The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-29
THE PnnR LAWYER.

wings Early experience OF kplph
Ringwood" This exciting story was well
termed hy the editor "a species Of
MouuUoy Of the West" for the lovers
Of Ralph Ringwood are scarcely less pc-
olical than those Of Mouniioy himself
Here is the first introduction TO the love.
y maiden who was to have 50 great au
influence on his after life;
| had taken my breakfast and was
waiting for my horse, when, in passing
up and down the piazza, saw a young
girl seated near the window, evidently
visitor She was very pretty. with
auburn hair aud blue eyes, and wa. dress
cd in white. had seen nothing Of the
kind since | had 'cil Richmond ut that
time | wns too much Of boy TO be
struck with female beauty. She was
so delicate and dainty looking, so differ
cnt from the hale, buxom brown girls
OF the Woodland then her white dressl
II was 30 dazzling Never WAS a poor
youth 50 taken by surprise, and sudden
ly bewitchcd. My heart ycarncd io
know her, and how was TO accosi her,
had grown wild in the woods, and had
none of the bcatitudcs of polite life
Had she been like Peggy Pugh or Sal
iy Pigman, or any other Of my lcalhcrn
dressed bellies, of the pigeon roosi,
should have approached her without
dread nay had she been as fair as
Shurt's daughters with their looking
glass lockots, ! should not have hes
itaied but that white dress. aud those
auburn ringlets, and blue ewes and del
icate looks quite dauntcd while they ias.
cinatcd me. ! don't know what put it
into my head but thought all at once,
! would kiss her. II would take Ion.
acquaintance TO arrive at such boon,
but | might seize il by sheer robbie
ry. Nobody knew me here ! would lust
step in and snatch kiss, mount my
horse and ride of. She would not be
the worse for it; and that kiss--oh |
should die if did not get it.
gave no time for thought to cool,
but entered the house and stepped light
ly into the room. She was seated with
her back to the door, looking out of the
window, and did not hear my approach
tapped her chair, and as she turned
and looked up, snatched as sweet n
kiss rs ever WAS stolen, and vanished in
twinklinc. The next moment was
on horseback, gallopng homcward, my
very heart tingling nj what had done
After n variety of amusing advcn-
tures, Ringwood attempts the study Of
law, in an obscure settlement in Ken
lucky, where he delvcd night and day.
Ralph pursucs his studies, occasionally
argues at debating society, and at
length becomes quite genius, and a
favortc in the eyes Of the married Ia
dies Of the village.
! called TO take ten one evening with
one Of these ladies', when TO my surprise.
and somewhat 10 my confusion, ! found
with her the identical blue eyed beauty
! had so aulaciously kissed. was for
mally introduced to her, but neither Of
US betrayed any sign Of previous ac-
quainiance except by blushing 10 the
eyes While tea was getting ready, the
lady of the house went out OF the room
TO give some directions and left us alone.
Heavens and earth what situation
would have given all the pittance was
worth to have been in the deepest dell
in the forest. felt the necessity Of
saying something in excuse for my for
mer rudeness could not conjure up
an idea, nor utter word. Every mo-
mcnt matter. became worse. ] felt at
one time tempted TO do ms ! had done
when ! had robbed her Of the kiss bolt
from the room and take fight but
was chained to the spot, for really long
cd to gain her good will.
At length | plucked mp courage on
seeing her equally confused, and walk.
ing desperately up TO her ! exclaimed
! have been trying to muster up
something TO say. but ! cannot | feel
that am in horrible scrape. DO have
pity on me and help me out Of II"
A smile dimpled about her mouth,
and played among the blushcs of her
neck. She looked up with a shy bat arch
glance Of the eye, that expressed vol
ume of comic rec0llections We both
broke ont into laugh, and from that
moment all went on we'll
Passing the delightful description
which succeeded, We proceed to the de-
noument Of Ringwood's love aGair--ihc
marriage and the settlement.
This very autumn ! was admitted to
the bar, and n month nhcrward, was
married. We were young couple
she not much more than sixteen and
not quite tvcniy-and both almost
without dollar in the world The cs-
tablishment was well suited 10 our cir
cumstanres low house with two small
rooms, bed and table, a half dozen
kuifcs and forks, half dozen chairs,
half dozen spoons--a little DELPHI ware,
every thing in small way, We were 50
poor, bot then 70 happy.
We had 10, been married many dsy,
when a court was held in a country town,
about twenty-five miles distant IL vac
necessary for me 20 90 there. and put
myself 10 The way Of business- but how
wac 10 go; ! lad expended all my
money On olf establishment and then
u was hard parting with my wife 80 soon
after marriage However. 90 | must
Money must be made. or We would soon
have the wolf ai our door. ! according
y borrowed a horse, and borrowed lit
de cash and rode on fron my door,
leaving my wife standing a. Il, and way.
ing Der hand nneF me Her last look.
~ sweet ani becoming, vent 10 my
hear. fclt ss II could 20 through
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