Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-06-03
STAGE COACH ADVENTURE.

short time ago, gentleman went into
the coach office, at Utica, and booked HIM
self for an uncle's residence near Oswego
In the coach Office was beautiful girl. The
gentleman thought of all the persons in the
world, he should like her for travelling
companion. To his great delight, as the
coach drove up to the door, he found that
she was passenger. Upon being asked
where she would sit, she said "by this gen.
tleman," abiding TO our hero. He felt much
nattcrcd, and thanked Heaven that his per-
sonal appearance had captIvated so charm
ing female. Smack went the whip, round
went the wheels. The gentleman conversed
with the lady, he found her free and easy,
and from her agreeable manner felt as if he
had known her all his life. Evening closed
in upon them. With evening came twilight,
and very shortly afterwards darkness. On
rumbled the coach, jolting and jerking in a
most remarkable manner. 1t was an act of
polteness doubtless on the part of the gen.
tleman, to encircle the waist of his fair COM
panon with his arm, just to keep her free
from Jolting, to which she might otherwise
be subjected. lie did this with some timid-
ity. To his surprise no objection was made.
Encouraged by the freeness allowed, as dark
ness had spread her sable veil over that por-
ton of the earth on which the coach was
rumbling he drew her TO him, and imprinted
kiss upon her nectarian lips.
The coach did not travel very quickly
but the enamored youth thought it w,whcn
he found himself on the following day with
in few rods Of his unce's house. lie told
his fair companion that they must shortly
separate, and become quite poelical upon
the occasion, -spoke of here 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-
r'ous sunbeam on his earthly pilgrimage; one
whose memory would live forever, and day
after in his bosom. To his exceeding sur
prise, the young lady declared he had been
so exceedingly kind that she couldn't think
of parting with him, that she would 60 with
him to his uncle's house.
He told her that he dared NOT take such a
liberty. That he had been in Europe sew
eral years, and that himself stranger COM
parativcly, to his uncle, he could not intro
duce lady who was stranger TO him and
his relation. The lady evinced hysterical
symptoms. His arm again encircled her
waist, and their lips again owned sweet COM
munion. The gentleman had arrived at the
end of his journey. He babe the lady fare
well. 1t was no 90. She insisted upon his
protecting her. She got out of the coach
with him, and followed him into his uncle's
house.
lie was in dreadful state of mind. How
ever pleasant kiss in the dark was on the
previous night, the ncumbrance of petit
coat on such an occasion, was any thing but
satisfactory. lie walked into the parlor,
and, with what he conceived to be unblush-
ing impudence, the lady followed. While
he was thinking how he could possibly cx-
plain the affair, he was welcomed by his un-
Gle, and the young lady was welcomed too,
and kissed by all the family. She was his
cousin.
On his entering the coach Office at Utica
and booking his name and place of destna-
ton, she knew at once that he was her rela-
tive, and resolved to have laugh at his ex-
pense, and perhaps she did not, when she
told her stage coach adventure, and the fright
to which she put her cousin! what liberties
they take. The gentleman was laughed at
pretty considerably, but let those laugh who
win. He won his cousin, and they are now
bone of one bone, and flesh ofone flesh.
Ne,c EorE 1fI1s