The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-07-29

Mstry al the figure would moi hc de-
ssroysa by'A hs,le moes "f Hercules in
tho shoulders, which wcnld male le hi.
life worth much longer purchase. A
h',le moro amplitude in The chrs, too,
| and u ,r'fe stronger in the legs. rs The,
say at the Insurance. office. The wid-
ow hooked conically AZ the recollection
which brcugm 10 her mind /; her rosy
lips began ~ disclose their treasures
N half smile and this IN turn, ex.
banded into laugh like The boueh Of
Euphrosyne. This was the very thing
| fSr me. ! was always rather dashed
BY besuty on the ssil,s but put u> up
On esir eround, and never ssppoAed
that ] could be Otherwise than charm.
ing. raa over all the amusing topics
cf the day, expended thousand sd-
mirable jokes. repeated touslliag psssa.
sea from new poem wislcA she had
1ss sSeai DHsSheslt ltscnstss sseAessixsd, CO.,
died tie kitten. ard fsgct to 90 away
,ni iml scjourned full two hours.
Eurlrosyne quite lost sight OF my qnes'
! iiouable in,roduciion. aud elimed in
with wi, as bijilian, ms her beauty I:
nor did she pu, on a single grave look,
when | volunteered "a call the next day
aud read the remainder Of the poen,,
! |, is impossible 10 conceive how care
fully walked home. My head and
heart were full cf 'he widow end the
wager, and my life ~as more precious
than the Pi.o, Diamond. I kept my
eye sednlously upon the pavement, to
lie sTre that the toa1>htte. were closed;
and 1 never once crossed the street
without looking both ways, to calculate
ire dangers OF being run over. When
! arrived was presented with a letter
from my attorney, giving me the choice
Of an ensigncy in regiment which was
ordered 10 the West Indies, or Of going
missionary TO New Zealand. ] wrote 10
him in answer that it was perfectly im'
material b me whether ] was cut of
by tic yellow fever, or devourca by
cannibals but that | bad bushes.
which would prevent me from availing
irvsrlf of either alternative for tw,
months at least
Tie next morning found ne agai,
ut the door of EupIrrosyne. who gave
me ier lily hand, aud received me will
the smile of an old acquaintance. AT
fairs went on pretty much the same ~
they did on the preceding Gay. Th'
; poem was long. her singing exquisite
my anecdote n New Zealand irresis,i
bic, and we again forgot ourselves, I'll
! it was necessary. in common polteness
: to ask me to dinner. Here her sobe
attire, which for some months had beel
piece Of mere grarchtor. respect. wa
exchanged for low evening dress. an
,>fy soul which was brimmiDg before
WAS in m agony to find room for AN
increarirg transports. Her spiriis wcr
{ spurtive rs butterflies. and tiu,tere
>, ever The i1owers of her imaginalic
) with grace that was quite miraculous
She rdiculel the rapility Of our ac
: quain,ance, eulogised my modesly, ii
= it wa, well nigh burned TO cinder, an
!, every now and then sharFenrH her "
Il by delicate recurrence to apollo All
e the shoulders of Hercules.
!. The ihrId and the fourth and til
q fifth day, with twice as many NOR
Il were equally productive OF excuses i'
J calling, end reasons for remaining, ii
], at last | took upon rne to call and n
q main without troubling mys' If about I'll
:. one or the other. was received vii
a. progressive cordiality and at last, vii
10 a mixture of timidity which assured N
- e. the anticipation Of ca'sStrop'
which was, at once, to decide the que
W. ticn with tie Insurance onlcr, and d
- termne the course Of my travels. Or
'' day fourd the Peri sitting rather pc
- sively at work, and, as usual, took IT
u, seat opposite TO her.
'' II have been 'luking SAID she, rh
G. 7 have been nightly imposed upoi
Is .By ;sLom| ! inquired
~ by one of whom you have the Zig
.. % est opinion-by yourself
~ in what do you mi>trust me !?
u Come, now, will it please you TO
= tasad, and tell ME honestly that {
'h that exceedingly ineliisibie story abo
rs your father and the liver complaint. al
u heaven knows What, was a mere fabl
!" cation.
nc 'Will il please you TO let me ihrei
a. that needle for I see that you are t
y King aim Il, The wrong end Of i.T
~ 'Nonscnse. win you answer ne
"a Il think ! could pot the ini,bi'
u touch 10 iha, sprig. Do yon rot see
:, coulinuot jumping up ard leani
" over her. IT should be doae so-a
~ then So What stitch do you cali tia
es The beauty was not altogether n
~ mood for Joking. took her hand
"e ii em5led- ard SO did mine.
on 'Will you pardon me- whisper
IT. j am a sinner, counterfeit, po'
IN swindiirg, disrepuiable vagabont,- II
~ love yon AS my soul
1 The work ordpfed upon her .nse.
l. IN sbca, = fortnight from this time
Il. addressed the following note 10 I
he friend:
SO Dear nr:--It will give you gre
,o' pleasure 10 hear that my prospects =
Ike rDending, and that you have lost 80
I'm wager. As ! intend settling ih" ln'
rane. on my wife, ! shall, Of cour
lst think you entitled 10 The JOB. Shot
tf. ,..,r trie -, lsss 80 ,aa a. tlipa . s,t,