The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-11-17
AS all bellies should saueily interru .aed my

AS all bellies should saucily interru Ned my
cousin.
Agreed said 1. except when it is going to make
them unhappy for life Harry is very sensitive,
and little flirting viii not frghteu him off aItogeth-
er. The thing is to make Lizzg jealous. and so
repay her in her own coin. After that she'll easi-
er come to terms
For once, 1 suppose, must turn traitor to my
SEX, said Miss Lawrence. laughing.
The evening for the sleigh ride came, and was
n night among thousand. There was not cloud
in the sky, and the winter moon shone clear and
beautiful; the air was c,d as zero, but still; the
landscape iooked like dream land. 1t was sight
to make an old man young again to see the sleighs
dashing to and fro through the village streets, COL
lec;ing their lovely freight; while the merry jingle
veins. t saf fs
Away went the gay cavalcafie. Most Of tbe
bellies and beaux were distributed through three
enormous sleighs, and to judge from the incessant
mirth kept up, were crazy with fun. There
were halfa dnzen single sieighs. however; and
among these were Harrys aud HalnmersIey's.
L'zzy locked astonished as I SUSPECTED she
NOuluWU0H SiS estW WIip SIoupdutuH "dS.
She knew that Miss Lawrence WAS quite equal
tn herself in beauty, and superior in fortune and a
shade of alarm stole ozfr her face. But size dis
guised it eleverly, under an additional gsisty of
manner; wittier than ever; and talked as il
she was the hapfest of the happy.
/ Ny fair cousin played her part, meantime, TO
admiration. Every body thought that Hurry had
10 n md pfo3
him, in I-izzy's hearing on his good fJrtune.
But he himself was less elated. 7-l
Were carrying it too ar,' he snid TO anx-
iously. Lizzy DON. mind me "A bir. She's really
half in 1--we witt, Hammersley. See how she leans
on his arm and looks up into bis faee.'
SO did Miss Lawrence, FIVE minutes ago, to
you; and yet she's iu love with another. All!
Hurry wemen are torn cheats. L wager now
| that Lizzy is as uneasy Yourself
Il wish could think so,' sighed Harry.
Keep up your firtaton,' said, and don't be
the first to give in 1t>
would have said more, but at That moment,
cry of fire rang startling through the ball room, ant
looking up, saw, from the huge volumes of smoke
pouring into the door way, that the hall was il
staircase was fire, and retreat in that direction
cut off It seems that while we had been dancin,
a candle had fallen, and the FIRE got headway un
detected.
We must eecape by the windows Harry.'
cried Fortunately the roof of the porch is jus
beneath them and the descent thence not far
while the snow viii break the jump. will lool
after my wife; you take Miss lawrence
But Harry had already disappeared. As, a
that instant, caught sight of my wife Thought n
more of him but pushed through the affrighte
crowd, in order to jpia her. In another momen
| she safe the ground. and with her Mis-
Lawrsnee, yi,or, | fsuesl sl.ngig g to her. Havin
rescued them, hasiened back to render wha
assistance | could to others. ..
| l hal scarcely, h,wevsr, regaiued the ball
rcom, when saw wild fern dasiling by; but ha
hardiy Recognized it as that of Lizzy, when sh
fell into the arms of a gentleman advancing quit
as wildly from the opposite direction.
| .Ol! save me, save me- she cried bewi!dere
1 with terroy an with that sunk senseIess.
| Could believe my eyes! 1es! it was Harry
| not Hammersley, into whose arms she had fallen
Nor had it been mistake. That glance of re
auce and love which she gave my friend, ere sh
| tainted, WAS eloquent of the contrary,
You didn't seem 10 think of Miss La wrenee
said |, slyly, to Harry, when all having safely es
capped, we went together to aeek sleighs.-
/ Nor, in fact. did Lzzy appear to think of Ham
mersey. pretty pair youare TO firt!'
Harry made no reply, but looked excessivel
fiat, yet happy beyond description. eE
| month subsequently, ,Lizzy initried my frient
Miss Lawrence being bridesmaid.
/ Do you aud Hurry intend to flirt any more
said T. in whisper TO the bride. You're sue
adopts, you should keep it up. You, especially
finish SO superbiy.'
L'zzy blushed scarlet, but rallying, saucily shit
i fud it was you wha put Harry up to flirting
you wished to set US quarrelng, you rogue, but h
check-h,ased you, sir, by my new way OF poPpin
the question:
Harry l,ughed, my wife laughed, and Ms
Lawrence laughed. and all at myself. So Liz
had the best of it at er all, MS women will.