The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-07
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good State of Connecticut, having just
completed my studies as student OF
medicine. In company with goodly
number Of people, stopped for the night
at country inn, IN the town Of B,
not being able to resume my joruney
until late hour the following day.
Having always been an adinirer OF the
country, | was not at all dissatisfied with
the arrangements, and my pleasure was
further enchanted by finding, at the we'll
laid supper table, two young ladies of
SURPRISING loneliness, the younger OF
whom l thought the most bewitching little
creature in existence.
The ladies were accompanied by n
young gentleman about my own age. with
whom | could 40, but feel exceedingly
annoyed. He had not only engrossed
their attention, bu, lucky dog as he was,
seemed determined that no o,hsr person
should participate III the amusemem.-
An offer OF some lutte dclicacy by my.
self t. the younger Of the two ladies', was
a.el by an icy sor, of politeness on his
part, tia, eifectual'y chilled any further
attempts at the intimacy, | soon left the
table but could not drive the image of
that lovely being--I had just left-from
my mind Something whispered me that
we should become acquainted at some
future time, bul in the interim felt more
than uneasy. Ionged to be not only
an intimate acquaintance, but accepted
lover, and had been possessed of all the
wealth OF Cr9sus, would have unhesl-
,atingly poured it in her lap.
! IL the excitement uuaer which [ was
! thus laboring, thought walk would do
good, bat opening the door for that pur-
pose found the night had set In as dark
as Erebus, and being an entire stranger
there, and not knowing what mischief
might encounter, | made up my mind to
compromise the matter by going TO bed.
retired, but for long time | rolled
and tossed about sadly; now one plan
by which l might make the acquaintance
OF the young lady would suggest itself,
and then another, until | found myself in
state OF dreamy languor, neither fast
asleep nor wide awake.
| | ianclcd had heard FOR the las; few
moments a sort OF light hustle going on
near my bed, but it gave me no uneasl-
ness until some one suddenly sprung
into the bed, and claspIng her arms about
me Whispered
Ugh! how dreadfully cold it is to BE-
sure! | say, Julia, we shall have to lay
spoon fashion or else we may freeze"
Here was an incident. What to say
or how 10 act, was question not easily
solved. AT last l mustered courage
enough to say
Dear Madam, here is some mistake
I'LL The lady did not wait for me to
say more. With sharp qack scream
she Sprang form the apartment. | was
wondering what the deuce II could al
| mean, wnen a servant bcolr4t Il Lamp
into the room, picked up all ladies' ap.
parel she could find abou, the premises
and lelt the apartment. You can believe
me gentlemen, That my slumbers thai
| evening were lar from quite.
In the morning | knew not how It was
but | was wildly impressed with tine idea
that my nocturnal visitors was one of the
two ladies who supped with ne the eve
ning previous, but which | could not con.
lecture. | was resolved, however, 1t
ascertain, the first favorable opportunity
which might present itself, aaI satisfy
myself beyond any doubt
On taking my seat at the breakfast
table on the next morning, placed my.
self opposite the ladies, and was revolving
IN my mind the incident of the previous
evening, when the younger one passed
her plate, and begged me to favor hel
with some OF the preserves near me.
"Ceriainly,' said |, and as the thought
came into my mind that she might be
the lady in question, | added, "wlll you
take them spoon fashion {"
Eureka! what an explosion. The
tady's face instantly assumed the hue OF
a Crimson danla, while her companion
seemed cold aud passlonless. | was
satisfied she mad kept her own council
scraped an acquaintance fell deeply In
loye-and soon alter | had the pleasure
q pr sentIng to my parents my estlmabie
lady, the present Mrs. Maddox.