Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-02-16

...,o,fed q charming little rOtta0r, nestled
IL and seeInsion beneath fhe folia0e of over
A,aowinp bougi,s On the Piazza in front Of
a;sdwelIinp a venerable sucker named CordcnN
~.s seated. one summer afternoon, building
,,.,ms Of thrift as he surveyed lis plantation,
,,uelled into heavy CROPS rigeniu,s into oIcufy
ysv as our sweetest dreams are neete.t and
..sLest TO close il il not strangc ty,at his. al
hoa,l pleasant, were soon T. minated by SON.
:. shoutino
ap,Ilo. old dad >
nHarIo Yourself. and di,ttyer how IT feel. lie
-prtcd. and turning simultaneously with his re-
i. I,iscv fell mon voono MAJ, = stranger TO
am, leaning on The yar.-f.nce.
excuse nc, = said tie stranger; ..may be vou
noueht be so clever as 10 tell !, chan who owns
a., ere wheat field M inside tb, ti,,,bor ,yo,.,
,or,
.WalI. will: | own itr,
aDew saw SAID the stranger "But AMI it
mighty cute that YOU allow four l.rcei ana silI,
critters to be Il, it,
nBut don't said Gordon.
~ seen boss in II thouqb. as KUN ALONE. :,
.,n,,ked the STRANGER Grvlv
"a boss IN nv yvlcat,'' exclaimed thc Sucker.
.z,ugs and ltgltnino, Her. B,achrr sant,
Anna. f-c.r-c-ir-c-r-c."
His call had the effect 10 l,rjn- forth two doris,
o,e bonnd ,y;.b T,i.I.r.I,oif 80
tern hool-mastcr's. the Other = bu,l. tbs ne
,aar ourk Of whose rn..cr i.g, n,iobt lead
you to mistrust that he WIS over fond Of
what the knowing ones call The ..crab game -
Attended with these he trottea oil in shot haste
ae dogs wagcinr their tails as their old master
v,rrod his tonruc t,r,,,u.r then, N nur.uc
The youno STRANGER after wa,r.riup his chin a
lille awry and indulginc IN light laugh that
made him look suspciolsly waggish. walked 10
,he cottage door-aud then, without ceremony,
into tho parlor. Here. finding himself alone. lie
,Am,,,,,nc,,d = survey of the aparii,ent +, fore
hs had p,pcI, Ieisurc however. either TO observe
ar admire u,e taste and elegance combined IN cy-
ery thing around him, lie was cnlranccd bv a
rnsh of rich. wild melody. succeeded bv the sound
Of light footsteps. and instantly fitted a creature
Of beauty aud comelincss into his presence
Oh. that fair rosy-chcekcd daulscl the very per-
somlic alton OF bitterness She was started,
though, when her son hluc EYES encountered the
stranger: anu VAS ha.tii, Withdrawing. in doing
which. she CHANGED to cast another glance-her
eountenance clanqcd from, FRIGHT to rla.!acs@-
she uttered the name, Henry Leslie, and then
ran-uot ont Of The DOOR but smack into the
Young stranger ) arms " hat an extraordinary
actin fa-tu- a-ton. She let hin-lct him Kiss
her, too; and listened TO his iuqassioncd Language
why what aid tic girl meant Their coaver-
saiion Will, pcgh1ps, s;,ilice II explain.
"Ciarsse,' sad the stranger. ''Clarissa, my
beautiful i.ai, have come 10 claim you for my
ewn.''
80 Henry, fear that our hopes VIII never
change to realities. l love you very, very much
but my father Iislikcs YOU merely because yo are
aYapkec LAWYER. lie is obstinate and viii not
CONSENT" and the ROSY flush icd lie young Ia
dy's check
$40 not fear, Ciarsse, = sail Henry Leslie
al can and Will remove his prejudice ] know
how to WORK on a farm, and he does not know
l viii hire TO him under an assumed name.
and by the merit OF honest worth and virtue win
apace IN his affections
Their hopes excited, and consequently their
anxieties lulled by the reasonablneess of this
pian the two seated themselves on tho sofa and
enjoyed those bright angel plumed delights with
which a reciprocal love inspires Young hearts
When Gordon returned. however, he found the
stranger alone. CIarissc having deemed it pru-
Dent 10 retire at the sound of her fathers foot
steps.
Gonion glad that the stranger mad tarried
he wish 10 give him peuliug, for he had search
ed the field all over and found no horse.
Now don't blame me, old man, sad the
iahhee' Tor surer than my name IS Dick onirN,
hos Z -ts.,-Y-