Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-12-15

then she gave me such sweet, but half
roguish smile, rs | tumbled into the
coach 10 the plight have described,
that knew her at once to be "a paragon
in the way of education, taste, fortune
aud all that and resolved-whal
knowing one wouldn't to make the
agreeable off hand, for there is nothing
like meeting an heiress in u stage coach,
where she thinks she's unknown, and
dreams that every attention paid to her
springs from pure !ove-ahem-on your
part.
was in clover. What cared for
rain. Splash, splash, splash, aye rain
away there, like blazes-who cares =
One doesn't get tete IA tete with
pretty girl every day of the wcek-so !
determined to make the best of II.
And faith, what with a few sly com
| plimenis, and my extraoI d,nary good
looks, | soon got as coy with my un-
| known beauty, and she with me, rs #
we had been acquainted since the days
! Of Noah. We talked OF the wedding,
| for she TOO had been there--o! the
scenery-of the rain-and of whatever
| came uppelmosi aud there was such
a charming irnnkness in ali she SAID,
that really thought her the most win
ming little witch that had ever seen,
and verify believe ifthc floor had been
| softer, and | had known the accurate
number Of houses of which ! would be
tenant, in courtesy, | should have gone
down on my knees to her at once. !
hate showing ones learning off ~ pub
lie, so | avoided any thing like liirra-
ture, though saw by the intelligent
eyes of the charmer, that she had a
soul alive to all the finer sensibilIiy of
nature. AT length we got on the sub
ject Of housekeeping. Now, iftherc is
any thing | hate, II is Il woman that
cant keep house, and trcmblcd at
every word, lest my angel should con-
less her ignorance of these matters
Shade of Apirius how my heart leapcd
! when she told me that hardly day
! passed in which she didn't make bread
or pies, or sponge cake, or some other
of those shimshaws that delight the
heart Of man, and in expatiaiing on such
quence that | never heard surpassed
couldn't resist my feelings, but snatch
ed her hand to my lips and kissed it.
/ Yes felt that she was destined to
be nine, for i'there is any thing wife
ought to know it is this, come of a
race OF eaters. My grandfather has
lunched on half dozen rabbits, and
died at last Of suricit produced by
eating two young pigs. My father can
break his fast on brace of capons, oI
devor pair of turkeys without having
to pick his teeth /; and brother of mine
can tack in hundred Of picked oysters
and dishes of fchcken salad, which does
credit to the family. My own exploits
in this line modesty forbids me to men
ton. No wonder loved this rosy lille
beauty who could get up such choice
fry, and bake such delicious cakes. -
An what life Of domestic happiness
rose before nv vision, when pictured
myself returning home from court at
night, to meet Il beeisteak ready broiled
or bowl of the richest turtle soup,
served up by the fair hand of the angel
at my side resolved, if there was
virtue in ii pair of whskers, in an elo-
quent tongue, or in my new blue coat,
to win this seraph Of pie bakers.
H There's no place Ike a stage coacl
for making love. 1t comes natural =
You do it, cgad, in a sort of easy
f don't care for any thing style that you
can't for the life Of you, assume in any
other place. What bctwixt on the same
seat to talk more conveniently, and put
ting your arm around her waist to keeT
: her from olting off, you soon get to be
: wonderfully cozy.
For my part as / have said, was
ready TO surrender at discretion, and
= already iancied myself tightening the
, dear creature beside me of the trouble
some duty Of collecting the rents OF heI
various fine houses. | was charmed to
: think Of the progress | had made in hel
affections. What a deiicatciy rosy
cheek it was that Just then slyly kissed
she bIushing the deeper at my warmth
And then her saucy, pouting lips and
her figure, Just the very size for man
who hated your thin weasci-shaped
young misses as he hated epidemics,-
All, what wife she would make =
How | thanked my stars that ! had
hitherto set lay face like a flint against
every temptation to marry-ior now my
J firmncss was to be rewarded by this
beauty and hciress dropping into my
) mouth. And then preached to mysel,
a mental homily on the short sighted
, ness of man, as venturcd to stea
I another kiss from the conscious ano
, blushing little angel at nay side. ! was
just ab0at to pop the question itself,
: when the coach stopped and the driver
descended and opened the door. My
, charmer rose | was taken all aback
; do you get ou. here said |, IN sur.
prise.
I Yes !! said she, 4 see Mr.. Powell i.
{ waiting for me.
r Mr.. Powell. said ], for that was th,
= name of friend of nine who lived uI
this very lane, not half a nile from ih,
turnpike, do you then live with him -
Perhaps you're relative Strange
muttcred to myscIf j never heard hin
speak of this charming creature
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