Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-06-30
The Poor LAWYER.

/ The Knickerbocker Magazine som,
years ago contained Washington II
wings " Early experience Of Ralpl
'Ringwood.' This exciting story
was well termed by the editor, q
species Of Nlountjoy Of the West,
for the lovers Of Ralph Ringwoo(
are scarcely loss poetical ,than tho4t
Of Mountj5y himself Here is til,
first introduction to the lovely maid
en- WHO was to have so great an iii
anence on his after life:
Il had taken my breakfast ant
WAS waiting for my horse, when, il
passing UP and down tile piazza,
saw young girl Gated near Tie
window, ey identity visitor. Sht
WAS very pretty, with auburn hail
and blue eyes, and w $ dressed in
white. | had seen nd thing of the
kind since ] lad left Richmond; ut
that time | WI Ils too much of hoy.
to be struck , y female beauty, Size
was so delicatb and dainty loo 'ling,
50 different from the bale buxom
brown girls of the woods = and then
her white dress! it was SO dazzlingl
Never was 4 poor youth 50 taken by
surprise, aud suddenly bewitch ed
My heart ,yearned to know EcF, but
how was to aceost her? I h ad
grown Wild in tho woods, anEl ! iad
none of tie haiitu,fes of polit b life.
Had she been like Peggy PuB Be, or
Sally Piglnan, OF any other pf my
!cathern dressed bellies of the Pigepn
roosI, Should lave approached 4 ier
without dread; nay had She been as
fair as Shurts daughters with their
looking glass lockets. | Should n not
have besitated. but that white dre${
;!Il those auburn ringlets, and blue
eyes and delicate looks quite dauntfd
while Hey scinatetl me, | dou't
knew wiiatputit in, my head, but |
thought all at once | woul d kiss her.
Il would take q long acquaintance to
arrive at slta 4 booa, b pt l might
seize upon i by Sheer robbery. No
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;,t roJnc1d + ber Int neither of rs
l.a4t,rad a6y ei9n of nrsvions ar-
,naintance except by blushine to the
ires While tea was cettfhs ready.
the lady of the house went Cd t of
Ii room to give some directions and