The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-09-05

If it hadn't been that she had been so
fond of me that morning should actually
have suspected that he was kissing her.
As it was, of course that supposition was
out of the question.
"When Sawbuck was gone-I remem-
Der l had very hard work to keep from
pitching into him. as he passed me-I
Islyly opened the gate and went up to the
window. Miss Nelly had just laid off her
bonnet, and picked up the album as I
reached it. Now, you see, Squire, l had
supposed that Miss Nelly's first motion
would be to kiss the volume, press it to
her corsets, and turn up her eyes, while
Dear Muggins' would break from her
rosy lips. had ciphered it all out, You
see, while I was standing under the tree,
and had concluded that this would be
about the proper course for modest
young lady to pursue. Miss Nelly took
up the book, looked rather suspiciously at
an ink spot that 1 had unfortunately
made, opened it, and began to read. Now,
in my sidewalk soliloquy aforesaid, l had
settled that Miss Nelly would frequently
pause in her reading, to give vent to her
admiration; and, at the close, she ought
to lift her hands and eyes to heaven, and
exclaim, in tragic tones: 'Ye gods! and
will the mighty intellect that produced
this ever lay his heart at my feet? Alas
1T were all one that l should love
A bright particular star, and think to wed it"
or some other equally sensible and feeling
remark. Miss Nelly, however, read through
the verses without stopping, and at the
close lifted up her hands and eyes just as
l had supposed. l was so overcome with
ecstasy, that didn't quite catch what she
said, but I thought l could distinguish
the words great beast!'"
"Alluding to Sawbuck?" said /.
"Perhaps So" replied he. However,
she Immediately got up and left the room.
l remained standing on tiptoes--I re-
member suffered tremendously with the
cramp that night in consequence-until
she returned, bearing in her hand paper
cutter! She advanced to the table with
look of resolution, took up the album,
and then, as if suddenly recollecting some
thing, came to the window, in the
mean time, shrinking until the rim of my
hat rested on the top of my boots-and
closed the curtains! OF course, the show
was out' for that time, so came away
Here Muggins paused, knocked the
ashes off his cigar, and then pufed away
in silence.
"My dear Muggins," said 1, after q
pause, Il am anxious to know what Miss
Nelly was going to do with the paper
cutter"
"Ah, Squire, there you touch upon 6
tender subject. I never could exactly set
tie that in my own mind. Sometimes,
think that she was a going to cut ou'
Sawbuck's verses, and sometimes that sht
had concluded to cut out mine, in order
to carry them in her bosom conveniently
but the great beast, and the mysteriou;
noise, together with q peculiar glare o
light, which shone through the curtains as
l turned to take a last look at the house
as if some inaammable material was being
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circumstances, such as her sister Nancy;
telling me that Miss Nelly had gone ou
when I went there the next day, though
was certain that saw her eyes, withou
; which she couldn't conveniently have lef
the house, 1 should think, staring at MT
from between the window-curtains at tht
same time; these, and similar occurrences
l say, have raised such doubts in my mind
that / have meyer been to see Miss Nelly
since. However, tonight l intend''-
"Halloo, Muggins, look out of the win
dow herel A wedding-party upon m!
word; and there in the front carriage
yes, as 1 live, it's Miss Nelly Jones an(
Mr.. Samuel Sawbuck!"
Muggins looked out a moment, ant
then bit the end of his cigar clean off.
"Confound the album ~ said he.