Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-08-05
THE ROMP. .
ny FANNY FORESTER.

An arrant piece of mischief was that
Kitty Coleman, with her deep, bewildering
eyes. that said all sorts of strange things TO
your heart, aud yet looked as innocent all
the time, as though conducting themselves
with the utmos, propriety. and her warm.
rich lips, making you think at once of the
roses bed. that a bee would choose to dream
in" And so wild and unmanageable was
she--oh, it was shocking to proper people
to look at her! And then TO hear her. TOO!
why, she actually laughed aloud, Kitty
Coleman did! say Kitty, because every
body called her Kitty but her Aunt Mar
tina; she was an orderly gen,iewoman, who
disapproved of loud laughing. romping and
nicknaming, as she did of other crimes, SO
she always said Miss Catherine. Miss
GATHERINGS hair, those long, golden locks.
like rags of floating sunshine, wandering
about her shoulders, should be gathered up
into comb, and the little lady was once
really so obliging as to make a trial of the
scheme, but al the first bound she made af
ter Rover, the FURNISHED cloud broke from
its ignoble bondage, descending in glitter
ing shower, and the little silver comb mes
tied down in the deep grass, resigning its
OtuCC VI Idlioi lotCNCis VIZ AAi'y Uuo q
sad romp! Ii is hard thing to say of one
we all loved so well; but Aunt Martha said
it and shook her head the while and sighed,
and the squire. Aunt Marlha's brother,
said it, and held out his arms for his pet to
spring into, and serious old ladies said it,,
and, too--what a pity it was that young
people nowadays had no more regard for
propriety. Even Enoch Snow, the great
phrenologisi, buried his fingers in those
dainty locks that none but a phrenologst
had right TO touch, and waiting only for
a succession of peals Of vocal music, which
interrupted his scientific researches, to sub
side, declared that her organ Of mirthfu.
ness was very strikingly developed. This
then placed the matter beyond all contro.
versy; and il was henceforth expected that
Kitty would do what nobody else could do,
and say what nobody had a right to say;
and the sin of ALL luckily for her. was to be
laid upon a strange idiosyncrasy, pecu-
liar mental, or rather cerebral conforma-
ton, over which she had no control; and
so Kitty was forgiven, forgiven by all but
-. We had little story to tell.
have heard that Cupid is blind; but OF
that do no, believe word--indeed | have
confirmation strong" that the malicious
little knave has the gift of clairvoyance,
aiming at hearts wrapped in the triple
foldngs of selfshness, conceit and gold.
Ay, didn't he perch himself, now in the
eye, and now on the lip of Kitty Coleman
and with a marvellously steady aim, and
initiating parsonage trhe more dread.
ed. "Cut down all, both great and small!'
Blind no, no-he saw trihe too well, when
he counted on, his arrows; and the laugh
ing rogue was ready to burst with merri
ment, as he peeped into his empty culver
and then looked abroad upon the havoc he
had made. But people said that there was
one who escaped him, winsome gallant
for whom all but Kitty Coleman had {
bright glance and gentle word. As fol
Kitty, she cared not rush for Harry Gay
and she sought to annoy him all in he
power; and the gentleman in his turI
stalked pas, her with all the dignity of I
great mans ghost. Bitter, bitter enemie
were Harry Gay and Kitty Coleman. ON
evening. just because the pretty romp wa
present, Harry took it into his head to b.