The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-03-21
MISCELLANY.
From Graham's Magazine.
K / L I Y G o i E NJ A n
A SKETCH.
BY FANNY FORESTER.

yet lOOheu as innocent All tne time Us
though conducting themselves with the utmost
propriety, and her warm ripe lips, making YOU
think at once of "the roses bed that 4 bee would
choose to dream in" And so wild and unman-
aGeable was she-oh, it was shocking 10 proper
people TO look at her, And then to hear her,
too why. she actually laughed aloud, Kitty
called her Kitty but her Aunt Martha: she was
an orderly gentlewoman, who diSapproved Of
laughing, romping and nick-naming as she did
Of other crimes, so she always said Miss Catha-
rine She thought too that Miss Catharine's
hair, those long, golden locks, like rays of float
ing sunshine, wandering about her shoulders,
should be gathered up into comb, and the little
lady was once really 50 obiging as 10 make tri
al of the scheme, but at the first bound she
made after Rover, the FURNISHED cloud broke
from its ignoble bondage, descending in gilt
tering shower. and the little silver comb nest
led down in the deep grass, resigning its Of
fec of alor forever. Oh, Kitty tras a sad
romp. 1t is a hard thing to say of one we all
loved 50 well; but Aunt Martha SAID it. and
shook her head the while and sighed; and the
squire, Aunt Martha's brother, said it, and held
out his arms for his pet 10 spring into; and Sc
rious old ladies' said it, and said too,-what
pity it was that young people nowadays had
no more regard for proprietv. Even Enoch
Snow, the great phrenologist, buried lis fin
gers in those dainty locks that none but phre-
nologist had right to touch, and waiting only
for a succession Of peals Of vocal music, which
interrupted his scientific researches, to subside.
said that her organ of mirthfulness was very,
very strikingy developed. This, then, placed
the matter beyond all controversy; and it was
hcncctorth expected that Kitty would do what
nobody else could do, and say what nobody else
had right 10 say; and the sin Of all, luckily
fol her, WAS 10 be laid on a strange idiosyncra-
sy, peculiar mental, or rather cerebral confor
nation. over which she had no control: and so
Kitty was forgiven, by all but. We had la
little story TO tell.
] have heard that Cupid is blind; but Of that
do not believe a word-indeed, | have ICON
flrma;ion strong" that the malicious little knave
has the gift Of clairvoyance, aiming at hearts
wrapped in the triple foIdings of selfshncss,
conceit, and gold.-Ay, didn't he perch him
self. now in the eve, and now on the lip OF Kit
" Coleman, and with marvelously steady aim.
initiating parsonage trifle more dle...,cd.
Cut down all, both great and small,' Blind,
10. no-he saw a fiirt too well when he coun-
ted out his arrows; and the laughing rogue was
ready to burst with merriment, as he peeped
into his empty culver, and then locked abroad
uponthe havoc he had made. Butpcople said
that there was one who had escaped him, win
some gallant, for whom all but Kitty Coleman
had a bright glance, and 4 gentle word-As
ior Kitty. She cared not rush for Harry Cav.
and souglit to annoy him all in her power, and
The gentleman in his turn stalkcd past her with
all tie dignity Of great mans ghost. Bitter,
bitter enemies were Harry Gay and Kitty
Coleman. One evening, Just because the pref
" belle was present, Harry took II into bis
head to be as stupid as block or scholar for
Notwithstanding his promising name, cur Young
Luciier could be stupid. Kitty Coleman was
very angry. as wdS proper-for what right had
any one TO be stupid in her presence? The
ike never was heard of before. Kitty, in her
Indignation. said he did not know how to be
ciyi and then she sighed, doubtless. at the
boorishness o. scholars in general, and this one
in particular and then She laughed so long and
unsteady, that the LAWYER, the schoolmaster,
the four clerks. the merchant. and Lilhper
Lithpet, the dandy, Ill joined in the chorus.
though, for the life of them, thcv could lot
have tod what the lady laughed at Harry
Gay threw up his head with as much dignity
as though he had known the mirth was at his
expense, cast contemptuous elances toward the
the group of nOd-waiters and then. TO show his
own superior taste, attached himself TO the Eg-
Hest woman in The room. 1t was very strange
that Kitty Coleman should have diSregarded
entirely the opinion ofsuch a disiingue gentle
man, but she only laughed the louder when she
saw that he was annoyed by it; indeed, his Sc
rious face seemed to intuse the very spirit, av
the concentrated double-distiled essence OF
mirth into her: and more frolicksome crea-
ture never existed than she was. till tie irrita-
ted scholar, unable TO endure it any longer.
disappeared in the quietcst manner possible.
Then all ola sudden the self-wiled ellie declar-
cd that she hated parties, and never would 60
to another; and making her adieus in the mos
approved don't-care style, insisted on being ia
ken home at once.
Harry Gay was not native of our village.
lie came from one of the eastern cities TO spend
4 summer there; and Aunt Martha said he
was too well-brcd to have any patience with the
hoydenish manners Of her romping niece. But
Kitty insisted that her manners were rot hoy
denish; and if her heart oyerfowed, it was mo-
her fault. she could not shut up all the glad
feelings within her, they would leap back to the
call OF their kindred. gushing from other bo-
SONS, and to all beautiful things of creation. as
JOYOUS in their mute eloqucnce as she was. Be
sides the wicked little Kitty Coleman was al
ways angry that Aunt Martha should attempt
to govern her conduct by the likings of Harry
Gay; she would not be dictated to by him, ev
en- though his opinions received the sanction
of her infallibe aunt. But the lady made
tri1ing mistake on the subject matter of inter-
ference. He did not SANDER her, and always
waved the theme of her follies when her Aunt
Martha introduced it; indeed he never was
heard to speak of the belle but once-once he
swore she had no soul-(the shameless Mo-
hammedanD a remark which was only five
minutes in reachingits object. But Kitty Cole
man, thongh very Indignant, was not cast down
by it. She called Harry Gay more names
than he, scholar as he was, could have thought
of in 4 month, and wound up with remark no
less formidable than the one which had excited
her ire. And Kitty was right. A pretty
judge of soul he, to be sure-a man that never
laughed how on earth can people who 90
through the world cold and still, like the clods
theytread upon, pretend to know any thing a.
l,out conlI