Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-11-19
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not such Dao tnltSst etei q" Nv 'N
no. always SO; circumstances alter
cases.
remember case in point. Every
body admired Isabella Edmonds, and In
truth she was an admirable creature
ius, made for admiration and sonnetesr'
ing, and falling in love with, and ac-
cordingly all the country was in love
with her. The columns ofthe newspa'
pers abounded with the efFasions. (sup.
plicatory and declaratory) ofher strick'
en- worshippers; in short Miss Isabella
was the object of all the spare "ideali'
,y" in all the region round about.
Now I shall no. inform my respected
readers how she looked you may just
think Of Venus, Psyche, a Medonna,
an angel, and you will have very def
nile l0ea ou 'uat 'o'"'
must run on with my story,
| am not about to choose this angel
for nv heroine, because she Is too hand
some. and too much like other heroines
for my purpose. But Miss Isabella had
a sister, and think I shall take her,
Little Kate, for she was always spoken
of in the diminutive, was somewhat
Younger than her sister, and somewhat
shorter in stature. She had no preten-
sions to beauty-none at all; yet there
was o certain something, a certain
in short, sir, she looked like Mrs. A..
or Mrs. Co., you admire so much, al.
though you always declare she is not
handsome.
1t requires very peculiar talent to
be overlooked with good grace, and
in this talent Miss Kate excelled; she
was as happy and placid beside her
brilliant sister, as any little contented
star, that for ages had twinkled on, un-
noticed and almost eclipsed, by the side
Of the peerless moon. Indeed. the only
science or artin which Little Kate ever
made any great proficiency, was the
science and art of being happy, and in
this she SO excslled, tina. person could
scarcely be in her charming presence
half au hour without feeling unaccount'
ably happy themselves,
She had a world Of sprigh'liness, a
deal of simplicity and affection, with q
dish of good-natured shrewdness. that
after all, kept you more in awe than you
would ever suppose you could be kept,
by such merry, good natured little bo-
dy. Not one Of Isabellas adorers ever
looked at her with such devoted admi-
ration as did the laughter-loving Kate.
No one was so ready to run, wait and
tend i; 10 be up stairs and down stairs.
and everywhere in ten minutes, when
Isabella was dressing for conques,s.--
In short, she was, as the dedication OF
books sometimes set forth, her ladyship's
most obedient and devoted servant.
Buff am going to tell you my s,o'
ry. must not keep you all night look
ing at the pictures, SO now to my ta'e'
which shall commence in manner and
form the following; ..r
1t came to pass that a certain college
valetudinarian, and far-off cousin OF
the two sisters, came to spend few
months ofhis free agency at their faith
er's, and as aforesaid, he had carried Oft
the first collegiate honor, besides all the
hearts of the ladies in the front gallery
at the first commencement.
So interesting! so poetic +! such fine
eyes! and all that, was the reputation
he left among the gentler sex. But,
alas! poor Edward, what did all this
advantage hint so long as he was af-
flicted with that unu.terable, indescrib.
able malady, commonly rendered BASH
fulness-a worse nullifer than was ever
heard of in Carolina. Should you see
him in company, you would really sup
pose him ashamed Of his remarkably
handsome person aud cultivated mind.
When he began to speak, you felt tempt
ed to throw open the window and offer
him smelling bottle, he made such a
distressing affair ofit,-and as to speak.
ing 10 lady, the thing was not to be
thought of.
When Kate heard that this rara ari'
was coming to her fathers, she was un'
accoun,ably interested to see him, of
coursc-because he was her cousin, and
hccnnse-.a dozen other things too nu.