Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-03-19

DO you live far from here, Madame p asked
the Captain.
Not very far. TIL pony can mend his pace if
you are in hurry
Not for the world. The pace seems to be
fast one
The widow turned those bewitching eyes of hers
upon the old bachelor, and smiled. Itwas all over
with him. When he sprang out at the villa, and
touched the fingers of the widow, he assisted
her to alight, his heart rretrivably lost.
A red faced old gentleman, in dressing gown,
received them at the door.
MY friend, Captain Champion said the old
gentleman. Walk n-warm day.
Very said the Captain. And indeed his looks
seemed to corroborate the statement, for he was
red a peony.
The Captain and the old gentleman were chat
ting together Familiarity, and the former felt him
self completely at home. After an hour was spent
in this manner, his host excused himself and the
old bachelor was left alone.
A dreamy reverie was interrupted by the sound
of voices in the hall, The Captain easily recog-
nized the widows, and glance through the half
opened door showed him that her companion
handsome young gentleman.
There, dear Bell said the young man, do not
scold me any more. won't do SO again, prom
Use you. Give me kiss
hearty smack followed. 1t was veritabEc
genuine kiss-the Captain saw and heard it. A
The only woman / could ever love- said he to
himself and she's engaged
The widow trpped into the room. 1t she was
pleasing in her carriage Dress she was perfectly
bewitchng in her drawing-room attire: Champion
could now see the whole of that fairy foot.
My dear SIR said she, your horse is at your
service now
Champion
But she added, if you will stay and take din
ner with us, my uncle will be very much gratifed
and shall be highly pleased
The coquettc ! thought Champion. 1
obliged to you, madame, but have another en-
gagement, he said.
Then not hope to detain you sir, but you
must allow me to present to you my brother The
handsome young man made his appearance, and
shook hands with the bachelor.
That's the horse thief, Captain, said the widow,
laughing.
The young man apoIogised and explained the
circumstances which had impelled him to take the
liberty.
Il am sorry he added, that we cannot improve
the acquaintance thus casually made by enjoying
your company at dinner. am sorry you are 9TH
erwise engaged
why, to that said the Captain, drawing off
his gloves, your offer is too tempting, and | feel
compelled to accept it,
So his horse was remanded to the stable, and
he stopped to dinner. After dinner they had mu-
sic, for Mrs. Leslie played charmingy. Then be
was persuaded to stay to tea, and in the evening
the family rambled in the garden, and the Captain
secured ten minutes tete-a-tete with the widow,
summer house, overgrown with Madeira vines,
, and inhabited by spider and six carvings.
1t was ten O'Clock when he mounted his horse
to return to Boston, but it bright moonlight,
and he was Economically inclined.
The next morning he repeated his visit. and the
next-and the next In short the episode of the
borrowed horse produced declaration and an ac-
+, ceptance; and though years have passed away,
. the Captain has had no cause to regret his ride
+ with the widow and the pony ph;eton.
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New WAY TO MAKE L1NEx-We heard the
other day of new process for obtaining ~
shirts. Its Partisan. A French gentleman walks
into 'depot" at the hour when the head with
the mustachois of the family is taking gumbo in
the back parlor, and asks the smiling lady with
curs, if she has extra super-fne shirts Of
course. The French gentleman has such tender
regard for his wife's taste--is uncertain about
the shirts passable appearance when ''on" (shirts
are deceptive that the smiling lady with curls
is induced to take one from the bundle on the
4 ter and put it on her dress, for the French
= gentleman to see how beautiful it is. The French
gentleman is delighted and turns the smiling lady
with curls around and around, but manages to
i pin the shirt IN half dozen places securely to the
smiling ladys dress. Having done this the French
! gentleman picks up the bundle on the counter and
n making fourshing bow, walks out Of the estab-
lishment to the establishment of the late smiling
lady. The French gentleman makes his last nod
at the street door, and the lady Of the store aware
that something is wrong makes step forward IN
. pursuit. No true thorough bred French woman
will ever appear publicly, in an unbecoming dress,
so the no longer smiling lady, makes a desperate
= and rash effort TO TAKE OFF THE SHIRT. In mo-
y ment she can see nothing. The head-with-th
;, mustachois of the family enters alarmed at the
now smothered screams Of his WIFE, Ittakes if
teen minutes for the enraged lady TO be disengaged
from the labyrinth of linen and muslin and pins she
has got into-to take breathto relate the facts tc
her astonished and wrathful husband and to bufs
into flood of tears--The FFeneha gentleman ]:
a far away with bundle under his arm Golfer
Plant. ...s.. s-s...r
Re Look Our FOR THE WoMKN.-Yo Dung man
~ keep your eyes peeled when you are after the wo
&c men, If you bite at the naked hook, You ar
a. green Is pretty dress or form so attractive
Tor pretty face even? Flounces, boy, are Of NJ
a. sort OF consequences pretty face win grow old
ed Paint will wash off. The sweet stn1esof the fir
ad will give way to the scowl of the termigapt Tn
neat form viii be pitched into dirty calico. Anoth
lis er and far different being win take the place
k the lovely goddess who smiled sweet smiles an
lie ate your sugar candy. 81 asagf bila write 70
in u Keep youreeyes peeled boy when gousaI.e a
ed ter the women. If the little dear IS cross an
n. scoIds at her mother in the back room, you ma
be be sure that you viii get particular Its an rouE
n, the house. If she aDoo6izes for Winjng} dshes