The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-30
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ME PRETTY FEET;
Oh. A WAY TO CHOOSE A WIFE.

Oh, A WAY TO CHOOSE A WIFE.
NJ ruR AUTHOR OF "LAFrrrE," "KYD," AND The
"oUADROoNE."
Faultless in shape were both her beauteous feet
As Eve's wheH freshly taken from their virgin
Rose tialed, delicately blue-veinsd, with nails
OF blushing pearls. lay
Ahuadred nameless charms and untold beauties
Couch'd ia the dimp pied nstep-bewitching hollow
Der ell the line Of beauty, 1ndulsting soft,
Evanish'd in graee!-JOSeph Holt
One afternoon, after dinner, two young
gentlemen we're seated in private and lux
Uriously furnished apartment, at the Carlton
House. The deep folds of the curtains we're
dropped across the windows, and the light
Of the western sun passing through them
difused a rich mellow glow throughout the
room. One Of the gentleman occupied a
sofa, lOllng at full length, and the other
was comfortably seated in a softly cushed
armchair Of velvet They were both smO-
king, one slender clay pipe filled with
fragrant Scarfalati, the other bright brown
Reqalia! A decanter Of the richest Sherry
such as Mr. Henry Hodges loves to give his
particular friends, with an unopened bottle
of Steinberger, and a cOrkscrew stood on
marble table within their reach.
On he opposite side OF the table, wher
thew had Just replaced them, were win
glasses half filed with the amythIstine nee
tar. and glowing in the warm rich light fror
the curtains Every thing around theT
looked comfortable, and they appeared lik
gentlemen who particularly love to tax
their ease after dinner. The individual o
the sofa was very elegant fellow in hanC
some dressing gown, with soft brown ha
waving to his collar, and pair OF dal
whiskers arranged with great taste. II
complexion was that dark-pearly hue, mi
pled with an agreeable red so common
New York gentlemen, being smooth al
delicate, yet healthy. His cheek was nc
little flushed, and his dark hazel ey
brighter, and his lips redder than their VOL
He was about twenty-six years of age,
name was Lionel Linton, and he was
good family and had very respectable CT
1ecuons. He vas unmarried, and having
his annual disposal an income of TIL
thousand dollars, he had no profession,
lived in idle, indolent, fashionable life.
had every quality, however, calculated
make anV reasonable woman happy i
band, beng domestically inclined, g
tempered, Of an easy, amiable disposit
and frank aud generous to fault de
good sense and judgment, and be had
began to feel that he was wasting life "
out having accomplished any adequate
for the gift Of It, either for his own homo
the benefit Of mankind! In fine he felt
he must get married. He had, thereI
been several months looking out for '
and had already seen in Broadway yC
lady Of great personal attractions, whor
half resolved to make bis wife if she "
consent 10 be his. He had not, howe
even spOken with her nor did he know
she was; that she was highly respect
he was aware from having seen her wal
IN company with ladies' whom he kne
belong 10 the highest condition in soc
Such was the state and crisis OF Lionel
tons matrimonial prospects at the peril
our story; and, now, as he reclined
smoking. he could not help thinking
much pretlier object sweet bride Wou
seated, sewing or reading opposite 70 b
The place Of his friend ofthe pipe, to loo
The young gentleman on the oihel
OF the table, who had suggested this
bic rejection, was named Henry lie
q Lhe clergyman who christened him at I