Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-12-02

believe this poor little widow is as much
isolated as if she lived in the wilderness
| believe there is not soul upon earth
feels sympathy for her, and she so merry
and unassuming, as if she was thankful
for being permitted to live even in pre-
cartons state; but il would be cruel 10 wake
her from her declusion, and prove 10 her
that she is exquisitely unhappy.
was in hurry, she said, and merely
threw on my bonnet and shawl. knew
there would be no one here but you, and
one does not mind trfies before you. All,
if you could only have seen the smile she
cast towards me as she flung herself up
on the rocking chair, you would have UNI
derstood why could hardly restrain N.Y.
self from acting very foolishly upon the
spot. did restrain myself however, and
only drew my chair close to hers, and in.
tently watched her proceedings.
II was simply putting on a pair of over
shoes, but ! never Iell such deep interest
in so trivial an action before. am afraid
that it is the height of indelicacy for la
dy to perform such an act before young
man involving as il does the possibility OF
revealing the ANGLE by some hasty jerk or
motlon-bul ml il was only before me-
With much ado---with many little femi.
nine expIetives and writings of the foot
and stamping Of the heel-she succeeded
in cncasing one foot and commenced
with the other.
|
There never was such an obstinate shoe.
She no sooner inserted her coquettsh lit.
tie toe in il, than it claped it with tena.
city of affection which India rubber arli-
ces have in common with swapping tur-
ties. If she put in her finger to pull up
the sides, it Was instantly caught as in a
trap; if she succeeded in getting one side
straight, the other went down; the heel
was obstinate; the shoe, in fact, was col
apsed, and resolved not 10 be worn. She
was determined, however, not to be con-
quered; and if you had seen how earnest
she was, you would have said with the
! Scotsman, thatit was T" a guide sight for sair
een.'' Her face was fiished, and her
eyes were sparkling with the exertion
she was biting her under-lip. and every
moment SHAKING ner head and stamping
her foot with the preltiest savageness i'm.
aginable. As for me, | was as much alb
sorbed in the transaction as herself.
bent down, nnconsciously held my breath,
and said "ah-h" when see did. My fin.
gers were lowering about the shoe, and
Itching to assist her, while now and then !
calculated short sentences of advice or
encouragement.
But the very deuce was in the shoe,
and the widow at last lost all patience
she flung it on the ground, and at the
same time struck me in the eye with her
elbow. This aroused us to a sense of the
absurdity of our situation, and we laugh
ed al the eagerness we had both exhibited
over so trifling an affair." laughed, bu
my right eye would not Join in our merri
ment, but piped little lachrymose over
ture on its own account.
Was anything ever so provokirg2 she
exclaimed, becoming quite vexed, shal
be compelled to abandon my walk on &C
count OF that abominabe shoe.
But, said I, we must not he rufilei by
such little difficulties, Shall we be con-
quered by shoef
took up the mulish article as ! spok'
and bent on one knee before The widow
Gracious, said she, drawing back her foo
behind the curtain of gown, etc., that en-
veloped it, what are you going to dot
To help you, to be sure; you canno
do it alone, and we are not going to b'
cheated of our anticipated pleasure.
f For lady 10 abandon her foot to mas
culne mercy, is without doubt, an act o
unparalleled rashness, as in the surrender
ing of that member she virtually cuts oil
all retreat and gives herself up entirely
The widow thought so too, and hesItaled
but such charming hesitation! coul
have wished her TO remnin undeclde
, for an hour at least. She bit her lips an
: opened her ewes with the pretiiest alec
: taiiou of amazement, by way OF conceal
Y ing the pleasure she really felt, and the
she recoIIected that il was only J, an
8 commenced with her merry ringing laugh
2 At last she recovered, and taking tn
(. shoe in her hand, began TO try again y
d sober earnest, remained on my knee an
+ watching her efforts; she was still unsut
n cessfnl, and assisted her, but the obst
a nate shoe baflled our joint attempts, an
Q she gave up the af',ir to me altogether.
d |, was the first time that ! ever had
woman's foot in my hand, and upon m
1, life, | believe it possesses more p1weri
d magnetic influences than the famed torp
n do; its touch positively thrilled ihroul
| me. proceeded carefully handling u
k foot as il it were glass, and the w'do
bent over, leaning on her elbows, to wal,
ID my progress. pulled up the side OF y
{. shoe, raised the heel, pushed the toes, to