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

ming al once--you know you don't fa1nA
what You say. cousin
laughed j, o.F--and directly rosr -
depart.
How rery soon you are going sas1
she. in her pretty Gliding voiee---and |
thought there was something unusualEy
melancholy in It's fiate-Iike tones
And you're going TO kiss me- sad |
gaiiy. after little merry conversat1ce-
Cousins always do it at parting sHlong
the Black feet
sIndeed sin't' said she sauciIy-
Indeed YOU are said boldly
'sndeed, in very deed. Mr. lmPeFIl-
hence, you mistake for once even though
you have shot buffalo al the Black Hills.
and she tapped her tiny foot on the nooE-
and poated her rich. red lips saucity OUT
looking for all the world rs il about -
give me flash or two OF her brilliant
repartee- But | was in for its-and
was determined TO see whether love and
the Black Hills could not conquer re-
serve and wit. thought would try the
latter first.
'Isn't it your dutyg' said I.
She said nothing, bat looked as II
doubtful whether was guizzing or not
4 can prove It by the Talmud-
said |.
A funny smile began to flicker round
the corners of her mouth.
i can establish Il. text by text
1T indeedn said she archly. smiling
maliciously NJ my anticipated perplexi-
ty. But was ahead Of her.
do unto others as you would wish 20
be done unto-ain't It proved my pref
~ cozr
well, really you deserve something
for your wit, aud more for your imPu-
dence,-you're quite lOgician,--did YOU
learn that too at the Black HillSF and
her eyes danced as she answered the.
| saw | was no match for her IN wit. 50
betook myself to my other ground
'Well-good bye, coz
SO earlyr
'EaHyr and I began 60 pull GA my
gloves.
You'll be here tomorrow night. woa's
your said she, Persuasively-
DO you really wish ItF
How can you doubt itl' said she
warmly.
But how shall interrupt a tete-a-tete
with Mr.. Thornton said / teasingly.
'Pshawl Mr.. Thorntoa again said
she pettishly.
There was moments silence, aud az
its end came a low, half suppressed sigb-
began TO think / was on the right
track.
You won't grant my favOr.-if nov
il was to mend Mr.. ThOrntOn's glove
It's too provoking she burst cut IN
her old mood, but directly added sn a
pensive tone, show can you think I care
so for him?'
How can I?-you do fifty things Tor
him you wouldn't do for me-
.Cousin.'
Il ask you for the smallest favOr-i
take one for a sample, aud YOU refuse
you are very unfair cousin, and took
her hand.
'Why' said she, lifting her dark eve
till its gaze met mine. ltfhrilled me- IN
every nerve. 'WhyF and her vSice
shook a little.
Because you never do any thing I ask
you to-
'Indeed dor said she earnestly
Il wish could think So said Pen-
sively.
We we're standing BY the window, and
thought her hand trembled as | spoke
but she only turned away her head with
a sigh. and, without speaking gaZed cat
upon the lawn At another time, per
haps, she would have listened 70 nv
language differently; but | vas soing
away, perhaps forever, and Il made her
so penslve. Yet she did not know her
own feelings. Something told her 10
grant my boon-it was but trihe--It
seemed so foolish to hesitate-but then
something whispered 10 her that she
ought not to do It. But then il would D.
so reserved and uncousinly 20 refuse
and might not be Justly offended a. her
pruderyl What could she dot | could
hear her breathe, and see her snowy boz
som heave, as she held her taper finger
in her puzzled 10 her mouth. The con-
flict was going on between love and re-
serve,--and Yet, poor little girl,-she
knew II not.
And you really won't come tO-mor-
row night, without-withOut-'s she paus-
ed and blushed; while the low, soi, half,
reproachful tone in which she spoke
softer than angels softest Whisper
smote me 10 the heart. and almost made
me repent my determination Bot thea
II was so pretty to sec her look per
plexedi
Ellen said | as If hurt, 4 arm SER
ous-you don't think I'd trifle with yoa.
but never before tried TO test how true
were the professions of thuse l0ved--
if one is thus bitterly deceived, ! care
not TO try again. ami half letting - her
hand turned partially away.
For n second she did not answer hrlf
she looked upon the ground Directly a
cloud came over the moon. and jssss as
the whole room was buried in sgdden
shadow, | heard n sigh that seemed .
come from tins bottom of my little c0sas-
ms heart, | felt a breath like zephyr
steal across my face, and-what's the
use Of denying irl-I had conque red
But hot tear-drop was on NV face aE--
as pressed her hand more warmly than
bec4ne a cousin, Sudden revulsioa OF