Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-07-28
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North only once, and then was travelling
in Europe, so had never seen her.
had written Uncle Ned, promising to
spend month with him in the autumn
Business had called him to Boston, where
our interview occurred. Hehad more than
once expressed desire that his brothers
property should remain in the family, and
pressed me to unite my fate to that of his
beautiful niece.
This was out of thequestion. a made
up match was my abomination. Certain
ly had no other reason for my violent
prejudice against the marriage. consid-
cred it a sacred obligation to fall in love
before took wife, and the lea of being
pledged to Rosalie before l had seen her
myself was SO absurd that | had no pa
thence to think of it. And then | had a
principle for my guidance in affairs of the
heart, which absolutely forbade me to
think of such thing as a marriage for
convenience
The autumn came and l paid my pro-
posed visit to Uncle Neds plantation in
South Carolina.
was disappointed in my cousin Rosa
lie. She was tolerably good looking
damsel, but in my opinion very far from
being like the beautiful creature she had
been pictured to me.
Isn't she handsome, Bob? said my un-
Gle. Did you ever see such lips, such a
head OF hair, such eyes, such a graceful
form Isn't she handsome, eh, you dog?'
And the old fellow punched me in the ribs
and roared with laughtertill he nearly split
his Sides
couldn't for the life of me see what he
was laughing at.
Isn't she beautiful, you rougue . he
continued.
PaSsible,' I replied very coldly.
passible You puppyl What, do
you mean to say Rosalie is not handsomc?'
'Iolerably,' | answered, twisting off the
leaf OF a palmetto, which grew by the
side of the bench on which we we're seated
just to show him how indifferent was.
Bob said he, looking more soborly. I
had an idea you were a man of taste; but
l see you are as likely to fall in love with
one of my black wenches as with the prct-
tiest girl in South Carolina
Who's that, Uncle Ned?'
This remark was called forth by the
sudden appearance on the gravel walk of
the love!iest creature [ ever beheld, and
that considering l have firted with the
bellies of Paris, Naples and Bone, is say
ing great deal. l was confounded by the
sudden apparition and springing from my
seat as an electric shock had ro1sed the
slumbering blood in my veins, | stood
bolt upright before her.
Shades of Venus! did any one ever see
such divine expression.
could neither speak nor move. so com
pletely was | psralyzed by the glorious
beauty of the nymph.
Il didn't know there was any one here,
stammered she, with such delectable blush
on her cheek, that nearly went mad with
enthusiasm.
Before could recall my senses the beau
ty bounded away as lightly as a fawn.
'What the devil ails you, Bob? What
are you staring at . said uncle Ned.
who is she?' asled 1, claspiug my
hands in the rapturous excitement of the
moment
That? Why that's little Svlphie How
ard-one of Rosale's friends, who is spen-
ding few weeks with her. he replied, in
differently.
Beautiful ! said [.
She Passible!'
'Sheis divine!
'Tolerably good looking. but she is
nothing compared with my Rosalie.'
| was about to say something saucy, but
[ thought since Uncle Ned really believed
what he said, would not hurt his feelings
by denying it.
At dinner l met both ladies and was
formerly introduced to little Sylphie How
ard l was provoked with my uncle when
he assigned me seat next to Rosalie.
could hardly be civil to her, with such a
pair OF beautiful eyes before me, and
hardly ceased to gaze upon Sylphie during
the hour we spent at the table.
After dinner we went out to ride on horse
back. Uncle Ned annoyed me again by
contrlving it so that l could help Rosalie
mount her horse, and ride by her side,
and he, the provoking old fool-did these
offices Of gallantry for Sylphie
No use, old chap, you shall loose your
bet,' thought I, and l tried to be civil to
my cousin.
4 don't think I succeeded very we'll, I
am very sure did not fall in love with
her. Hy eyes rested all the time upon the
fair and graceful horse woman who rode
before me. ..
And thus it was for week. Uncle Ned
managed to keep me by the side Of Rosa
lie nearly all the time. If we played
whist she was my partner; if we rode in
the carriage she sat by my side; if we
walked, he monopolized Sylphie and left
Rosalie to me-and more than once the
old fellow left us alone together as though
he thought was all ready to pop the ques-
ton, and hand him over the thousand.
But was discreet. / gave her a wide
berth, and sighed for the love of the beau
tiful Splphie Howard. 1 was head over
heels in love-would have eloped with her
in moment, if she would have consented.
In spite of my uncle's vigilance. how
ever, found opportunities to firt little
with,Sylphia, and one day lured her into
a grove Of palmettos in the rear of the
mansion house.
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