The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-09-12

ness, concelt and gold.s
Ay, didn't he perch himself, now in the
eye, and now on the lip Of Kitty Coleman,
and with marvellous steady aim, and imta-
ling parsonage tribe more dreaded
Z" Cut down both great and SMALL" Blind!
no, no-he saw ;rae too well, when he
counted out his arrows, anil, laughing rogue,
was ready to burs, with merriment, as he
peeped into his empty culver, and then
looked abroad upon the havoc he had made.
But people said there was one who escaped
him, winsome gallant, for whom all but Kit
! ty Coleman had brigh, glance and gentle
word. As for Kitty, she cared not rush
for Harry Gay, and she sought to annoy
him all in her power; and the gentleman
in his turn s,alked past her with all the dig
nifty of great mans ghost. Bitter, bitter
enemies were Harry Gay and Kitty Cole
man. One evening, just because the pretty
romp was present, Harry took it into his
head to be as stupid as block or a scholar
for, Notwithstanding his promising name,
our young Lucfer could be stupid. Kitty
Coleman was angry, as was proper-for
what right had any one 10 be stupid in her
presence! The like was never heard Of be-
fore. Kitty in her Indignation, said he did
no. know how 10 be civil; and then she sigh
ed, doubtless al the boorishness of scholars
in general, and this one in particular; aud
then she laughed SO long and musically. that
the lawyer, the schoolmaster, and four clerks,
the merchant, and Lither Lthpet, the dandy,
all Joined in the chorus; though for the life
Of them they could not have told what she
was laughing at
Harry Gay drew up his head with as much
dignity as though he had known the mirth
was at his expense, cast contempluous CLAN
ces towards the group Of nod walters, and
then attached himself to the ugliest woman
in the room. 1t was veIy strange that Kitty
Coleman should hlve dsregarded entirely
the opinions of such distinguished gentle
man, but she only laughed the louder "hen
she saw that he was annoyed by it; indeed,
his serious face seemed 20 infuse the very
spirit, aye, the concentrated, double distilled
ess ence Of mlr,h into her; and more frol-
;csome creature never existed thln she was
till the irritated scholar, unable TO endure il
any longer, disappeared in the quietest man
ner possible. Then all of sudden the
selcwlled belle declared that she hated par
ties, she never would 60 to another; and
m king her adieus in the most approved
don't.care style,insisIed on being taken home
at once.
Harry Gay was not native Of our vii
lage; lie came from one Of the eastern ci-
ties 10 spend summer there, and Aunt
Martha said that he was TOO we'll bred to
have any patience with the hoydenish man.
manners of her romping niece. But Kitty
insisted that her manners were not hoyden
isb: If her heart overfowed, it was not hcl
fault, she could not shut up all the glad feel
ings in her, they would leap back at the call
of their kindred gushing from their bosoms
and TO call the beautiful, beautiful things o.
creation as joyous in their mute eloquence
as she was. Besides the wicked little Kitty
Coleman was always very angry that aun
Martha should attempt 10 govern her conduct
by the likings of Harry Gay; she would moi
be dictated to ly him, even though his opln-
| ion received the sanction Of her infalEble
aunt. But the lady made traing mistake
on the subject matter Of his Interference
He did not slander her, and always waived
the theme of her follies; when her aunt Ma
tha introduced il; indeed he was heard to
speak Of the romp but once-once he swore
she had no soul--(the shameless Mohamme'
dan3 remark which was only five minutes
in reaching its object. But Kitty Coleman
though shockingly indignant, was not cas-
down BY it. Sho called Harry Gay more
names than he, scholar as he was, could have
, thought of in month, ahd wound up will
; remarks no less formidable than the one
which had excited her ire. And Kitty wa:
right. A pretty Judge Of soul was he to be
sure-a man that never laughed! how or
} earth can people who go through the worlt
: cold and still, like the clods they tread upon
0 nretend 10 know anything about souls!