Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-03-25
X KATHLEEN NJ,
THE FLOWER GIRL,
An Amusing Irish Story of the Rogue
ries of Mercy O'More.

Cape Clear, from CaxemaTa TO the Hill OF
Howth, you would not meet with another
sach dear, delightful, clever, captivating
darling. All the boys OF high estate, and
low estate, rich and poor, acknowledged
the destinations of Miss Mercy, and no
one was ever known TO be thrown in any
other than an ecstatic state when Miss
Mercy favored him with smile of that
dear, delightful, dimpled face of hers o,
ii was quite enchanting 10 have such a
smile beamed upon him. Talk of sun
There never was ray from that glorious
luminary that fell so warm upon the heart
of created man, as a smile from the face
of Mercy O'More. There was a man
who declared that upon his heart Miss
Mercy had made no impression and
people said, in consequence, that he
had no heart at all. II happened, too,
that this very identical gentleman with a
hard heart, or heart with low covering,
was the only one whom Mercy herself
had fallen in love with.
| d" Well Florence, darling" said, Mau-
rice O'More, one day 10 Mercy's sister,
and so you believe that our beauty is
fast caught in love- and in love, too, with
that unloving Engllsher, Harry Perceval."
:" do, indeed was the reply.
land what makes you think so p
81 can interpret downcast eyes and
gentle signs, | warrent. Sister, said
to-day-'sweet sister, what think you of
the gay young bachelor--our visitor -
A goodly man enough, said she; and
then 'heigho heighoF she sighed. Do
you mark that That goodly man, said
/, will make some pretty maden,s heart
ache. i do not doubt he will, she strait
replied; and then she turned the leaves
Of many books, but nothing pleased her
there she tried her pencil, too, but after
making many crooked lines, and nothing
else, she blamed the unskiIlul maker OF
the crayon, and snapped it in pet; her
gay guitar, she said was out Of tune and
then her harp, alas She swept her fin
gers over the strings, but the only music
they made was the echo Of her sigh
"And from this" said Maurice, you
infer that she loyes' Well-well, time
will show"
Ii is possible that Harry Perceval may
have felt the soft passion creeping upon
him. and not wishing to become a bene.
dict, he resolved upon flying from the
dangerous neighborhood of Mercy O More
Certain it is he called 10 him his mar
Barney, jontleman, who oflicia.ed in va
rious capacities, valet included, and order
ed him TO pack up all his traps "For,
said he, F" Barney. we leave this place TO-
morrow morning"
Sure you won't" said Barney.
Sure | will, responded Henry Per
ceval. They want 10 persuade me ,ha
am in love with Mercy O'More."
And could you do worse than be in
love with her," said Barney.
"Could / 7" SAID his Master; "but
don't happen 10 be in the mind just a
present TO do any thing SO Desperate
I'm not to be caught with her beautiful
bit Of the barney"
Don't you be talking of the barney
MASTER" replied the faithful domestic
" Mayhap you haven't been rubbed upon
the barney stone yourself By my con.
science. I've heard you whispering such
things into the ears OF the English girls,
that ST. Patrick himself could not beat
with the barney stone at the back of him. y
Hush, Barney, no tale-telling out Of
school,"
Say fe TO yourself, masther. Isn't
yourself that's libeling the red cheek,
and bright eyes blessings on 'em) o.
Miss Mercy' All, masther, whenever
catch twinkle of those eyes, feel grea
coat warmer all the day after. Och, such
eyes such diamonds p
Irish diamonds-eh :" said his master
No. sir-the genuine. Then such
cheeks Red and white laid on by the
hands of Lady Nature herself, round abou,
like the cherryJims' heads at church,
Then her lips! Och! Her lips! That's
moderation |"
You are romantic, Barney said bis
master.
You may say that was the reply
i am just the boy for that same
We'll, well, CALCULATED Percival, by
this lime tomorrow, Barney you and |
will be on the high road
TO matrimony, sr?'
NO. sirrah, 10 England
You had better be merciiu and lead
Mercy 10 the altar
And tie myself up in halter, after
wards. No, no-rm not bound for the
gulf of matrimony yet
Thus saying. Harry turned round and
perceived tall and lanihorn-vsaged
young gentleman whom he heard breathe
sigh. hang down his head.
Halloo J! cried Harry, who are you !.
The stranger heaved another heavy
sigh.
Are you dumb, sir p asked Harry.
The stranger shook his head.
What ails you' Speak
The stranger heaved another heavy
sigh, and exclaiming Mercy 0'More, re-
TIED.
Poor unfortunate gentleman 7 exclaim-
ed Harry. What vixen this Mercy
must be A fury incarnatel prosperino
in satin pe!tcoat. wish | was thou
sand miles OFF,
Turning again, he beheld one of the
widest, prettest, most good natured look
ing little flower girls be had ever encoun-
tered, who dropped a modest courtesy,
and was passing onward. when Harry
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