The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-01-25

Let me, Deiore proceeding further, sketcl
for you my Aunt Penelope Baxter. witt
whom | boarded She was now somewher,
about fifty years Of age She had never beer
very prepossessing il her personal appearance,
A sharp. wiry figure. nose long and thin, gre,
eyes, aud compressed mouth. were my aunt.
characteristics, physically She was a good
woman IN the main, though somewhat dis
posed to scoid. Aunt Penelope was an old
maid--irom choice she said She often lie.
clared she wouldn't marry for any money.
DO you think" she said, that would tie
myself to husband aud children, when can
live Independent ?"
10 return About nine o'clock next day,
arrayed in my best. set on. with palpitatine
heart for the Common. Ny rose kept ont
Of sight till arrived at the place designated,
when, seating myself on one Of the benches,
awaited my unknown visitor.
did not have long to wait. Nv eve soon
caught the figure Of lady advancing toward
me- with white rose in her hand. She was
thckly yeied. - that | could not catch a
glimpse Of her face. She seemed to be look
ing around her, doubtless for the Knight Of
the Red Rose. concealed it until she was
close at hand
Snnmoningall ms courage, rose, and with
! rapid step advanced towards tue ladv
hnowes. thou this token ," / whispered,
presenting the rose.
Tue lady. who bad been looking in the op-
positc direction, turned round at the sound Of
ny voice. | was quite uuprepared for what
followed. With a Shrek Of surprise, she ex-
claimed
Good heavens II is Henry y
What AVm Penelope 2 said I, with
a surprise equal TO her own. Can it DO
possible =
" Yes said she. trying to recover herself,
/" as it was 50 pleasant this morning (it was
very cloudy. aud the sun had not once made
its appearance,) | come to visit your Aunt
Mary
" But" said |, who was determined to
confuse Aunt Penelope as much as possible.
" thought Aunt Mary lived in quite diff
lercnt part the CITY,"
/" thought" said my Aunt hcsitatinqIy.
" that | would take a walk on the Common
first"
+" see" said |, still in the tormenting
mood, that You have white rose for her.
How kind Of you By good luck have
red one. Please present it witl the Other. .
Nv Aunt stammered some unintelligible
answer, took the rose and departed-not to
my Aunt Alary's. but homeWard
| did not meet her at the dinner table,
She sent word that she was indisposed.
What is the matter ?" [ asked.
i don't know" said Bridget; "sho's
acted uncommon queer this morning About
eight o'clock she sent me down town, 70 get
white rose. Said sho was very particular
about its being white one. SO rot it, and
she went out about nine. She didn't come
TIL eleven, and then she Jrung two roses,
red one and white one, with her. She was
very much austered like, and ran right up 20
her chamber"
My Aunt Penelope did not soon recover
from the modification of that dav. 1t became I
painful to her to have enc continually present /
who was acquainted with the circumstances. I
She sent for me one morning, and told me
that her health was poor. and as it was incon-
venient to spare a room. she regretted that
would be compelled to seek another boarding
place.
Ny Aunt Penelope died about year since.
had firmly expected to be her heir. But
she never forgave me for my share in the
event which | have described Witness the
following item IN her will
Item-For my nephew Henry Dobbs,
knowing his partialty for roses, / direct that
sufficient sum be laid aside to purchase for
lin rwo roses bushes-One white the other
cd"
It was thought singular bequess, but
The house and 81 500 inves-
cd IN railroad shares went to another member
i the family.
Reader, am still unmarried. The first
rial was sufficient, and the remaining forty
tx letters, against the persuasions Of my
Fred. were consigned to the CRATE.
The red and white rose bushes. my Aunt's
,equest, still grace my bachelors apartment
Whenever / feel matrimonial inclined, which
) not often, as | am forty | look at them
0nsider-and decide in the negative.