The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-02-11
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Love at First Sight.
A THRILLING SKETCH.

Ipassed up the natural avenue and
came upon the green. My feelings
were very poetical as walked slowly
towards the village church. | entered.
A popular preacher was holding forth,
and the little meeting house was much
crowded. Several persons were stand.
ing up, and 1 soon discovered that must
retain my perpendicular position, as
every seat was crowded. however pas
sed up the aisle until gained a position
where l could have fair view OF the
faces of nearly all present. Many of
the congregation looked curlously at me,
for was u stranger to them all. In a
few moments, however, the attention OF
every person appeared TO be absorbed IN
the ambassador OF grace. and l also be-
igan TO take an interest in the discourse.
The speaker was fluent. and many OF his
flights were even sublime.
Then it was no great stretch OF imagi-
nation to fancy that the white handed
creatures around me, with their poutlng
lips and artless innocence. were beings
Of higher sphere. As my feelings
were thus divided between the beauties
and blessings of the two worlds, and
wrapped in a sor, Of poe,ical devotion, |
detected some glances a, me OF an ami
mated character.
need not describe the sensations ex.
perienced by youth when the eyes Of a
beautiful woman rest for length Of time
upon his countenance, and when he i'm
agines himself to be an object OF lnteres,
and threw all the tenderness into my
eyes which the scene, my meditatlons
and the preachers discourse had inspired
into my heart, doubling not that the fan
young damsel possessed kindred feelings
with myself-that we were drinking to.
gether at the fountain Of inspiration. -
How could it be otherwise
She had been born and ma'ured amids
these wild and romantic scenes, and wa.
made up of romance, poetry and tender
ness, and then thought Of the purity o
woman's love--her devotion-her truth
l only prayed ,ha, might enjoy swee
interchange of sentiment. Her glance'
continued. Several times our eyes met
MY heart ached with rapture. AT length
the beneGiction was pronounced. ! lin
!. gered about the premises until saw th'
ldark-eyed damsel Sc, on, for home, alone
. and on foot. Oh that the customs o
society would per for we are sur.l
one in soul. Cruel formallty that throw
up barrier between hearts made 70
zach other. Yet | followed her. Sh
looked behind, and | thought she evince'
some emotion al recognizing me as tn
stranger OF the day. then quicKene
my pace, and she actually slackene
hers. as if to let me come up with her.
Noble young crcature!' thought l.
: '.her artless and warm heart is superio
10 the bonds Of custom"
; reached within stones throw OF hel
: She suddenly halted, and turned he
face towards me. MY heart swclled I
bursting. | reached the spot where sh
). stood. She began to speak, and too
of my hat, as il doing reverence 70 a
angel.
"Are you pedlar =
mo, my dear girl, that is no, my o.
cupa,ion."
.Well I DON, know" continued sh
). not very bashfulIy, and eyeins me vel
a. s,ernly-"I though, saw yoa in II
meeting house, that you looked like Il
). pedlar who passed off a pewter hall-do
: = lar on me, about three weeks ago, and .
! | was determined to keep an eye on yo
: Brother John has gone home now, af
he says if he catches the feller he
d. wiring his neck for him; and ! amt su
but you're the good d-tor nothing rasc
after ALL
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