Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-10-03


. dering about New Haven town, picking
r up passengers. VINO have sent their names
, to the stage office. as is still customary il
! that staid and sober city of mineralogy
: theology. and other 'ologies in general
The stage Jehu pulls up at the door OF
, neat little cottage in Chapel street. a
passenger, a young lady of sweet seven
teen or thereabout Before she has fairly
got inside, Walter has noticed her, and
she has noticed him too. He gazes in as
topishnent a, the perfect vision Of lowell
ness before him; he hasn't seen anything
of the kind for some years. There is not
a particle of copper about her. She, on
her part, half laughing, has regarded him
/ rcry atten,ively; pushes back tine golden
rim glets that almost shut in her face, and
takes another look as tito be certain that
she has made no mistake.
'Here is a seat, miss, beside me- says
the gospel preacher.
Thank you, sir, but prefer sitting on
the back seat with Mat gentleman, if he
will let me- said the most electrical voice
that Walter had listened to in some time.
Certainly, MISS said the delighted
Bombayite; and when she seated herself
by him, she gazed into his face with such
a queer kind of mixed-up delight and as
constituent. that Walter actually took
look down upon himself. to ascerta4 n what
there was about his person that APPEARED
TO be SO pleasing TO the fair maiden; but
he discovered nothing unusual. The
stage rolled on toward Derby, at its usual
rapid rate Of five miles an hour. and w al
ter and the merry maid seemed as chatty
and cosey together as though they had
known each other for years instead Of
minutes. The minister tried TO engage
the rinylets in conversation. but he soon
found himself .'no where" She had
neither eyes nor ears for anybody else
+ but Walter; and he had told her more
about his travels, and Bombay scenery.
than he ever told any body else before or
since.
/ At last they came to Derby. Their
horses had TO be changed, and four fresh
skeletons were harnessed and tackled on
to the old stage. Walter handed the gen
tie girl back to her old seat as gracefully
as he could have done had he never lived
in Bombay. but always stopped IN New
/ York They were alone now; the minis
ter and the old woman had got out at Der
by.
We'll. we are off once more; how far
are you going!' said Walter as the stage
went oil.
Not quite as far as Liichiield. You
say iha, your friends reside at Pomperany,
How glad they viii be 10 see vou,'
Very probably. unless they have for
gotten me. which is likely. for suppose
have altered some in six years
Not particle. -
The pretty maid forgot what she was
going TO say. but at last remembered and
continued:
Il should suppose you had not altered.
tor you said you were seventeen when
you was last at your home. and now you
are only twentythree. You must have
been grown nearly as large you are
now
Perhaps SO; but still, am somewhat
tanned by exposure in an East India eli
mate.
Yet think YOU will be recognized by
every body i'll the little village. Do you
know young lady in Pomperany Of the
name Of Mary Fuller!'
What little Mary! my little wife as |
used to call her! WHY Lord love YOU,
do You know her, Bless hcr heart, NV
trunk is filed with knick -knacAs for her
especial use. DO hn9rr her! Why ! !.
have thought of her ever since was a
way. Young laIy,-whv she is litl, |
BIZ OF Il girl: she is only ten wears old =
No; she must oe older than that now |
suppose shall find her grown consider |
ably. BY the way. are you not cold! 1t !
is getting chilly
The delighted young lady was t-yinsto
conceal her face. which had called forth (
Walters exclamation
Yes. 1t IS getting colder: il is nearly
dark: and soft was. Walter had a boat
cloak. and after very It'll, trouble h. 4
was permitted TO wrap it around her love-
~ form: and somehow or other his arm
went with it. and in the confusion he was
very close 10 her. and his arm was around .
her waist, outside the cloak though; then
he had to put his face down 10 hear VIVA,
she said. and somehow those long rim glets
of soft silky hair were playing across his
cheek. Human nature could not and
would not stand it any longer: and Wal
ter. the modest Walter, drew his arm
closer than ever. and pressed upon the
warm rosy lips ofhiS beautiful fellow-tray-
eller glowing. burning. regular East In
dia, Bombay kiss. and then blushed him.
self a. the mischief he had done. and wait,
ed for the stage TO upset. or something
else 10 happen: but no, she had not made
any resistance; on the contrary. he felt
very distinctly. that she had returned the
kiss: the very first kiss too he had ever
pressed upon a woman's lips since he
gave parting kiss % little Mary Fuller.
and he would have sworn he heard her
saving something. {about the very mo-
ment he had given that first long kiss of
youth and love- that sounded like dear.
dear Walter He tried the experiment
again. and before the stage had fairly +
reached the village. he had kissed and re
kissed her. and she had paid him back
kiss for kiss at least hundred times
lhe stage was now entering the village
In few moments he would be at Mary
Fu!iers house. He thought of her. and
he felt ashamed and downright guilty.
What srould Mary. his little wife tha,