The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-05-03
Winning a Heart.



. Jog with my blac.cyed cousin Adele. abou
b. story.writing, waea she gave me the follow
: ing extracts from letters that she Ind re
! ceved from an intimate acquaintance. say
i ing to me, as she gave them. that perhap,
they would only excite ia me II smile, but
that wou,nn's heart would understand
them.
took the extracts and read the follow.
ing
adele II am here in my little
room. overlooking tho stream upon whose
. banks you aud have lain for many a swee,
. hour. 1t plays the same old tune, and il
| gldes just rs fast "a il used 10 do. And
flowers oycrhang its banks and ,rcnblc
uPca !.s boson,.
The trees are al bIossoping for to day
is May, aud the children are wild with Joy.
ar' alone now az the sun is setting. and ]
|iNish sou wsrs hsrs. Tiers il new conner
7 y me M "a yssk ago 10 day,
a yoaosad M ,t!'asaty D.vs".
port. engaged rooms ~ y q the
I Village Hotel. Tncl. u -
dnced l., him in New iorn, MuD<
knows nothing more OF him. Tie III
him to Agaiha's party, and we girls had -
presented to es lie is very handsome
and what is better, has .oisie soul. There
Is. however, loeE Of denauce upon his
iace-and not little pride in his heart.
This has bees thu origin of party Of con.
spisators among us girls, and we are bound
to conquer his heart. Our nan,es ARE writ.
ten IN due order, and we re. each. to take
our regular turn OF trying to win his heart
and report progress TO the bind. Now We
ayr culy in sport, but guess we viii show
a} Davenport that he Is not SO injepcnd,
eat Ms he thinks he is. Mary Bliss is drst
On the list, and ann next
:" May 10Th Mary is no, successful
or at least she has given up her attempt.
Aud now | ana to try What il in gaining
Ills heart, should lose my own Newer
fear
18th Yesterday was beautiful day,
Adeloi II YOU will listen to me. ! will talk
to YOU Of Yesterday Ea'ly in the morning
Sauniefcd out carelessly. book i'll hand.
Tor a stroll in the Public Garden 1t was
a very sweet morning and he birds SING
merrily- aud WAS merry too, for did not
wall. to the garden withou, purpose. ]
was merry, aud so Tipped ca,clessly
along the gravolled walks. until ! came to
The bower where the spriag Is hdden
among tae shruhhery that surrounds it, and
who should | muel but Henry ! uttered
an opplogy ion my intrusion but he arose
and asked me to sit on TIA. bench in the
bower, don't know whs-hut blushed
i, who came to lay snare for him. t,ll
very much like being shared mysolt' There
Is something ia his dark, passionate eye that
makes uiy hcart throb fnstcr than when
am alone IN my chamber.
He was reauiug ~. Agnes Eve. he
said--that exquisite poem II poor Keats,
aud be promised that if would met him
/ on the morrow, here b. would read II TO me.
/ And hasc promised TO mee; him hero to.
moroa-do not fear for me, for guess
don't love him yet, dear Adele guess not
! yet
"l5. -Four days have passed away since
/ | wrote you last told yon that had
promised to meet lienr, IN the bower 10
hear han rcad It. tgnes Eve ] met him
lhcro before the dew WIS of the grass.
( The hrooklet murmurcj sweelly. aud tbr
/ flowers smiled. aud the little bras twttefed
AID cairped away happily audi viii
7 confess it i was haPpy.
"WMl, his rich. uieodious voice he read
7 that delicious poem, and iouad that had
never known The halt OF the beauties It
confirms. | wish YOU could hea- hun read
Il, Adele. for bis vnice brings to the sariace
every hidden beauty"
I when lin had finished it. he .imidiv
Glanced At ,nc---tor YOU know such sweet
things eaye something in the heart that
makes one iimoraus he ,imdiy glanced al
me. and closed tie book. cssased to
praise the poem aud his voice, but STAN
mcring came upon my tongue. and 'ei'
+ the blood ,ashiBg 10 MY checks. Snd
/ Then hut | will no, tell yon haw con
/ trised to ily away lrola my awkward siiaa'
ton. Tina, n;sit was obliged 70 report
10 the band am afraid deceived some
OF them
"s0h. Adele shall lst YOU gave at
my heart cor commenced telling Won "i
my Wild adventure OF charming. when 10
I blu, wait moment aud Will tell you
all. nv dear aud long tried friend Yes
,erdsy as | sat hs ileury's side in the bow
er no gave me n rose bud know liz
language, and the secret OF my soul ran
foohshy from my heart To NY tace. My
deem bushes, he said emhcl!eued him, and
he knelt before me and told me that he
loved me. and asked inc i, could love him,
"Whai could do, Adule, frightened a. !
was. hu. murmur yes-snd lay my head
upon his bosom. When heard the beat.
ing Of his noble hsart--then. II never before,
Knew that loved him. You nsser ga
hear The birds sing 80 swcesly AS me, d'a
then. And the lisle brook froi'eked ever
so slcefally. | ana happy need not ten
YOU so, Tor You will know i without. This
world Is bright one. for all the 'nisaa'
,hrope. say. | gs~ss they never sing for
,Leu,, for i they lid, they couldn't call this
earth = mourntt place.
!, 30 night have engaged to report tc
. III. hand. aud wkm shall do' They do
not dream, that the cksrner j. charmed
. s,as. deceive theta far hi. once. and vii
J rr..~al 10 give up after now, Goes
night
George Coleman getting out Of kse4'
.sy cossh ono night. gave tho drtysr ,
I chilling. This i 4 bAd shilling -. ~
! no driver. Then il i ~ rlgse' -
Gscrgs. with his inimitAlse tasssass ~ !