Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-09-20
MISC E LILA N Y j.,
An Intercepted Letter.

The following glimpses at young lady s heart,
taken fron letter to bosom freHd, will anuse,
If they du not instruct the reader:
|. You tell me, dear Amy, you're anxious to
know all anout that affair with my recfeant beau.
Ills quite an EMBARRASSING matter, 'us true; but
yuu know, dearest love, 've no secrets from you !;
aud So, without any undue aiectailJn, III tell
YOU tale You iaay tell t0 the nation
= had met him quite oIlen at party aud ball.
had danced with him. talked with hun. walled
with nan. aIl-had heard all ih,,Se sturleS, where
hrreIy ne draws ON the works u his c0untrynen
Baron Mlnchausen-nad louted at his pictures,
and lau ghed IT his "brngue," and thought INN
chirmia!, unprnc'pIod rogue.
). Conceive my surprise when one tine sum
mer mornng, without e'en word or whisper
..r warnnr, the elegant Herman, (for that Is MS
nane-fri,n Snne old Dulch Duchy he says that
he came.) in terms winch | cannot At this mo-
ment repeat, his hearl aud his palate laid down at
ay feet.
4. y, Amy, trcmbled, and coored up so! |
dared not say yes" aud e1uId'nt say no.
NV breath came 50 fast thai hardly could speak
ali the blood rushed ii once trOn my heart 10 my
cheek wA,le Nerman sAt by me quite Tranquil.
and cool. and thought ne, no doubt, complete
| little foul
). At last gal ou 1T was such surprise
knew Mt what 20 ,;.y," and he lJuked in my eyes
H;th merry k,nd of look ,aat could 'nt resist
and then w,,u such ard nay tlngerS he kissed
! In short. my dear Nay. | hardly lnow how, /
eudcd with saying wOud be his vr1w.
! D. After laiS. matters weal alung s!n0OthIy and
| trim he made lJve to ne. and listened 10 hln.
/ Nt utlen took rides IN tue siushlny weather. and,
on rainy nights sat the sia together. lie Gsed
to talk 10 ,ue sometimes ut his mother also ot the
! Colonel nis wunuerlus Bother
! I. | owed hI,n, dear Amy, lll Own 10 the
truth M Sou was bound ap IN the picturesque
! youth II Was not his beanty ,nat wua iae Il
t ilne; but something he had III each look and
each tune-a mixture OF pIetfy, romance and art,
That. taken together quite did Tor my heart.
3. | was proud OF him, too only once in a
! wh lie. wnea he told his adventures. and people
would sne. aud irea on each others Toes under
the table, evcn my warm affection was always
unable IL keep me from telling hin that | did
wish his tales would not smell quite 50 strong ui
FISH.
g. But then Id excuse him one way and an
other. I'D say, "Al the world lies, tor some
thing or other-politcianS for places, and lawyers
for pelt and mereh MS To gel Y ods of from the
shelf; they re in ior it all, though they fia' and
pooh p1Ohn it-and since he enJoys IL, he may IS
well do 1t.
/ lU. Herman was all devotion; all passion and
signs; ne seemed out to live in the gIt .; my
| eyes. What words of enieafnlAnt would fall from
his lips. how countless the kisses II my finger
| tips Love thinks but OF lDyei' was his ardent
pretence. Alas, found his reckoning dollars
aud cents
| IL, One day he cane in from his laburs at
scnoOl-l thought he appeared unacrOuntably cool
Not one dearest angel" or any such word, from
the tongue 0t the altered adurer was heard. That
evening" he called up1n Annabel Chase the neAt
Gay heard the Whole state of the case.
~ He supposed, it appears, dear papa had the
''rockS," was rolling in dollars. and Swelling with
''stocks." would ''cut up" in good style, and in
consequence that his child would come in for a biz
ot fat" When he learned his mistake, it was
odd tn discover how the rock went at once TO the
heart OF my lover!
Is. He came up to sec me. and saw he alone,
and untuded affiirs with grace all his own. He
would have preferred" me. he said, for vile,
to any one that he had met in his life; but as for
himself, why he hada't u iivre, and must agree
that it was il fat rirre.
Ia. Such being the case, he would bid me a
dleu, and hoped the affair would not render me
''b ue." thanked him, and told him | always
was taught, That the sea held good fish as ever
Was caught ''and perhaps may yet do as well,
my dear iiernan. rs 10 be linked lur my life tO a
penullesS German -
ID. 50 we parted hurried away from the
scene. 1t not very ''blLa," | did ieel rather
green" LETT IN the stage coach the very next
day, aud shed few tears the first part Of the
way but i've miles pissed over. The roads grew
81 bad, looked cut for the jots aud forgot 10 be
sid.
l6 When got in the cars. and was safe in
my seat. what persJn of all the world should |
meet Way, whom but Fred SpreStll He
has. As you know, been travelling in E,urupe !hree
years or 81. and Ias grown Oh. 81 handsome -
why, Harmln hInselE when Fred was at hand,
would Oe laid On ihe shelf!
IL. Now. had ia:endad. when no one wa. by,
to et dowu nv veil aud indulge in cry" but
talking while Ia that 1--we uf a Fred, pat such
sentimental stuff o't u' NY mead. lie nIde his
adeu al the Utica station, but, OH we commenced
4 delicious 0iratnn
lS. lie Ca ne Oui 10 see me-we rlJe and we
walked. and var,lus topics over were talked
The end, dearest Amy, you'il elsily giess-he
asked ule question, aud answered " y
Pack up and come IN just as soan as You can, to
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