The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-11-04
A Love Story.

The following romantic love tale is taken
from i sketch of the life of HuGu MILLER. the
stone mason, the gcu!ogist, and the lannon's
writer and poet. Thus he won a wife:
:" lie was visited one evening by female
friend, who was accompanied by two ladies,
whom he had not seen before one of them
charming blonde, just entering her nineteenth
year, but her small arm airy figure and waXcn
cicarness of complexion which gave her
the appearance OF beautiful child. rather
than grown woman. She seemed to take no
notice of the ungainly, dust-besprinklcd me-
chanic, in his shirt-seeves, and with a lcathern
apron; but it afterwards TRANSFERRED that she
made some excuse to gain nearer look of the
notable person who had been pointed ont
to her 10y some distinguished name as the Gro
marty poet. A few evenings afterwards, he
met the same young lady under circumstances
little favorable to sentiment and romance
Just as the sun was sinking, he was saunterng
along one of his favorite walks on the hill -
tree skirtcd glade-enjo the delightful
prospect of the enchanting shores and waters
of the Cromarty Firth, when he unexpectedly
found himself in her presence. She was saun-
tering through the wood as leisurcly as himseJ
how and then dipping into volume in her
hand, which had not, however, in the least, the
look of a novel, and which proved to be an
elaborate essay on Causation. They passed
each other, however, without any sign of rec
ognition. AS she disappeared, with quick
encd pace, from his sight, she reminded him
that her presence was in harmony with the
picturesque forest and the gorgeous sunset
furnishing most appropriate figure for a lovely
scene. Soon after. he began to meet her at
the aesthetic teas which he loved to frequent.
She proved to be the daughter of respectable
widow lady, who had come to reside at Gro
marty, had received superior education, AID
at once made good claims to place in the
highest intellectual circles
Our accomplished mason soon found that
she had a turn even for the sevcrer walks of
literature, and had formed composition in
the style of the best English models. Her nat
ural shyness rapidly wore away under the at
fractions of Hugh's intelligent conversation,
and they became great friends. He was nearly
ten years her senior, had read many more books,
and was well qualified to be her intellectual
counsellor. She visited him, after some maid
enly scruples had been resolved by the sanction
of her friends while walking in the church.
yard, and soon became one of his most constant
guests. They cOnversed together on Literature,
philosophy and science, always however, avoid
ing one subject, namely, that mysterious at.
fection,' as Mr.. Miller quantity expresses it.,
which sometimes springs up between persons
of opposite sexes when thrown much together
Love formed the one solitary subject which,
from some curious contingency, invariably es-
capped them. The imperturbaole Hugh was
not one of the sort of people who fall in love
at first sight He had even made up his mind
to lead bachelor life. Still he was not alts-
gether as Obdurate as the rocks of his favorite
science. In spite Of his tough, sinewy heart,
he sometimes INDUCED in ideal visions. For
fourteen or fifteen years, as he tells us,with his
inimitable nairete, he had often fancied in his
solitary walks, a female companion by his side,
with whoa be exchanged many a thought, and
gave expression to many feeling, and whose
understanding was as vigorous as her taste was
faultless, and her feelings exquisite. But these
visions at length faded into thin air, in the