Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-09-02
ANGLING FOR A HUSBAND.

Nine. D., who resided at Chalon, was
lady of the slricles, character, and of a heart
proof agains, all allurement. She prided
herself upon her great insensbility, and her
profound indifference had repulsed all those
sallanls who had venured 10 offer their ad-
dresses. The country was for her verilable
retreat; she Stunned reunions, and was on
ly happy in solade. The charms Of a cho
sen circle, the pleasures of the world had Tor
her no attraction, aud her favorile recreation
was that Of angling IAN amusement worthy
Of an unleeling woman. .. n
She was accustomed every pleasant day TO
station herself at the extremity Of the lonely
island Of Chaion, and there, with book in
one hand and her line in the olhe', her time
was passed in fishing, reading or dreaming.
A lover who had always been inundated
10y her coldness, and who had never ventur-
ed on a spoken or written declata,ion, sur
prsed her at her lavoTite pursuit, one day
when he had come to he island for The pur-
pose Of enjoying swimming bath He OBJ.
served her for a long time without discovery
and busierl himself with ihinking how he
might .iura io his advantage this lonely
amusement OF angling His rrvrIiesweIe so
deep aud SO fortunate that he AT last hi upon
The desiled plan, novel expe,iienl, indeed
yet they are always most successful with
snrh women as preiend 10 be invulnerable
The next day our amorous hero returned
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! arrangements. aud when Nine. D. had
| resumed her accustomed place he slipped
away To a remutr and retired shelter, and al.
ter having divesled himself Of clothing he
| entered the stream An excellent swimmer
aud sklIlul diver, he lrused 10 his acquar1c
talents for The su"cess OF his enterprise. He
swan to the end Of the island with the
greatest precauton, favored BY The chances
OF the bank aud The bushes which hung their
| dense foliage above the waters. In his lips
was note folded aud sealed, and OH arri-
wing near the spot where Nine. d. was sill
ing no made dive and lightly seiziug The
hook he attached 10 j, his letter.
Nine. D., perceivivg The movement OF
her line, supposed that tish was biting.
The young man had returned as he came !;
he had doubled the cape which extended
out inio The water sepeialing lhemilom each
other, aud had regaiued his posi- NiIhonI the
lpss, noise IN his passage. under The willows
The deed was done.
Nine D. pulled in her line, aad what
was her surprise to observe dangling upon
The baib Of her hook, not the expected sinner
bu, All unexpected letter ] 1mr
This was, however, lrining, and her sur
prise became slupelaction When, on. deiach-
ing the lransfxed billet, she read upon The
envelope-her name ''-.t.
+ Sothen, this letter which she had fshed
up was addressed TO her l'II ~
ii. This was somewhat miraculous. She was
afraid. Her troubled glance scrn,nized the
surrounding space, bu, there was nothing to
be seen, or heard all was still and lonely
both on land and waller.
She quilted her seat, but took away the
letter. AS soon as she was alone, and close
ted With herself, and as soon as The paper
was dry--a paper perfectly waterproof, aud
i written upon with indelible ink--she unseal'
ed the letter and commenced its perusal
A declaration OF love cried che at the
words. What insolence! ,-..i.. ,..f
Sill, the insolence had come 10 her in snef
an extraordinary manner that her cu'iosii,
. would not suffer her 10 treat This letter as she
) had so many others pitilessly burn it with
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