Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-04-02

In one of the sets Of the country dance
took occasion to retain the soft hand which
the figure had given me . right Of posses
sion, and gently squeezed i'll sighed in
to her left ear-
'Love!v Patience, your present kindLess
has bound me to you forever: will you no,
add TO my obligation by giving me an OPP
portunity Of declaring in private, my affec-
ton for you, and permit me to ease my
heart Of its load Of love, which, like pent
up earthquake, il tearing this fond soul to
pieces!'
She looked as il into that very soul for
a few moments, and then replied in whis-
pct
As soon az the young folks are a little
tired Of this stomp down, l guess they'll
be after falling to work on the mincc pies
and mulled cider, which are laid out in the
next room. So do you start to 60 home
after this, but come back as soon as you
hear Jake stop his fiddle--give a tap OH
the window, and I will be here to NEE,
you--for all the rest will be IN the other
room and too busy eating and drinking
TO miss mer
was abont TO vent my thanks, when a
look Of hers put me on guard, and with
difficulty l restrained their expression
An opportunity soon presented itself 10
leave the company. dreaded business
and made bow. After gaming the gar
den gate, looked up at the moon, and
thought il never shone more beautiful! and
every thing was So pure and soft and calm.
felt as # could gaze forever. At length
IA step approached--it was my valet ST.
mon, whom ordered 10 stop for orders
about this hour To him | communicate ted
my little arrangement and settled that he
should 20 back with me to the house, as
his presence might be necessary in case
Patience should consent to an immediate
elopement.
The fiddle ceased! oh love: oh rapture
borne on NY ark Of promise, like the wan
dering dove Of Arrarat. l curbed my i'm
p,,ience for few moments as matter Of
prccaution, and then tapped on pane of
glass. TIE door opened almost i,nmedi-
ately.
.Hush!' said Patience, come in gently
they're all at the good things-but who's
thl.s'
Divine essence Of female beauty and
condescersion,' replied 1, only my trusty
servant Simon.
We walked in tip TIP tiP-as softly as
mice after cheese seized the hand Of
Patience and covered it with k,sses-she
was all yielding and loving. After reit-
Grafton Of nv love ! proposed IN immedi-
ate fl;ght-to which she replied,
'Ah, sir, you must be generous have
no power Of resistance-but are YOU not
about to deceive a poor simple country
girl2
NO, by heaven 1 exclaimed. smay I
perish, fever plant in ,ha, bosom thorn. ,
We'll, thcr,' said she, let me steal silly
up STAIRS, and get a bundle and ] will be
down in mnute.-Should You hear any
BODY coming, hide, but don't gn out of doors
as they ma, see YOU from the indo 81
On she went like winged messenger
of life, anu | was H. an ecstacv os jov-sbe
lessly eNclalmng-
Hide! hide! cousin Jack Peabody 3
coming; and if he sees you. were done up
as slick as bee in clover time without a
honey bag hide! hide'
where! where let me 60 on, Of doors.'
No, no; some ofthem are looking out
Of the window thinking they heard the dog
bark
well, where the devil shall l hide 2
cried l..
And where IL echoed Simon.
i have it have got it, sad Patience,
.sucI, an idea-here get into this large pa
tent churn that Jack sent home t'other
day, It's large enough to hold two Of you.
1 s,renuou>ly objected, bu, at last the
sound Of approaching footsteps warned me
that no time was to be lost. and in spite Of
the bran new suit of black clothes that
adorned my outward man, plunged in and
babe Simon follow; but the poor fellow
couldn't pack dow with me, and we were
reduced TO a second stand.
Up the ci,mney-ap the chimney said
Pa,icace. and up Simon scrambled, leaving
IN ny a spnt Of SCOT on his white pants and
roundabout.
Scsrcei. had we cnscon>ed ourselves
-nu.iv. when the door opened, and IN the
whole party rushed arguing and betting
High above all The rest was heard the
voice 1T cousin Jack
Il tel! on IL the tarnellest fine churn
YOU ever do see. and Sy may say what he
chooses, but he amt going to bulge me
one inch from the consait I've got Of the
pa,en,-So now, back agann
.We,i. Jaca.' reto.ted Sy, YOU needn,,
carry your skirts so long--ton's | know