Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-11-11
From the ror,iaai Arg as.


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always feel a sost of attachment to
Ine rine, especially To the oil .paiu,er,'
rs call my old fashioned Kcniuckian,
hanging there on those hooks. Ii is
not ior any Intrinsic value oil its own,
that like this bsucr thar others; but
Tor an adventure that I WIS engaged in
% nc thirty years SINCE, Ia which it did
me servtcs never l., D, iorgptteu.
it's doubtless we'll kIpsa that the pi-
onecrs IN the settle meats of the middle
aed nor -hern parts OF the State OF New
York. were at times greatly alarmed by
visits from the panther. Many are the
tales OF hair breadth escapes trom ihIs
terror OF the forest, tina, have heard
rotated by the 'o'd setllers'-tales that
would almost make the hair rise on
ones head. But little did | think of
meeting one my self, as the time, of
which ] am writing, was after the coun-
try had been settled something like
quarter Of a century. | did meet one,
howeveri and the thoughts Of it will, TO
this day, c-use a chill like that Of death
10 run through my veins.
When was in the twenty rst year
ofrmy age, | visited an uncle of mine.
W. VIC h'"n VI new
York and while there, became acquaint-
ed with young lady, ab"ut seventeen
years OF arc, daughter Of merchant,
who, having acluirei an independent
forum, in the city, h al removed TO THIS
Village, intending 10 pass the remainder
ol his days ~ retirement from the cares
aud Iurmoi!s OF buSin IS. Maria IL
was ono oftho &c persons so seldom seen,
whom a sudden tran itivu from extreme
poverty 10 wealth, es not render ca
PRECIOUS and naughty, and cause to look
down with dIsdaln upon all who do not
CHI nce TO be quite So fortunate. She
was not what Judges in such matter rs
w',dld call n reguiar beauty; neithe do
] think q person in sober senses, would
have mistaken her for an angel; YET
there was some thing in her mid, neat
~ turned fcatures-in her brilliant, even
sparkling black eyes, and fairy like
forn, well calculated to inspire the be
holder with strong conceptions of the
existence, TO say the ieast, of such a
beauty. Bat be this as it may. she
took my eye TO a charm: and strange
asst may seen, had not bi'en intimate
with her week, boiore the citadel OF
nay heart Was surrendered. without Iim>
itation, to her control. You may laugh,
b II hear mo out-ri iiculous as IL may
seem, did love Maria, deeply, tendcrIy
as man is capable OF loving, and with
scarcely hope that | should ever obtain
her. Laugh OIL bore the jeers OF my
companions, n the time, with the pa
tiencH OF a martyr. and il would be
strange if | could not brook laugh now.
loved on in silence, determining that
the secret Of my love should never pass
my lips; but by some means it got out,
how | know not. Whether | was over
heard talking to nysell about it, rs Of.
ten did, or whether | told il in my
sleep, is more than | know-though |
am inclined to thing it was the latter
IL Is aa opinion IN that part Of the coun.
try, that by tleing string round per-
sons great toe, while he is asleep. he
can be made 10 tell what he is dreaming
aboul-Or IN other words, dream aloud
--a0J recolIecI being awakened one
night from an anCommoniy pleasant
dream, by most horrible pain in my
great toe; on feeling for the cause, /
found II griPed tightly by cord passing
Ihrec or Tour times around il and lasten
cd. sprung out OF bed, and tried and
trie.l 10 unite it, tlll my whole stock q
patience was exhausted, but without sue
cess. Al last | took my razor, it being
the only edgetooi in the room-but. for
getting that II was Sharper than my old
J"ckkniie, not only cut The string off,
but cut my toe to the bone.
The next day: 10 my surprise, every
person OF NV acquaintance, thai chanc-
ed 10 meet, seemed 10 knew az much Of
my feelings towards Maria, rs did my
seh--and some a great deal more-and
for that day, a: least, held the enviable
position of a mark for the jests Of ali
the funloving blades OF the village
denied their assertions at first, but
every person who has been IN a sinilar
situation, will bear me witness, that il
is worse than useless To attempt a de
NAL Of any thing people please to say
n Few evenings afterwards, at a party
at which Maria aud myself we're boti
present some one, whom | wished at ih,
lime in the lower region $, let out th,
whole matter. | don't know whethe
Mrria or ! looked the most sheepish-
but J do know that ne looked some
thing the color OF the rose, and by
burning sensation that fell 10 my cOuu
tenance, J Judge that blushed mot
few
y'he next day, having n good o2por
tuB.iy, popped the awful question,
and rcceIyed an answer as favorable a.
4 could wish, and much more so than
Ind dared 10 houe hut a. the Drov. Il