The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-05-24

""s ~" eo"ceaIeu W tneF Oepthe
, world Of mischief. and plump. cherry liz
; that sA~med made for .emptAt,on--but Oh
! was the only child Of = farmers comb
. nation Of charms which are seldom foune
!. even IN this country. She was the toast q
the gAliauts far and near many OF whot
had msds desperate efforts to secure In
prize. but 30 far in vain. Strange 20 %,
, OF one in her si.us.ion--it 10 different from
our usual observation she was nei,he
naughty nor eoquettish; she wore no shiel,
OF cold disdain to repel approach. nor di.
she invite the attention ot suitors, only e
triumphin their rejection She was ione
OF 'un and trolic. full Of such innocent mis-
chiefs, ~ are merely provocative Of goot
HUNDRED gaiety--but she never .rin~d with
honest affection. Her unsuccessful i'd
mirers, with . single exception. were svsl
wsrmest in her praise--a tribute TO no.
character worth volumes Of panegyric
The exception was . dsndy ish fortune hun.
ter. who WAS willing to take the charming
girl ~ an incumbranes upon her father Z
broad acres, aud who fanrisd that the word '
cloud Of incense he poured forth At her lsst,
would hide his selfish desigh; his discom.
future when no saw the thin disyuise was
penetrated, vented itself in vollsy Of ahu.e
which served only to make it, author more
ridiculous.
julia was two years beyond her teens,
and still bloomed-an uDplucked flower
in her fathers dwelling. In answer to al
rsille'y on the subject, she declared her in.
tsntiou OF clinging to that respectable sis.
tsrhood. yclcpt old maids aud the ssser.
ton WAS. OF course always received with 4
smile OF incredulity.
There lived in the neghborhood, .
young farmer, whose parents were both
dead. and who KEEP. open the patsrnsl man.
sion. through the assistance OF an antigua.
ted colored domestic. an heir loom in the
family. After receiving in his boyhood all
the polish which could be bestow wed upon
rising re ius in the village school. hs had
gone to study nature in the frlds in other
words, his active youth had been passed in
the cultivation OF the coil, aud hs attained a
sturdy manhood, = noble specimen OF what
industry, seltreliance, honesty towards
men, and reverence towards God, can pro.
due. out Of our iallen humanity. Ills face
was embrowned by mSny = harvest sun.
but |, still wore that genial smlle so attrac.
tive to children whicl.no hypocrisy can I'M
itstc. Ills hand WAS hard, ,ut i, wAs ever
op~ned to the poor and the desolate
.traurer. md III. afflicted ncighbor who
sought his grasp, loved is very rouyhness,
aud it WAS such strong hand to cling to !
William Harrington had reached his
wen,y.tinh wear and was .,ill unmarried.
Many an inspiring dam.el had set cher cap"
for HIN. but he refused to be caught; a,
last, by common consent OF all the goss'p'
of the place, he had been elected BRIDE.
groom for our heroine. Had his kind
friends. who thus voted him bride, known
how ardently he loved the ohi.c, OF their
caoice. the, would have wondered still
NOR. at his prolonged bschelorship. The
truth was. " iIliam could not summon suih
ciem courage to declare his love. Although
he had no skin in the polished small talk OF
modern drawing rooms. he could still ap.
pear in society to very good advantage.
save in company with the girl he loved
Then his presence Of Mid always forsook
him. his s,rikiugly handsome figure. became.
hy its carriage, rude aud elumsy his two
haods seemed one too many, and his tongue
lost the power OF ut,erance.
Julia WAS not in.ensble to the attach
meot she hsd inspired. nor to the dii'idence
which stood IN the way OF its declaration.
Through xIl the granite. she had To"
good sense to discover the hrart OF gold
bu, a certain mads' " modr'sy prevented
her from making any advances to remove
the difficulty. Besides. there was plenty
Of time, aud she had full faith in her fathers
oi,quoted maxim. wherever 'he'' =
will there's a way"
William on his part, made many despsr'
ate resolves, bu. they failed apo" trial ns
essayed writing, but he could NOT s'' "'
secret Of his heat even 10 paper a"a "s ""
got beyond rev o'os:" 'sp'e"e.S ..,
ten, after the 'aboFs o. inc Gay ~e'e w.
had he gone to seek M '"'elN,e~' 'a' "''
ment, and he would hastily re,'aee n's Steps
or Il discovered ~ tue ,sm"y ,e's" ''". .
other GRAND. a. *"s,n ne ,s'o.s 's.' ~
his courage by daylight. ana ace"'u'"s,
to~a.us '"e o'.' ~. d.. n. En-d nm
the snoeke'' ~; hear "s."~" ..;n p' HI.
ing \ ssries OF double s"oe.' As.'"'' ~.
wsis.cost) aud LETT 1t to tall l'g".y upon
the braren ball. II WAS mooe', .pF."'
Tor "u".."' ~ ~. .h.,ch he'll. aud he
s.I~ hat