The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-03-17
.MISCELE.f.NEOUS.
COUSINING.


A short time ago gentleman went into
the coach office at Utica, and booked him.
self for residence near Ossegs. la the
coach office was beautiful girl. The gen.
tleman thought Of all persons 10 tho world,
he should like her for travelling compan.
ION. To bis great delight, as The coach
drove up to The door, he found that she was
passenger. Upon being asked where she
would like to sit, she said by this gentle.
man. abiding to our hero. He felt much
fiaitered, and thanked heaven tina, his per
soaal appearance had captivaied SO charm
ing female.
Smack wen, the whip, round went the
wheels. The gentleman conversed with
the lady, be found her free and easy, and
from her agreeable manner felt as if he had
known her all bis life. Evening closed 10
upon them. With evening came twilight,
and very shortly afterwards, darkness. On
rumbled the coach, jolting and jerking in
most remarkable manner. 1t was an act OF
politeness, doubtless, on the part of the gen.
tleman, to encircle The waist of his fair
companion With his arm, just to keep her
free from the joltiug to which she might be
otherwise subjected. He dld this with
some iinidity. To his surprise no objec
ton was made to it. Encouraged by the
freedom allowed, as darkness had spread
her sable veil over that portion Of the earth
on which the coach was rumbling, be drew
her to him, and imprinted kiss On her
neclarian lips.
The coach did not travel very quickly
but the enamored youth thought it few,
when be found himself on the following day,
within few rods OF his uncle's house. He
told his fair companion tina, they must short
~ separate, ard became quite poetical upon
the occasion. Spoke of aere we meet too
soon to part and made use of many other
romantic speeches, expressive of his deep
regret at being compelled TO sever so soon
from one who had been as bright and glo
rous sunbeam on his earthly pilgrimage,
one whose memory would live forever, and
day after, 10 his bosom. To his exceed
ing surprise, the young lady declared he bad
been SO exceedingly kind that she couldn't
think of parting with him, that she would
60 with him 10 his uncle's house.
He told her he dared not To take such q
liberty. That he had been in Europe for
some years, and that himself stranger
comparatively, TO his uncle, he could not 10
troduce lady, who was stranger 10 hin
and bis relation.
The lady evInced hysterical symptoms
his arm again encrcled der waist and theil
lips again osned a secret communion. The
coach stopped. The gentleman had asriv
ed a, the end of his journey. fle babe The
lady farewell. TWAS 40 go. She insisted
upon his protecting her. She gol out Of the
coach with him, and followed him into al,
uncle's house.
he was in dreadful state Of mind.
However pleasant kiss in the dark wa
on the previous night, the incumbrance Q
petiicoat on such an occasion, was an
thing but satisfactory. lie walked into In
pafior, and, with what be conceived 10 b.
unblushing imPudence, the lady followed
While DO was thinking how he could pos
sibly explain the affair, he was welcome,
by bis uncle, and the young lady was vel
coined too aud kissed by all the family
enc was MS cousin.
Do his entering the coach Office al Uti
ca, and booking bis name and place of des
tlna'lon, she knew al once that be was he
relative and resolved to have laugh a
DIS expense aud perhaps she did not, whel
she told her stage coach adventure, and IN,
i1ghi 10 which she put her cousin TIL,
gentleman was laughed at pretty consider
ably; but lei those laugh that win. II,
won his COUSIN, and they are now bone Q
one bone, and 6esh Of one aesh.-N. y
Atlas.