The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-04-25
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sprighlly, rosy checked, fl4xen haired !lttI
girl, used 10 SIT in the peasant evenings ofJune
On the marble steps, opposite my lodgings, whcl
iived IN Philadelphia, and sing over a hundred
httle sonnets, and tell over as many IA IeS; in a
sweet voice, and with an air of del ghtfu sim.
piiclty, that charmed me many a tune. She
was tten an orphan child, and commonly repor.
tco to be rch, OHCn and tftcn | sat, after a
day Oh toll aad VeXation and listened to her in
nocent voice, breathing forth notes OF peace and
happiness, which flowed cheerfuIIy from a light
heart, aud felt portion Of lhat tranquility steal
over my bosom. Such was Eliza uuntey
when | FIRST saw her.
Several years had elapsed, during which time
was abse rom the city, when walking along
one OF the most fashionable squares, saw an
elegant iemac figure step into carriage follow
ed by g"ntemln aud two pretty children |
did not Immediately recognise her face but my
Trend, who was by my side, pulled my elbow.
do you not RENE nbcr little f n, who used to
sing for Us when we lived in Walnut street? |
did renealbcr-.it was herself.
She used to be fond, sa d he, of treating her
ltt.e circle OF friends with romances herself
She came out into the gay circle of hfa, under
The auspccs Of her guardian. Ii was said by
some she was rich very rich--but the amount
OF wealth did not appear to be matter of pub
iIcl'y however, the current, and as we general.
~ believed, we'll founded report, was sufficient
10 draw agaund her many aa.n o--as.a .sasas.s
the number, few serious courtiers.
She Q;d not wait long before young gentle
man on whom she had looked with somewhat
partial eye, because he was the gay s. and hand
soonest OF her lovers, cmbode0ed by her par
TALLY, made On Offer Probably she biushed
ard her heart huueted little, but they were sit
i'm in a l,rLt ,ri, o,,l h,r ,,Lo
ment was more than bali concealed, she soon re-
covered, and as Waggish huuor happened to
have the ascondaHcy, she put on serious face,
and tod him she was honored by his preference,
but that there was one ma ter which should be
understood before giving him rcply-"p Perhaps
you may thlNk me wealthy would not for the
world have you tabor under mistake on that
point am worth eighteen hundred dollars"
She was proceeding, but the gentleman star
as il electrified Eightecn hlldrad dollars -
he repeated in manner that betrayed tie ut.
most surprise. YES ma am said he awk.
wardly, al did understand you were worth
great deal more-but-"
"No, sir" she replied, " no excuse or apollo
gy think about what have told you-you are
embarrassed now--answer me another Time"
aud rising, she babe him good night.
She just escaped trap he went the next
day to her guardian to inquire more particular.
ly into her affairs, and receiving the same an.
swer, he dropped his suit at once.
The next serious proposal followed soon after
and this, too, came from one who succeeded to a
large portion of her esteem, but applying the
same crucIble to the love he offered her, she
found like result. He, too, left her, and she
re]'iced in another fortunate escape.
She some time after became acquainted with
young gentleman of slender fortune in whose
approaches she thought she discovered more of
the timid dltfdence of love than she he'd wit.
messed before. She did not check his hopes
In the process of time, he, too, made an offer,
but when she spoke Of her fortune he begged
her to be silent.
ait is to virtue, worth and beauty" said he,
"lhat pay my court--not to fortune In Won |
shall obtain what Is worth more than rold."-
She was most agreeably disappointed. Thew
were married and the union was soemnized. 1
and she made him master of her fortune with
herself. 81 am indeed worth eighteen hundred
dollars" SAID she to him, :" but hope never to
enjoy more pleasure than feel at this moment,
when tell you my fortune is one hundred and
eighty thousand"
TIL E UN WASHED OTHELLO,
One night Major P Fl, Colonel c.,
OF Ii, with one or two others, who were
supping the Bugle Inn, at Newport, agreed to
amuse themselves in this manner A scene
rom .Othello" was fixed upon O,hello, BY
. ~. Colonel, who in order to look the character.
bb.I,okened his face all over with burnt cork
Ties ,gi ag to one of the empty champagne bot.
rt ."at stood under the side board
coaebn, n,gnt was far spent, when Lady C-'s
aud ,,,h who waited to drive the Col, home,
Co J smu mad made several attempts to get the
b Go' away sent up word tina, che coudn7t keen
1 ,;S morse out any longer, and i the Coona,