The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-09-18

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ping STREAM which ran softly murmur-
ing at the fost of tho terrace. The
stars looked out brightly from their
azure depths. Mars cast his most beam
ing smile upon the gentle Venus, and
all the little stars tHinkled their bright
eyes rcguishly. AS for the moon. She
was too busy in her own reflections, ID
heed the wooing Of celestial or terres-
tial lovers.
Kake, looking up very bewitchingly
in the face Of Frank, said;
" Now promise me. Frank, that when
We are married, you will never be jea-
lous again for you must know that this
unfortunate infirmity Of yours some
times makes me fear for our future hap
piness."
\" No. my sweet girl, cannot doubt
you then r exclaimed Frank "you
will be my own, my own dear wife,
Kate, and never again, | promise you.
shall my foolish jealousy cause YOU re-
i gret."
7s" All, il is 50 mean to be jealous, now
is ii not, Frank it is so unworthy a
generous heart il betrays such want
Of confidence in the one You love |.
Really, Frank, have been more than
once tempted to resign you to some
one whom you could put more faith
\ in.D
The stars winked at this.
Why. Kate, dear Kate, is it posi-
BILE !ssand yet you have borne my folly
so like an angel. | should be wretch
, indeed if | ever doubted you again.
cried Frank. q a,.o
j "If | did not believe you--if !
} thought that If after we were married,
Frank, you would still conjure up your
jealous fears, should be perfectly
wretched" and the tears stood in the
fine eyes Of Kate as she spoke, which,
|. that they might not be lost, Frank pru'
IDENTIFY kissed away.
I Earth, air, and sky united to bless
the bridal day; and on bright beauti
, ful morning, when the leaves danced t.
the merry song Of the birds, Frank an,
Kate were married, and bidding adie,
to the dear old family roof-tree, tool
up their abode in pretty little cottage
nesting like doye-cot,
Down In dale,
Far from resort Of people"
: and all hemmcd in by shady trees.
, In which the birds sang many lovely day,
0fGod's high praise and ofthcir sweet loves teen
: As il an earthly Paradise had been."
0 All, what harmony within the dove-cot
9 what peace! what felicity Had Franz
l hundred eyes he would have failed t.
| discover any fault in Kate, and not al
E the microscopes in the world could hay'
betrayed single flaw in Frank. Ant
then such perfect unanimity Of opinion
! Why, if, like .Petruchio, Frank.had de
clared the sun to be the moon, Kate
/. though not the vixen Kate Of Padua
would have sworn the same. They
, discoursed sweet tmusic," too, for Kate
sang like an angel and il ever ange
PLAYED the flute, then Frank had GER
tainly got the knack of it, and although
+ music is said to be the food Of love, oul
happy pair pretended to till aiittle gar.
: den where less ethereal viands NIGH
: be found the little flower plat, Kate
: took under her more special care, bu
its roses were no brighter than hel
t cheeks, por the violet bluer than hel
/, eyes.
Now, in the second honeymoon there
; came a letter to Kate from a youns
5 friend and schoolmate, announcing hel
intention of passing few weeks will
the new married pair. Kate really Low
ed Sue, that is, she spared her just al
/. much as she could from Frank, yo,
! know, yet she almost dreaded the in
! terruption to the charmed life she wa
/, leading; and as for Frank he was 81
much disturbed at the idea of thirt
party in loves tete-atete, that he wa
! ungaIiant enough to consign this yount
lady over to a certain gentleman un
mentionable.
. In due time, Susan May arrived, thu
( very personification of fun and mis-
1 chief; round merry face, large blacl
h eyes, which seemed to have caught thei
a inspiration from the goddess Of Mirtl
8 herself, red, pouting lips and littl'
h nose--ah! excuse me-the nose, to b
9 sure, is very.striking feature, but ha
!, never been inmortaiized by the poet
e believe and therefore, | will only sa,
4 Of Sues nose that it turned up little
e just a very little. and seemed yer.
\ arch, knowing nose.
q Frank and Kate received their yisl
q tor as if they were truly delighted t
d see her, and really undertook to be We
$ ry agreeable. As she was stranger
e Of course it was incumbent upon then
d to invite other guests into their dove
b cot solely for her amusement, and t
say the truth, Susan would else 500
: have tired Of the cooling Of these tende
7, pigeons.
g And now little clold, mere speck
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