The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-10-07
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THE POOR LAWYER.

II = FOUh LA w l,ER.
I hal taken my breakfast and was wait
ing Tor my horse. when passing up am
down the piazza saw q young girl seal
ed near the window, evidently j yisiler
She was very pretty. with auburn hal
and blue eyes, and was dressed in white
] had seen nothing Of The kind since haG
left Richmond. and n ihai time | Was tos
much q boy % Be struck BY femal.
bsaniy. She was so delicate and dainty
looking. so dilIerenl from the hale, bnxom
brown girls Of the woods-and then hel
white dressl TWAS dazzling! Never wa.
> poor youth 50 taken by surprise, and
suddenly bewilched. Ny heart yearned
% know her. but how was | 70 accosl herI
] had grown wild in the woods, and had
none Of the habimdes Of polite life. Had
she been like Peggy Pugh, or Sally Pig.
ham, or any other Of my leathern dressed
bellies Of The pigeon roost, I should have
approached her without dread; nav, had
she been as fairas Shurl's daughters with
their lookiag-glass lockets, | should mol
have hesitaie1; but thar white dress, and
lhoie auburn ringlets and blue eyes. and
delicate looks, quite dannied while they
fascinated me. Ihon't know what pu, il
into my head, but | thought all al once !
would kiss her. II would take long ac-
qulin.ance n arrive Al such boon, but |
might seize upon il BY sheer robbery.
Nobody knew me here. would Just
step in and snatch kiss. mount my horse
and ride of. She would not be the worse
for il; and that kiss--oh, | should die If
did not get il.
gave no time for the thought TO cool,
bat entered the house and stepped lightly
into the room. She was seated with her
back TO the door, looking out Of The win
dow, and did MT hear my approach. |
tapped her chair. and she turned and look.
cd up. sna.ched as sweet kiss as ever
was stolen, and vanished in q twinkling.
The next moment | was on horseback,
galloping homeward, my very heart ting
ling 4, what | had done.
After a variety Of amusing adventures.
Ringwood attempts the study Of the law,
in an obscure settlement in Kentucky,
where he delved night and day. Ralph
pursues his studies, occasionally argues
at debating soci,:y, and al length be.
comes quite genius, and favori;e in the
eyes OF the married ladies' Of the village.
called 10 take lea one evening with
one Of these ladies'; when to my surprise
and somewhat TO my confusion, | found
there the identical blue eyed little beauty
whom | had so audaciously kissed. |
was formally introduced to her, but nei.
Their Of us betrayed any signs Of previous
acquaintance except by bIushing to the
eyes. While tea was getting ready, the
lady OF the house went out Of the room to
give some directions and left US alone.
Heaven and earth. what a situation! /
would have given all the pittance | was
worth, 10 have been in the deepest dell in
n, forest. | felt the necessity Of saving
somsthing in excuse for my former rude.
ness; | could not conjure up an idea, nor
uttei word. Every moment matters
were growing worse. felt at one time
tempted tn do as had done when | rob-
bed her of the kiss-5olt from the room,
and take to flight; but | was chained to
the spot. for really longed to gain her
good will.
Atlength | plucked mp courage, on see
ing her equally confused with myeelf, and
walking desperately up to her | exclaim-
ed:
I'll have been trying TO muster mp some.
thing to say to you, hut cannot. | feel
that | am in horrible scrape. Do you
have pity on me and help me out Of i'll"
A smile dimpled upon her mouth, and
played among the bushes Of her check.
She looked up with shy, but arch glance
Of the eye. tina, expressed volume Of
comic recollections; we both broke into a
laugh, aud from that moment all went on
well.
Passing the delightful description that
succeeded, we proceed to the denouement
Of Ringwood's love aflair-the marriage
and settlement.
'That very autumn | was admitted to
the bar. and month afterwards was mar
sied. We were young couple, she not
above sixteen. | not quite twenty, and
both almost wiihouta dollar in the world.
'Fhc establishment which we set up was
suited to our circumstances, low house
with two small rooms, bed, a table, a
half dozen knives and forks, half DOZEN
Of spoons: every thing by half dozen, a
little delf ware, every thing in small
way; we were so poor, but then so hap
pv.
We had not been married many days
when court was held in county town,
about twenty-five miles. TWAS necessa'
ry for me to go there, and put myself in
the way Of business, but how was ! to go!
had expended all my means in our esta'
blishmsnt, and then it was hard parting
with my wife so soon after marriage.
IInwava. 10 I n,ust Nancy must he