Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-02-23
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The BaShiul COuSin.
nj Mns. HARRIET n. stowe,

remember case in point. Every body
I'm th. country admired isabella Ednumds,
and i'm truth she was an admirable creature,
lust made for admiration, sonncteerIng, ana
falling in love with, and accordingly all the
county OF - was in love witlI,lor. The
columns OF every Argus, and Herald, and
Sentinel, and Gazette, aud Spectator, and all
manner OF newspapers, abounded with the
cfiusions sipplicUtory OF her wOrshippeIs. III
short Miss Isabella was the object Oi all the
spare "ideulity" ia I'll the region round
about.
Now shall not inform my readers how
she looked; you may just tlliuk OF Venus,
Psyche, II Madonna, fairy, and nm angel,
Ct cetcru, and YOU Will huye u very definite
idea on the poiut. must run Oh with my
story. | AM not about 10 choose this angel
Tor my heroine, because she is too handsome,
and TOO much like other hcrolnes ior my
purpose. But Miss lSIbela had sister, and
/ think | shall take her.
Little Kate" ior she was always spoken
Of IN the dininuliye, was some years young
or than her sister, aud somewhat shorter III
stature. She had $50 prctonsiOns 10 beauty
--noue at ali---iu short, cir, sue looked very
much like Miss g., whom you admire 81
much, though you always declare she Is not
handsome.
II requires very peculiar talent TO be over
stocked with good grace, aud ~ this talent
Miss Kate excelled; she was placid and hap
py by the side OF her brilliant sister as any
Ilule conicbted star that Tor ages lad WINK
led Oh, unnOticed, and almost cclipsed 10y Tie
side vi the peerless moon. Indeed, tlic only
ant or science IN which kute ever made amy
great proficiency was ihe art and science OF
being nuppy, and ia this she 50 excelletl, that
one could scarcely bc IN her presence half
an hour without feeling uDaccountably hap
py i1msclL
SIZE had word of sprightiness, dsal of
simplicity and affection, with II dash of good
natural sllrewtlncss, that after all kept you
more in awe than you would suppose you
could be kept 10y such II merry, goud-nattTed
little body. Not one Ol lsabellds adorers ev-
or looked at her with such dcVout admire
lion as did the laughing loving Kate. No
onc wae 80 ready lU run, wait aud tend-to
be up stairs aud down, aud everywhere in
ten minutes when Isabella wGs dressing for
n conquest. In short, sic was, us the dedi-
cation ol books sets forth, her ladyships most
obcthent and devoted servant.
But us uul going TO tell my story, must
moi keep you all night looking ut pictures;
80 now 10 my tale, which | shall commence
III manner aud form following:
IL CAME 10 pass that Il certain college vail
mdinnrian aud iur off cousin OF the two
sisters, came down 10 pdss lew months OF
Ills Tree agency at lis lat!ier'S; and as aiore-
said, he had carried oil the first collegiate
honor, besides tue hearts OF AL Tie ladies III
tho iIont gallery al the commencement.
SO Interesting, 50 polite such line eyes
and oil that, Was the reputation ho lett among
tho geuller SEX. But, alas poor Edward,
what did all this advantage 10 hin', so long
Us Inc Was afflicted With THIS unuItcruble, i'll
dcsciib bic malady, commonly rendered
baslIiulnCss, worse nuiIlticr than any ever
heard ui la CaIoina. Should YOU see him
in company, you would suppose him asha-
med OF his remarkably handsome person aud
cultivated nIiud. Wnen ho began TO speak,
YOU iet tempted TO throw open the window
and otter lnm a smelling bottle, lo made
such distressing atfar ot il, and rs 10
speaking 10 u lady, the ihiug wIs not 10 be
thought oi.
Wlen Kate heard that tllis rdrd aus WINS
coming 10 her fathers sho was unaccouuta-
bly, interested To see i'm, of colrse-bccausc
ho was her cousin, and becIuse--a dozen
Gthey. dAugs too numerous 10 mention.
lie came, and Was lor days al object OF
commiscruiion as well us admiration TO the
whole family circle. After u while, bowev-
CT, be grew quite domestic; entered tie
room straightforward instead of stealing ia
sideways talked on whole selitences with
out stopping, looking Miss Isabella full in the
face without blusling, even tried his skill n
sketobing patterns and window slk--reat
poetry aud played the lutte with the ladies'
IomBed and trolicked with the children, ant
III short, as John observed, WAS MS merry u
pssinibook from morning ill night.
Divers reports begun To spread abroad il
the Hcighborhood, and great confusion exist
cd in tie camp OF Isabell's admirers.
ASA, etntoI kvtfi, t,raciSipl hnxy uinlV iiIup
tbey,had ridden, walked and talked together
and even all Ihqy bad sIid-ald i'll short, I'll
whole ncigllborliood was full OF
"That strange knowledge that doth como
We know not how, wo know not whence"
As for Kate, she always gave all admirer
10 her sister, ex-otiicio; so she thought OF al
tho Euen she had eyer seen, Sue should lik
cousin Edward hest for brother, and sll
did hope that Isabella would like him as sll
did, aud for some REASON Or other, she iel
as she could not ask any questions about i
Al last, events appeared TO draw toward
crisis. Edward became moro and NOR
.'broSyD studious" every day-and he am
isabella had divers solitary walks aud con
tibnCations, from which they returned wit
a eoIeIni1ty of -countenancc. Moreover, tn
1uicE-sighted little Kate noticed that whe
Edward was with herself he seemed TO tall
as though. .Ae talked mott when with Isabel
ia hawas all animation and interest; that Ii,
-yas CONSTANTLY falling into frances and rev
9rieS<and broke of the thread OF conversa
iion sabrdptly, and, in short, had every ap
poarance OF u person who would be glad 4
8ay sbnielhing ii he only knew how.
49," said Kate to herself, they nethe
of them speak 10 mo on the SUBJECT shoult
thinIS they might. Bell should think would
and Edward knows am friend of his.
kuoY he Is thinking Of it all the time; h
inigIH as well tell me, and he SHALL"
The next morning little knte was sittin
IN thp little back parlor Isabella had gon