The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-06-25

far the prettiest young lady in Rushville.
At the time there were beld in Rsnvile,
wha. were called Social Sewing Societies,
devoted to raising funds for the church to
which the ladies who constituted The Socie.
ties, belonged. The plan was for the ladies
10 attend and sew in the afternoon, and in
the evening il was customary for the gen.
tlemen in the village 10 attend! and after
socially spending an hour or two, TO show
their gallanry by escortiong the faiv ones
home.
BY chance, it happened one afternoon
that Della Bell condescended to attend one
Of these Societies. though she considered
it beneath her station TO become a parma
rent member.
Things went on as usual during the after
Land as night spread her sable curtains
over the face of Nature, the gentleman
came.
who is that young gentsman in black!'
said Della TO lady with whom she was
conversing.
'Tha. is Mr.. Smith: he is capital fel.
low. come let me introduce you TO him.
] dom. know, hesi.a,ed Della; lie is
handsome, really she continued musing.
BY this time, Henry Smith, for it was
no other than he, had advanced 10 where
these two young ladies were sitting,and &C.
costed Delia's companion. He according
ly received an introduction TO Miss Bell and
entered into conversation with her.-She
was SO much pleased, that, in answer to his
interrogatory; Shall see you home!' she
assented without inquiring whether he was
a mechanic or not.
Henry had ere this arrived at the age nj
twerty-one years and his employer was SO
much pleased with him tha. he ave him a
situation as foreman in his Office. He
might have been truly called the type oi
a gcntleman-talented; witty and entertain.
ing, and was witha, very good looking
E He had the dreadful misfortune, however,
which befall many young men, Of being a
great admirer Of female beauty.
He had held the situation as foreman
about eight months, when he FIRST became
entangled in the meshes of Love.net il
down light earnest. He was in this one
thing rash and inconsiderate-Qhat know
from experience-I was once jiltedD Once
in, he found il a hard matter to get out
| Hc, therefore, in one month from the tint
of his cquaintance with Della Bell, wrote
to her biilet-dour, in which he prefferes
his heart and hand' Poer fellow! he hat
. not considered the consequence!
He was held in cruel suspense for weel
$ when he received the following NOTE
S matters no. to the public how l came by
it.
Y 'Mr. SMITH-SIR:
S i received last week, note, the content
i of which both shocked and surprised me
:, The very idea of one Of that race OF being
' styled cs;being united with an heir
sss, is ridiculous ajourneyn'an printer
n indeed Your impudence is intolel able
o you have your answer-let your acqualn
@ ance cease, honceforlh and forever. D.B.
g Three weeks from that time, and Henr
S Smith was on board a packet, on his wa
!, 10 Europe. He had learned severe lei
o SON from his love affair. land felt mortified an
J. ashamed, He Immediately determined o
y becoming an adventure, and for this pur
r. pose he lef. Rushvile, and proceeded
s. Boston, were he embarked as aforesaid.
,e shall now pass OYER three years leavln
my dear indugent readers to imagine VIII
3 happened during that period, and take u
= the thread of my narrative in The year
re our Lord, 1881,
One beautiful evening in the delighsf
in month Of Octobsr,as the sun was gradual
ad sinking behind the western hills, the stat
lis coach from Boston dashed merrily in
as Rushville, and the coachman proudly DIRE
or up his 'foaming greys,' in front oil Il
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