Woodville Republican., 1853-12-20

"Speak to no one Of this, and send White
the fs that he may think you have lost the
bet' M
"That is hard when | won it,"

! "That is hard when | won it
"Do it for all that, sir"
Let the disbelievers in human perfectibility
know that this dragoon capable Of blush
did this virtuous action, albeit with violent
reluctance, and this was his first damper A
week after these events, he was at ball, not
the first since his return, bien entendu. He
was in that state Of Fictitious discomfort which
belong to us amiabe English, He was look
ing, in vain, for lady, equal in personal at
fractions, to the idea he had formed of George
Dolignan as man, when Suddenly there
glided past him most delightful vision a
lady whose beauty and symmetry took him
by the eyes-another look (: A" 1t can't be !"-
+" Yes, it is p Miss Haythorn (not that he
knew her tame J but what an apothesisl
The duck had become a pea-hen-radiant,
dazzling she looked twice as beautiful and
almost twice as large as before He lost sight
of her He found her again. She was so
lovely shn made him ill--and he, alone, must
not dance with her speak with her. If he
had been content to begin her acquaintance
the usual way, it might have ended in kiss
ing, but having begun with kissing, it must
end in nothing. AS she danced, sparks of
beauty fell from her on all around, but him
she did not see him it was clear she never
would see him-one gentleman was particu-
larly assiduous she smiled on his assiduity !;
he was ugly, but she smiled on him. Dolig-
nan was surprised at his success, his i'll taste,
his ugliness, his impertinence. Dolignan at
last felt himself injured; Who was this
man 7" "and what right had he to 60 on SO 2"
d" He had never kissed her, | suppose" said
Dolly. Dolignan could not prove it. but he
felt that somehow the rights of property were
invaded. He went home and dreamed of
Miss Haythorn, hated all the ugly successful.
lie spent a fortnight, trying to find out who
this beauty wss-he never could encounter
her again. At last he heard of her, in this
way lawyers clerk paid him little visit
and commenced little action against him,
in the name of Miss Haythorn for insulting
her in Railway car.
The young gentleman was shocked; en-
deavored to soften the lawyers clerk; that
machine did not thoroughly comprehend the
meaning of the term. The ,ady's name, how
ever, Was at least revealed by this untoward
incident; from her name to her address, was
but shor. step; and the same day. our crest
fallen hero lay in wait at her door-and many
succeeding day without effect But one fine
afternoon, she issued forth quite naturally, as
if she did it every day, and walked briskly on
the nearest Parade. Dolignan did the same,
he met and passed her many times on the
parade, and searched for pity in her eyes, but
found neither look, nor recognition, nor any
other sentiment for all this she walked and
walked till the other promenaders were tired
and gone-then her calprt summoned resolu-
ton, and taking off his hat, with voice trem-
ulous for the first time, besought permission
to address her. She stopped, blushed, and
neither acknowledged nor disowned his ac
quaintance He blushed, stammered out how
ashamed he was, how he deserved to be pun
ished, how he was punished, how little she
knew how unhappy he was; and concluded
by begging her not to let all the world know
the disgrace of man, who was already NOR
tilted enough by the loss of her acquaintance.
She asked an explanation he told her the ac-
ton had been commenced in her name she
gently shrugged her shoulders, and said, "How
stupid they are." Emboldened by this, he
begged to know whether or not life of dis |
tant unpretending devotion would, after a
lapse of years, erase the memory of his mad
ness--his crime!
"She did not know"
"She must now bid him adieu, as she had
some preparations to make for ball in the |
crescent where Everybody was to- be. They
parted, and Dolignan determined to be at the
ball, where every body was to be. He was
there, and after some time he obtained an in |
PRODUCTION to Miss Hawthorn, and danced with |
her. Her manner was gracious. With the
wonderful tact of her sex, she seemed to have |
commenced the acquaintance that evening"
That night, for the first time, Dolignan was in
love. will spare the reader all lovers arts, |
by which he succeeded in dining where she
dined, in dancing where she danced, in over
taking her by accident when she rode. His |
devotion followed her even to church, where
our dragoon was rewarded by learning there
is world where they neither polk nor smoke
the two capital denominations of this one
He made acquaintance with her uncle, who
liked him, and he saw at last with Joy, that
her eye loved to dwell upon him, when she
thought he did not observe her.
1t was three months after the Box Tunnel,
that. Capt. Dolignan called one day upon Cap-
tain Hawthorn, R. NJ whom he had met twice.
in his life. and slightly propitiated BY violent
" listening to cutting-out expedition he
called, and in the usual way asked permission
to nay his addresses to his daughter. The
worthy Captain straightway began doing Quar-
ter Deck, when suddenly he was summoned
from the apartment by amysterious message.
On his return he announced, with total
change Of voice, that 1t was all right and his
visitor might run alongside as soon as he
chose" My reader has di'ined the truth;
this nautical commander, terrible to the foe,
was in complete and happy subjugaticn to his
daughter, our heroine.