Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-02-15

but what an apotheosis.
The duck had become 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 she made
him ill-and he alone, must not dance
with her, speak to, her. If he had been
content to begin his acquaintance in the
usual way, it might have ended in kissing;
it must end in nothing. As she danced,
around him-she did not see him; it was
clear she never would see him-one gem
tleman was particularly assiduous; she
smiled don his assiduity; he was ugly,
but. she smiled on him. Dolignan was
surprised at his success, his ill-taste, his
ugliness and his impertinence. Dolignan
at last found himself injured: "Who was
this man, and what right had he to go
on 500" ''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 Hay
thorn, hated all the ugly successful. a.
He spent fortnight in trying to find out
who this beauty was, ,-hs never could
encounter her again. At last he heard
of her in this way; a lawyers clerk paid
him a little visit, and commenced little
action against him in the name :.of Miss
Haythorn, for insulting her in Railway
train. .l n
The young gentleman was shocked. en-
Fdeavored to soften the lawyers clerk );
that machine did not thoroughly compre
bend the meaning of the term. The la
| dy's name, however, was at least reveal
ed by this untoWard incident from her
nam me-day, our crest-fallen hero lay in.
wait at her door-and many succeeding
DAYS without effect. But one fine after
noon she issued forth quite naturally, as
if she did it every day, and walked brisk
| ly 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,
/. ther her culprit summoned resolution,
and taking of his hat, with voice. tre
muIous for the first time, besought per-
mission to address her. She stopped,
biushed, and neither acknowledged nor
disowned his acquaintance. He blushed,
stammcred out how ashamed he was, how
he deserved TO be punished, how he g0aS
punished, how little she knew how un-
happy he was; ami concluded, by begging
her not to let all the world know the dis
grace OF a man who was already mortified
enough by the loss of her acquaintance.
She asked an explanation he told her
the action had been commenced in her
name she gently shrugged her shoul-
ders and said, chow stupid they e.
Embolden by this he wanted to know
whether or not, life Of distant, unpre-
tending devotion, would, after lapse of
years, grace the memory of his madness,
his crime.
"She did not know"
She must now bid him adieu, as she
had some preparations to make for a ball
at the Crescent, where everybody oOas tO6e.
They parted, and Dolignan determined to
be at the ball where every body was to
be. He was there, and after some time
obtained an introduction to Miss Haythorn
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,
l will spare the reader all lovers arts,
by which he. succeeded in dining where
she dined. in dancing where she danced,
in oyertaking her by accident when she
rode. His devotion followed her even to
church, where our dragoon was rewarded
by learning there was world where they
neither polk nor smoke,-the two capital
denominations of this one.
He made acquaintance with her un-
Gle, who liked him, and he saw at last
with Joy, that her eye loved to dwell up
on him, when she thought he did not OBJ :
serve her.
It was three months after the box tun-
mel affair, that Captain Dolignan called
upon Captain Haythorn, R. N, whom he
had met twice in his life, and slightly pro-
pitiated, by violently listened to cutting
out expedition he called, and in the
usual way asked permission to pay his
addresses to his daughter. The worthy
Captain straightway began doing Quar-
ter Deck, when suddenly he was sum.
moned from the apartment by myste,
, rious message. On his return he announ-
I ccd with total change Of voice, that "It
was all right, and his visitor might rur
: alongside as soon as he chose" Ny rea
? der has OWNED the truth this nautica
commander, terrible to the foe, was il
complete subjugation to his daughter. ou
heroine.
AS he was taking leave. Dolignan saw
the divinity glide into the drawing room
He followed her, observed sweet con
sciousness which encouraged him: ths
consciousness deepened into confusion
l she tried to laugh. she cried instead. ant
then she smiled again /; and when he kis
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