Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-08-18
ANGLING FOR A HUSBAND.
FROM THE FRENCH.
Translated for the n. Y. Evening r. $,

was lad, Of the strictest character and
Of 3 heart proof against AL diurencnt.
She prided herselfsupon herr great in$cn-
sihility, and her profound Indifference had
repulsed all those gallants who had ven
turedto offer their addresses. The coun-
, try was for her veritable retreat; she
Fshunned reunions and was only happy in
solitude. The charms OF a pleasant cir
Gle, the pleasures of the world had for
her no attraction, and her favorite reere-
alton was anglng---an amusement worthy
Of an unfeelng woman.
/ She was accustomed every pleasant day
! to station herself at the extremity Of the
/ lonely island of Citation. and there. With
book in one hand and her lire in the
other, her time was passed in fishing.
reading or dreaming.
f., 4 l5ver who had always been mimi
! dated by her coldLcsS. and who had uey-
or yentured on a spoken or written dc
claration, surprised le- at her favorite
pursuit, one day, when he had come to
tie island for the purpose Of enjoying a
swimming bath. He observed her for a
long time without discovery, and busted
himself with thinking how he might turn
to his advantage this lonely amusement
Of angling. His rcveries were 50 deep
and So fortunate, that he at last hit upon
the desired plan, a novel eXpedient indeed
yet they are always most successful
with such women as pretend to he inyul-
ncrable.
The next day our amorous hero re-
turned to the island, studied the ground.
made his arrangements, ana when Nine.
| D-had resumed heI a:custoncd place.
! he slipped away to remote and retired
shelter, and after having Invested himself
Of his clothing he entered the stream. An
excellent swimmer and skilful diver he
trusted to his aquatic talents for the nc
, cess Of his experiment He SWAN to the
end of the island with the greatest pre-
caution, favored by the chances of the
bank and the bushes which hung their
dense foliage above the waters. In his
lips was u note folded and sealed, and on
arriving near the spot where Mime. d.
was sitting. he made dive, and lightly
Selling the hook he attached 20 ii his let
ter.
@Mme. D, per cciylng the movement
Of her line, supposed that 4 fish was BIT
ing.
The young man had returned a, he
came he lad doubled tac cape which.
extending out into the water separated
them from each other and had regl!aed
his post without the least noise In his
passage under the willows. The deed
was done.
Mime. D.. pulled in her line, and
what was her surprise to observe dang
ling upon the barb Of her hook. not the
expected sinner, bat an unexpected let
ter
This was. however tfitiing. and her
surprise became stupeTiaction when, on
detaching the transtixed billet. she read
upon the enyeIop-her name .
So then, this letter which she had fish
cd up was addressed to her!
This was somewhat miraculous. She
Was afraid. Her troubled glance scruti-
njzcd the surrounding space, but these
was nothing to be seen OF heard ; all was
st:,i and lonely both on land and water.
She Q4ittcd her seat but took away the
letter. A! soon as she was alone, and
cIo,ctod with herself, and as soon as the
paper WAS dry--a paper perfectly water
proof and written upon with indelolc
nll--,hc uuscaluG the letter and :OInaun-
ccl It's Iev;Isal.
\ ,ie.jarct;s.,, of '..,- lied a',., ct tl.,
FIRST words. lthat insoleucci
Still, Il" i-lsolencc hal come to her in
such an extraordinary manner ttaJ her
curiosity would not suffer her to treat
this letter as she had so many others
pitilcssly burn it without reading.
No. she read it quite through. The To-
vcr who dated his note from the bottom
of the river had skilfully adopted the al
lcgory. and introduced himself as a gro
teSquc inhabitant of the waters. The IA
bic was gracefully managed and with the
testing tone which he had adopted was
mingled true. serious, ardent sentiment
expressed with beauty and eloqucncc.
The next day Nine. D--rcturned to
the island, not without emotion and some
trace of fear. She threw her line with a
trembling hand. and Shuddercd as, a mo-
mcnt after She perceived the movement
Of the hook.
Is it fish? Is it letter?
1t was letter.
Nine. D was nc believer in mag
iC, still there was something strange and
supernatural in all this.
She had an idea of throwing back the
letter into the stream, but rchnquished
it. The most stubborn and naughty wo-
man is always disarmed in face Of that
strange mystery which captlyatcs her i'm
agination.
The ecOndlcttcr was more tender, more
passionate, more charming than the first.
Mime. ,. re-read it several times, and
could not help thinking about the delight
full norman who wrote such bcWitchlng
letters.
On the subsequent day she attached
her line to the bank. and loft it swim
ming in the stream, while she withdrew
to hiding place upon the extremity Of
the island. She watched for long time,
but saw nothing. She returned to TIE
place. withdrew the linc-and there was
TIE letter!
This time an answer was requested.
1t was, perhaps, premature, yet the au-
dacious request obtained a full success.
The reply was written after some hest
tation, and the hook dropped into the
stream charged with letter which was
intended to say nothing, and affected a
sort of badinage, which was nevertheless
L bulletine Of a victory gained over the
harsh severity Of a woman until then IN
approachable.
Nine D-had too much shrewdnoss
not to guess that her mysterious CORES
pondent employed instead Of magic, the
art of skilful diver. Scruples easily I'M
derstood restrained her from that por
ton Of the bank where she was sure the
diver would emerge from the water.
But this game Of letters amused her.
First it pleased her intellect, and then
her baort y,-oS ,p+araSted finely her fee