Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-23

41e BOZ E144le2 ~ * II n
Henry r. Wikaf ]. =. Derby p1b.i.her,) hes
aided d.. IL. in part. - tLel.Y~- ne have beeH
having q Greeley AID Ba-pau- and the gar
tit. would g. complete i Has We only bad Ben.
nett W city ag.i8 then .urPass thai Il Nv
York II al. ..yer eaGalled IA thi, species Of the
..egrIg..i-e- i literature" Bot. IN H.koti.
49, ~ haze ollF part 81 IA hfF.-iHs Case 5.e
part II 5t-si. ., that other Ear more Interesting
.,rt,sa. the Fanny .El.-.rr s'eopat,." a. NJ
H.kaH phra..- ii.i- ..4.r-d. ~ - pPeo "a a
tasr.us silence. bH.- nevertheless q very II
Hres.lgr Silence.
Mr. N4asG a. a8r r,Ia.rs are aware, !
gentleman ri much u4te .n tie world. n genrr-
- AID uf - ..saIs.lsrahle note IN the literary
world 81 particular. IL bob j. written ia
foe aul ,asf. asiH graceful -tyle-au3 IN MT
re-aarf. d.. a, - charm 81 "a uY,sl.-vlsr
tier j. ~ anY5i HAT The great boy Oft y at
al {, ftet. a.taa4t tI.e faint 1t fiction. u."-, il
b. ia tie ealuriae. Il hA-. tpo, altogether the
charm 81 d novelty In Hirraiare,-i.T N.ih The
exception Il Rp4 aus taair. sa-bsse d. not
REMINDER ever T. have read any such self ana
toinzalion Of love, aud the lover. he winter
taxi tie public riehi into tie secrets II bl- oan
courish. ps-if MOI into b. oNu heart and be has
hal IN The fair Miss Gamble his unquestionaa!e
go Ia II MT superior IN cut and thrust, AMI il all
the art, Of coqaeiry and Irritation. he blk
therefor. ha- al the attractions IF til" records
Of tit 81 kHi ut traut.,-~ih this addition,
that one of the eemJatani- i womau--a species
Of heart endowed Amazon.
Mr. " kaif had been IN much OF the best soci
ETY. Of London and Paris, ii not OF the United
Siute--as his acguainisnces -how--and a. he
proves by letter. from tbcm. He has befrienl-
ed even aud cJffe-p ou5ed Nth, the present En-
perag = renee, when b. Wa, pri- Ouer at Ham.
In -.b-6, when attacue IA yery vague word
by tie way-to Tie American Legation IN Lon
don, Ii became acquainted @.in MR. Gamble
u Nafslrra 90 Virginia sgouan- thr adopt, q pro
tege of % scotch merchant retired III Laudpu,Who
had eroHnfich III the American tobacco trade
species Of love wa cher..hed bat nj press
ed from thi- TIM till l-jl, when the acquain-
tauee NJ, rcncwed-and Our luye biography be
gins Meanwhile Ms Gamble Lad become M
heire--. ami Nr. Josh4a Bates Barring \ Broth
err bad peen lcr trustee.
In l-Jl tAc lovers thcn.hoih in ripehed years,
begun ia earnest. Miss Gamble tempted Mr..
Nikafi t. IA vat, ring place in Ergland,--and
cordfng - Mr.. Nikof account, opened II bat
terg II coqurtry, and Of scenic love upon his
heart. that no hcurt could well withstand, e,
pccIa4lv when the battery power an heife,s.
In .ltpft, Mr. Wikot fell in love, and Miss G am
Bile iii IN love. too, ~ Thought ehe dd,-Wilch
Is about the sam" thlng,-but the love did not
then ripcn into n declaration, or n promise of
marriage. Mr. Wikoff seemed 10 takcit into hi,
head that the wny 10 win the far lady was Ia
get up "scu-ati.u1" with hcr-to fly off and
ou,=aud 1t would seem, rs II the cuquette with
whom be wa denliug. could only be kept at times
by those species Of fire aud retreat, advance aud
fire again. Mis-, Gamble grew "scrious aud med
itatyr' -"uud complained of not sleeping quite
80 we'll and her appetite fell off, all symp-
tom Mr.. Nlkott seems Ia think, oi her love for
him. To stimulate this love, he would affect to
60 nway,-and would not go awny,-and then
they would iilrt and quarrel, and mike up again.
as all lovers do. But whenever Mr.. Wikoh would
come to the 'declnrntion," his indmordta would
resort to rcionderS, rebutters, and sur-rebutters
like amy old fox of n lawyer. She would not
''iace the music" IA we say,--or come up to tho
stand point as the Germans have it. The fol
lowing will bc amusing rs a sketch Of some of
the preliminary diminishing -
"Neither look nor word had ever once betray
ed my thoughts or feelings, and was certain
that bomb, falling at the feet of my startled
companion, would scarcely astound her more
than abrupt offer of marriage on my part
As failed to screw my courage to the sticking
place resolved to shrmish II little, thinking my
secret might slip out IN that way. Suddenly Miss
u. directed my attention 10 Il hne View on tho
right, but instead of it regarded her, saying,
there we're other objects had more pleasure in
contemplating. Finding my eyes fixed on her,
she hlushed, and asked M in downright a,tonish
mcnt what meant To my shame, | confess
was unable to tell her. Another chance occur
red, for, taking off 'kerchief she found too
! warm round her neck, she gave ii TO me to peck
! ct. took it, and retained her hand in mine
! Another look of excessive surprise upset me -
gum, and her gentle ndmonitiou to be quiet
quite unnecessary. My strong and varying emo
tion- at last made me hungry, and sat down TO
lunch with gIeat relish"
\ lover hungry, and lunchng with great rel
ish-thHt will do
Well, separation took place and Mr.. WikoH
went to Paris. He was there it would seem, Il
fgRraate in the diplomatic circles. Lord Pal
merston, according 10 his account, had employed
him to keep up a friendly spirit between England
| and France, and the United States, and in Paris,
we suppose, he doing it," That be was in
some way in the employment of the British For
| eign Office, there can be but little doubt; for he
publishes letters from Mr.. Arlington, II. +. NJ
! Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
about his puy and his salary. But the lover
could not stay long in Paris, but FASTENED back
| again to London to breathe the air of his indmo-
rata. Sac had written him, in substance, to
come back, and back he came bat to be ..friends p"
In her words, 10 be lovers by his reckoning. He
was pretty we'd satisfied, he says, Miss Gamble
had called HIM over to give him her hand, and he
| hurried to take IT. Then commenced more cupid
Acknowledgements mining aud counter mining
! all OF which NlkoH narrates with the skill of an
artist IN such matters : but they all ended in
nothing, and Mr.. Wikotf again went off in dud-
geon Meanwhile. 1Ir. Wikotf was working Miss
! Gamble up into the belief that he would cut his
throat or blow ont his brains-and she seemed
| TO have been afraid that he would, and 50, at
times, took pity on him.
We have not time nor room now to keep the
run OF our lovors-not over happy either of them,
| IN their lives, thus fur,-but suffice il To sav
Miss Gamble went to Switzerland-ana Mr.. wi.
kott, without invitation went in pursuit of her
| and, ny accident of course. they met in TINT
land OF romance, and SO fit for love making