The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1847-09-16

sust was WINS - ISssNN'
little vixen, doing aud saying wha, shc
pleased, and worr. ing them haltto death.
Me she treated worse than all. Twice a
day ! was on the point OF quarrcling with
her, but always III the crisis some smile ar
word would make me her slave again-thc
little witch!
Now md then, when felt saucy. !
threatened to make her kiss me. How she
laughed holding up her finger. kiss such
shocking looking fellow, even though he
is cousinY she cried. mud then sho would
dance out Of the room, stopping at the door
10 kiss her hand 10 me, and oil like hlrd,
caroling rs gaily. Sometimes she would
surprise M laying OH the sofa half asleap,
when she would vow she wanted new
pair oi gloves, uul couhin'l think ot winning
them by kissing II face MS hairy us chlmpan-
geo monkeys! And some how her little
red mouth would pout so pre,ti'y rs she
said this, that more than once, ! icarcd
from my scat aud chased her unit she lock-
cd herself in the green house. And there
she would stand, tapping the window pane
with her finger, the provoking mink.
AT first though, myself not hi, IN
love, poor Ounce, III hcen 10 love from u
boy. We were always together, and no
body thought, ANY thing Of i,-lur We were
only cousins rs folks said. All. these
COUSINS are always PLAYING the deuce with
each others hearts. The. arc forever I'M
,annlinn silk or reading the last poem. or
studying botany. or doing some other nnn-
sense IN a coasinly ray. You le, them
take long walks il summer moonlight or
ride far hours alone an golden autumn
ai,crnoon-or s'eluh u, starlight 50 c'ttih
and NIL this time when they arc hnd.itua
inio life, fall In io.e us natural rs one gas
10 sleep. Often. tn. yun throw them IT,
vether pnrpnse!v--its 50 convenient III IT,,
cousin Jack bcaax the s,!s about while YOU
st comfortably III home. All! Hind old
lonl I've two daughters mysclt---,u,n.
slips If things sc,-hut when they grow
up look ont! cnasin rnmes palavarin.
about my house with his flute AM fani'ati-
~. ar il lie docs. Ill either make mp m,
mind nj once, 10 have him inr a son-in-law.
or else kick the Young rascal neck and heels
down the door steps. Cousins indeed!
But now the time came far me to return.
had ms fortune vet IL make, and this wst~
not the way 10 achieve nnv thing towards
il. Sol ia.d my uncle Int hr only smiled.
told Ellen; strange tosay, she inrnrd pa'e
and was silent. thu her tongue had been
going like milaheci, md NJ maslcalis.
What ia ,hc world took ne away. she sail.
sOh! was poor aud tic IVES; was the pi'tce
10 ret rich. had nv way u make alone
in the wnrld.' She raised her blue eyes Ia
mine with Sudden look, half rcprnachtnl.
halfinq,iring; then she turned them away
quickly and spoke Of something else: bai
after this there was n cnnsiraint On NIL par
ties FIR the rest II the evening.
Among her heany was Young lawyer.
Rich like herself, anl. therefore, a. every
bod, said m cScc!en, match. All the
gossips OF both SEXES, declared Ellen woil!
be, sooner or later. Mf- Thornton. fused
sometimes 10 try 10 tense her nbo,it him,
bu, never could succeed. Ga. day, how
ever, after spoke Of my approaching de-
par,urc sue declared pe,l>l!v ,hat Thorn
ton was nothing 10 her. | leased her u
second time about him: shc dcnlcl being
pleased with him. md grew absolutely wor-
ricd that | wouldn't believe her. had
never before seen her 50 earnest; il was
new 10 me 10 feel ! had any power over her
and confess was vain III the discover,
and made the mos, III il. Somehow or 9TH
erin what way | cannot exactly tell
began TO suspect nj last that Ellen and
might lie in love with enchnther. My own
case was pretty evident, when ] began q
annl,se matters, In, E'!cn's was moro
difficult problcmto rend. She was both sh.
aud conlidng, consinly and embarrassed
one day all kindness, the next nll Thornton
She was like whiskey puncll--onlv ,hos.
have gone out Of fashion--solr and sweet
spirit and water, mixture Of contraries
We mcn--let Us once fancy girl loves n
pet rs vain ms puppies; and NJ lnst the
suspicion that Ellen liked me growing stron
ger, began 10 ties, her. admired care
lcss!y tho cape on n girls shoulders, md 10!
very speedily Ellen had just got cape
| | praised the color ola ribbon: she met me
the next day with duplicate. Aud yet
don't think she wns conscious Of il. She
would have died if she ,hough, ] Ind noticcd
il. But how every nerve in na thrilled nj
these little evidences nf affection! WIN,
world ofhappiness opened to my dreaming
imagination.
And yet might he mistaken. ] reilec
What proofs Of affection had ] rcceiv
ed, WINS proud rs Lnc,ier. or ] would have
spoken out, but the possibility Of being re-
fused CALLED nv naughty soul; and lesides
Ellen WINS an heircss, and could fancy she
would sioop to my LOT! You have been il
love pcrhaps--you quiet people usually are
in love-and SO you can form some idca o
tho ,orments Of suspense | suffered.