The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-09
Dovneye Sierra County California Saturday September g. 1854

front door and was pointing into the par
lor where Miss Emily was. Being perfect
ly convinced that no choice was left
him in dark room he walked, or Sided
All was perfect chaos to his eyes for
moments but only for moment; from the
deepest gloom there came an angel voice
bidding him welcome and draw near
To obey the order was but the work Of
moment, as he supposed, but he little
dreamed of tie obstacle fate had thrown
in his way. He knew that the stream of
love had many ripples, bat full grown
snags entered not into his head.
Judge then, Of his astonishlneut on be-
ing. tripped up almost at the fair ones
feet, by a footstool with plethoric legs,
which chance or careless servant had
placed exactly on his road to happiness.
Over it he went, and as the tailor had not
allowed for an extra tension of the mus
cles or sinews, he had not only procured
a tumble but also compound fracture of
the black pants aforesaid; said fracture
extended all across that point which comes
in closest contact with the chair.
Having picked himself up as carefully
as circumstances would allow, the smoth-
cred laugh of Miss Emily not setting him
forward any, he at last succeeded in reach
ing chair, and drawing his coat, tails
forward to prevent a disagreeable expo
sure, sat himself down with as much grace
as bear would if required to dance on
needles.
The young lady was almost suffocated
with laughter at the sad misfortune of the
bashful lover, felt truly sorry for him, and
used all her powers Of fascination to drive
it from his mind, and eventually succeeded
so far as to induce him to make remark
On this rock he split.
Just at that moment she discovered she
had lost her handkerchief. What had
become of it? She was sure she had it
when she came in. It must certainly be
somewhere about. Hav'nt you got it un-
der you, Mr.. Damphule?
Jack was sure he had not, but, poor
Jack, in venturing an answer, could not
possibly get along without raising his
hands, and of course he must drop his coat
tail. In his anxiety to recover the miss
ing wiper, he even ventured to incline his
body so as to get glance on the floor
As he did so the fracture opened, and be-
hold there lay, as the lady supposed, her
property.
1t was the work of moment to catch
the corner and exclaim:
Here it is sir; you needn't trouble your
self about it. Just rise little; it is under
you. AT the same time she gave it long
hard pull. Alas! the tail was told; no es-
cape-nothing short of special interposi-
tion of Providence could save his shirt
But what should he Go? Another and
another, a stronger pull, evineing on the
part of the girl a praiseworthy determina-
tion to obtain the lost dry goods, coupled
the request. "Getup, sir, you are sitting on
it," determined him, ana in the agony Of the
moment, grabbing with both hands fast
disappearing piece Of linen which cncir-
cled his neck, he exclaimed: "For Gods
sake Miss Emily. ieaus my shirt eoltar"
NEWSPAPERS AND PERIoDIcALs.-We
are again indebted to j. w. Sullivaas
Newspaper and Periodical Office, San
Francisco, for large budget OF European
and Atlantic papers. pictorials. etc, for
which he will please accept Cur acknow-
Judgements. The aforesaid budget was
made up of the choicest literary papers,
selected with great care, from the multi
| ttude Of weekEes to be found in bis Office.
Sullivan's name is already familiar in all
California printing Offices, as it will soon
be with all retail country dealers in his
! line. feA
From THE DowNIErMLE BooKsroRE-
We have received Knickerbocker and Pho
neer Magazines, in addition to the usual
number of books borrowed and nerer re-
turned. 81 a
FRoM LANeroN q Bios ExPKEss, files
of Atlantic papers and regular California
exchanges, including the Gibsonville Mes
senger.
From RUxRILL & Co.'S ExPREss, Attain
tic and California papers, Harper's and
Godey's Magazines.
Col. r. G. STONE, editor of the Platts-
burgh IN. Y. Republican, will accep-
our thanks for numerous favors by the last
mail.