Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-04-12
WHOLE NO. l79.
AN ADVENTURE.

AN ADVENTURE.
A young acquaintance of ours in Geor-.
gla met with an adventure few years
since at which we enjoyed hearty laugh.
He had formed an acquaintance with a
lovely girl who was in the up country on
visit 10 some relations, and after twor or
| three interviews lost his wits and fell in
love. From the respective treatment he
received. he was induced TO believe that
mis- passion was reciprocated. In every
thing else but cour,ship Major E. was
quite proficient: We , ssa hsssas wAags.inopxs
beautiful evening after devo,ing unusual
time TO his toilette, he sailed forth to
meet the fair one, with heart almost leaps
ing from it's resting place. When in a
few hundred yards of the house, in the
beautiful grove that skirts Esq. IS
farm. he alig,ed from his sleed and after
lettering him securely, braced himselE
against sturdy oak to compose his mind.
This being his first essay in earnest court
ing, he thought it would be servicable 10,
Try his powers alone before he veniured
in the presence of the lady. Thinking
himself alone, he was quite bold and flu
en-. of speech. Stepping few PAGES for
ward, lie made a very graceful bow-then
with one of his sweetest smiles addressing
his lady love- and her fair cousin, he
enquired after their healths. Then an.
swering the question as efeminately as he
could. he launched out quite gracefully in.
to conversation on general topics speak
ing for himself and for the ladies too.--
Feeling quite at home, he became pretty
famiiar-laughed heartily -complimented
and fla,tered the ladies'. and in true cour-
tier style advanced from step 10 step, UNI
I'll in Imagination, he had the hand of his
behaved bestowing upon it rap.urous kis-
ses Z! Just then he was startled by sup
pressed ttlering, and almost instantly a
loud laugh followed, in few steps of him.
The truth flashed upon his mind that he
was overheard, and that too by female -
His frs, impulse was to mount his horse
and fly from the spot. But his resolution
was changed by the sudden appearance
from behind a tree nf the uar., ..-.-7- -,r
sing. Somewhat confused, but with the
familiarity which characterizes southern
ladies', they rallied the Major for hav>,
ing his green. room" reci;als in SO pub
lie place acknowled that they were
s,rolling about in the grove and were
all the while in a listening distance
The Major was badly plagued, and the
Indies for few minutes had all the laugh
on their own side. But with degree
of presence of mind which few gentl-
emen could summon under such circuri,-
stances, he declared tina! he saw them hide
and feeling just then in humor. he de-
termined TO make declarationsof love to
Miss -, believing that she would not
venture 10 leave her covert, before he got
through. That all the pretty things he
had said, was merely to prepare her mind
for the avowal and tina. if she had have
remained concealed five minutes longer.
she would have heard the deaouenae1t.- -
Now come the ladies' time 10 be serious.
Taking advantage of the excitement, and
the star, he had made, he clasped those
iewelled fingers. which he had SO recent.
~ kissed III imagination and pressed them
TO his lips, soon brought those sweet tears
Of delish, which they say, most young la.
dies do permit to flow, as favorable res
nonse TO declarations of love. The scene
was soon over-,he vows passed, and in
few weeks Maj. E. led to the altar the ac~
complished Miss -. Up to the time
we las. saw the Major, him and his lady
were more than happy, but he had never
limited 10 her or any one else, the rzse
played upon her and her fair cousin.
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