Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-01-26

w ot up StdIs, anu every Wnere IN Ten mln-
utes, when Isabella was dressing for con-
quest: in short, she was, as the dcdications
oil books sometimes set forth, her ladyship's
most obedient, most devoted servant.
But ii am going 10 tell you my story
must not keep you all night looking at pic
| lures; so now TO my tale, which | shall ctm-
mence in manner and form the following.
Ii came In pass that certain college vale
dictorian and far off cousin of the two
sisters, came to pass few months of his free
agency ttheir fathers and, rs aforesaid, he
had carried of the first college honor, besides
the hearts of all the ladies in the fr0nt gale
ry al the last commencement.
So interesting! so poetic! such fine eyes,
and all thai, was the reputation he left with
the gentle sex. But alas, poor Edward,
what did all this advantage him? so long as
he was afflicted with that unu,,erable, indis-
cribable malady commonly rendered bash
iuiness-a worse nuliiiier than any ever
heard of in Carolina.-Shculd you see him
IN company, you would really suppose him
ashamed of his remarkably handsome person
and cultivated mind. VI hen he began to
speak, you felt tempted TO throw open the
window and offer him smelling bottle, he
made such distressing sing affair of ii !; and
as TO speaking TO lady the thing was not
to he thought Of
When Kate heard that this "rari avis"
was coming TO her fathers, she was unac-
countably interested TO see him, of course,
because he was her cousin, and because-a
dozen other things too numerous TO mention
lie came. and was for one or two days an
object OF commisseration, as well as aGmira-
ton OF the whole family circle. Alter a
while, however, he grew quite domestic, en-
tered the room straight forward, instead of
stealing in side way-talked off whole sem
fences without stopping-looked Miss lisa
bella full in the face ilhoui blushing-even
tried his skill at sketcbing patterns and wind
ing silk-read poetry and played the flute
with the ladies-romped ard frolicked with
The children, and in short, as old Johr ohs
served, was as pleasant Gas q psalm book
from morning till night"
Divers reports began 10 spread abroad in
The neighborhood, and great confusion was
heard in the camp of Miss Isabella's admi-
rer. |! was stated with great precision, how
many times they had ridden walked-ialk>
ed together, and even all thcv had said. In
short, the whole neighborhood was full of
"That strange knowledge that doth come,
We know not how-we know not where"
AS 10 Katy, she always gave all admirers
10 her sister, er obfciO, SO she thought that of
all the men that she had eve- seen, she should
like cousin Edward best for brother, and
she did hope that Isabella would like him as
much as she did; and for some reason or
other, she felt as if she could not ask any
questions about it,
A last events appeared 10 draw towards
Crisis. Edward became more and more
brown studious' every day, and he and Isa-
bella had divers solitary walks and coniabu.
| laiions, from which they returned with PEI
cuiiar solemnity Of CONFERENCE.-The
yer, the quick sighted little Kate noticed
that when Edward was with herself he SEEM
ed to talk as though he talked not, while with
Isabella he was all animation and interest
that he was constantly falling into frances
and reveries, and broke the thread OF CONVEX
sation abruptly, and in short, he had every app
pearance Of person who would be glad TO
say something, if he only knew how
So said Kate TO herself, tthey neither of
them speak TO me about i'll should think
they might. Belle should think would
ard Edward knows am good friend of his;
! know he is thinking Of il all the time, he
might as we'll Tell me, and he SHALL"
The next morning Miss Kate was sitting
in the little back parlor. Isabella had gone
out shopping, AID Edward was-she did not
know where. Oh, no, here he is coming,
book in hand, into the self same little room
now f,r it, said the merry girl, mentally
III make charge al him She looked up.
Master Edward was sitting diagonally on the
sofa, twirling the leaves of his book in very
unscboiarsbip manner; he looked Out of the
window and-then he walked to The side
board and poured out three tumblers Of wa
ter, then he drew chair on TO the work Ia
hle and took up first one ball Of cotton, look
ed it all over, and laid il down again; then
another; and then picked up the SCISSORS and
minced up two or three little bits of paper
and then he began 10 pull the needles out OF
the needle book, and put them lack again
| DO you wish TOR some sewing, SIR !" said
The young lady, after having very composed
ly snperin!ended these operations.
clio - ma'am, whsi?" said he START
ing, and uPsettng the box, stand and all, upon
the floor.
Now, cousin, I'Il thank you to pick up
that cotton said Kate, as the confused collie
gian stood staring at The cotton balls rolling
in divers directions. 1t takes some time to
pics up all The thinso in lady's box But
at last peace was restored, and with +, came
a long pause.
minutes, 'if you can't speak ! can !; you have
something 10 tell me, you know you have
well ! know have said the scholar II
tone of hearty vexatiou.
"There's no need OF being so fierce abou
IT." said the Miscellaneous maiden, NOR o
tangling my silk, and picking out all my
needles, and upseIting ny workbox, as PEE
paratory ceremonies
"There is never any need Of being fool
Kate, but am yexed that cannot say