The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1851-08-08

"My particular frieuaI' sneered pretty Lydia.
"fes-but never mind that--I amt afraid of
him"
"But how did you know himg"
"oh, had caught glimpse of him before.
But he didn't know me, and that's the cream of
the joke"
.How so?n
"Why, you see We fell in with each other,
and as he was coming this way, we got to talk
ing about the folksin the diggins. Says ], 'old
Squire Little lives somewhere here, don't heg
Yes says he, griming-for the moon shone,
and could see his grin--sdo you know his
daughterp I've heard of her, said !; she's
pretty, they say well she isn't anythiaga alse,
says White; and he boxed at me just as if he
was pulling the wool over my eyes completely.
She has plenty fbeaux, / hear says /. YES
says he, laughing, there's fellow by the name
OF Brown trying TO come in there. suppose
you know 'Oi, yes,' says !, but he can'tr
81 looked veF closely at him, and saw he
didn't mistrust that | was Brown, and could
hardly keep from laughing right out He can't
come in," says !. There's fellow by the name
of White that's going to cut him out hear
Yes says he white stands pretty good
chance, guess: | know White;' DO you
thought saysI. Cant you introduce me some
time! In retarn I'll do you the favor to intro
duce you to Brown, whom | am intimately ac-
quainted with. Browns pretty nice kind of
fellow, although he may be unfortunate in
love affairs. He's good natured fellow; and
presume if he were in my place Eow, and
you were White himself, he'd sooner joke with
you than quarrel with you That's just the
way with Whte,' says he. 'He wouldn't quar-
rel with you If you were Brown"
81 talked with the fellow in this way for some
time, and kept my countenance so well that
he'll be surprised reckon. when he learns
am Brown himself. Wasn't it a rich joke, Ly-
dial"
"Ah very" replied the girl, laughing heartily.
"But what noise is that?"
"There are Footsteps"
20, it is father exclaimed Lydia, rot little
hustered. Quick-quick--yo must be gone"
Brown did not wait for ceremony, but lodged
fastened from the house in an instant, but
heard voice which sounded so strangely that
he had curiosity to know if it was indeed Mr..
Little that had just come.
He crept softly back to the door by which he
had made his exit, dropped on his knees and
applied his ear to the key-hole.
At that moment he heard noise that SCUM
ded SO much like hearty kiss that it made his
heart come up into his mouth as large as 4
pumpkin.
He looked-and o, the faithlessness and
fckleness Of wOman!-there was Lydia, blush
ing and smiling in the arms of his rival; of his
new acquaintance-White.
Browns first impulse was to break through
the door and eat up his rival, but he soon
thought better of it, and determined to give
him few minutes reprieve before he demol-
ished him entirnly.
"There, stop cried Lydia. "You slian't kiss
me again tonight"
"Why not?" asked White
because you didn't come to see me at the
time appointed. ats all of twentyIminutes
later. That's why"
'You don't imagine what a good excuse I've
got" said White, laughing.
"What is III"
Il met chap who bothered me-"
"Thatwas me" thought Brown, still looking
through the key-hole. II did bother him, and
bufed him off nicely too. wish had wrung
his neck for him."
"YOu can't guess who it was, Lydia" said
White, laughing.
"Do you know!
"To be sure do-though he didn't mistrust
| knew him. Itwas my redoubtable rival, Mr..
Brown
"The plague!" muttered the listener biting
his lips ia perplexity.
@Did you see that fellow?" said Lydia-aO,
wish you knew how much fun I've had with
him! Why, the great fool fatters himself
that am ninny enough to love him."
"Highly complimentary" thought Brown,
grinding his teeth, and looking harmless dag
gers through the key hole.
HYou'd been amused, to have heard me talk
with him, and lay on the soft solder. got the
the wool over his eyes nicely. He did not know
me, and chatted with him about you, and my
self and him, and it went down like a pill taken
in apple sauce"
Lydia laughed heartily to think how the ri
vals had fooled each other, each believing all
the time, that the game was all on his own side,
and White laughed too at the thought Of hav-
ing played such game on Brown.
Brown was the only one that did not laugh.
The thought of having been made such fool
OF, didn't by any means inspire him into nler-
ry mood.
81 can't stand this" thought he, scowling ct
the key hole. 81 must have my turn now.
White may take my place here in the dark if
he likes, and will step into the sitting room"
He stole cautiously out to the back door, and
proceeded around the house.
A moment after, Lydia and her dear White
who were having a fine time of it, heard the
sound of footsteps approaching towards the
door.
sits fatherl cried Lydia, believing the old
gentleman had really come, You mustn't be
seen, White. Run in there and get out of the
house as soon as possble!"
She pushed White into the kitchen, and has
tened to the front door.
Having made her mouth to give her Gear ia
ther sweet kiss as soon as he entered, she
stood ready to throw her arms around his neck
when to her astonishment, who should ap-
pear, but Brown.
need scarcely inform the reader that White,
impelled by the same laudible curiosity which
led Brown to make the discovery we have seen
already, had his eye at the key-hole.
ssNhat you againp said Lydia, bestowing
upon Brown the kiss she had reserved for her
venerable parent. slow glad am you came
back. Bnt it is rash in you-"
aLove makes the heart bold, said Brown,
giving LYDIA an extra hug, for the express BEN
eftof White. who he expected was at the key
hole. 81 began to think the old man hadn't
come after all; so came back to bid you good
bye more deliberately
aAht Won are a rood fellow nsaid Lydia shut