years
or more, she bad had many admirers, sew
eral decided offers, and not few who
hoped, but burst not venture upon the fa-
tai question. She laughed at their offers,
ridiculed her admirers, and protested she
would never marry till she had brought at
least hundred to her feet. For several
counties around, up.and down James riv-
er. she was quite toast among the young
planters.
In those days the white sulphur, blue
sulphur, and hot sulphur springs were not:
much frequented but peopl Aof fashion in
lower Virginia, the wealthy planters. were
just beginning 10 escape to the Blue noun-
tains during the autnmnal months. IN one
of those excursions, the party, of which
Mary Ann made lively members was ~
vertaken one afternoon In sudden rain-
storm, at the entrance ofone of the gorges
Of the mountains. The party was travel-
ling in an open carriage, with a sort 81 top
resembling that of gig, to spread out
when a shower broke over them with sud-
den violence. On the present occasion
the leather top afforded to the ladies very
inadequate shelter from the torrents which
fell down from the dark heavy clouds a.
bove. The first house they approached
was therefore kindly welcomed. They
dismounted, went in, and found several
young gentleman surrounding the hickory
fire, which was cracking most merriIy on
large wide hearth.
A young man, Of rather modest, easy,
but nnobtrusive manners, rose up at the
approach of Mary Ann, and offered er
his clair. She accepted it, with slight
inclination Of the head. and quiet glance
at his general appearance. Nothing re-
markable took place at this interview; but
few days after, when they all had reach
ed the foot Of Of the mountains. which
was appropriated as the place Of gaiety and
fashion, the young gentleman was FORMALLY
introduced TO Mary Ann, as Mr.. G.a,
from Williamsburgh, in lower Virginia.
In very short neriod he becamea deyot-
ed admirer of mary Ann-was extremely
and delicately attentiveand, Of course,
gave rise TO many z1rmises among the
match-makers and h-breakers of the
springs. At the close Of the season.. he
put forth his pretensions in, form. He Of.
fered himself formally 70 Mary Ann. As
usual, she spent whole night in. thinking,
crying, celebrating, grieving, wondering,
and next morning sent hien fat refusal.
So this affair, which IA specimen Of T.
bout thirty or forty she bad managed in d
way, was considered closed beyond al
hopes ofrevival. The parties never again
met, ill the moment we have now reached
threw them accidentally into each others
company.
Since the period just referred to. Mary