The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-08-21
DAVENPORT, SCOTT CO., IOWA; THURSDAY AUGUST p

mo get cut oi The house as soon as posi-
lble.' 'ss'
She pushed white into lie kitchen, anl
Ihaslened 10 the troul DOR.
Having made up her mouth to give he,
lear father kris rs soon is he entered. shf
stood ready tolhrow her arms around hi.
neck when to her astouishmeat. VIII
.hoald appear bat Brown.
need scarcely inform tho reader thai
White, lmpolled by the same .audable curios
Iity which led Brown 10 mike the dscovert
sc have already seen, had bis eye al the
aey-hle.
'What. yon aesint slia Lydia, bestow.
lng upon Bfown the kiss sto hid reserved
tor her venerable parcm. II ~ plaa |
nm YOU canlo back. But il IS rash In
lyon -
Love m'ises tie heart bold saiA Brown
giving hor cEtra hug, FIR tie ex 3sess irn.
eft If White. who he eSneefa4 vas at ia.
4 1keyhole. i begin tothink thatthe ela n +
hadn'i come after all; 50 lcama back 10 bid
yon good bye more deIiberatev.'
'Ah! you arc god fellow said L. lia.
but cab't let yoa stap nov. really ex.
pect fatler every minute
Well, II q pretty son. bat must fin
ish telling yoa how tgfs1 IF yo1r deaf
friend, Wtite--'
M dear friend. echoed lydia, con
temPtuously; Il ~ish toH to know lh4t !
letost thai lollow-'
y thought s.; aud fir lh7t reason when
Ind the talk With bin ~ The road, a. W..
telling yoa. ont II consider Iion far yaar
feelings. determined he shoa'dn't visit
eon "a night ST. Flowed him aati M
lian't dire q come ans faher, far fear |
would mjstrust he was ctping 10 see sou
Didn't bluff him #, and Woaldn'fl laagb
o see him enter naa p
What f6ol have been making mvseil.'
though, White, eIaring through The te,,
hole, Brown is the m9n Lpdia loves after
al--and instead ofloa'ne him 50 complete
IL os thonght | vas doing, when We mcr.
he was NJ! The time p'aFing OF contempt.
BE trick on me-! I'll rush in and dem9Iisb
him, ard tell that laughing saucy de JUS,
what think Of her,
White was on the point of carr} iag this
savage resolution into effect, when IN nn-
usual hustle 10 the parlor caused him to de-
| lay lie heard Lydia whisper father is
coming be heard the parting kiss, the
frnn, aoor o,aninq-ana the naT, oan,o,,
Rrown was thrust nnceremonio,islv int
,be kitchen, where waite himself was con
cealed.
Ifthe reader imaeiaas that the rivals. on
heinr shat ND il the dark room together.
Jew at eacb othor i;ko wild beasts, | would
neg 10 inform bin hat he il verv much il
error. The rivals did ao,hing Of the sort,
IS We shall see.
Brown bend . light f5otslop, he kHew
White was in tho ra.n.
NV dear fellow he whispered.
sWhat the deuce do yol want?' growlcd
The irri,ated White.
.What's rich ka! la, har laughed
Brown. lydia thinks she has been max,
Iing fools Of is. but believe we both under,
stand her now >pcrfectiy.'
'lillIe doubt about that said White Bit
lterly.
.Tbere is no use feeling sorry sbapt The
4
naier,' observed the philosophical Brown.
Our Acquaintance his commenced under
pccnliar circumstances. and think il is our
la,y TO cultivate it. overheard Your con-
versa,ian with lydia, looking through tho
Ikev-h3lc, aud lis YOU witnessed nv inter
view with her Just now, we are even nn
that score. GiYe me vour hand aud let Us
he sworn friends in lniurc.'
lam proud 10 make your Acquaintance,
! ii White, feeling much consoled bv bis
rivals philosophical harangne. We art
onits as far as the like is concerned
md MS for tho eirl-ihat heartloss ca
onejfe-'
sWe needn't quarrel about her, ol'serv-
ed Brown. .ior she is not worth thought.
wonder man of your penetration never
saw WIN, she WAS before
arso sbrew5 n man as YOU were deceived,
rsplird White, .ahat woald be expected b
,dY Byt we know her better now
,rd we can whistle her OF without I;
,srn,
f. .What a sensible fcilowyoa are! cxclain
ID Brown. .snd wlat pits did ngl meho
go9r aco1liu,ance holorc.'
The rivals shok bands and becaml
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