Georgetown weekly news., 1855-03-22
Angling for n Husband.
FROM THE FRENCH.

Nine. D, who resided at Chaton,
was lady Of the strictest character and of
heart proof against all allurement. She
prided herself upon her great insensibility,
and her profound indifference had repulsed
all those gallantS who had ventured to offer
their addresses. The country was her YER
liable retreat; she Stunned reunions, and
was only happy in solitude. The charms of
choice circle, the pleasures of the world
had for her no attraction, and her favorite
recreation was that of angling-an amuse-
ment worthy of an unfeeling woman.
She was accustomed every pleasant day
to station herself at the extremity of the
lonely Island of Chaton, and there, with a
book in one hand and her line in the other,
her time was passed in fishing, reading and
dreaming.
A lover who had always been intimidated
by her cOldness. and who had never ventur-
ed on a spoken or written declaration, sur
prised her at her favorite pursuit, one day,
when he had come to the island for the pur-
pose Of enjoying swimming bath. He OBJ
| served her for long time without diScov-
cry, and busted himself with thinking how
he might turn to his advantage this lonely
amusement of angling His reveries were
so 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 be inyulner-
able.
The next day our amorOus hero returned
to the island, studied the grounds, made his
arrangements, and when Nine. D.
had resumed her accustomed place, he slip
ped away to a, remote and retired shelter,
and after having divested himself of his
clothing he entered the stream. An excel
lent swimmer and skillful diver, he trusted
to his aquatic talents for the success of his
enterprise. He swan to the end of the
island with the greatest precaution, favored
which hung their dense foliage above the
waters. In his lips was a note folded and
sealed, and on arriving near the spot where
Nine. D. was sitting he made dive,
and lightly seizing the hook he attached to
it his letter.
Nine. D perceiving the movement
of her line, supposed fish was biting.
The young man had returned as he came:
he had doubled the cape which extended out
into the water separating them from each
other, and had regained his post without the
least noise in his passage under the willows.
The deed was done.
Nine. D. pulled in her line, and
what was her surprise to observe dangling
upon the barb of her hook, not the expect
ed sinner, but an unexpected letter!
This was, however, trihing, and her sur
prise became stupefaction when, on detach-
ing the transfxed billet, she read on the en-
vel0pe-her name!
SO then, this letter which she had fshed
up was addressed to her
This was somewhat miraculous. She was
afraid. Her troubled glance scrutinized the
surrounding space, but there was nothing to
be heard, or seen, all was still and lonely,
both on land and water.
She quilted her seat, but took away the
letter. AS soon as she was alone, and clos
eted with herself, and soon as the paper was
dry-a perfectly water proof paper, and
written upon with indeIible ink-she un-
sealed the letter and commenced its perusal.
"a declaration Of love!'' cried she at the
first words "What insolence p
Still the insolence had come to her in such
an extraordinary manner that her curiosity
would not let her treat this letter as she
had many pitilessly burning them
without a reading,