Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-11-23

She B., rlgsasj by mg~g- uas g decided taste
forH; Keep, umg vi.s ben .aa-Iu The tone OF F.
natural on the flute, Jyr-y eXc.aim, charmeri,
when she hears ,he -7a- called " she never told
her love- and generously aud beu-yolcu..f pratt
ses the execution OF all, on every instrument.
She IS moreover fashionable; "a very pink, SAYS
Ia for ttr0 reads reviews ard novels eais ice
cream out OF tie same glass With gentleman;
laughs a, ths missionaries, oud takes champaign,
not 20 brighten her eyes, OF flash her cheek, bat
purely as paslIme
We had often Hsl "a crowd, but never in her
own house lete-a-tsDe, unul some weeks back.
We were in hall ,pienIdy furnished, the hour
nine al night. There was nothing est Of the
way "a the stars, lh,y did not glance love INTO US
as many of the novelist make them, 60 eNlenuate
The rash pledges, Sc. OF Their heroes and hero.
mes. cannot tN the stars then, Nor we're
the airs soft and inviting. did not know vhcth-
er il was cloudy or windy without; tell the
truth. and shame the author of popular novel.
Il is this my widow vas beautiful and deter
mined TO court her that j. feel her. Yea or nav (;
that Is IN few words, ito pop he question .
On the marble ceuie table we're Two books
richly bound, Shakespeare Venus and Adonis, hl,
first rud sweetest poems and Nioore's Melodies,
with vial ot the otto Of roses. She sat on one
side, on ihe other. Her eve now gave me such
look. oh eemn twas rifle shot. could
not help il, vas ia love; the red organ under
my ribs was whitening, She looked so approx
INC her dless so became her; nealness itself
no doubt from having no children to umpe il.
was confident of this, for She never alluded 10 her
children the whole time bad known her.
/" Madam" said |, "eXcuso me; have for "A
long time, ahem ha. felt a, llhe fire Of her eyes
went out, a tear about the SIZE Of large pms
head, started in the corner Of the one while its
peer shone on me thin glrmer Of hight like
what passes through su IN the six curtain OF
Window say Madam | .esumed, II felt
passion, her hand accidentally fell nigh mlno on
the table repeat nigh, not touching; but it.
warm essence, is Prowelhean spark shot Il mine,
SO thai my fingers began to creep to hery,) a
passion" continued, for"
" For what :" she enqared suddenly and an.
guardedIy,
"That child, man, was my tnoughless am.
swer, entirely possessed by The teuors ofa child
CRYING.
"Ah sir, indeed passion for thu ohlld how
kind, hoM amabIe,' SAID She, Nnh a smile that
was cleC'tlCul. Sic looked 50 sweet and then
the wild heaye Of tie bosom; what cond | dc,
aud there was the poem before me, the slanza
marked thus
" Thou cans't not see ono wrinkle on nv br1e,
Mine eyes are grey and bright aud quick ia turning;
My beauty as the sp'n& do'hyorIy grow,
My smooth insist hand, were il with thy band GIl.
Would IN thy pamdsso.yr, or seem 10 mflt!7
! was uow about to eycaln, II love YOU
dear lady when N came chubby ulchn, who
rushed between MS, and bawed "mnmu," to the
max,um Of bis lung,
Stop chid,' sad she pushing him from boz,
worm sod my dress
And we'll she Hdgh say SO, lor the poor little
fellow was rat oHy ragged, but his rags must
have be,u Imported from Djogne, tub!
lhn Disclosure at once drove love and Sdak.
pcarc out Of my brain. My old father always
told ne, that a widow who dressed herself, and
kept her ohdien ragged at home, would bring
any one to ruin who married her And from this
hint my cour,hp ceased SO :" an Oh" as the
fly said to the mustard pot
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