Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-10-28
COUSlNING.

booked himself for residence near
Oswego. In the coach was beautiful
girl. The gentleman thought Of all
persons he would like her for travel
ling companion. To his great delight,
ss the coach drove up to the door, he
found ihst she was passenger Upon
being asked where she would like to
sit, she said by this gentleman, allud-
ing to our hero. He felt much fatter-
ed, and thanked heaven that his per-
sonal appearance had csPtivated 50
charming female.
Smack went the whip, round went
the wheels. The gentleman convers-
ed with the lady; he found her free and
easy, and from her agreeable manner
felt ~ if ne had known her all his life.
Evening closed in upon them. With
evening came twilight, and very short
ly Afterwards, darkness. On rumbled
the coach, jolting and jerking in a
most remarkable manner. 1t was an
act Of politeness, doubtless, on the part
of the gentleman, to encircle the waist
OF his fair companion with his arm, just
to keep her from jollng, to which she
would otherwise be subjected. He did
this with some timidity. To his sur
prise no objection was made to il. En-
couraged by this freedom boing allow
ed, and as darkness had spread her sa-
BILE veil over that portion Of the earth
on which the coach was running, he
drew her to him aud imprinted kiss
on her nectsrisn lips.
The coach did not travel very quick
ly, but the enamored youth thought il
few, when he found himself on the
following day within few rods OF his
uncle's house. He told his fair COM
panion that they must shortly seperate.
Spoke Of "here we meet too soon TO
part" and made use Of many other ro-
mantle speeches, expressive OF his deep
regret at being compelled TO sever so
soon from one who had been - .
bright aud glorious sunbeam on his
earthly pilgrimage, and whose memo
ry would live forever, and pay after
10 his bosom. To his exceeding sur
prise the young lady declared that he
had been 90 exceedingly kind that she
couldn't think OF parting with him;
that she would 10 with him to his IN
cle's house.
He told her that he dared aot take
such liberty. Tha, he had been in
Europe for some years, and that beng
himself a stranger, comparatively, TO
his uncle, he could not introduce lady
who was stranger to him and his re-
lstions.
The lady evinced hysteriesl symp-
toms; his arm again eneircIed her
waist and their lips again owned . &c
cret communion. The coach stopped.
The gentleman had arrived at the end
Of his journey. He babe the lady fare
well. Ii was no 20. She insisted on
hi. protecting her. She got out of the
coach with him and followed him 10
his uncle's house.
lie was in a dreadful state Of mina.-
However pleasants kiss in ths dark
was on the previous night; the ineum-
brance Of pettleoat on sach an occa-
sion, was any thing but satisfactory.
He walked into the psrlor, and. with
what he conceived 10 be unblushing
impudence, the lady followed. While
he was thinking how he could posi-
bly, explsin the affair, he was welcom-
ed by his uncle, aud the young lady
was welcomed too. and kissed by the
family. She was his cousin.
On his entering the coach Office ri u
tica. and booking his name aud place
OF destination, she knew at once that he
was her relative, and resolved 10 have
laugh at his expense; and perhaps she
did when she told her stsge-cosCh sd-
venture, and the fright TO which she
put her cousin! The gentleman was
laughed at considerably: but let those
laugh who win. He won his cousin,
and they are now "bone Of one bone,
and flesh of one flesh. IN. Y. Atlas.
GovrRNNENr CcRRESer.
learn from q slip from Thomson's Re-
porter, that the SECRETARY Of the Treas
uty has malured his plsns for gov
ernment circulating medium, sod that
fifty dollar notes made payable 10 or
der, and bearing an interest OF one
tenth oil one per cent. per hundred dol
lars, are ready 10 be issued. They
will be filed 10 one uniform endorser,
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