Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-09-13
HOW 1 FIRST BECAME AGQuATNT-
ED WITH MY WI FlSs

u
ED WITH MY WI FB,
Nearly dozen years ago was on my
return to the old homestead. in the good
State Of Connecticut, having steomple-
ted nv studies of medicine. 1ne compa.
ny with a goodly number of people IL
stopped for lhe night, az y eoputry inn
in the town Of B.. not being able 70 re-
sumo my journey ill late hour on the
following day, Having alwRys heensan
admirer Of the country, was not at OIL
dissatisfied with the arrangement, aud
my pleasure was enhanced by finding, at
the we'll laid supper table, two young las
dies Of surprising loyeliness, the younger
Of whom / thought the most witohtng lit
! tie creature in existence.
The ladies were accompanied by q gen,
t1eman shout my own age, with whom
s.,,,Id not ,,>ut feel exceedingly annoyeds
He ~ not only s,ugrossed all their attention.
h., in.i,v dog lNs lie was, seemed deter.
roiUod ' ia, No oth.>V person should pnrtis
o;noto =, The on,usetaent. An offer Of
some little delicasv BY myself 70 the
Younger of the two ladies' we met tlby an
icy sort of politeness on his part, - ~
fcctually chilled any further a. tenn
intimacy. soon left the table, pus =
COuIu not QElN6 tue luiHBS. VI viz ~ ~
being we had Just left, from my nina.
Something whispered 70 me that
should become acquainted at some
future time, but in the interim 1 feltmore
than usually uneasy. longed TO be not
only an intimate ACQUAINTANCE, but no ae.
ceptel lover, and had been POSSESSED Of
ali the wealth of Crasus, would unheS.
itatinsly havs poured ii into her lap.
In tho avnifannnnE II tgaQ Ihan labOffnotl ~
Thought 10 walR might do me good, but
on opening the door, found the night
had set in as dark MS Erubus. and being
an entire stranger, there was no Knowing
what mischief might encounter; so 3
made up my mind to comproniise the
matter by taking my candle aud going 70
bed.
Iretired, but fora long time rolled
and tossed about sadly; now. one plan
by which might make the acquaintance
of the lady. would suggest itself and
then another, until at last found myself
10 state Of dreamy langour.
lfancied l had heard for The last tew
moments a sort OF light bustle going on
near my bead, bat itgaye. me no nnsaqis
ness until some one sprang into the bed
and clasping their arms around me, Bhis- g
pered
"Ugh how dreadful cold, ! say Julia
we shall have TO lay spoOn.fashicr OF
else freezel"
| Here was an incident. What 70 Say o.
how to act was question not easily sol.
! ved At last l mustered up courage
enough to calculate.
Dear madam, h--he-here e some
mistake, l'il-
The lady did not wait for ne % say
more. With sharp quick scream = D.
all ladies are geenyally guilty o. Z and
ringing through my ears ike tie noise of
roaring cannon. she epfeng from Che
room. | WAS wondering wbat ilie dence
il could mean, when 4 servant brought
in lamp and picked up Rlist ladies'
parel she could fHd, and lelt the room
You can well believe, genfemen Thar
my sIumbers for that evening Feref
from quiet.
10 The morning II know not how g MS.
/ bat was yiYidly impressed that niy noe
tnrnai visitor was one of the Two lafiies
who bad supped with rs tie exepins be
lore. bnt which. could noi onjs lfe.
! resolved, however - ertain on tie
FIRST favorable opp unity tllat mig pre-
sent itSeif
0ufakibg my se6t at The bIeekfas.
table the next morning plaead
4 opposite the ladies. aud WAS resolving IS
.imy mad tlie n tbe pfsyias
evening when ,the yop19ef oi tie no
4 1passed her pliie afld beg me q iasas
her with Ehe PIE frea ne In
/ Certainly, hia fs s
thougst fpfang iss6 mif
might be,llle ladly "a ite
will you have them conzia1,. 1,.ie5.
Eureka eliat s,s ~
dY Is face insfsndg ued ne
crimson daiilia. Ter epanl2n
see4ptd - coli and pr onic zs y eoad
=. ~ lisaf \ e had kept