The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1853-07-07
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The Poor Lawyer.

Inc FOOF Lawyer
The Knickerbocker Magazine" " some
years ago, contained Washington r.
Wings Eearly Experience of Ralph
Ringwood" This exciting story was
we'll termed by the editor " a species OF
Mountjoy Of the West" for the lovers
.of Ralph Ringwood are scarcely less
.poetical than those of Mountjoy him
self. Here is the first introduction to
the lovely maiden who was to have so
great'an influence on his after life:
II had taken my breakfast and was
waiting for my horse, when, IN passing
.up and down the piazza. saw young
girl seated near the window, evidently
a visitor. She was very pretty, with
auburn hair, and blue eyes, and was
dressed in white had seen nothing
of the kind since had left Richmond ;
nj that time was too much of boy
TO be struck by female beauty. She
was so delicate and dainty looking, SO
different from the hale, buSon brown
girls of the woods-and then her white
dress! it was 50 dazzling! Never was
aJeor yonth so taken bv surprise, and
suddenly .bewiiched. My heart yearn-
ed to know her, but how was to accost
hera I had grown wild in the woods,
and had none of the habitndes of po-
lite life. Had she been like Peggy
Pugh, or Sally Pigman, or any other OF
my Eeathern dressed bellies OF the pig
eon-roo<ts, should have approached
her without dead nay, had she been
as FAIR as Shuts daughter with Their
4eoking-gIass lockets, ! should not have
hesitatel; but thai white dress, and
shose aubgfn rlnslets, and blue eyes
and delicate looks qnite daanted while
they fascinated me don't know what
pat it into my head, but | thonght, all
at once, [ would KISS her, 1t would
take lcng acquaintance 10 arrive at
snch boon. bnt might seize ppon IT
by sheer robbery. Nobody knew me
here. would lust step in and snatch
kiss. mennt my horse and ride OIL
She would rot be the worse OF at; and
that kiss--oh, shoald die il did not
get iis
gave no time for thought 10 cool.
but entered the house and stepped light
" into the room. She was seated with
Ier back to the door, looking out of the
window, and did not hear my approach.
rtauped her chair, and as she turned
and Looked up, snstched as sweet a
kiss as ever was stolen, and vanished
Ssa twinkling. The next moment l
,vason horseback, galloping homeward,
nav ssry heart tingling al what | had
done.
After q variety of amusing adven-
aures. Ringwood attempts the study of
aaw in an obscure settlement in Ken
rneky. where he delyed night and day.
paloh pursues his studies, occasionally
argues at debating society. and at
length becomes quite a genius, and a
favorite 10 the eyes of the married la
dies Of the village.
az called to take tea one evening
,p;th one of these ladies, when to my
snrnr;se. and somewhat to nay confu-
siop fonnd with her the identical
blue-eyed beauty whom had auda
s;oaslv kissed. | was formally intro
dnced to her, but neither of as betray-
ed any sign of previous acquaintance
except by blnshing to the eyes While
tea was getting ready, the lady OF the
hnnse went out of the room to give
some directions and left US alone
Heavens and earth, what q situation !!
/ would have given ali the pittance |
WAS woftf 1o have been in the deepest
deil'in the forest. I felt the necessity
of saving somethingir excuse for my
former r0deness; could not conJufe
up an idea, nor utter a word. Every
moment matters became worse. u feit
al one lime tempted to do as had done
when had robbed her of the kiss
bolt from the room and take fight bat
was chained to the spot, for | really
longed to gain her good will. a
e At length I plucked up courage on
seeing her equally confused with my
sell, and walking desperately up to her,
Il exclaimed y
ga al have been trying to muster up
something 10 say, but cannot. I feel
That am in a horrible scrape. Do
have pity on me and help me out OF
it!ni 8 go -
.s1sA A smile dimpled about her mouth,
and played among the bushes Of her
cheek. She looked up with a. shy but
arch glance Of the eye, that expressed
volurle of comic fecollections; we
both bfoke into laugh, and from that
rnon1Hfit all went on we'll. - "a. s.
Passing the delightful description
which succeeded. we proceed to the
denouemsnt Of Ringwood's love az
fair-fhe. marriage and the settlement.