Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-08-03

should | win! | had but couple OF
months to stay, and she was SO popular.
that all the beaux of the county were
thronging in her train Id hard task
before me, and it would have dishearten-
ed many a one-but | had been to the
Black Hills and shot buffalo.
i There was one of her suitors named
Thornton, whom she seemed 10 like bet
ter than the rest; and | must say, dur
ing the first month of my visit, she CO.
quoted with him good deal at my ex-
pense. 1t used TO give me touch OF
the old fiutter now and then, but con-
soied myself that, as was not in love.
there was no sense in being jealous. 81 be-
sides. Mr. Thornton's favorable recep-
ton had nothing to do with my object.
So | took to E1umming the Black foot tune.
and teasing my pretty cousin about her
tavorlte lover. You've no idea, sir.
what change it made. She denied it
at first, then grew absolutely worried
that wouldn't believe her, and finally
Showed me pretty marked preference
on every occasion. But | was only a
| cousin, and nobody took any notice of
II. All. sir, those cousins play the deuce
with the girls hearts! They're always
untangling your daughters silk. or
bringing her the last new novel, or pluck
ing her a fresh moss rose, or lifting her
over the pebbly, little brook; and then,
too, you let them take such long walks in
the summer twilight,-or, ride for hours
alone on q September afternoon,-or,
sleigh away for miles on the clear.
moonlight nights of December, with
nothing but themselves for COMPANY
and all this time when they are both just
budding into life, and fall into love as
naturally as | smoke my meerschaum.
Egad, sir, I've got two daughters myself;
and, though | was quiet young man,
saw good deal of your love matters,-
and let me tell you that no cousin comes
Palaverlng a bout my house, with his flute
and his famliarity,-for if he does I'll
either make up my mind at once to have
him as a son-in-law, or else kick the
young rascal, neck and heels, down the
staircase. Cousins, indeed!
| 1t was just such walks took with FL
| len. They were all set down to the
score of eousinskip, but they were so
delicious, that regretted the time had
come for me to depart, and wished that
ones cousin could be with one forever.
| But it was no use, | wasn't worth a cop
| per dollar, and unless | could get some
| helress to marry me for pity, | saw no
way of living without roughing it
through life. | was too proud to tres
pass on the bounty of my uncle, and had
actually carried it so far as to take my
quarters at the village inn. 1t may be
the good old man could see further than
l,-he only smiled and shook his head,
and left the expostulation to his wife.
So il happened that nay visit was nearly
up. Happy, too happy had been those
months, and my pretty little cousin was
the cause of it all. She, sweet angel,
like all the rest charged it to our cousin
shIp-but |, at last, began to open my
eyes, and half suspected the truth, for
had noticed that my cousin, unconscious
to herself, seemed very fond OF my pre-
sence. learnt it all by close observa-
ton, sir,-a faculty picked up among
the Sioux. | once admired a cape on a
girls shoulder-for | do hate your low
dresses-and 10 the next day that | saw
my pretty cousin, the dear creature had
such modest cape on! | praise the tie
of ribbon carlessly the next afternoon,
declare it's every word true, sir,--she
| fashioned tie And yet don't think she
was conscious of it. These may seem
trifes, my dear sir, but the proudest of
US all have seen the day when such little
proofs of affection from the one we love
have sent thrill through every nerve
in our frame. and in our extacy almost
| lifted us from the earth. All sir, il don't
do 10 laugh at these trifies ;-many a no.
BILE. many a monarch would have given
his broad lands, his greatest victory, or
the finest Jewel of his crown, to win
such trifie from the one he loved. I'm
| wandering-the two months were up
and, yet, in all this time | hadn't got
kiss from my cousin.
1t was the night but one before was
to 90 away. | determined to make last
effort. We were sitting by the window,
and the old folks were next door. My
sweet little cousin looked pensive, and
doubtless felt so; for though had been
| to the Black Hills and shot buffalo, was
somewhat sentimental myself 1t was
just the night for melting thoughts; and
the moon shone tenderly upon the river
in the distance, pouring her silvery light
| like fairy verdure on the distant hills
NV pretty cousin sat by my side, and
we were talking of my approaching de-
parture.
! Il shall be very busy tomorrow, and
| don't know whether ! shall be able to
come here in the evening" said |.
| She slowly raised her dark eyes 70
me, till her very soul seemed pouring
out from beneath the long black lashes,
and after seeming to look right through
me, and answered,
sWhy not2--you know how glad 're
are to see YOU
sWhy notl' said |, a little piqued at
the word WE: for TO tell the truth. | half
suspected was in love with my pretty
cousin, and had, as you know, hattered
myself that IL was reciprocal sWhy
because shall be rery busy,-ano be-
sides heard Thornton ask you the 9TH
or niphf tn on TO P, fO-nlor rev eve